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Mangalore Bonda – Goli Baje
We have a rule in the house. Deep fried something once a month on a sunday. Its been extremely cold this year in Bangalore. Deep fried anything is welcome. Mangalore bonda on a lazy sunday evening....
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Matar Paneer Gravy
I am a Tom Hanks fan. I love drama. I love dialogue. I love Mr.Gump. Forrest Gump: Jenny and me was like peas and carrots. Forrest Gump: Jenny and me was like peas and carrots paneer. Paneer and...
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Egg Bhurji – Indian Scrambled Eggs
This is our family’s favorite Sunday dish. Just chop all the ingredients finely before you start. Its very easy to make and can be put together in less than 10 minutes. I like to add asafoetida / hing...
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Potato Poriyal Fry
Potatoes have to be the ultimate comfort food. I have not come across someone who does not like potatoes. This potato poriyal is a south indian comfort food. I can eat it everyday. My family loves it....
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Matar Mushroom Masala
This is an excellent curry that goes well with roti or chapati. Mushrooms adds that earthiness to the gravy. Its lite, filling and dum-da-dum-dee-delicious. I use fresh peas in this recipe. Here is...
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Paneer Bhurji – in under 20 minutes
“Life is great. Cheese makes it better.” Paneer Bhurji – Indian scrambled cheese is such a clever idea stolen from scrambled eggs. It makes a great breakfast, a perfect accompaniment and its the...
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Groundnut Chutney / Peanut Chutney
Every food has a story somewhere. Whenever I speak to my good friend Sunitha, I ask what did you make today? Peanut chutney would feature in the answer very regularly. She has told me many times that...
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Eggless 1 Minute Microwave Chocolate Mug Cake
This is the perfect recipe for that dessert fix or a midnight craving. This recipe is moist, easy and eggless too. This recipe is no way dry like other mug cakes. It has an amazing texture to it. This...
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Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu / Lentil Dumplings Curry
February is the month of love. There are verses that belong to Vaaranamaiyiram in Nalayira Divya Prabandham. The songs are the most romantic ever! like ever! The songs were sung by Andal. Andal is...
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Tamilnadu Thalappakatti Biriyani
My mom gave this recipe cut out that was published in a magazine years ago. She likes to save recipes from magazines that she finds interesting and keeps it for me. This is one such gem. She takes a...
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Bhindi Masala
There is this cute little thing that happens when buying bhindi in the Indian market. You can spot all the ladies trying to break the tip of each and every bhindi before putting it in their basket....
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Tuscan Pasta Soffritto
“As long as there’s pasta and Chinese food in the world, I’m okay.” If I really like you, this is what I would make for you when you are at home with me. This is a veggie pasta full of flavor and it...
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Orange Flan Recipe
If you are french, you would call it Crème caramel. If your mother-in-law is Spanish, she would call it a flan. The rest of the world simply calls it a caramel custard. We are great fans of Rafael...
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Samba Godhumai Dosai / Broken Wheat Dosai
This is a recipe to do if you have very little regular dosa batter and you are breaking your head for choices in the kitchen. I learnt this recipe from Vinodh’s aunt Prema Amma long time back when she...
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American Bakery Style Banana Nut Bread
There is this little thing that happens every time at my place. My husband usually picks up bananas from the grocery store on his way back from office and he always picks up more bananas than we can...
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Spicy Chettinad Poondu Kuzhambu
My husband Vinodh’s grand mother – Sinthayamma paati was 94 when she left us. Paati had a cook called Naacha. Naacha came to paati as a 10 year old. She never married and was 78 years old when paati...
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How to make Soft Idli Recipe
Idli has to be the top most comfort food for all South Indians. The texture of the idli is what makes it sublime. This recipe is a very basic recipe which uses only four ingredients namely Urad dal,...
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South Indian Style Green Coconut Chutney
The coconut tree is called the ‘Kalpavriksh’, or the tree of life. 50 percent of the fat content in coconut is a fat rarely found in nature called lauric acid. Breast milk is the only other natural...
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What is Atta and why its different from Western Wheat Flour
Indian wheat is high in protein and belongs to the aestivum variety used by everyone in the world for making great bread. So whole wheat bread loaves in India should work right? Why my atta bread just...
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100% Whole Wheat Atta Sandwich Bread Recipe
People are crazy behind baguettes, crusty breads, french loaves etc…but what gives me a lot of joy is a good old soft sandwich loaf with a lot of flavor. I belong to the soft fluffy kind when it comes...
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