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Vegetable Noodles Recipe
This is an easy and quick recipe for Vegetable Noodles. Its a great dish for parties and perfect for kids. Its not spicy, its colorful and its healthy too. There is a lot of “veggie works” going on in...
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Chettinad Cabbage Kootu
South Indian Chettinad style Cabbage Kootu – This is an excellent way of having cabbage. The fennel seeds and the coconut makes this dish a winner. This is a great way to do the otherwise boring...
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Methi Thepla Recipe
First time I had this traditional authentic Gujarati Methi Thepla beauty was when I was in college. The goodness came out of my friend Hemangi’s lunch box. I have some fondest memories of college and...
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Spicy Gutti Vankaya – Stuffed Brinjal Fry
This recipe for Spicy Gutti Vankaya – Stuffed Brinjal Fry is from my good friend and neighbor Manasa. She always keeps sending little dabbas of great food during lunch time. Her food is spicy and...
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Spicy Thengai Thogayal / Coconut Chutney For Rice
This is a very easy and simple South Indian Tamilnadu style recipe for Thengai Thogayal – Thuvaiyal With Coconut. It tastes so delicious with rice. Lentils and spices are fried and ground with...
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Aloo Bhindi Masala
A little story time before Aloo Bhindi Masala. My father is a civil engineer. Whenever I had holidays, I would go along with him to the site where his current project was then happening. The place was...
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Mushroom Pepper Fry – Kalan Milagu Varuval
This recipe for Spicy Mushroom Pepper Fry – Kalan Milagu Varuval is a quickie. It has very few ingredients and tastes really delicious. The pepper and the mushroom are the real bold flavors in this...
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Palak Chapati
Palak Chapati / Chapati with Spinach This is just an excellent variation from the regular chapati or roti we make at home. Addition of spinach makes the dough soft and the resultant chapati stays soft...
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Kongu Thakkali Kuzhambu – Coimbatore Style Tomato Kurma
Kongu Thakkali Kuzhambu – This is an amazing kurma for idli and dosa and is very popular in the kongu region of Tamilnadu. This is an absolute favorite and every family in Coimbatore has a version of...
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Peas Pulao
This is my recipe for Peas Pulao. Think about it – Peas and Rice. You can eat a hundred of these when you feel like it. Next time you eat peas pulao, stop at the hundredth grain and think about me....
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Basic Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce
Home made pasta sauce is so much better than the bottled stuff any day. The main thing for a good pasta sauce is to have really good ripe tomatoes. The recipe otherwise has very few ingredients and a...
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Pondicherry Egg Curry – Muthaiy curry
Pondicherry Style Egg Curry – Muthaiy curry. The coastal city of Pondicherry has been greatly influenced by the French as it was a French colony for a long time before independence. Pondicherry...
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Fermented Ragi Dosa – Finger millet Dosa
Fermented Ragi Dosa Having Idli / Dosa batter at home equals peace of mind. It comes in handy whenever you are running late, tired, not in a mood to cook, busy…… Here are the other dosa batter recipes...
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Italian Spring Onion Frittelle
Italian Spring Onion Frittelle – I am always looking for easy recipes for snack time. Something quick and something that can be put together in under 10 minutes. Spring Onion Frittelle is one such...
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Cake Boss Style German Crumb Cake
I first saw this cake in an episode of Cake Boss. Buddy Valastro made this cake and it looked to die for. Its not always these big cakes and pastries that attract me. I love simple everyday cakes like...
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ITC Style Dal Bukhara
I am from a perfect Sambar eating South Indian family where yellow lentils are mainstay. We never cooked with black lentils. The first time I had black lentils was in a North Indian restaurant in...
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Thahira’s Tamilnadu Style Chicken Biriyani
Tamilnadu Style Muslim Chicken Biriyani – தமிழ் பாய் வீட்டு கோழி பிரியாணி Thahira is a very close friend of mine living in San Diego. She is an amazing cook. I have eaten tonnes of this biriyani made...
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Easy tomato chutney for Idli and Dosa
Easy tomato chutney for Idli and Dosa – Thakkali Chutney “தக்காளி சட்னி” This is my mom’s recipe for easy tomato chutney. Its a very easy recipe with very few ingredients and goes well with idli and...
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Tamilnadu Style Carrot Poriyal
South Indian Tamilnadu Style Carrot Poriyal stir-fry makes a perfect side dish for lunch. Its a very simple recipe that’s very delicious and its super packed with nutrition. Its very tasty. Carrots...
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Hot Cross Buns
Hot Cross Bun is a very traditional bun eaten during Easter. Its a sweet spiced bun that’s studded with dry fruits like raisins and currants. A cross is marked on the bun. The cross can either be a...
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