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Popular Indian Chillies
Cooking without chillies in India is like cooking without fire. We are the kings of spice. The substance that gives chillies their heat and intensity when eaten is called capsaicin. Its mainly found...
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Eggs Kejriwal
First things first. I did not make up this dish. Mr. Eggs Kejriwal is for real. I was very intrigued when I first saw this dish – Eggs Kejriwal. I came across this gem at Monkey Bar, Bangalore. I...
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Worlds Best Badam Halwa
I really don’t like to use things like ” the worlds best recipe”, “the best thing I ever ate” and things like that. But I do not know how else to describe this amazing Badam Halwa. Its the best thing...
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Usha Aunty’s Madras Chicken Dum Biryani
Usha Aunty was my neighbor in San Diego. She loved to cook. She loved to cook for others. She was the one who taught us ( a bunch of friends ), how to make biryani for 50 people in an 80 sq.ft tiny...
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Madras Style Murungakkai Sambar – Drumstick Sambar
This recipe is from my good friend Anandhi. This is her mom’s recipe. We used to work together almost a decade back (gosh – its been a long time). At that time, the food at the canteen/food court was...
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Kerala Style Spicy Naadan Egg Roast
A quick egg curry is a staple at my home. Serve it with rice or roti and its sure a happy meal. Kerala egg roast is a very popular dish that’s usually served with appam. I found this recipe for Kerala...
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Appam Recipe Without Yeast
Appam is my sons all time favorite dish. Appam with sweet coconut milk is something he can have everyday. This is my aunts appam recipe and comes out so good every single time. There is no addition of...
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Vegetable Stew for Appam
Appam married two women in life. The first lady being Vegetable stew and the second lady being the sweet coconut milk. Here is the recipe for easy and simple Vegetable Stew. Vegetable stew and appam...
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Sweet Coconut Milk for Appam – Thengai paal recipe
Appam married two women in life. The first lady being Vegetable stew and the second lady being the sweet coconut milk. And they lived happily ever after. Here is the recipe for easy and simple sweet...
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Andhra Style Potato Fry – Aloo gadda fry
This happened some time back. My son had lunch at my friend Manasa’s place one day. He generally never says whether he liked the food or not. He just says I had lunch. Yes, it was good. That’s all....
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Traditional Kerala Style Fish Molly – Meen Molee
We love coconut based curries in our house. Long time ago, I saw this recipe for Kerala fish molly in a WGBH show made by Chef Sanjeev. On the show, Chef told how his mother would apply turmeric mixed...
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Best Italian Arrabbiata Sauce Recipe With Fresh Tomatoes
Home made pasta sauce is so easy to make and more tastier than the jarred versions. Arrabbiata Sauce, called as all’arrabbiata in Italian, is a spicy sauce. The word Arrabbiata means “angry” in...
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Mutton Biryani – Ambur Mutton Biryani Recipe
Ambur in Tamilnadu has more biryani hotels per capita than any other city in the world. What makes Ambur mutton biryani what it is? The legend has it that the mutton biryani was introduced to the...
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Green Chutney – Coriander Mint Chutney for Sandwich
This Indian style Coriander Mint Chutney is called as the Green Chutney. This Green Chutney can be used as a spread or as a dip. This can be stored in the refrigerator for days. It can also be served...
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Paneer Sandwich Recipe
School lunch boxes are a big deal. Mornings are really tight that I cannot cook exotic things for my kid’s lunch box. I am always looking for easy and quick recipes that can be made in no time. This...
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Palada Pradhaman / Payasam
I saw this recipe long time back on a television show where Playback singer Kaushik Menon made this amazing Palada Pradhaman. This is my favorite Payasam / Pradhaman. I have a story behind Palada...
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Vegan Mushroom Quesadilla – Mushroom Chapati Sandwich
This is another great school lunch box meal idea. My son has this thing about lunch box. When its a Sandwich, Roll or a Quesadilla, he completes his lunch. He likes the “hold in your hands factor”...
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Hotel Saravana Bhavan Vegetable Kurma Recipe
Dinner is something my husband looks forward to happily after the usually long and stressful days at work. Chapathi Kurma makes him a happy man at the table. His favorite is his moms Vellai Kurma....
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Classic American Pancakes
My first pancake was out of a box and I loved it. I used to make pancakes out of boxed mixes during my initial years in the USA for our weekend breakfast. I really loved it all. But now, I make it...
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Peerkangai Chutney – Ridgegourd Chutney OPOS Method
I came to know about this life changing way of cooking “OPOS Cooking” from Mrs. Chitra Viswanathan. She is a wonderful cook. She is one of my biggest inspiration. This method of cooking was invented...
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