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Happy New Year to All My Friends n Fellow Bloggers.Today is already 6th day of 2012,I know I'm late to post the wishes,most of u might have observed that there are no new recipes updated in my blog for quiet a long time.One n only reason for all this is I was busy managing the pregnancy and finally we are blessed with a baby boy on Nov 30th 2011 and named him 'Adhrith'.Me n My LO had lil rough

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Recently I got a cook book from BORDERS for a good deal ,the store is going put of business and all the books were in deals.I bought this book 'The Best-Ever' VEGETARIAN Cookbook by Linda Fraser.The book demonstrates step by step procedure with pics,this make the job easy to try new recipe without pause.After seeing the book I instantly picked few recipes to try,one among them was Vegetable

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Last week we planned for a meet with group of friends through Orkut community.One among them was pregnant so I wanted to buy a cake and arrange a small surprise for her,discussed about it with the rest of the group and a friend suggested me to bake the cake.I was like ok let me try,shez expecting a baby boy so I've choose to make a blue layer cake. Due to time constraints I couldn't make it

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Few weeks back we had a potluck at a friend's place,for the 1st time I tasted Egg Keema Curry there,hearing the name I thpught it was a non-vegetarian curry but then the friend told me that the dish has only eggs,felt it intresting and so as the taste.After few days I wanted to try this at home and searched for the recipe.The recipe is very simple,it ia just the onion and tomato gravy with little

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Back in my childhood days,we use to visit our Aunt's place in Vizag,we always make sure that we visit few places each time we go there for holidays,one among them is RK Beach.Getting wet in the water ,collecting shells and having fun with all the cousins are really wonderful memories.Without having Muri Mixture,Plantain Bajji we never came back home.But I never completed my whole packet,I'm not a

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Each time I see the cook preparing the Seekh kabab at Kabob Corner,Artesia I was like how can be do it on to a skewer and then grill them in the tandoor oven.The way of preparing and cooking seekh kabab drew my attention and then I searched in google if I can get the veggie version.I got the recipe from Sanjeev Kapoor's videos and produced it the same way. Click here to see his video. I'm not

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Biriyani is a must item in our weekly menu.Both of us are found of the varieties  of biriyani.Few weeks back a telugu channel had biriyani specials in their cooking program and the chefs showed the way they make in restaurants ,I watched them and got to know few tips which helped to make biriyani even more tastier.Cooking Biriyani rice was different from mine.I would like to share the recipe here

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I had no vegetables left in the fridge except the eggs,I made sambar and was thinking of a quick dish to make with eggs for todays lunch ,then I remembered the recipe which our cook at home in India told me.Try this simple n quick recipe. Ingredients: Eggs:3 no(Hard boiled,shelled and cut into half) Onion:1 medium(cut into thin slices) Salt:To Taste Chilli Powder:To taste Turmeric Powder:1/4 spn

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Amaranth Leaves,I rarely find them and cooked it just once in the 3 years of time.One of my friend and fellow Blogger Bhargavi gave me this Amaranth leaves,Thank U Bhargavi and then I started to think what should I cook with this,then my hubby asked for Thotakura Pulusu Kura,I heard the name for the 1st time,my mom used to make Thotakura pulusu which is little thicker with less leaves in it.I got

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My first post for Sweet Punch,I'm new to this group and the 1st item selected for the bake is Pizza.I choose to make a simple sauce with onion and tomatoes and use grilled paneer as toppings.Finally the pizza turned out too too.Different from the regular pizza sauce. Recipe Source-Pioneer Woman Ingredients FOR THE CRUST (MAKES TWO CRUSTS): 1 teaspoon Active Dry Or Instant Yeast4 cups

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Twisting The Traditional,event from My Innovative Kitchen has chosen Pulihora for this month,Pulihora is a very popular dish which is mainly an offering for God during festivals.I don't like pulihora,my mom makes it very rarely as none of us in the house like it the way we love other flavored rice like Biriyani or Pulao,so seeing this month's item I was very eager to see the innovative creations

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Salan is my hubby's all time favorite,usually I make Mirchi Ka Salan but sometimes for a change I make Tomato Salan or Capsicum Salan.Few months back I made tomato salan but just sliced the tomatoes and added to the gravy.but Vahchef's recipe is different,he scooped out the seeds and cooked the whole tomatoes in the gravy.I liked this version and gave a try. Click here to see the video by Vahchef

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Kanuvindaina Vantinti Srujanathmakatha' was the contest in an Orkut community in month of February,its a fruit and vegetable carving contest,as its february,love is in air,this made me choose the Valentine Theme for this contest.I made two birds with pineapple and set my entry to the contest. I got 2nd place in the contest and happy for it.I got this idea by watching few online carving videos and

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Hi Friends,How r u all doing??Its almost a month since I updated my blog. February is the most busiest month for me after my marriage with celebrations in the last 2 years,my hubby's birthday,my birthday and our Anniversary,but this year it was different.Both me and my hubby were sick for almost 12 days and the birthdays were also in those 12 days.Thank god we atleast recovered and celebrated our

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Pickle,is preferred in south Indian meals,I love home-made pickles.Used to have this tindora Pickle in our hostel and even my mom makes this at home.I just add salt and chilli powder to taste,never followed a measure.Here goes the recipe Ingredients: For Pickle: Chopped Tindora:1 cup(Wash the tindora,pat dry and leave aside for 1 hr and then cut into small pieces) Fenugreek Powder:1/2 spn (

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Indo-Chineese  food is favorite food for many like me.Used to enjoy this as street food in the evenings in Hyderabad.Of all the items in the menu I mostly prefer having Noodles and Vegetable Manchurian,this can be wet or dry.From may days I'm missing those yummy manchuria and chit-chat with frens :( I made them for my monthly wedding day and enjoyed it with my hubby :D I saw Sanjeev Kapoor's

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I'm very found of pineapple but I find it difficult to remove the skin,clean and then enjoy the fruit,but each time I do this I enjoy the taste more :) Ofcourse some yummy things always need little effort,Am I Rite,this time I made a salad rather than eating it just like that.Saw this recipe in a TV show and made it today for my breakfast.GOD the taste was YummmmmY.I usually add chat masala

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Potato and Paneer  tikkis  baked till crisp and added to a rich and creamy white sauce,Paneer Kofta Curry in a restaurant style :) instead of deep frying I baked the tikkis.U can fry the paneer koftas also,its entirely ur choice.Koftas can be in any shape and size,to give them a different look I them into discs.Check the other koftha recipes from my blog Jamun Koftha and Carrot Kofta curry

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A yummy starter with a hot bowl of soup is always a good combination and I'm a big fan of this combination.Had a block of paneer left in the fridge from long time and its nearing the expiry date,had to use it before.My hubby is not a big fan of paneer,but I love Paneer,hez not home for lunch today,so I got a chance to make my favorite food,so planned to make Paneer Tikka. Ingredients: Paneer:1

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Idly Kurma,a snack item which my grand mom n mom used to make with the left over idly.This idly dish tastes delicious and unique with the tangy touch of Tamarind.I love to eat the onions/tempering cooked along with the tamarind juice.Sending this recipe to My Innovative Kitchen for the event Twisting The Traditional-Idly.Here goes the recipe. Ingredients: Idly: 8 no (cut each idly into 4

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Twist The Traditional is the event happening at My Innovative Kitchen and the Traditional item selected for this month is Idly.Its a lovely event for me as I can learn more recipes to give a twist to Idly,I can't have idly as it is.I feel Idly is 'fever food'. :P after seeing this event I wanted to make Idly upma but I saw this Idly Sandwich in a TV show.The original recipe calls to fry the

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Tasted this recipe at a relatives place,liked it but couldn't get the exact recipe from her.She just told me that its made with peanut paste.so I made it to my taste and it turned out gud. Ingredients: Red Capsicum: 1 no (cut) Green Capsicum: 1 no (cut) Orange Capsicum: 1 no(cut) Onion:1 no(finely chopped) Peanuts:3/4 cup(dry roast till golden color and blend it to a smooth paste adding little

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Khandvi,a famous Gujarati snack,this is chosen as  by Srivalli for Indian cooking Challenge,December 2010.I never made it before but tasted it many times at a Gujarati Restaurant.I almost forgot about this challenge,finally could make it on Jan 14th and couldn't post it on the posting day.Better Late than Never. I chose Lataji's recipe. Ingredients: Gram flour / Besan - 1/3 cup (heaped) Curds

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Wishing U n Ur Family A Happy Makara Sankranthi :) for this Sankranthi I made Ariselu today,they came out well.Will share the recipe on Monday as I'm busy in festive mood.

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Rarely we visit Olive Garden,we don't have this in our city,we went there on Christmas Eve as my hubby wanted to have Ever Ending Pasta,we missed the point that the offer was only for a limited time,ofcourse my hubby was disappointed and he had to go with regular menu items.We found Lasagna Fritta in the Starter section and ordered it,we really loved the taste.Stuffed Lasagna Fritta Served with 

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Simple home-made orange Soda.Listening to the name,my hubby 1st said No,I don't want it.I just asked him to sip and just taste it,the next moment his expression is WOW,thats yummmmy :) Ingredients: Fresh Orange Juice: 1/2 cup Simple Syrup:To Taste(Take equal ratio of water and sugar,mix them together till sugar melts,put on stove and bring to a boil,this is called simple syrup) Sparkling

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Mushroom Biriyani,I made it in a dum style,got to know about this recipe from ETV,Abhiruchi program.I tried it the very next day I saw this recipe.It turned out too gud.Here is the recipe. Ingredients: Mushrooms:1 Can,cut into halves  (u can even use fresh mushrooms,blanch the fresh mushrooms and quarter them) Frozen Peas:1/2 cup (optional) Rice:1 cup (soak for 30 mins,drain the water and put

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Tres Leches cake,made for Zero Night Celebrations and welcoming the new year with new hopes and desires.Made this cake for the second time.I made it for our wedding anniversary party last year.It was big hit,but I didn't frost the cake and forgot to click the pic,made it again and decorated this time.I saw this recipe from Showmethecurry  it turned out too good but this time I didn't have more

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Carrot flower learnt from Abhiruchi, ETV and onion carving by seeing some pics in blogs.To take part in the Create and Carve~Fruit n Veg Event I'm trying my hand at basic carving techniques.  Take a 3 inch piece of carrot and make 3/4 cut circle and carefully peel the strip and cut a circle piece.make sure everything should be a single piece and repeat the same process till u have 7-9 pieces.

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Chip Dip,heard it from my sis Navya and tasted it at her house,My sister's Husband Ganesh made it for us.I couldn't could munching.Even though its my 1st visit to their place I didn't feel shy to enjoy Chip Dip.Hmmmmm Yummy...Recently I fell in love with it...Thank U Ganesh for the chip Dip U made :) Got the recipe from him. Ingredients: Refried Beans:1 can Sour Cream: 1 can(16 oz) Guacamole: 1

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Idly is a most popular South Indian breakfast.Idly itself is a healthy dish,definitely Idly with oats is also a healthy version.Got to know this recipe from many blogs and frens but never gave a try,these days I wanted to try different varieties using oats which makes my Hubby very Happy.I was wondering how it would taste,the taste was very similar to Semiya Idly . Ingredients: Oats: 1 cup

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Cucumber Flower and a Tomato Flower.Sending this carving to Simply.food Saw this in a TV show and learnt.Arranged them in a flower vase and placed cilantro stems and leaves. Wishing U All A Happy New Year :)

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One more oats dish as an offering for Lord Sai Baba.Oats Pongal,the procedure is very much similar to the regular pongal which we make with rice.Here goes the recipe.... Ingredients: Oats:1 cup (dry roast till golden color and ground them to coarse powder) Moong Dal:1/2 cup(washed and boiled) Ghee:2 spns Broken Cashews:2 spns Cumin Seeds:2 spns Pepper Cons:1 spn(lightly crushed) Green

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Christmas stollen is choosen as the challenge for December 2010,The Daring Bakers by Penny.I made little variations in the recipe and could finally complete it. Equipments Needed:• Mixer with dough hook or strong arms and hands • Mixing bowl • Bowl to soak raisins • Small saucepan • Sheet of plastic or plastic wrap to cover when proofing • Bench or pastry scraper (very handy for cutting dough

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Chirstmas is the time for making Ginger Bread and also its the season for gifts,so I thought of making the edible ginger bread cookie box filled with candies.Last year I made these ginger bread cookies for the 1st time,I found a book in our local library which have very good ginger bread ideas I bought this book again this year also and adopted thisidea. Ginger Bread Cookie Gift Box:

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Oats,it has been my hubby's daily breakfast from last 2.5 yrs and he too want me to eat oats,but I didn't like it.Till date he always ask me to start with small quantity,add some pickle or curry to make it taste better,but I never gave a try,Recently I saw this recipe in a TV show and then made it last Thursday and offered it as a prasadam to Lord Sai Baba and took it as a baba's prasadam.I liked

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Kashmiri Dum Aloo is the recipe choosen by Srivalli for November '10 Indian Cooking Challenge ,and the recipe is from Indian food.Ingredients:Baby potatoes:1/2 lbCumin seeds, - 1 tsp(roasted and powdered)Garam masala - 1 tspKashmiri red chillies - 3-4 no(roasted and powdered)Curd - 2 1/2 cups(use fresh curd)Ginger powder - 1 tspFennel Powder - 1 tbspCardamom - 1/2 tspMustard oil - 4 tbspsCloves-

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Healthy and yummy soups always have their importance in our menu during winter,I saw this recipe in ETV Telugu channel's Abhiruchi,chefs are showing very yummy and simple recipes,they are even showing cute vegetable carvings.Both the soup and vegetable carving I posted in this post are from that program.Thanks to those chefs who make cooking easy.Tom Yam Soup is a thin soup made with very simple

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Yogurt based drink is Lassi,this may be sweet or salt not only this u can even make it to your by adding flavorings.This Sweet Lassi is what I always make sure to have whenever I visit my Grandma's place,Berhampur,Orissa.I love to have Pani Puri,Chaat in the evening with my cousins and finally end up with a glass of lassi at Murthy Lassi Center.My mom used to make this for us during summers.I'm

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Every person is a student though he/she is done with the studies.Life teaches us a lot from our day to day experiences.Isn't it!!! After many failure attempts for 2.5 yrs I finally learned to make Egg Burji in the last few months.I saw my cutie Chilli(sister) making this burji and learnt few tips from her to get it done perfect.Thank U Dear.Egg can be cooked in different ways of all Burji and

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Allam Chutney,got this recipe from my mom,I love this chutney for the unique taste of ginger and chenna dal.Used to have this from childhood with the breakfast items like Idly,Rava dosa,Semiya Upma,Uttapam.I can eat this chutney as it is :DIngredients:Grated Ginger:5 spnsChenna Dal:3 spnsUrad Dal:2 spnsCoriander Seeds:1 spnSalt:To TasteDry Red Chillies:To TasteTurmeric Pwd:A PinchSugar:A PinchOil

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Mexican Cuisine comes next to Italian in our favorite list,we usually have rice bowl,burrito,crispy tacos or chalupa,rarely we'll have quesadilla rarely as we didn't like the taste at our place,I had this in Chevy's when I visited Chicago last month,I liked the taste and made it today for lunch.I used multi Grain Tortilla and Fat Free Mozzarella cheese just to make it little healthier.This is the

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It has been long time I updated my blog,I was on vacation to my sister's place,Chicago as my parents are here from India for 2 weeks,we all had wonderful time together visiting few places in and around Chicago and LA,Though its a short trip we had lots and lots of fun and memories.It was like a family reunion for Thanks Giving :D Our Thanks Giving FunHope u all are enjoying ur holidays.Here are

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One more special sweet I made for this diwali was Varo(Dry Fruit Chikki) for Indian cooking Challenge-October by SrivalliI have chosen the Sindhi Version from Simply Sindhi RecipeIngredients:Mixed Nuts:1 cup (Cashew,Almonds,Pistachio-chopped)Sliced Dry Coconut -2 Tbsp (optional,I didn't use them)Poppy Seeds- 2 tbspCardamoms - 4 -5 no(add some sugar and powder the cardamoms)Sugar - 1 CupGhee - 1

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Italian is our favorite cuisine,we make frequent visits to the Italian Restaurants and I love making that kind of food at home.Yesterday we went to a grocery store,I asked my hubby if he wants to have an eggplant dipping,but he said no I wanted me to make Eggplant Lasagna in the same way which I made for a potluck party few days back. He simply loves eggplant Lasagna,but he could not find it in

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Wishing U All A Happy n Safe Diwali,as we all know diwali is a festival of lights and sweets.Diwali is one of my favourite festival,but I miss all the fun of diwali after coming here to USA,its all a part of life.We are planning to lit Diyas in the evening and invited friends for dinner.I made Jalebi,they turned perfect for the 1st time.I saw this recipe in showmethecurry.com and done the same

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Recipe Coming Soon

KavyaNaimishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825684859644458814noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4315086340796485630.post-33777962035256430942010-10-27T08:59:00.001-07:002010-10-27T09:16:29.567-07:00

Go Nuts for Doughnuts!!!! :P I have bookmarked this recipe almost 2 years back,never thought of trying them.I love Dounts from Krispy Kreme and also from local store of our place.I love to wake up around 5 in da morning,get ready and drive to the donut shop to enjoy the fresh and soft doughnuts,we usually do this on Sundays.Out of all I like the chocolate glazed doughnuts.Now I can make them my

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Life is being so routine these days,it just cooking,eating n sleeping nothing more,I really hate myself being like this.Don't know why I'm not even regular in updating my blog as it has to be in the beginning so just thought of making a new hobby other than cooking,I bought a pack of twisty Balloon pack which come with an air pump,tried my hand in making few shapes with them and yeah I did them,

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Festive season is here and its the time for sweets.I got bored with regular Kheer and halwa so tried making this Kaaja with long shelf time,it was a failure when made in sometime last year,after long time I gave a try once again for Dussehra this year and it was a hit,I was not sure with the end product so made them in small batch,to my surprise my husband liked them so much and he said these are

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Punjabi Kadi Pakoras is the challenge for Indian Cooking Challenge-September 2010 .I made this dish within 2 days after Srivalli posted the recipe which she got from Lataji from Bombay Foodie. My Hubby is a lover of Yogurt based dishes and he likes Kadi very much.Once I made this with baked Cabbage Pakoras.Ingridents:For Pakoras:Besan - 1/2 cupOnion - 1 medium(Sliced)Salt:To TasteRed Chilli

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Cauliflower Bajji is completely a new dish for my Hubby,but a favorite snack for me n my mom,as we all know Cauliflower is a seasonal veggie,in that season Cauliflower bajji n cauliflower potato fry is a must in our house.Here is the recipe....Ingredients:Cauliflower:Few Florets(Blanch them in hot boiling water for jst 1 or 2 mins)Besan:1 cupChilli Powder:To TasteSalt:To TasteAjwani Seeds:1/4

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Schezwan sauce is an easy sauce which have all the flavors in it and used in making soups,starters and main course too.Got this recipe from Sanjeev Kapoor's Khaana Khazana and made it.No doubt dish is perfect.I made fried rice,after tasting this my Hubby said this tastes good than the regular fried rice and Yes,hez right :)Ingredients:Schezwan Sauce:Dry Red Chillies:10-12(Soak them in water for 1

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Whenever I go home for holidays my Aama make this for me,I love to have it more when she makes it.She make yummy food traditional food,till date I call her to get few recipes and tips from her.This is a very simple dish and can be made in minutes and served with dosa or white rice but I prefer to have it with rice and curd rice.Ingredients:Chenna Dal: 3/4 cupDry Red Chillies:5-6(adjust to ur

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Mudda pappu and Aavakaya with a dollop of ghee are the best combination and a mostly loved combination for many people in Andhra Pradesh,once I had this pappu at a friends place long back and tried it today.Cooking aavakaaya and daal together is a different style and I feel flavor of this dal is ultimate.You need not use the fresh pickles to make this dal,most of us bring pickles in a big batch

KavyaNaimishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825684859644458814noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4315086340796485630.post-4047312731181822652010-10-04T15:48:00.000-07:002010-10-04T16:04:46.863-07:00

My Hubby is a big fan of flavored buttermilk,but he don't like to have sweet flavored lassi,so sometimes I add dry masala powders like cumin powder and coriander powder along with salt and lemon.Today I made Mint lassi to introduce a new flavor for him.I used to have this kind of lassi which my Aunt used to make.Here is the recipe.Its pretty much like adding green chutney to buttermilk :

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One more yummy dish added to my snack/starters list,Crispy baby corn.Very rarely I could find the fresh baby corn in our place,I bought a canned baby corn and made this to serve along with a Cocktail drink for a surprise candle light dinner for my hubby on our 31st month Wedding day.Both the drink and snack made a good start for the dinner.Mojito:Ingredients:Baby Corn:1 can(cut diagonally)

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This month's challenge is Basic Sugar Cookies at 'The Daring Kitchen' hosted by 'Mandy' from 'What The Fruitcake' and she asked us to be creative and choose a theme saying what September means to u,I have chosen the summer theme for this challenge.Summer Theme n September are they sounding odd!!yeah may be,but the temperatures are still high here in California,almost 100-103 during the noon,very

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Its time for a sweet treat,this is my 250th post in my blog,so want to share this sweet dish to my fellow bloggers and my friends who encourage me in keeping this blog active.I want to share my experience about the fall season for the year 2010.Foliage is a wonderful experience right!!!natures beauty is more enhanced with the change in colors of the trees,lovely colors and shades of red,yellow,

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Yipppee finally I could make a yummy tomato pickle which I wanted to make from 2 years,once my hubby gave me the recipe which he got it from his mom when he was a bachelor,he made it for his friends then that I was a hit,and later after marriage he made this at home but It was a flop so I was scared to make one,finally I dared to give it a try yesterday and was a success.I used tomatoes and red

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Manoharam,we call it Jantiki Undalu,I use to have them a lot when I was kid,I use to buy them from a lady who sells it before our school,use to give her 25 paise and get one,go home eating it all the way in rickshaw :)Lovely childhood days.Isn't it.I love being a kid.If god asks me to make a wish I'll ask him for those days again.After seeing mail from Srivalli,announcing August challenge for

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Chettinad dishes are very popular in the menu in most of the restaurants.Those who like spicy food always opt for this kind curry,Chettinad Chicken is what we have in the menu,I wanted to make it with eggs and serve it with Methi Paratha.I found the recipe in a youtube video and made it.Here is the recipeIngredients:Egg:3 no(Hard Boiled and remove the shell and make three slits so that egg

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I'm happy and lucky that my better half is also a good cook,of-course he is the one who taught me how to make a perfect round dosa and how to lock and use a Hawkins pressure cooker.The first day when we landed in Las Vegas,USA after 13th day of our marriage at 2.30 am he prepared a yummy biriyani and served it with lots of love,that day I feel in love with him again :) till date I feel very bad

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Kashk Bademjan is a Persian dish,kashk means whey and Bademjan is Brinjal.It is served as a starter item which is served with either grilled flat bread or normal flat bread.I had it in our local Persian restaurant Neda,after having it I googled the recipe ,found a video and tried it at home today.The main ingredients which gives a different taste is Dry Mint and Kashk.Here goes the

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Today ,Sep 2nd is 'Power Star' Pawan Kalyan's birthday.I'm a big big fan of his acting.During my college days and even before marriage I use to celebrate his birthday with my friends ,giving them treat at our canteen or so,My friend Suresh Kotni is also a fan of him so we both use to wish each other and celebrate the day.Wishing Him gud luck for his upcoming movie Komaram Puli.This year I didn't

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Tutti Fruit a delicious cake is a favorite one for many of us,of-course kids will surely love it.I had been looking for the recipe from long time,I got few recipes where the use black currants ,rum and canned fruit but I was looking for the Indian flavor in which tutti-frutti is used,few weeks back I saw this recipe at Sailu's Kitchen most of u might be knowing this website,she has yummy

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Sweet Corn Soup and Hot & Sour Soup are the one which I ask when I go to any restaurant.My all time favorite combination is Sweet Corn Soup and Chilli Paneer .After two unsuccessful attempts I could make it perfect this time watching Sanjeev Kapoor's video and knew that using Cream style corn gives the perfect taste to the soup.I avoided using Tasting past u can add it if u want to.I didnt follow

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Baked Alaska is the challeBaked Alaska is the challenge for Aug Month in "The Daring Bakers" this is really a challenging task for me,the pound cake recipe is too good and taste was delicious.Thanks to Elissa for this wonderful challenge.I enjoyed doing it :)Preparation time: Ice cream – 45 min active time, ice cream rests/chills for 1 hour then overnight. Without an ice cream maker, the ice

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Aug 24th '10 is Janjaala Pournami and its also Raksha Bandan totally a festival for boys,we usually prepare a sweet and hot dish on this day,I didnt make sweet as I bought few sweets from a Indian store,so I just wanted to make my hubby's favorite Chilli Mushroom and Talimpu Annam,ofcourse both of them will not make a combination but had to make them :DI made this chilli mushroom in the same way

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Kara Kuzhambu,I had this dish few months ago,My hubby's friend Thaigarajan made it for us,that was the first time I tasted it,then after I tried to find out the recipe in the net and found different recipes,I didn't understand what to try.One day I asked Thaigu for the recipe,he told me that he uses an Instant egg masala to make it,and then again he made it for our potluck so I didn't try to make

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WOW this is my all time favorite snack.I love to have at 'Food Ex' a bakery/Pizza Shop in Vizag. I usually go there to just have this but only on a 50-50 chances.They make it so well that they run out of it they it within no time. In my last India trip,I was rushing to the airport but felt like having it before I leave,went to the shop and that guy told me its almost done but it will take around

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A simple and healthy dish,was lazy as usual on Monday morning and I had more than half of cabbage left in the fridge,so wanted to make this,it taste very less time when the cabbage is cooked.It goes good with white rice and looks very colorful.Ingredients:Chopped Cabbage:1.5 cupsCarrot:1(Cut into small Pieces)Peas:1/2 cup(Frozen,wash and put aside)Dry Coconut Powder:4 spnsGreen Chillies:4(Adjust

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Gutti Vankaya,aha lovely and delicious dish,it is made in many varieties in different parts ofandhra,a famous dish in many of the occasions.Me my hubby are a big fan of brinjal and I love finding and trying more dishes with brinjal.This is the second varitiey of Gutthi Vankaya in my blog.Click here to view other version of it.Ingredients:Brinjals:12 no(small size Indian Eggplants,wash and pat dry

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Back in my childhood days,my grand-mom used to make Jaava(a soup like thing) with this Tapioca during summers,she used to have it either with milk/buttermilk I never liked it as it smells like a starch,but I like it when made like a kheer,adding sugar,milk,elachi and some fried cashew.I was watching Abhiruchi a cookery program in ETV few days back I came through this recipe which is very similar

KavyaNaimishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825684859644458814noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4315086340796485630.post-71645910750639374822010-08-03T09:13:00.000-07:002010-08-03T15:02:15.501-07:00

My Mom-In-Law make this dish,I learned it from her,I saw it once when she made this,I liked it very much but felt shy to have more of this,from then I wanted to make this but almost forgot it,recently when I spoke to her she told me her menu of the day and then I bought fresh okra and made this yesterday.I was a bit worried if my hubby will like it or not as he loves it very much when his mom

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One of the famous Sweet in Orissa,I knew about this sweet from my childhood and tasted it several time when we were in our Grand mom's house for vaccation,its my mom's favorite too,she was born and brought up in Orissa.I made this sweet for a contest in an Orkut Community where the main ingredient is Milk or products of milk.I had a full can of whole milk lying around and is nearing the best

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Swiss Swril Ice Cream Cake is the Challenge for July month by The Daring Bakers ,this month challenge is given by Sunita.This is really a big big challenge for me,as each and every step is a challenge right from making a swiss roll cake and an ice-cream too.My Hubby wanted this without fudge as he loves the version of Cassatta Ice-cream back in India,and he choosed the flavors of the ice-cream

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From last few weeks we are having a potluck with other 2 families on Friday evenings,we decided to have different cuisines for each week.Till date we had a BBQ party,Dosa Party and Italian Dishes,We had good time tasting and trying new dishes for the potluck and learning new games.Last weekend we had Italian Dishes for the potluck so I decided to make Grilled Eggplant Lasagna and Calzone,both of

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Kara Sev is the Challenge for June month at Indian Cooking Challenge seeing this month challenge I was scared as I never made this before and I totally forgot about this challenge,morning when I was talking to my mom I suddenly realized that tomorrow is the date to publish the challenge.I told my mom about this challenge and expressed my fear then she told me don't give up dear as u still have

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One more recipe with Sour Greens....Gongura Egg Curry..Will post the recipe soon

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I just used a simple eggplant stuffing to make this cannelloni yesterday as I was having my cake class.I added 1/4 cup of chopped cabbage to give a little crunch to the dish.Ingredients:Cannelloni:10 noEggplant:1 medium(diced)Onion:1 medium(finely chopped)Cabbage:1/4 cupTomato Paste:3-4 spns(I used canned Tomato Paste)Garlic:3 clovesSalt:To TasteChilli Powder:To tasteOregano:1 spnMarinara Sauce:

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I'm the only one to say a big NO to Idly in our family.Breakfast may be anything like Dosa,Poori,Upma,Pongal but Idly has to be on side,each time when I sit to have Breakfast with my dad we both will have a small discussion on it but finally I'll not have Idly.I feel that its a sick persons food,but I know that its the best food and healthy too,don't know why I had developed such a feeling for

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After long time I could find fresh Sour Green Leaves in our Local grocery store,picked and made Gongura Pacchadi,my all time F avourite.Making this is very simple.Ingredients:Goungura Leaves(Sour Greens):3 cupsTamarind:Small Gooseberry Size(soak in water,just to make it soft which helps while blending)Salt:To TasteRed Chillies:To TasteOil:2 spnsOnion:1 small(very finely Chopped)Garlic:3 cloves(

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Last weekend I tried my hand on watermelon carving,we had a BBQ party with friends on Friday evening,I made a melon dessert and served it in a basket made with watermelon,saw in recipe in food network that is prepared by Giada De Laurentiis I love her recipes and the way how she makes the dishes easy.She used some rum which gives a nutty flavor to the dish,I didn't have it so I used Vanilla

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Chocolate Pavlova,The Daring Bakers Challenge for Month Of June.I loved doing this challenge,a delicious and delicate dessert topped with Whipping cream,fresh fruits and crushed Almonds. This Australian Dessert became our favorite.I made few pavlovas for single serving and used to remaining to make a big pavlova which look like a cake,they were simply delicious.Here is the recipe from daring

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Each time my hubby gets me a bread packet and wanted me to have it for my breakfast but never till now in the past 2 years I opened it,the bread packet simply lays on the fridge and goes into trash can after it gets expired.This time I decided not to waste it as I myself got this for my dad who visited us last week,so made Bread Upma which is a bookmarked recipe for long time.I got this recipe

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I'm a big fan of coffee.I usually drink coffee in the morning and skip my Breakfast,know that skipping breakfast is not good for health but not used to it.I can have coffee in any time of the day.When ever I feel low first thing I do is to go and grab a cup of it and I feel very refreshing.My mom makes good coffee I miss her every morning :(Summer is the best time to have cool and refreshing

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Best way to create any enjoy a fruit in the way we love.Recently I saw this apple in Costco,made fresh he gave me a small piece to taste.I liked it and asked him if he can sell 1 apple for me.He said Sorry we are not allowed to sell 1 piece u need to buy dozen of them.I was like hmmm how can I have them all,as my hubby is not a big fan of this kind of stuff,so thought of making 1 for me the

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Saag is leafy dish made in many variations.I saw this recipe from showmethecurry.com and followed the same and finally ended up with a yummy dish and Makki Ki roti is a good combination with the saag called Sarson Ka Saag.Thanks to Anuja and Hetal for this lovely dish.Check the videos from showmethecurry.comThe only variation I made is just added 2 spns of Wheat flour to the corn flour mixture in

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I'm very familiar with this combination from many years.Vegetarian Steak Sizzler is one of my favorite dish in a Restaurant at our home town .I love to hear the sizzling sound it makes when it is brought to the table when ready to serve.I never knew what a steak was when I was a kid.After my marriage was fixed I told my hubby about my favorite dish in our Local Restaurant and my hubby responded

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Frittata is very much similar to an Omelet but the only difference is using some extra ingredients to improve the taste.I just used Ricotta cheese,as I don't have fresh Parmesan cheese at home.U can use the veggies of ur choice,ofcourse Pasta can also be of any shape and kind. This tasted good than a regular omelet.Here goes the recipe.Ingredients:Eggs:4 no(break open the eggs into a bowl and

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Raw Cashew is only available during Summer.I got this cashew from my Home town when I went to India for my sister's marriage.My hubby was asking me to make this dish from last 2 years but couldnt make it as I told u that the cashew I used in this dish is seasonal.Luckily I got it this time and made it from him.Paneer and Raw Cashew makes a yummy combination.Ingredients:Paneer:1/2 packet(Dice the

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Sweet Corn is now a common item in many shopping malls and movie Theaters in India,I used to have atleast two of them,of all the flavors I love to eat pepper flavored corn.Can be made in no time.Ingredients:Sweet Corn:1 cup(I used frozen corn)Salt:To TastePepper:To tasteLemon Juice:To TasteButter:1/2 spnProcedure:1.In a pan,add butter and let it melt,now add the sweet corn and fry for 2 mins and

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Chilling drink in hot summer,saw this recipe in food network channel and made it last week.Very simple ingredients,strawberry,orange and simple sugar syrup blended along with ice to make this cooler.Ingredients:Strawberry:1 cup(rinsed and chopped)Orange:1Water:1 cupSugar:1 cupIce Cubes:1 cupProcedure:1.In a sauce pan dissolve 1 cup of sugar in 1 cup of water,grate the orange zest from the fresh

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On a boring day me my sister wanted to experiment a rolled cake,but unfortunately we couldn't make a roll out of the cake ,taste of the cake was yummy but the cake is very thin which broke the cake while rolling,I didn't want to trash the cake for its taste,finally I made the Caramel crunch to make a simple cake with whipped cream icing.Finally the cake was Superb.Wanted to share this pic with u

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Mango Avacado Salad I got this recipe from Sailu's Kitchen,she have tons of wonderful recipes and I like the pictures of the dishes she prepares,by seeing the colorful picture of Mango Avacado Salad I too gave a try and we liked the taste.Click here to check the recipe from Sailu's Kitchen.Thanks for the recipe Sailu :)

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Of all the cuisines our favorites are Italian and Mexican.I love a basic rice bowl at Chipotle and my hubby like Grilled Veggie Burrito with extra Chim-churi Sauce at Rubios and Mango Salsa at Bajaj Fresh is my favorite.I wanted to make a perfect burrito to our taste at home.After 2-3 trails I finally ended up with a good one today,so I clicked few pics and here with the simple recipe I

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Today late in the morning I had to start preparing lunch,It was already 11am so I wanted to make a dish that can be done in no time.I saw a bunch of spring onions in the fridge which I got them almost 10 days before and so as the eggs and decided to make egg korma,as I told I don't have much time to soak the cashew and blend it with some poppy seeds and grated coconut which makes a traditional

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Last Saturday I went to Del Taco to have my dinner,there I saw this lemonade with all natural flavors.I tried this as I was very much impressed with the picture.I loved the taste and tried to know what is that which gave lot of flavor to the simple lemonade.After few sips I knew it was the lemon zest and I tried it at home,I'm was happy with the taste.Ingredients:Water:1/4 cupSugar:1/4 cupLemon:3

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Rasmalai,one of the sweet that my mom n hubby likes.I made rasmalai many times with the store bought Instant mix but never made it from scratch.Of course I never made Home-made paneer so in the 1st step itself I had a problem.I used lemon instead of vinegar so ended up with jst a spoon of paneer and I was like uffff all the milk is gone waste!!!!then I gave a call to Bhargavi she told me to add

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