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Cabbage Jowar Muthiya

Cooking Time: 30 minutes

steamed snacks

Muthiya is a popular Indian snack from the Gujarati cuisine. It is typically made by steaming and pan frying the spiced dough. Usually it made with a whole wheat flour, gram flour, spices and vegetables. In Cabbage Jowar muthiya we will use Jowar flour instead of the whole wheat flour....

Veena

January 26, 2024

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Mudhe Palya

Cooking Time: 30 mins

Indian

. Come winter and we see the winter greens in the market. Fenugreek leaves or menthiya keerai is seen in abundance. Then Mudhe palya is definitely cooked regularly. This dish brings back memories from childhood. We lived in north karnatka in my formative years That is how I developed a...

Veena

December 31, 2023

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Fresh green pea mint soup

Cooking Time: 20 mins

American

Season of soup begins with the onset of winter. Technically, we Chennaiites do not experience winters as such. However, the season vegetables of winter have been seen at the grocer. Fresh peas shelled and unshelled are flooding the market. Well now flooding literally. The recent floods due to the cyclone...

Veena

December 15, 2023

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Beetroot Paneer Tikki in Airfryer

Cooking Time: 18 mins

Indian

Tikkis forms an essential part of any Indian party. The perfect starter which is also most sought after. We can make many variations of these tikkis and kebabs and today I am showing you the preparation of Beetroot paneer tikki. This particular tikki has been air fried to give you...

Veena

December 9, 2023

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Green Peas Masala

Cooking Time: 25 mins

Vegetable side dishes

Indian

Winter and green peas masala is a lovely combination. I know. I am aware of the fact that we do not have any specific winter season in Chennai. However, the heat is much less during this season. One more fact is that our market also boasts of the winter produce....

Veena

November 30, 2023

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Vathal Kuzhambu Podi / Parankigai Vathal Kuzhambu

Cooking Time: 30 mins

Indian

Vathal Kuzhambu or Vatha kuzhambu is a specialty of Tamil Nadu. Vathal is the word given to sun dried vegetable and the nearest meaning that can be attributed to kuzhambu is that it is a tamarind-based gravy. Every region of tamilnadu has its own version of this vatha kuzhambu. The...

Veena

November 17, 2023

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Instant Rava Appe

Cooking Time: 1 hr and 10 mins

Breakfast Recipes

Indian

Breakfast is an important meal of the day. Generally, it has some amount of carbohydrates and protein to take care of the energy needed for the day. For us South Indians, the choice is huge. Ranging from a variety of idli’s, dosai, appam aapam the list in endless. Most of...

Veena

November 15, 2023

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Pavakkai Podi / Spiced bitter gourd powder

Cooking Time: 15 mins

Spice powders

Indian

Bittergourd when used in our cooking gives us numerous health benefits. However, this is the vegetable least preferred by many. That is because of the bitter taste. It does not give a good feel for the taste buds. Hence many people avoid using this vegetable. The taste of the bitter...

Veena

August 26, 2020

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Karuvepillai podi / Curry leaves powder

Cooking Time: 15 mins

Spice powders

Indian

Karuvepillai podi: Curry leaves podi or karuvepillai podi is an essential spiced powder in many south Indian tamizh homes. If you have attended the south Indian tamizh wedding, then you must have tasted the green-hued curry leaves rice. It is a spiced curry leaves powder which adds the flavour and...

Veena

August 20, 2020

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Matar Paneer Samosa

Cooking Time: 18 mins

Indian

Samosa the snack most sought after especially in this rainy season. Yes, this year there has been copious rain all across our country. Chennai is already having its share of rains too. It is not common for Chennai to experience rains during this month. However, the rain god decided to...