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Pulikaachal And Puliyogare-Iyengar Speciality

Cooking Time: 30 mins

Indian

PULIKAACHAL-AN IYENGAR SPECIALITY Residents of Chennai especially the tambrahm ones will concur with the fact that when we say puliyogare, the immediate thought rushes to Parthasarathy Kovil puliyogare. Nothing can beat the taste and flavour of this kovil puliyogare. Pulikaachal the main ingredient of puliyogare is a regular in most...

Veena

January 16, 2020

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Instant pot Sakkarai Pongal

Cooking Time: 22 mins

Pongal recipes

Indian

Pongal is a festival celebrated in Tamilnadu and Pondicherry. This festival celebrates the harvest of the year. Pongal is celebrated on the first day of Tamil month Thai. It is also known as Thai Pongal. This four-day-long harvest festival is a thanksgiving to sun-god and lord Indra for helping the...

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January 14, 2020

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Instant Pot Karamani Sundal-Navaratri sundal recipes

Cooking Time: Soaking overnight and cooking-15 minutes

Indian

Karamani Sundal Navaratri means celebration and festivities on those nine days. Here in Chennai, most of us have the display of dolls called Golu. The display is mostly thematic. Last year I had displayed dolls portraying our guru Vedanta Desika and his life story. The main puja on these nine...

Veena

September 19, 2019

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Chickpea Salad Grilled Sandwich

Cooking Time: 20 mins

Do you like salads? Do you like sandwiches? If yes is your answer, then this Chickpea salad grilled sandwich will be perfect for your breakfast. I am not a sandwich lover. Bread is a secondary option for me. But my daughter seems to have this new liking to sandwiches. And...

Veena

August 7, 2019

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Rajasthani Dal Dhokli In Nutripot

Cooking Time: 30 mins

Lunch

Indian

Rajasthani cuisine is not very regular in my house. Well, I should say that this is the first recipe in my blog too. Wonder why I kept myself away from cooking other cuisines. Anyway, there is always a first and today I cooked my first dish from Rajasthani cuisine, the...

Veena

August 1, 2019

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Masala Jolada Roti / Masala Jowar Roti

Cooking Time: 30 mins

Indian

Masala Jolada Roti is a gluten-free flatbread from the state of Karnataka. Traditionally jowar roti is prepared by mixing the dough with warm water and then patting it into thin circles before being cooked on the fire. These type of jowar roti which is a little tricky to make. In...

Veena

July 29, 2019

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Nutri-Pot Rajma Masala

Cooking Time: overnight+45 minutes

Indian

The first time I tasted this delicious dish is when I doing my engineering course. My friend had hosted the lunch for all of us and his mother cooked this delicious dish for us. The dish was so lip-smacking that all of us gathered around her and pestered her to...

Veena

June 30, 2019

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How to make Mysore Rasam

Cooking Time: 20 mins

Rasam Varieties

Our ancestors designed the daily food that we cook at home in the most scientific way. If you observe our traditional way of cooking and eating, it is always about balance. The balance of calories and nutrients. The regular south Indian thali will usually consist of sambhar, which is high...

Veena

June 29, 2019

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Nutri-Pot dal with beet greens

Cooking Time: 20 mins

Indian

This post is very special to me. I joined this wonderful group Foodie Monday Bloghop 100 weeks ago. I joined in their bloghop when this group was celebrating their 100th post. And today we are celebrating our 200th posting. So, for the 200th post, its theme was #200notout and it...