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Kaddu ki Sabzi

Cooking Time: 25 mins

Indian

The members of Foodie Monday Bloghop take a lot of effort and thinking in suggesting the themes for each week. This week the theme suggested by Seema was #foodmagbest. That is cook and click pictures of the food cooked which would be suitable for a food magazine. I was a little...

Veena

January 21, 2019

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Ponk Salad/ Green jowar salad

Cooking Time: 10 mins

Salads

Indian

Life is bliss when you have friends who travel across country with some special ingredients for you. Though the ingredient I am mentioning is perishable, She brought it from Ahmedabad. Vaishali brought winter greens from there , which we can never see in Chennai. Ponk is nothing but tender jowar....

Veena

January 20, 2019

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Creamy Avocado Chimichurri Sauce

Cooking Time: 10 mins

Dips ans Sauces

Creamy avocado chimichurri sauce Creamy avocado chimichurri sauce is so creamy and delicious. This green creamy sauce is perfect with grilled vegetables and can be used as a spread for sandwich or as a dip. The avocado renders the creaminess. The flavours are added by parsley and coriander and the tanginess...

Veena

January 20, 2019

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Chimichurri Quinoa salad

Cooking Time: 20 mins

Chimichurri is said to have its origin in Argentina. The flavours are predominantly of garlic and parsley. The addition of quinoa to this salad makes it wholesome. The original recipe can be seen here. Chimichurri quinoa salad is a very healthy one bowl wholesome salad. Colourful and easy to whip up...

Veena

January 18, 2019

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Smoked eggplant and quinoa with yogurt

Cooking Time: 30 mins

Using quinoa has opened up so many new cuisines that I could try. I would have never thought that I would find a dish which suits my taste and yet not from my region. As I was exploring the cuisines from southern hemisphere, I chanced upon this dish with quinoa. In...

Veena

January 18, 2019

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Quinoa Puliyogare

Cooking Time: 25 mins

Indian

Kanu falls on the next day of the Pongal. Kanu is celebrated praying for the long and healthy life of the siblings. We traditionally cook mixed rice for this festival. Puliyogare is a must in every Iyengar household. We love Puliyogare and I did not want to miss out on having this tangy...

Veena

January 16, 2019

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Samba Rava Pongal

Cooking Time: 20 mins

Indian

Is it fesval time. The festival of harvest and I am here with yet another form of pongal. Here instead of the regular rice in the ven pongal, I have used samba rava. So this is a pongal variety for thosse weight watchers who are worried about the intake of...

Veena

January 15, 2019

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Sakkarai Pongal in a pressure cooker

Cooking Time: 35 minutes

Indian

Let us make Sakkarai pongal in a pressure cooker for this Pongal.Festive fever is in the air. The market is flooded with sugarcane, fresh turmeric , fresh finger, plaintain and flowers. There is such a happy atmosphere here is Chennai. It is Pongal time. The time when fresh paddy is...

Veena

January 14, 2019

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Kathrikai Gothsu / Eggplant Gothsu

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Ask a south indian what he would for breakfast and it is very likely that he may say 3 answers. The might be one of these three in no particular order. Idli/ Dosai and Pongal. The side dish which he would hope for would again be these. An array of...

Veena

January 14, 2019

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Egg-free wholewheat coconut biscuits

Cooking Time: 30 mins

Another tea time munchies are these coconut biscuits. The most important thing about this biscuit is that it is refined flour free and refined sugar free. These egg-free wholewheat coconut biscuits are buttery and crispy on the outside but chewy on the inside. One bite of this is full of...