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Puli Aval / Red poha upma

Cooking Time: 15 mins

Breakfast Recipes

Indian

Puli Aval Puli aval is a type of poha upma. Generally for poha upma we wash and soak the poha or aval in just enough water if the poha is of a thick variety. Here we use thin tamarind extract instead of water to soak the poha to soften it.This...

Veena

August 6, 2018

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Ratatouille-A french classic

Cooking Time: 1 Hr 10 mins

Casserole

French

Ratatouille When we hear the word Ratatouille, the first thing that comes to the mind is the classic movie by this name. Like most of us, I have been wanting to cook this dish since the day I saw this movie but I always thought that it involved ingredients that...

Veena

August 5, 2018

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Vegan Nicoise Salad

Cooking Time: 20 mins

Salads

French

Vegan Nicoise Salad Salade Nicoise is a salad that originated in the French city of Nice. It is traditionally made of tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, Nicoise olives, and anchovies. Later many variations were brought in by leading chefs including Julia child and Nicoise salad saw the new avatars by adding beans, peppers and seasonal...

Veena

August 5, 2018

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Tomato Bisque

Cooking Time: 20 mins

Soups

French

Tomato Bisque Bisque is a rich creamy soup which has its origin in France. Chowder is also a type of soup but is chunky in nature while the bisque is smooth and creamy. Both use seafood extensively. We can always adapt a classic bisque or a chowder recipe to make it...

Veena

August 3, 2018

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Delicious Dhuska-Speciality of Jharkhand

Cooking Time: 6 hrs and 20 mins

Breakfast Recipes

Indian

Dhuska: Dhuska is the speciality from the state of Jharkhand. This is a rich breakfast of this state and is mostly paired with Ghugni. Dhuska or Dhooska This is also called as Dhooska. It is a fried dish. It is very rich and filling especially when it is eaten with ghugni . Take...

Veena

August 2, 2018

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Cabbage Dal Curry

Cooking Time: 20 mins

Indian

Cabbage dal curry is a spicy curry which is a good accompaniment for lunch with hot rice and rasam. Cabbage Dal Curry This is a dry curry and a little spicy one. The combination of a dal and vegetable makes it very unique and tasty too. The dal which I...

Veena

July 22, 2018

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Mango Iced Tea

Beverages and Drinks

Iced tea is a welcome drink in this hot summer. Though Chennai has the regular evening showers and the temperature is considerably down, iced tea which is flavored by using a fresh seasonal fruit is always looked forward to. One such is this Mango iced tea Mango Iced Tea When...

Veena

July 16, 2018

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Peach Papaya Summer Salad

Cooking Time: 10 mins

Salads

Peach Papaya Summer Salad is a riot of colours and flavours in a single bowl Peach Papaya Summer Salad Salads are refreshing and inviting especially in summer. This Salad is very inviting with its vibrant colours and the taste. One bowl of this salad with a bowl of soup can...

Veena

July 3, 2018

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Sugar Paste Flowers and food art

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For the Foodiemonday bloghop , Mallika suggested that we try something new and different theme and it was decided that we post about edible food art. Cooking a tasty dish is important and presenting the same in a beautiful way takes the dish to a all new level. Visual presentation...

Veena

February 19, 2018

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Elai Adai

Cooking Time: 25 mins

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Indian

Elai adai is a steamed delicacy mostly prepared in kerala. I feel this is a variation of the vella kozhukattai that we prepare for pillayar chaturthi. Vibha recently sent me a link of elai adai . She loves these steamed kozhukkatais and I wish she was here to taste this...