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Thinai Elumichai Saadam / Lemon foxtailmillet

Cooking Time: 15 mins

Indian

Today is day 5 of cooking with millets for this mega marathon. I have been cooking in the alphabetical order too. E is the alphabet for today and I have cooked Elumichai saadam for the same. As this is a millet marathon for the pulav fest, I have replaced rice...

Veena

April 6, 2019

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Quinoa Dodkyacha Bhaat in a pressure cooker

Cooking Time: 20 mins

Indian

Having signed up for the pulav fest for Blogging Marathon at the last minute, the frenzied search for the recipes is obvious. The blogging for this month is going to be particularly hectic. The reason being I have chosen to make them in the alphabetical order too. For the first...

Veena

April 5, 2019

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How to make Maavinkai samai chitranna

Cooking Time: 20 mins

Indian

For the third day of Blogging marathon with grains, I have yet another millet recipe. C if for chitranna. This is a very common dish in Karnataka. Generally, chitranna refers to lemon rice. But we can make many varieties of chitranna. My daughter loves the maavinkkai chitranna or maanga saadam...

Veena

April 4, 2019

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Quick Kodo Millet Brinji in Wonderchef Nutripot

Cooking Time: 20 mins

For day 2 of blogging marathon in A-Z series, I have cooked this quick Kodo millet brinji. This brinji rice is served at many weddings in Tamilnadu. It is a mildly favoured rice with lots of vegetables and cooked in coconut milk When I first heard the name Brinji in...

Veena

April 2, 2019

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Nutri-pot Carrot Halwa/ Instapot Carrot halwa

Cooking Time: 20 mins

Indian

The first thought I will get when I think about carrot is carrot halwa. I can never say no to carrot halwa but now I have learnt to say so to most sweets. But I do cook these delicacies once in a while to treat my neighbours and friends. This...

Veena

April 2, 2019

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Creamy javvarisi payasam in wonderchef Nutripot

Cooking Time: soaking time 1 hr+Cooking time 10 mins

We love sabudana. Especially the Maharashtrian style kichadi. I make thaleepth too. But the best is the javvarisi payasam that I make for many festivals. I love the payasam where jaggery is used instead of sugar. Since I love to cook in my nutripot wherein you do not have to...

Veena

April 1, 2019

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Avarekaalu quinoa pulao in wonderchef nutripot

Indian

Today we members of Blogging marathon are celebrating the month of April with the pulao/Kichdi/Biryani festival. We are all going to showcase 26 recipes of pulao/biryani/kichadi with different grains. I will be showcasing different pulao and biryani in the A-Z series. But this time, the pulao’s will be cooked with...

Veena

April 1, 2019

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Healthy potato stuffed bajra paratha

Cooking Time: 20 mins

Indian

My readers know that I am off refined ingredients for a while now. Have reduced the intake of gluten as well. Though sometimes i use the broken wheat or dalia which is not very regular. So the alternative for the flours that I use is rice flour and millets. Again...

Veena

March 30, 2019

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Kuthiraivali Thatte Idli / Barnyard Millet recipes

Indian

If you have travelled on the Bengaluru-Mysore highway then you would have seen many thatte idli shops. Most of the travellers stop here to have a quick piping hot thatte idli. It is so soft and delicious that you will not stop with one. Thatte in Kannada means a plate....

Veena

March 26, 2019

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Gulkand Pan Shots with Almond Milk-Holi Special

Cooking Time: 1hr+10 minutes

Beverages and Drinks

Indian

We are in the month of March. That means the festival of colours is fast approaching. Colours, fun, frolic with loads of delicacies. The particular dishes that comes to our mind when we speak about Holi are gujiyas and thandai. Making thandai and gujiyas at home is very easy. Check...

Veena

March 17, 2019

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