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No bake Nutella Cheesecake

My son was here for a short holiday and one evening I decided to make him a dessert with Nutella. Both my children love Nutella and this was a quick fix dessert with no baking involved and I always store some whipping cream in my freezer. He loved this dessert...

Veena

August 3, 2016

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Sakkarai Pongal OPOS way

Indian Sweets

The craze of trying out the one pot one shot recipes seems to be more now. Today as it is Adi 18th, an auspicious day I thought I will try out the sakkarai Pongal in the pressure cooker without the usual hard ball consistency of the jiggery that we use....

Veena

August 2, 2016

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Beetroot Pulav

Lunch

Today is 1st of August and I have decided that I will blog regularly. Well, if you are wondering as to why I decided on this particular day, that is because both the kids are away and I need to use my time constructively without letting the children feel that...

Veena

August 1, 2016

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Paneer Maize Patties

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Priya of Priya’s menu challenged me to cook a dish with the ingredients paneer and chilli and with the theme as “Monsoon treats”. Now who doesn’t like some hot fried pakoda or bajji during rains. Since paneer pakoda is already featured on my blog, I decided to make this quick...

Veena

July 31, 2016

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Karuveppilai Chammanthi

As I was browsing a facebook group UBF this morning, what caught my attention was Ranjani Rajaraman’s Chammanthi. The colour , the texture and the easy way of doing it prompted me to try this out immediately. So here is the third recipe for the theme of Bookmarked recipes. INGREDIENTS...

Veena

July 28, 2016

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Cucumber Mint Lassi

Beverages and Drinks

Going ahead with bookmarked recipes, It is Cucumber mint lassi from Binjal’s space. Cucumber and yogurt are perfect for summer and for Chennai weather, it is always welcome. It is easy to fix this summer drink, filling and healthy too.Check out Binjal’s blog for the lovely pictures accompanying her recipes...

Veena

July 27, 2016

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Beetroot Kola Urundai

Cooking Time: 30 mins

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Indian

I love fresh vegetables and fruits and luckily my daughter is not a fussy eater too. So adding vegetables to many existing recipes is a welcome change at home. These deep fried Beetroot kola urundai is a perfect snack for the kids especially after school treat. These are root vegetables...

Veena

July 25, 2016

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Kadalebele kosambari

Cooking Time: 1 hr

Indian

Kosambari features in Karnataka thali most of the times. Having spent 22 yrs in Karnataka, the is a lot of Kannada influence in my cooking. Especially the madhwa cooking. I like to serve this kadalebele kosambari at least once a week. Vibha likes the kosambiri I make with moong dal while I like this kosambari Kadalebele Kosambari...

Veena

July 19, 2016

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Kathrika Thogayal

South Indian Recipes

For the third day it is a dish which features brinjal. Brinjal is used mostly as a vegetable though technically it is a fruit.Generally I cook rasavangi, curry, gothsu will brinjal and thogayal (chutney) is an addition to this. This can be mixed with hot rice and eaten with kootu...

Veena

July 18, 2016

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Mangalore Buns

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This week I will be blogging about regional recipes and my chosen region is Karnataka. Mangalore buns is a type of fried bun which is mildly sweetish and is paired with coconut chutney. INGREDIENTS Recipe source: The Chef and Her Kitchen All purpose flour 1 ½ cup Banana 1 Sour...