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Methi Mutter Malai in a pressure cooker

Vegetable side dishes

Hi For the second day of fruits that are used as vegetables, it is side dish for roti . I already have a recipe on my blog, but this method of cooking is what caught my attention. Though I had been seeing this type of cooking in the facebook group...

Veena

July 17, 2016

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Zucchini Pesto noodles

For the week 2 of BM#66 , the theme is vegetables which are fruits. According to botanists, a fruit is that part of the plant which develops from a flower. According to Wikipedia a fruit is the seed bearing structure of flowering parts called as angiosperms. One such fruit which...

Veena

July 10, 2016

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Roasted beet and carrot salad

Salads

For the third day of salad’s it is my favourite, roasted vegetable salad. I have roasted beets and carrots which gives a slight sweetish taste and dressed it with sweet plum sauce to enhance the sweet and tangy taste with the flavour of the plum INGREDIENTS Beet 1 small Carrots...

Veena

July 5, 2016

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Mochai Kottai Sundal

Salads always need not be just cut vegetables with some dressing. At my place , sometimes we do have legume salads like our own sundal. This mochai kottai sundal or butter beans sundal with the extra addition of the sundal spice powder is very tasty. INGREDIENTS Dry Mochai Kottai 1...

Veena

July 4, 2016

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Avocado Tomato Salad

Salads

Salads are always welcome at my place. Be it a simple salad or a roasted veggies with a delicious dressing, it finds its place in a regular meal. The picture of this particular salad is very close to my heart as I have used the tips given by my son...

Veena

July 3, 2016

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Peach Lassi

Beverages and Drinks

Now I am a frequent visitor to the fruit market. The peaches, strawberries, cherries, Mangoes and the other seasonal fruits are so inviting that I buy them more than necessary and then search for all the recipes available to use them. These delicious peaches were sitting in the refrigerator and...

Veena

July 2, 2016

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Mixed Vegetable Pasanda

Vegetable side dishes

Another smooth gravy restaurant style is this pasanda gravy which is rich with the addition of cashew. You can prepare the gravy and deep freeze it later use. You can use paneer, peas and mixed vegetables with this gravy. INGREDIENTS Mixed vegetables 1 cup Chilli powder 1tsp Garam masala 1...

Veena

June 26, 2016

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Mutter Makhni

Vegetable side dishes

This week the theme is smooth gravies.For the day 1 it is the makhni gravy. This gravy can be prepared and stored in the freezer and when necessary can be taken out, thawed and used with the any vegetable or paneer. Here is the simple recipe for an exotics dish...

Veena

June 25, 2016

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Cucumber Paneer Boats

Appetisers

Salads need not always be the same boring type. Use your creativity and imagination to pep up the usual salads. Here I have cucumber boats, filled with paneer spiced with lots of coriander, mint and pepper powder with a dash of chaat masala. INGREDIENTS Baby cucumbers 2 Paneer 1/2 cup...

Veena

June 20, 2016

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Creamy Corn Soup

Soups

I like the creamy texture of the corn soup but when the ones you get in most restaurants mostly use corn starch as a thickner which is not as tasty as this soup. You can add few vegetables like carrot and beans to this to make it more appealing for...