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Avocado Tomato Salad

Salads

I can skip the regular rice for lunch and have lot of salads. The fresh crisp tomatoes, creamy avocado, with the dash of fresh ground pepper and olive oil was so inviting that even before the meal could start the salad disappeared. Well, It was just not me who ate...

Veena

June 18, 2016

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Mango Bread #BreadBakers

Breads

This month Mireille is the host for Bread bakers and she suggested we go with the theme of Stone fruits.Now that the market if filled with luscious mangoes, I thought , this was the best time to use the king of fruits in a bread.I love sweet bread and I...

Veena

June 14, 2016

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Peas Mint Pulav

Rice varieties

For the third day of rice dishes, the theme is layered rice. Here the rice is cooked separately and the gravy is cooked separately. Later in an oven proof dish both are layered alternatively and then cooked either in dum or baked in an oven. So here is the baked...

Veena

June 5, 2016

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Stuffed brinjal In Microwave

Dry Curries

Recently my aunt brought this to our house. Though I am not a great fan of brinjal, the look of the dish tempted me to taste it and it was so delicious. So called her up this morning for the recipe and when she said that it was cooked in...

Veena

June 4, 2016

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Peanut Rice

For the second day of the series of rice dishes it this variety of mixed rice. Very easy to prepare when you have unexpected guests for lunch or dinner. This is flavourful rice and am sure everyone will love it. INGREDIENTS Ponni raw rice 1 cup Roasted Peanuts 1/3 cups...

Veena

June 4, 2016

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Brinji Rice

Brinji rice is a very flavourful rice which is served in most South Indian weddings. The coconut milk used here gives the richness and the whole spices add to the flavour and taste. So here is my first post for this week with the theme as Rice dishes. INGREDIENTS Basmati...

Veena

June 3, 2016

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Godumai Rava Payasam

Indian Sweets

This is a very tasty payasam and a healthy one too. The texture is quite different from the regular payasam as we use the whole wheat rava and the flavour is enhanced by using coconut milk. INGREDIENTS Godumai rava 1/2 cup Jaggery 1/2 cup Thick coconut milk 1/2 cup Thin...

Veena

June 2, 2016

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Mango Mint Milkshake

Beverages and Drinks

Here is another summer cooler to tantalise your taste buds. Priya’s Menu challenged me to use Mango, Condensed milk and mint as the theme for Shhh cooking secretly challenge and I thought this was the best way to make use of all the three ingredients. Though I was a little...

Veena

May 31, 2016

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Godumai Rava Thakkali Upma

The second in the whole wheat series is godumai rava thakali upma. I saw this post in Kalyani’s space during Megamarathon and bookmarked it. This is a diabetic friendly breakfast recipe and is very tasty too. INGREDIENTS Recipe source:Sizzling Tastebuds Godumai rava / Broken wheat 1 cup Tomatoes 3 Water...

Veena

May 26, 2016

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Godumai Rava Pidi Kozhukkatai

When we make pidi kozhukkatai at home, it is always made with raw rice. But when I saw these healthy godumai rava kozhukkatai in Sandhya’s blog, I decided to try this and am very happy that I tried. It is definitely tasty and healthy too. INGREDIENTS Recipe Source: Sandhya’s Blog...