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Hariyali Quinoa pulav

Cooking Time: 15 mins

quinoa one pot meal

Today is the day for alphabet H in the A-Z series of pulavs and biriyanis with millets. H is for hariyali or green pulav. In this hariyali quinoa pulav, I have not used the regular green masala which is ground as a paste instead I have used a lot of...

Veena

April 10, 2019

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Russian braided pesto bread for #Breadbakers

Cooking Time: 2hr+25 mins

It is been a while since I baked a loaf of bread. The main reason being the kids are away on work and we both are off gluten. But I love baking bread. It is therapeutic. So when Sonia gupta suggested we the theme of braided bread for bread bakers....

Veena

April 9, 2019

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Mint Flavoured Proso millet ghee rice

Cooking Time: 15 mins

Proso millet or pani varagu has got a good texture when cooked. I feel it is perfect for the pulav like consistency. So today for the pulav fest I cooked a pulav variety for the alphabet G. But instead of just Cooking plain ghee rice with millets I added some...

Veena

April 9, 2019

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Varagu pineapple fried rice

Cooking Time: 20 mins

I love the way they toss and cook the vegetables and rice with soya sauce while making fried rice in roadside dhabas. I am always in awe of the precision with which they work. I have not seen one-grain fall off the big kadai. The toss the rice from a...

Veena

April 8, 2019

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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...