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Avarekaalu quinoa pulao in wonderchef nutripot

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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

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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

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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

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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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Oats Masala Chaas With Sabja Seeds

Cooking Time: 30 mins

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Summer and chaas go hand in hand. We need chilled buttermilk to cool ourselves down in this hot summer. We need to keep ourselves hydrated. So the mud pot for cooling the drinking water is already in use. Apart from drinking cool water regularly, we can also use some detox...

Veena

March 17, 2019

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Mango Papaya Orange Smoothie-Tropical Smoothie

Cooking Time: 10 mins

Summer this time did not even knock and come. She just decided that she will shine brightly here right from the start. So this is good news to the air conditioner markets. They will see a splurge in sales. Good for the fruit vendor too. The market will soon be...

Veena

March 15, 2019

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Easy kara adai-A karadaiyan Nombu Special

Cooking Time: 20mins

steamed snacks

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As explained in my previous post , we make two types of adai for karadaiyan Nombu. Sweet adai and kara adai. The procedure of making sweet adai is shown in the video here. Now we make the easy kara adai also in a similar way. Easy Kara Adai Here with...

Veena

March 13, 2019

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Easy Strawberry Smoothie With Almond Milk

Cooking Time: 30 mins

Fresh fruit smoothie breakfasts are very much looked forward to. If you reside in a place with hot summers, then hot breakfast which you would so much look forward to is no more on your agenda. I do not want to spend too much time in the kitchen. It just...

Veena

March 11, 2019

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Easy Vella Adai-A karadaiyan Nombu Special

Cooking Time: 25 mins

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The preparation of vella adai and kara adai is very important for karadaiyan Nombu. In Tamilnadu, married women observe this festival called karadaiyan nombu. Karadaiyan nombu falls on March 14 th 2019. It is on this day that women here observe fast, offers prayers for the well being of their...

Veena

March 10, 2019

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Healthy Ragi Kanji-A savoury Summer Drink

Cooking Time: 10 mins

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Chennai is all set to welcome the Summer. Do I sound like I am looking forward to it? Well. Not really. But the least I can do is not to let the heat take a toll on our health. Generally, we need to keep ourselves hydrated. The best remedy is...