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My very first Award 2008-05-22 09:42:00 Today I am very happy. When I opened my blog, I got a surprise from JZ of Tasty Treats. She said I made her day and passed me 'You make my day' award. To be very honest JZ made my day. It is so very kind of you to pass this award to me. This is my first award and I will cherish it as it is my Oscars. I am very excited and so very thankful to JZ. I am passing this toofcourse Uma of Essense of Andr Read more:Award
Watermelon Milkshake 2008-05-21 11:13:00 Watermelon - Whenever I think of watermelon, I remember the roadside shop selling them near my house during Summer (Of course in India!). Every day when we come back from school we used to get 1 watermelon piece and eat them all the way home. Huh...lovely days! Sweet memories! Watermelon, consumed in any form is tasty and healthy. We have watermelons with seeds and seedless. Undoubtedly I love the Read more:Watermelon
Dhokla - A Famous Gujarati Fast Food 2008-05-23 09:49:00 I don't know, but for some reason I have been doing Gujarati food for the past two days. Yesterday I made Kachori and today Dhokla. Both are my favourites. Both are easy to make and very delicious. Dhokla, a famous Gujarati fast food, is my husband's favourite. This food can be eating as snack or even for dinner. It does fill your tummy! Dhokla is a steamed food and you can make it either in Suji Read more:Famous
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Mint Chutney 2008-05-22 21:17:00 Chutneys are a very basic side dish for many of our Indian snacks, tiffen. Vegetarian or Non-vegetarian, chutneys do with them well. Here I have a recipe of Mint chutney. Personally, I love Mint a lot and they do have medicinal value. Ingredients:1 cup of mint leaves washed1/4 cup of onions3 flakes of garlic1-2 Red chilli whole1tsp cumin seeds1tsp mustard seedsA pinch of Hing1tsp urad dal1tsp cha Read more:Chutney
Salatat Bathinjan - A Middle eastern Food made from Eggplant 2008-05-24 10:33:00 Eggplant, often called "the poor man's meat". Most of my friends like eggplant. The name eggplant developed in the United States , Australia , New Zealand , and Canada because the fruits of some 18th century European cultivars were yellow or white and resembled goose or hen's eggs. So now we know why brinjal is called Eggplant. When I was searching for preparing something in Eggplant for fortune c
Jeera Rice/Pulao - A simple way to cook rice 2008-05-26 12:02:00 Hope you all had a great weekend. Mine went with sleeping and shopping. You know what? Now a days I am starting to feel guilty if I dint post at least 1 recipe a day. I hope everyone is feeling the same. Yesterday I couldn't post and I felt as though I did something wrong :) Anyways today I have come up with the simplest yet a scrumptious recipe made with rice. Yes you got it right- Jeera rice. wh Read more:Pulao
Cassava balls - An African recipe high in carbohydrates 2008-05-27 08:53:00 When I was searching for a recipe from Cynthya's blog, to tell you the truth I had so many options, so many varieties. But I chose Cassava balls recipe. This name Cassava, was very different and I was not familiar with it. As usual Wikipedia came to rescue and here are the details of what cassava is.Cassava is also known as manioc, manihot, yucca, mandioca, sweet potato tree, and tapioca plant. It Read more:African
Chickpeas Sundal - A healthy snack 2008-05-29 10:30:00 You can make sundal in many different forms. You can use any type of bean to make sundal. However, the first thing that strikes our mind when we hear sundal is chickpea sundal. It is called Konda kadalai sundal in Tamil. This is a famous recipe which is done during the Vinyagar chaturthi festival. Chickpea sundal along with Kozhukattai is the combo for this festival. It is believed that Lord Ganes Read more:healthy
Onion Roti recipe 2008-05-28 10:44:00 I was thinking of what to cook for lunch yesterday. Roti again? I was wondering how I can prepare roti differently. Then remembered 'Roti mela'. Wow! how many varieties of roti till now...amazing..thanks Srivalli for conducting such a useful and fun event. So here is my onion roti. A simple variation from the normal roti preparation. I found it very tasty and this goes to Srivalli's Roti Mela.Ingr
Rava Kesari / Sooji Halwa - An authentic South Indian Dessert/sweet 2008-05-30 11:38:00 I was watching TV yesterday around 4PM and was feeling very hungry. Thought of making some sweet as one of my friends asked me to post more sweet recipes. Thought of doing carrot halwa, but did not have carrots! The next easy sweet as far as I know is Rava Kesari. This is a recipe mostly done in festivals and also in marriages. For breakfast in most of the south Indian marriages will be Rava kesar Read more:Halwa
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CLICK yellow and help to fight cancer! 2008-06-02 11:28:00 This is an appeal on behalf of a group of food bloggers who are friends of Briana Brownlow @ Figs With Bri.Bri was diagnosed with breast cancer two and half years ago. A mastectomy, chemotherapy and two years of relatively good health later, the cancer is back. It has metastasized to other parts of her body. At the age of 15, Bri lost her 41-year old mother to the disease. Now, she’s waging her Read more:fight
How to Peel a Kiwi Fruit? - The simple and easiest way. 2008-06-02 10:38:00 When I was browsing through Foodbuzz, I came across this excellent and useful video. It was by Atomic shrimp. The easiest way to peel a kiwi fruit - This was the title and no wonder it caught my attention as I usually struggle peeling kiwi. I assumed that it is going to be one more video using a special peeler or is an advertisement for a kitchen product. Though I was having a lot of hesitation, t Read more:Fruit
Peanut Chutney and 2 awards! 2008-06-01 11:07:00 Yesterday was a busy and tiring day. We had to pack for our trip to India. Hurray! At last I get to go to India to see my friends and family. I'll be on a 1 month vacation from jun 4. Lovely isn't it? I am way too excited and looking forward for the same. I had to do all the packing and you all know how it goes with packing. The 2 things that gave me lot of energy was the 2 awards given to me from Read more:Peanut
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A simple sambhar and a break! 2008-06-04 09:59:00 As I already posted about my trip to India, you all must be knowing by now how excited I am. I am leaving today and will be back after a month. I will try to post as frequently as possible but you know how it works on vacation. But surely I will keep myself updated and try to post often. Before leaving I wanted to post a very simple recipe which I can send to JFI-Jihva for Tamarind. Yes, it is the
Vazhaikai (Plantain) Poriyal 2008-06-09 03:52:00 This blog is so close to me that I feel very lonely if I do not post and interact with fellow bloggers. This blog is kind of my family now. I have reached India safely and I am enjoying my stay. I was at my in-laws for the past few days but now I am at my parents place as my hubby's office is near from my mom's place.Yes! he has to work from here for 2 weeks only after that the real vacation start Read more:Plantain
2 Awards and a Meme 2008-06-12 07:43:00 My blog received 'Good chat blog award' from JZ and 'You make my day award' from Devi priya of Food for Bliss. Thanks girls. I pass this to all my friends in blog world. Everyone deserve this!JZ of Tasty treats has tagged me. Its good to know more about our fellow bloggers. It helps us to find people of same taste and really helps developing a great friendship.I was also tagged by Jamie of Flavour Read more:Awards
Eat Healthy -Fiber Rich Round Up and the Surprise 2008-06-16 23:11:00 When I first decided to host a event, I was a bit skeptical about the response. I was new to the food blog-o-sphere and was not sure how the response would be. But, you have all proved that how supportive you are for a newbie. Yes! I am very happy that I got a total of 43 responses. It is a big number as far as I am concerned. Thanks for all the participation and support that you have extended to Read more:Fiber
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Eat Healthy - Protein Rich CONTEST 2008-06-14 00:59:00 I never thought the response for Eat Healthy- Fiber rich would be so immense. I am really very happy. Wow! My first event is really a great success with all your support and encouragement. Thank you all. There is a surprise and I will let you know about that when I post the round up. Now for the next month event. For the month of July it is all about protein. The event is from Jun 15th till Jul 15
I am CLICKing YELLOW! 2008-06-18 04:11:00 When I saw the CLICK event for this month, I decided I must participate, come what may. I loved the concept and it sure is for a good cause. I had a lot of ideas but nothing was very convincing to me. I wanted to CLICK yellow and at the same time convey some message to the world and especially to dear Bri. Don't miss this great opportunity! Participate in this month's CLICK. The details of the eve
And the WINNER is . . . 2008-06-17 10:20:00 I am very happy to announce the winner of EatHealthy Fiber Rich event. As I mentioned earlier I used Randomizer to choose the winner. I have attached the snapshot of the page showing the randomly picked winner.Do have a look at the Roundup containing 43 fiber rich and healthy recipes.WINNER IS as you can see Number 23 which is 'Lentils Soup' from Sukanya Ramkumar of Hot and sweet bowl .CONGRATS De
Jiggiri Dost - A Sweet with Apple and Jaggery 2008-06-26 07:57:00 I felt very bad when I missed the Open Sesame 1. It is such a lovely event giving work to our brain and our creativity. Thanks DK and siri for hosting such a lovely event. Find the event details for Open Sesame 2. I chose box no:1 and within few hours came the riddle.moniker in my name for a cityA phrase with me will make you cherishedI am so good for you in my utter simplicityIn Medical dictionar Read more:Sweet
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I am back with Lemon Rice! 2008-07-15 09:28:00 Have you ever felt that time is running so fast? I did, recently. My 1 month vacation is over in a blink! Wow! Going on vacation is real fun and that too when you go to your native place to meet your family and friends. Nothing can equal this joy. I had a great time in India. Ate all my favourite dishes and spent time with my family. Jeez! I miss them. Though the travel time is nearly 22hrs, I man Read more:Lemon
Eat Healthy Protein Rich Contest UPDATE 2008-07-14 10:50:00 I am so happy to find my mail box flood with protein rich entries. So many entries with easy yet healthy recipes. Thanks to all of you who have contributed and planning to contribute. I apologize for not acknowledging most of the entries I received. As I was busy with my vacation, I never had time to reply each and every entry.Hope you all understand. I confirm through this post that I received a Read more:Contest
Baked/Fried Vegetable Cutlet and an update 2008-07-31 09:55:00 It has been months that I have prepared this vegetable cutlet. It is one of my hubby's favourite. Though previously, I used to deep fry it oil, this time I tried baking it. Initially I was skeptical about baking, as I am still learning as a baker. Seeing a lot of bakers and their blogs I got inspired and decided to bake it. I was lucky! The Vegetable
cutlet turned out to be very tasty and great lo Read more:Baked
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Specially for Dear Sia! 2008-07-29 09:41:00 Yesterday when I was posting about my Mango milkshake I had 5 events in mind. But when I read the rules for Sia's WBB Summer Feast, I misunderstood that we have to cook something solid for this event. Today, Dear Sia let me know that she will give a warm welcome to my smoothie/milkshake , so here it goes to Sia's WBBsummer Feast. You can find the recipe of Mango Smoothie/Milkshake here. Now for
Mango Milkshake/Smoothie - A Refreshing Summer Drink! 2008-07-28 09:07:00 Its summer time! Most of us will be stocking our fridge with drinks,Soda etc. With summer it is pure enjoyment. Playing, outing, walking outside, sitting in the patio for long time....those we can't do in winter! With summer in mind, there are a lot of events taking place in this food blogosphere. Now here is my humble contribution to few of the events, Mango
Milkshake/Smoothie.To prepare Mango Mi Read more:Summer
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Masal Dosa - A famous South Indian Dosa variety 2008-07-25 10:04:00 Dosa, a very famous South
Indian recipe, can be served for breakfast or for Dinner. Mostly, it is preferred during breakfast, but in some houses like us, we eat tiffen for dinner and hence these dosas become part of dinner too. Most of the Non-Indians, to my knowledge, are aware of this recipe, but still there are a few who are new to this dosa. There are many variations of dosa. At this time I mu
Cluster Beans or The Indian Beans (Kothavarangai) Poriyal 2008-07-23 09:31:00 Whenever we go for grocery shopping, we come across this cluster beans/Indian beans/Kothavarangai, but will be highly hesitant to buy because of its price. Yes, it is costly! at least in our Chicago area. Though we both do not have that much love for kothavarangai/cluster beans/Indian beans, this time I decided to try it out. Now, I was in a dilemma whether to cook this kothavarangai either as por Read more:Beans
Homemade Baked Tortillas with juicy Mango Dip 2008-07-22 10:23:00 Tortillas - One of the crunchiest snack I have ever tasted. I love the taste, but when its a fried item, it does make me feel guilty. Not that I am dieting and all, I am now a days very health conscious. When I saw these lovely,crispy, crunchy tortillas prepared at home by my dear friend Zlamushka of Zlamushka's spicy kitchen, I was really happy. Now I know a way to prepare them in my kitchen with Read more:Baked
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Paneer Tikka Masala (Marinated Cottage Cheese cubes cooked the Indian way) 2008-07-21 09:51:00 Paneer - One word that makes me drool. I know there are many like me who loves to eat paneer, however cooked
. There are numerous recipes with Paneer - The South Asian cottage Cheese
, Can I say? Paneer is a protein rich food and I thought why not cook something with Paneer and send it to my Eat Healthy Protein Rich Contest. Of course This entry will not be considered for the prize. LOL! ok fine. N Read more:Masala
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