Chutneys are an integral part of breakfast menu in South India. These are served as side dish to traditional breakfasts like Dosa (Lentil crepes) & Idli (steamed lentil cakes). Kale is such a versatile ingredient and apart from using it widely in salads,smoothies we can include it in many other
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Omapodi | How to make Omapodi (ஓமப்பொடி) with stepwise pictures
October 28, 2015Deepavali/Diwali is just few days away and am sure you are gearing up for the festival. From today I am planning to share recipes that can be prepared during this season.
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Panagam/Panakam (பானகம்)
October 23, 2015‘Panagam’ is a sweet drink that is prepare mainly during Shri Rama Navami festival. However it is believed that preparing ‘Panagam’ during Navarathri and distributing it to the women,children is good too. My mom makes it a point to make this drink everyday at home and she will distribute it to the l
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Varuthu Aracha Podi/Dry Spice Mix/Sundal Podi
October 23, 2015‘வறுத்து அரச்ச பொடி’ in tamil means a spice mix that is basically prepared by dry roasting the ingredients.This spice mix is generally used in our households while making ‘Sundal'(offering prepared during navarathri festival). However I use it while preparing any dry sabzi too. You can store it in a
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Jowar Dosa/Chola Dosai (சோள தோசை)
June 4, 2015I used white sorghum seeds to prepare the batter. I am planning to incorporate millet in our diet. Jowar has lots of health benefits including lowering cholesterol and even helps in weight loss too. Also this is Gluten-Free 🙂 A healthy alternative to our regular dosa batter.
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Broccoli Fry
March 26, 2015This is a very simple pan fried broccoli dish. You can serve it along with hot fried rice or you can even prepare it for evening snacks. You can also deep fry the florets or else bake them if you wanted it to be healthy and minimize the oil consumption.
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CousCous Salad
February 25, 2015This is warm salad. I used leftover cooked couscous from the previous day. Asparagus shoots are so much healthy with lot of minerals in it. If you prefer a low calorie yet filling salad then do try this one.
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Green Peas Masala
January 21, 2015This is one of the simplest side dishes for poori or chappathi. You can even have it with plain ghee rice. You can use frozen green peas too for this recipe. If you are using dried peas (like me) then soak them in cold water for atleast 5-6 hours. You can replace peas with channa or any other bean v
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Guacamole :
September 23, 2014Easy and tangy dip. All you need is a fresh ripe avocado and lemon juice.
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Potato Wedges
September 8, 2014Potato wedges are one of the favorite snack for most of us. Crispy outer skin and soft potatoes inside will make us drool :-D.