In Tamil Black Eyed Beans is known as காராமணி and my mom used to often make சுண்டல் (a popular evening snack in TN) using it. We all know pulses are rich in protein and being a vegetarian I always plan and include them at least twice in a week.Today morning I prepared a very simple gravy with this b
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Garlic Cheese Toast
March 6, 2014All you need is just ten minutes to put up this yummy breakfast. The taste is similar to that of Garlic Bread. I have used coriander leaves for adding the flavor. However you may try the same recipe with Mint, or any other herbs like Basil, Oregano etc.
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Easy Vegetable Biryani (One Pot Meals)
February 5, 2014This is a quick way to prepare delicious restaurant style briyani in less than 30 minutes. You don’t have to grind any specific masala. All you need is a bowl full of veggies and a cup of good basmati rice. Since I had some frozen ready to use sweet corn I used it today while making briyani. You can
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Medhu Vadai / உளுந்து வடை
January 13, 2014This is my favorite in festival menu. But this is a tricky dish to prepare too. Initially when I got married I struggled a little to prepare this. But then after started making it more often, now I can say I am kind of good at it. Grinding the urad dal is key in making crispy (outer layer) & sof
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Paruppu Vadai/Masal Vadai
January 13, 2014In a blog updating spree today 😀 Next on list is paruppu vadai. When I prepare paruppu vadai as Neivedhyam I generally don’t add Onions. However if you are going to prepare it for evening snacks then you can definitely add finely chopped onions and saunf. Even chopped mint leaves can be added. The
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Badhusha
January 3, 2014My favorite sweet. Tried this for the first time during Diwali. Turned out good. With the following measurement you can prepare around 10-12 medium sized badhushas. Adjust your measurements according to your need.
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Peas Pulao
December 24, 2013It took fifteen minutes to prepare the whole dish. Since I used only onions and peas there wasn’t much chopping (of vegetables) work :-D.
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Crispy Paneer Fingers
December 24, 2013A simple yet delicious starter/Appetizer and a perfect dish for potluck parties. You can even replace paneer with Tofu and prepare this dish. Just make sure you have soft, fresh paneer and bread crumbs. I used Keya (Low Oil absorbent)Japanese bread crumbs that was available in the nearby store.
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Mushroom Soup
December 24, 2013Easy soup to prepare and perfect for this winter 🙂 Care should be taken while cleaning the mushrooms.
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Palada Pradhaman
December 23, 2013It is the most popular payasam/kheer recipe in Kerala. But now a days most of the weddings here in TN as well serves Pradhaman as a main sweet item for lunch. Last Thursday was Shiva’s birthday and made this dish during breakfast 😀 The following measurement yielded around 12-15 cups. I felt it was