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Manchurian is one of the most popular Indo Chinese starter recipes. It has the right blend of Indian spices & Chinese sauces.Cauliflower,Babycorn,Paneer,Mushroom etc are widely used in preparing this starter. I tried recreating the recipe using Idli. Idli being the staple breakfast of many household

Tarts are generally prepared from either ShortCrust Pastry or from Puff Pastry sheets. This tartlet (mini tarts) is a no fuzz snack recipe and I have used very minimal ingredients that are readily available. Tartlets can be served as an appetizer during Christmas/birthday parties and as an after-sch

Tofu is my new found love. Being a vegetarian I am always in search for a good protein source to include in my day to day meal. Earlier Paneer was only used widely in preparing gravies and side dishes. Nowadays I have included Tofu in salads, prepared gravy and have used in various recipes. It taste

While growing up we all must have heard stories about the super powers of Bhindi/Lady’s fingers. Eating bhindi will increase our mathematical ability etc 🙂 Not sure how far that is true but there are other benefits as well.The proven health benefit is that Okra is good for Diabetes. Since okras ar

This is one of the quickest lunchbox recipes that you can prepare on a busy weekday.Also healthy one too. Fenugreek leaves helps in lowering the blood sugar level and helps in controlling diabetes.Try to include them atleast once in a week in your diet. I used fresh bunch of fenugreek leaves and th

Potato is my favorite root vegetable. Podimas is slightly different from the usual potato fry. You don’t need to use too much of oil or spices. Very simple yet delicious one. This is my grandmother’s recipe. She is a great cook who never tastes inbetween cooking. But the end product will be awesome.

Paneer is our favorite ingredient and have made several recipes using it. Never tried paneer kofta before. While I was browsing through internet I came across this wonderful and yet guilt free kofta recipe on youtube. The recipe was prepared by Archana of [Archana’s kitchen](http://www.archanaskitch

I have used cabbage and onions to make balls. If you have any other veggies like carrot or beans you can add them too. A great alternate for the usual potato and paneer based koftas.

This 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

This thick, tangy and spicy curry is best with steaming hot rice.During my school days at Tirunelveli our monthly routine was to watch a morning show in either of these theatres PVT,Ram/Muthuram,Poornakala and then to have full meals at Hotel Bharani or Vasantham. They served the best karakuzh