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
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Broken Wheat Oats Idli | Samba Ravai Oats Idli | Instant Idli
September 11, 2015Broken wheat/cracked wheat or Daliya(in hindi) is a nutritious ingredient and a great way to start your day with this wholesome meal. You can prepare this idli batter the previous night,refrigerate it and can use it the next day morning for breakfast. I have not used Yeast to ferment the batter. T
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Methi Matar Pulao / Fenugreek leaves Green Peas Pulao
August 18, 2015This 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
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Ulundhu Bonda (UradDal Bonda)
August 10, 2015This is one of the most popular snacks in Tamil Nadu. Especially on rainy day evenings munching these yummy bondas with hot Tea or coffee is absolute bliss. You can serve this either with coconut chutney and sambar,or you can eat it with tomato ketchup too 🙂
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Polenta Fries with Garlic Mayo dip & Tomato Sauce
July 23, 2015When we went to Pizza Express recently I tasted this yummy starter. These fries I ordered were so crispy on outside and perfectly gooey, cheesy on the inside. They are lot more flavorful than the usual Potato,sweet potato fries. A bit time consuming process but its all worth it. These fries can be d
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Bread Pakora
July 13, 2015Its a filling snack that can be made within 10-15 minutes. I have stuffed bread slices with Tomato Sauce however you can replace it with Mint chutney,Coriander chutney or any of your favorite sauces.
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Couscous Pongal & Coconut Chutney
June 30, 2015Couscous belongs to Semolina variety and it is widely used in African, Middle East cuisine. It takes very less time to get cooked and I have used them in Salads,made vegetable upma too. Last week yet again prepared a SouthIndian dish using Couscous. First time tried preparing pongal using couscous a
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Urulaikezhangu Podimas (Potato fry) :
June 22, 2015Potato 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.
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Green Apple Thokku/Green Apple Pickle
June 4, 2015Its summer time in India. My mom will be busy making pickles using Mango, Lemon, Maavadu etc.. That bug has gotten into me too 🙂 Bought some fresh Granny Smith Apples yesterday and prepared a beautiful tangy & delicious South Indian style pickle out of it. Preparation was similar to that of Ma
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Mint Chutney Sandwich
May 28, 2015One of my favorite breakfasts in recent times 🙂 You get beautiful fresh breads here and am making the most use of it. To spice up the usual normal sandwich I add spicy mint chutney as a spread first and then top it off with veggies. You can even pack this sandwich if you are going on a trip or can