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Gulya Ambat (Steamed Besan Koftas in Coconut Curry)
When Shri Subodh Mathur of DadiNani Foundation requested me to write a recipe for DadiNani cooking I agreed without hesitation. Call it a strange co-incidence, but that request came just a day before my maternal grandmother’s 4th year death anniversary. So I thought that this was a wonderful way to cherish her memory by sharing read more..
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When I saw her event for FIC Black or Purple I was intrigued to say the least. She wants us to send her food that has hues either of black or purple. I am not sure about purple, but to prepare food that has hues of black in my opinion is challenging.
I walked around with read more..
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On our recent trip to the Farmer’s market, I went nuts over the varieties of the bell peppers they had on sale. The colors were vibrant and the prices were pretty decent too. Usually the ones in the regular grocery are pretty expensive but also not as fresh and vibrant as these. Suffice to say read more..
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Lemon Rice also called Chitranna in Kannada is an easy to prepare yet flavorful rice dish. This is also a good way to use the left over rice or maybe a quick dish idea when unexpected guests arrive. The flavor of this depends on the strong seasoning (Tadka) that is prepared before the cooked rice read more..
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I think I have not met a person who enjoys and loves garlic as much as my husband. There is this sense of delight and element of joy whenever he sees it or savors something that has garlic in it. In fact he goes on to say that garlic and olive oil are two things read more..
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Malai Kofta classic dish of Moghul origin is a rich, decadent dish usually prepared during special occasions. Deep fried vegetable balls are prepared and simmered in a special creamy sauce/curry and served along with rice and rotis/Naans (Indian flat bread).
Whenever we go to a new Indian Restaurant we order this along with Rice and Naans. read more..
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I have heard from many people that they plan their menu for the entire week in advance. I have tried to do that but most of the times the plan does not work out as expected. The reasons being there are some last minute changes; unexpected leftovers from previous days or requests from the family read more..
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Diwali came by and went on in a jiffy as usual. But along with that came flurry of activities, cooking, hoarding, more cooking and packing of caloriesJ. Diwali is just an excuse, but frankly the hoarding starts a week before when the preparation of sweets, snacks starts and ends a week later with goodies brought read more..
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Dear Friends,
Wishing you all and your loved ones a very Happy Diwali.
Hope you are all having a wonderful time with family and friends celebrating Diwali.
Deepavali called Festival of Lights has had been my favorite festival while growing up in India. The excitement would begin even before the festival actually started. As compared to the other read more..
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Last week, we had a visit to the local Pumpkin Patch. Dear Son’s school had a trip there and we had a fun time with the other kids and the parents. The weather was good and the kids had a great time playing, exploring, and running around while the adults had a good change from read more..
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RedChillies and other Food Bloggers in a press article (Telegraph India)
Ever wonder why food blogging is getting so popular? Ever wonder why so many people prefer to visit the blogs for recipes rather than referring cookbooks, cookery shows or other websites? Are the food blogs predominantly written by women? What are the important things to keep in mind if you want to start your own read more..
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Banana Halwa (Burfi)
It happened yet again this weekend. I had so many of those over ripe bananas languishing on my kitchen counter top that the smell and the sight just drover me nuts. I had made eggless banana bread earlier, but the quantity this time as way higher and I was desperately looking for other alternatives.Dear Son read more..
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Mango Coconut Burfi With the weather continually being “cloudy chilly windy damp”...
Fenugreek Goodness: Methi Onion Bhaaji and Methi Muthiya ( A Guest Post)
When I had hosted the Herb Mania Fenugreek Event, I had received a sweet email from Falguni a non-blogger containing 2 beautiful recipes for Methi (Fenugreek). I could not post this during the roundup as I was caught up with so many different things and my apologies for the same. But then it is better read more..
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Life at work has become pretty hectic and crazy again. We had a new release recently and the issues keep coming one after the other and there is no respite in sight. Handling issues and then couple that with meetings and regular work and the day is gone even before you realize it.
But the good read more..
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My plan for Ganesh Chaturthi/Chavthi pooja was to prepare the usual kadabu as a sweet offering to the Lord. Kadabu in Kannada also called as “Ukadiche modak” in Marathi is prepared by first stuffing sweet coconut mixture in a rice flour covering and then steamed to create a unique tasting decadent dish. This requires lots read more..
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