By shriya on May 7, 2008 in Appetizers & Starters, Featured, Misc | 12 Comments

If you are from India, you are all too familiar with the street corner bakeries and the delicious aroma that will float around that area. One of my favorite items from such bakeries is the Puff. It would be available as veg Puff , Chicken Puff or Mutton Puff. I recently made some Chicken Puff at home and everyone loved it.This is such a great appetizer that can be made easily and quickly for guests, if you had some pastry sheets in your freezer.
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By shriya on Apr 29, 2008 in Chinese, Featured | 7 Comments

If there is one International cuisine that’s the most popular, it has to be the Chinese food. Especially, the Indo-chinese dhabas and restaurants that are omnipresent. popular in India. And my favorite in an Indo-Chinese place is always the Chinese Vegetable Noodles (love the chicken noodles too).
This is a recipe I have learnt over time and I made this for some of our friends and they loved it. I made this noodles for first time and it came out very good. The oyster sauce and the basil leaves gives such a rich flavor to this noodles.
Hope you enjoy this recipe and don’t forget to participate in our first ever contest - Fortune Cooking. You stand to win a nice jewelry set or an Amazon gift card.
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By shriya on Apr 24, 2008 in Featured, Misc | 16 Comments
Its been a week since we have posted any recipes. We have been busy planning for a contest that’s going to be fun and entertaining for the participants. Without any further adieu, we present
Fortune Cooking Contest!!

Almost every one of us are interested in Zodiac signs in one way or the other. Some of us read the daily horoscopes, some have the habit of reading about different signs and try to get better understanding about a person, and some look for the compatibility and the list goes on.
In an interesting twist, we have related cooking to Zodiac signs and come with a cool contest. Here is the meat of it (pun intended):
We have matched different zodiac signs with different food items. All you have to do is pick a sign and prepare a dish. The sign you pick can be yours or your family member’s or friend’s or even your pet’s. Trust me, we won’t ask to see the horoscope.
You can also share the reason for selecting the particular zodiac sign and a few characteristics or information about the sign.
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By shriya on Apr 8, 2008 in Featured, Meat & Seafood Entrées | 17 Comments

Chicken Chettinad is another authentic south Indian dish. Chettinad is a very special and popular style of cooking in Tamilnadu. They are known for a variety of dishes and Chettinad Chicken has to be the king of them. You’ll find this listed in almost every South Indian restaurant menu . The chicken is cooked with some distinct ingredients such as poppy seeds , fennel seeds, coriander seeds that give a very special aroma to the curry. Chettinad is known for its culinary delicacies. Chettinad food, now is one of the many reasons why people get to know Chettinad.
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By Nithu on Apr 2, 2008 in Appetizers & Starters, Featured, Indo-Chinese | 17 Comments

This is our 100th post. I am happy to submit this recipe and would like to dedicate it to my friend Shriya. In our college days, in the evening times we used to go to one of our favorite bakery and eat puffs and samosa. I never thought that i would make puffs at home and will dedicate it to my friend and share with you all. I am really happy. That’s amazing!!! Here you go… Read the rest
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By shriya on Mar 27, 2008 in Appetizers & Starters, Featured, Veggie Entrées & Sides | 18 Comments

In South India, if there is one thing Navrathri days will bring to mind is the delicious varieties of sundals made and shared with visitors 9 days of Golu will see different variations and recipes of sundal (gram) served hot.. They are rich in protein and makes a great evening snack on any day. This variety of sundal is one of my favorites my mom used to make this when I was in school and served it when I got back from school. And the other specialty of this sundal is it’s so popular in beach, if you have been to Marina beach or the Elliott’s beach in chennai, you’d find this selling fast with some fresh onions and raw mango slivers. Ah.. I still remember those golden days with my friends we used to go to beach to eat this hot sundal. If you have similar memories, hope making this or atleast reading this takes you down your memory lane! 
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By Nithu on Mar 25, 2008 in Featured, Veggie Entrées & Sides | 15 Comments

Last weekend I went to a party in my friend’s house and Gobi Manchurian was one of the starters. It was awesome and just the way they make it in restaurants. This is one of the famous starters in India and it is delicious, spicy and dry. I always wanted to try it but didn’t get a good recipe. Now that I got a recipe, I tried it and it really came out well. I shared it with my husband and friends. They loved it. Here you go….
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By shriya on Mar 22, 2008 in Appetizers & Starters, Featured | 8 Comments

I know you are probably wondering about the name of this recipe. I thought the same when I saw this recipe’s name. But I was really impressed by this easy bread recipe and the interesting name choice for it. I had never heard about this one before. But, this recipe was one of my favorite bookmarked collection. After I made it again yesterday, I couldn’t resist to post this. It was so good and it has become our favorite evening snack. Its so easy to make it.
Thanks to Meeso for sharing this wonderful recipe from her mom’s kitchen and you have to read her post to find out the secret behind the name. There is always a special value and some sentiment for family recipes and this foodie blog world brings everyone to share their valuable recipes to the world. I’ts so great to be a part of it.
I highly recommend this recipe from Meesosweetandspicy to you. A hi-5 to you Meeso! 
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By Nithu on Mar 17, 2008 in Featured, Veggie Entrées & Sides | 12 Comments

Now-a-days I have started making chappathy regularly for dinner. So I have to try a variety of curries so that we don’t get bored of chappathies, :). Mushroom Jalapeño curry is a simple and delicious dish which can be made quickly. People who are fond of Jalapeños will definitely like this. Here you go… Read the rest
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