2008 January | Spicy Tasty

Shredded Fish curry - Fish Puttu Kuzhambhu

We usually see fish made as a curry and meen (fish in English) kuzhambu is a favorite of many south Indians. I learnt this unique seafood recipe from my mom’s Kitchen and she tells me it’s a Chettinad specialty.
It is made with shredded fish instead of whole fish and it tastes [...]

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Written on January 31, 2008 | Posted in Meat & Seafood Entrees | 14 Comments

Mixed vegetable kootu/Mixed vegetable curry

This is mixed vegetable curry with spices, a south Indian dish which is simple and healthy. Spices like jeera, pepper and red chillies are used. They give a good flavour for the dish and have good values. Pepper is good for digestion, cold and flu. Cumins are good appetizer. Squash and [...]

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Written on January 29, 2008 | Posted in Veggie Entrees & Sides | 13 Comments

Foodie Rendezvous - 3

We wanted to spread the love by highlighting a few recipes every week from our fellow foodie bloggers. It has turned out to harder than sharing our own recipes as there are so many wonderful bloggers out there and we have a hard time picking a few.

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Written on January 28, 2008 | Posted in Rendezvous | 13 Comments

Karuvepillai Thuvaiyal/Curry Leaves Chutney

Curry leaves are the essence of South Indian cooking. They give rich favor & aroma to any dish and they are used in a lot of recipes. Its usually used as a seasoning but here is a recipe with curry leaves as the key player.
One of my good friends Lavanya of famed Home Cook Recipes [...]

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Written on January 27, 2008 | Posted in Veggie Entrees & Sides | 15 Comments

Poli

It’s been a long time since I wrote a recipe. As Shriya said we had a good time in her place and was busy hanging out.
My husband and Shriya are fond of poli. We were so busy that we were not able make poli at Shriya’s house. Today I tried poli, my mom’s recipe and [...]

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Written on January 24, 2008 | Posted in Sweets & Desserts | 18 Comments

Thanks for the review, BlogsWeLuv

I was thrilled to wake up to see SpicyTasty reviewed by Tish at BlogsWeLuv.com.
Let me tell you a little bit about BlogsWeLuv.com first. It is a blog where new and unique blogs get reviewed by a team of excellent bloggers - Mike, Tish, Mark, Bush, Garry & John. With such an awesome team, they are [...]

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Written on January 24, 2008 | Posted in Misc | 2 Comments

Sweet Potato-Yam Curry

It’s been almost a week since I posted a recipe. We had some of our friends (including nithu and her husband ganesh) visiting us and we were busy playing host. They were in town to see the Detroit International Auto Show and it was a great experience to see all the new vehicles. Nithu and [...]

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Written on January 22, 2008 | Posted in Veggie Entrees & Sides | 9 Comments

Potato fritters

My husband is fond of vegetable fritters. So, I want to surprise him today with potato fritters and I tried it with peppers and cumin instead of red chilly powder. It came out well and we enjoyed it for snacks.

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Written on January 16, 2008 | Posted in Appetizers & Starters | 5 Comments

Moong Dhal Kheer

Pongal is an auspicious day for Tamilians. It is in celebration of the prosperity and good fortune that comes with the harvest and in thanks to the rain and sun for a good season.
It is celebrated on the first day of the Tamil month ‘Thai’ and today is that day! It is customary to [...]

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Written on January 15, 2008 | Posted in Sweets & Desserts | 13 Comments

Radish Sambar

Hearty pongal wishes to all our visitors…Iniya PONGAL nalvazhthukkal…
I am always interested in trying new things. I tried cooking sambar a little differently and it came out yummy. Hope you like this too…

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Written on January 15, 2008 | Posted in Veggie Entrees & Sides | 4 Comments