Spinach Curry
Spinach curry is one of my favorite of my mom’s recipe. It is simple but tasty dish. You can have it with rice or chappathy. This dish is full of iron and protein as it contains dal. Here you go… Ingredients: Chopped Spinach – 4 cups (Split bean) Moong dal – 1/2 cup Chopped onion – 1/2 cup Tomato – 1 Oil – 1 tbsp Dried red chillies – 4 (adjust to taste) Mustard seeds – 1 tsp (Split white lentil) Urad dal – 1 tsp Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Sambar powder – 1 tbsp (optional) Salt to taste Method of Preparation: Boil 2 cups of water and add the chopped spinach and let it cook for 5 to 10 minutes till it becomes soft Cook the moong dal in pressure cooker or microwave it for 10 minutes....
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Badam Kheer – Almond Kheer
Badam Kheer/Almond Kheer is a popular drink in India. It is so simple to make but also a rich and creamy dessert. My mom and I love it. I was just thinking about her when I made this today for a get-together. My friends enjoyed it and I hope you all like it. Here you go… Ingredients: Almonds or Badam – 1/3 cup Milk – 4 cups Condensed milk – 1 can (or sugar of required amount) Cardamom – 3 count Saffron – few strands Method of Preparation: Soak almonds overnight or in hot water for 2 hours. Drain the almonds and peel the skin off and grind it to a paste along with some milk. Add milk to a thick bottomed vessel and heat it to boil. Keep on stirring the milk to avoid burning at the bottom. When...
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Jeera Poli – Sugar Syrup Pancakes
Jeera Poli is delicious South Indian dessert made by dipping layered fried Puris in Sugar syrup. “Jeera” means Sugar Syrup. “Poli” is more like flat bread. We make this on the day of Bohi, the day before Pongal festival. It is very simple and tastes yummy. Ingredients: Maida/All Purpose flour – 1 cup Oil – 1 cup Sugar – 1 cup Cardamom – 4 Yellow Color – 1 pinch Method of Preparation: In a bowl mix maida and 3 to 4 tbsp of oil. Add water litle at a time and knead a soft dough. Keep it aside for 2 hours. Heat oil in a small deep bottomed pan In another pan add sugar and water till sugar gets wet. Do not pour excess water. Sugar should be completely dissolved and when it starts boiling remove it from heat...
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Thiruvadirai Kali – Arudhra Darshan Festival with Kali
Thiruvathirai Kali (Rice Pudding) is South Indian sweet dish made on the festival of Thiruvadirai. Thiruvadhirai or Arudhra Darshan festival on the full moon day of Margazhi(Tamil calender month, between Dec 15- Jan 15) is auspicious to Lord Nataraja, the dancing Shiva. Arudhra is the largest of the stars. It is two-and-a-half crore times bigger than the sun. There will be 10 days of festival in Chidambaram (Tamil Nadu, South India) during this month which involves a grand scheme of traditional observances commencing with the hoisting of the temple flag on the first day, followed by colorful processions of the five deities (Pancha Murthys) on the first eight days on various mounts. The fifth day features Mount Kailasam, while the sixth day features the elephant mount. It is only on the ninth day when Arudhra star and new moon coincide,...
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Quick Bean Dip
Bean dip is an easy and yummy appetizer. It is a good appetizer for a cocktail or a snack party. People will definitely like it. I bought this Magic Bullet blender recently and tried a few dips and quick dishes from the recipe book. I am very eager to share the recipes with you all. So I have started with the bean dip. Here you go… Ingredients: Black beans – 1 can Chopped onion – 1/4 cup Garlic cloves – 2 Roasted red peppers – 1/4 cup Vegetable broth – 1/2 cup Balsamic Vinegar – 2 tbsp Cayenne pepper to taste Dollop of sour cream (optional) Method of Preparation: Preparation of Roasted Red Peppers: Preheat oven to 350ºF. Take a whole red pepper and keep it on an aluminum foil in the oven. Rotate it once the top side...
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Happy New Year 2009
Wish you all a very Happy New Year 2009. Hope you all had a blast. We had a great start with a New Year Party along with our Friends. 2008 had been a very good year for both of us and I wish 2009 to bring us all more & more Prosperity and Happiness. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our readers, fellow bloggers and subscribers for making our blog lively and successful. Without your support and love we wouldn’t have been this far and we wish it continuous forever. This year we would like to present more and more delicious and variety of food for our readers with interesting contests. So keep reading our blog and enjoy our food. Once again a Very Happy New Year to...
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Grilled Veggie Bread
Yesterday I was wondering what to cook for dinner. I had lots of bread sitting in my pantry. So I was browsing for a sandwich recipe. I came through a lot of recipe and got confused which one to make. Finally I came up with this dish called ‘Grilled Veggie Bread’. My husband and I liked it so much. It is healthy and I would definitely make it again. It was even tasty without cheese. Ingredients: Bread slices – 8 Black Beans – 1 can Tomatoes – 2 Chopped onion – 1 cup Chopped Jalapenos – 1/4 cup Grated Mozzarella or parmesan cheese – 1/4 cup Salt and Pepper Method of Preparation: Preheat oven to 350°F. Keep the bread slices on a baking tray and toast it in the preheated oven till it becomes golden brown. Toast the other...
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Cutlery Set from Henckels and Chicago Cutlery with attractive prices…
I have been searching for a Cutlery Set for the past few days. It took me a lot of time to go through the reviews and find one with a good price. I would like to share it with you along with other kitchen deals and hope it will be helpful to you. Chicago Cutlery Premier Fine Edge 10-pc. set for $44.99 J.A. Henckels International Everedge 13-Piece Knife Set with Bonus Cheese Knife for $44.95 Ginsu International Traditions 14-Piece Bakelite Knife Block Set for $29.38 Black & Decker 10-Cup Food Processor – Stainless Steel $49.99 UbiquityTM Rim 16-piece Set – Creme # 811107A from LENOX was $230, now $39.99 3 Pack Cast Iron Skillets for...
Read MoreFew healthy tips for today
Now a days most of us have become diet conscious and concerned about body weight and health. Today, I would like to share a few tips with that I know. It may help you to consume less calories and improve your health. Rice: Instead of steam cooking the rice, add raw rice to boiling water (measurement- 1:2 ½), wait till the rice is cooked and drain the starch (excess water). This way you will consume less carbohydrate. This is just like in the olden days. Papad/Indian flatbread: Try to make papad in oven which will be tasty and oil free. Microwave the papad for 1 minute. Almonds: Soak about 4 to 5 almonds in water overnight and eat it early in the morning. They are a good source of protein and are high in antioxidants, magnesium, potassium, calcium, iron...
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Garlic Bread
Italian Cuisine is one of my favourite cuisine. Specially those refreshing garlic bread that is served in the Italian restaurants are simply inviting. I always have a craving for those breads. I happened to see the ready made frozen garlic bread in one of the grocery shop here. So I bought and tried it. The taste was awesome but it was filled with butter. So we thought of trying it at home and gave it a shot. It came out so good and yummy and also with less butter on it. Now it has become a regular snack for us with tea. Here you go… Ingredients: Frech or Italian bread – 1 large loaf Butter – 1/2 stick Garlic powder – 1 tbsp (or garlic cloves – 3) Chopped Parsley – 3 tbsp (or dried parsley flakes – 1...
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Useful Veggie Tidbits
There are many ways to cut and cook the vegetables. Each and everyone of us have our own way of cooking. I would like to share some of the easy methods I know. Onions: To avoid watery eyes, peel the onion and cut into two. Keep it refrigerated for few hours before cutting. Or just rinse it with water after you cut onions into half. Lemon: If the lemon or lime is hard, put it in warm water for 5-10 minutes to make it easier to squeeze. Potato: Don’t store potatoes and onions together. Potatoes will rot quickly if stored with onions. Bitter Gourd: To get rid of the bitterness in bitter gourd to an extent, soak the cut pieces of bitter gourd in salt water for 2 hours. (ex: 2 tsp of salt in ½ liter of water)....
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Bread Upma
Sometimes we want to cook a quick meal for dinner or lunch and we expect it to be delicious too. Bread Upma is that kind of dish which is easy to make and yummy too. And it sometime helps you to get rid of your bread which is sitting in your kitchen for a long time. Here you go… Ingredients: Bread – 8 slices Chopped onion – 3/4 cup Tomato – 1 Chilly powder – 3/4 tsp Turmeric powder – a pinch Butter milk – 1 cup Green Chilly – 2 Minced garlic – 1 tsp Butter – 1 tbsp Oil – 1 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Lemon juice – 1/2 tsp Coriander leaves for garnishing Salt to taste Method of Preparation: Cut the bread slices into 6 pieces each or according to your preference. Take butter...
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Pasta Con Broccoli
Pasta Con Broccoli is one of my favourite Italian food. I first had it in one of the best Italian restaurant in Edwards ville, Illinois. From then, I desperately wanted to try this at home. From the taste of the pasta, I could guess the ingredients to an extent. It was rich and creamy with cheese, sauce, butter, garlic, mushroom, lots of broccoli in cooked shells and seasoned with pepper. It is simple to make and delicious to have. You will definitely like it. My version of pasta is with less cheese and no cream. So it may not look creamy. But believe me the taste will be really good. Ingredients: Pasta shells – 1lb (I used Rotini) Pasta sauce – 1/4 cup Butter – 2 tbsp Heavy whipping cream – 1 cup (optional) Parmesan cheese – 1/4 cup...
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Pineapple Cake
This Pineapple Cake is a wonderful juicy two layered cake, with whipped cream frosting and a few pineapples chunks and maraschino cherries. Yesterday was my First Wedding Anniversary. So I wanted to surprise my hubby with his favorite cake. Both of us love the Pineapple Cake from La Bonne Bouchee, a popular French cake shop here. I thought I can order it from there. But then, it’ll always be special if we bake it for them with right? So I decided to search for a good recipe and I took a few tips from VahvrehVah. I made a two layered heart shaped cake. For that I used two baking trays of 13 by 9 inche. You can do any shape of your choice. First I made the base cake and then cut it into two heart shape layers. You can...
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Black Forest Cherry Torte – Black Forest Cake
Cake, when you hear the word, you can imagine all the mouth watering cream and toppings blended with the soft layers of the spongy cake. Black Forest Cherry Torte (torte is the German word for cake) is one of the popular German dessert. It is a chocolate layer cake with whipped cream, cherries and chocolate curls. The cake is further decorated with whipped cream, cherries and chocolate shavings. It is a pure heaven when it melts in your mouth. This is the first cake I have ever baked in my life and I am so happy that the output was good. I made this wonderful cake for my friend Satish’s birthday. Satish is my one of my best friend and luckily we happened to stay in the same city and he stay very close to my house. This was...
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Aloo Paratha – Stuffed Bread
Aloo Paratha is nothing but stuffed roti. This is one of the popular Indian bread which is served with spicy curries. Roti is stuffed with mashed potatoes and spices which makes it soft and tasty. It is very easy to make. All you need is patience to roll it slowly. After making two or three rotis, you will get hands on it. This is one of my all time favourite. I am sure you will become a favourite too if you make it once. Here you go… Ingredients: Wheat flour – 2 cups Potatoes (medium size) – 2 Chopped onion – 1 cup Green chillies – 2 Coriander leaves – 1/4 cup Salt to taste Method of Preparation: Take 2 cups of flour in a round bottom vessel and add a little salt and 3/4 cup of water or...
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Stuffed Bell Peppers
Stuffed Bell Peppers is another Indian curry which is made by stuffing the bell peppers with vegetables and spices and served with a gravy along with chapathy or paratha. This is one of my favorite dish. I always wanted to try this at home and I finally made it. The output was really good. My husband and all my friends loved it. Hope you will also love it. Here you go… Ingredients: Tomato – 2 Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp Tamarind paste – 2 tsp Red chilly powder – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Garam masala – 1 tsp Cumin powder – 1/2 tsp Cloves – 2 Bay leaf – 1 Oil- 1 tbsp Yogurt – 2 cups Salt to taste Lemon juice – 1 tbsp For stuffing Bell peppers – 5 Onion chopped – 1...
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Coriander-Peas Pulao
Coriander-Peas Pulao is a simple and tasty rice dish. I learnt it from my friend Krupa. This is a perfect dish for a quick lunch or dinner. Enjoy this recipe and let me know your comments. Preparation time: 40 minutes No. of servings: 4 Spice level: 2.5 out of 5 Ingredients I: Basmati rice – 1 and 1/2 cups Bay leaf – 1 Cardamom – 1 Fennel seeds -1 tsp Oil – 2 tbsp Ghee – 2 tbsp Green peas – 1/4 cup Chopped onion – 1/2 cup Tomato – 1 Chopped cilantro for garnishing Ingredients II: Coriander leaves – 1 and 1/2 cups 1″ Cinnamon stick – 1 Cloves – 3 Ginger – 3/4 inch Garlic cloves – 3 Coconut – 4 tbsp Green chillies (2″ size) – 2 Method of Preparation: Grind Ingredients II and make a...
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Mushroom Masala
I have always wanted my gravy to taste like the one in restaurants. But I have never got that. Finally, with this mushroom masala, I got both the smell and taste as i want it to be. I got this mushroom recipe from my sister. She is a good cook and shares a lot of good recipes with me. I have not used tomatoes in this gravy. But for other dishes, you can follow the same method and just add the tomato puree to it so that you will get the desired taste for your gravy. You can also shred some cheese over it if you want a rich and delicious gravy. Ingredients: Mushroom – 220 g Chopped onion – 2 cups Garlic cloves – 4 Ginger – 1″ Green chillies – 2 Cashew nut paste – 3 tbsp...
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Vegetable Biryani
This is a simple version of Vegetable Biryani which is served along with raitha. For a quick lunch or to serve your guests in a short notice, this is one of the best dishes. Hope you enjoy the dish. Here you go… Preparation time: 45 minutes No. of servings: 5 Spice level: 4 out of 5 Ingredients: Basmati rice – 1 and 1/2 cups Thinly sliced onions – 1.5 cups cups Tomato – 1 Vegetables – 2 cups (carrot, beans, peas, potato) Green chilly – 2 (optional) Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp Red chilly powder – 1/2 tsp Coriander powder – 2 tsp Cumin powder – 3/4 tsp Biryani masala – 2 tbsp Cinnamon – 1″ Black and green cardamom – 1 each Cloves – 4 Small bay leaves – 2 Black cumin (kala jeera) – 1/2 tsp...
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