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Recipe for Lemon Coriander Soup | Indo-Chinese Recipes

February 14, 2015

A simple recipe for a restaurant-like Lemon Coriander Soup, light and full of flavour! Get the recipe here.

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Appetizers, easy, gluten free, Glutenfree, Snacks, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Vegan, vegetarian

Recipe for Keerai Vadai | Spinach and Herbs Masala Vadai

February 12, 2015

Spinach Masala Vadai – Deep fried bite-sized vadai made using chana dal, spinach and a medley of herbs

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Curry, Dinner, gluten free, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian

Recipe for Saptige – Malnad / Malenadu Flat Beans Curry

January 31, 2015

In the quest to get you some authentic and yet somewhat lesser known recipes from Karnataka, this one is a flat beans curry. This recipe is from Malnad or Malenadu and a very simple stir fry curry using fresh beans. The main flavour here is that of garlic. Since avare / chikadi kai / flat beans / Indian broad beans (yes, they have tons of names) are in season and growing in plenty in my little kitchen garden, I am happy to put them to use in whatever way possible. I served this curry with steamed rice and cucumber sassive, and the whole meal came together in less than 30 minutes. You can make a more elaborate Karnataka themed meal with the recipes I have shared this month

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Curry, Dinner, easy, Indian, Vegan, VegProtein

Mangalorean Chana Gassi / Ghassi – South Indian Chickpeas Curry

January 17, 2015

Gassi (also spelt as Ghassi or Gashi) is a popular curry from Mangalore, made using fresh ground spices and coconut. The most popular one is Kori Gassi, which is a chicken curry. While the spice paste for the curry remains the same, you can make vegetarian versions of the gassi using chickpeas (ch

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Curry, Dinner, easy, Glutenfree, Vegan

Recipe for Pineapple Gojju – A sweet sour spicy pineapple curry from Karnataka

January 3, 2015

Pineapple Gojju is a delicious sweet, sour, spicy curry from Karnataka, made using pineapples, best had with steamed rice. Get the authentic recipe from Karnataka here!

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Review of Philips Air Fryer | My experience in cooking a variety of dishes in the air fryer | Recipe for Onion Pakoda in Air fryer
Airfryer Recipes, easy, Gadgets, gluten free, Nutrition, Review, Vegan, vegetarian

My review of Philips Air Fryer and recipe for Onion Pakoda

October 18, 2014

The most detailed review of the Philips Airfryer that has helped tons of people make up their mind about this one! Also find a few sample Airfryer Recipes here.

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Easy Cooking, Nutrition, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian

G is for Gothsu – Recipe for Eggplant Gothsu

April 24, 2014

My favourite pairing with Pongal is not coconut chutney or sambar but gothsu. What is this dish with a mildly tongue twister of a name, you might wonder! Hardly a favourite in my childhood, this is one of my newer loves. The aroma of brinjal roasting on the stove top is one of the strongest smells i

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Diabetic friendly, Easy Indian Cooking, Food Writing, Glutenfree, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables

Fenugreek seeds | Recipe for Vendhaya Kuzhambu Without Coconut

April 15, 2014

Read about fenugreek seeds and its benefits and get the authentic recipe for a mouthwateringly good Venthaya Kuzhambu, that goes very well with steamed rice.

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Breakfast, gluten free, Glutenfree, how to, medium, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Vegan, vegetarian, Video Recipes

Recipe and tips to make the perfect dosa

April 10, 2014

How to make the perfect dosa – tips and tricks and the recipe included, along with videos.

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Condiments, Diabetic friendly, easy, Glutenfree, Indian, Nutrition, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Vegan, vegetarian

C is for Chow Chow

April 9, 2014

Source: Wikimedia commons Chow chow doesn’t mean eating twice. It is the name of a squash. Tambrahms and their obsession with all vegetables of the gourd family is legendary. Such a gourd-loving community we are. Give us a gourd and we’ll make a koottu, a curry or a thogayal out of it and call it a

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Easy Cooking, gluten free, Nutrition, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian

Summer Recipes : Dudhi / Bottlegourd Raita

March 29, 2014

Bottle Gourd is a boring vegetable, no doubt. There is hardly a person who loves it. It’s one of those “damn! it’s dudhi for lunch today” kind of vegetables, very difficult to glam up or make delicious. It has no flavour of its own, so when fried into a kofta or made into a spicy koottu, it is somew

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easy, Glutenfree, Lentils, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Vegan, VegProtein, Video Recipes

The ultimate guide and recipe for the perfect Tambrahm sambar

January 15, 2014

Arachuvitta Sambar is the ultimate comfort food. The flavour of mum’s or granny’s cooking which you will never find in a restaurant. Get the authentic recipe here

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