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Dinner, easy, Easy Indian Cooking, Pressure Cooker Recipes, Vegetables, vegetarian

Quick Mumbai Pav Bhaji in under 30 minutes

March 21, 2016

Mumbai Pav Bhaji recipe – super quick recipe with short-cuts Sometimes, you just want a quick pav bhaji for a mid week dinner. The spices, the medley of vegetables, the buttered and toasted pav, all work together to hit the spot! The aroma of this dish takes me back to my home-city, Bombay, where a good pav bhaji was never too far away. I’ve been lucky to live in areas where the nearest pav bhaji was stuff of legends! But where I live in Bangalore, the closest I can get to a kickass pav bhaji is to make it myself….

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Easy Cooking, Easy Indian Cooking, Glutenfree, medium, Party dishes, Rice, vegetarian

Parsi Brown Rice Recipe

March 20, 2016

Recipe for Parsi Brown rice to serve with Dhansak – Lightly golden in colour, mildly sweet and fragrant from the whole spices that are coaxed to release their aromas into hot ghee, this rice dish pairs well with most spicy Indian curries

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Diwali Recipes, easy, Easy Indian Cooking, Festival Recipes, Glutenfree, Healthy, Snacks, vegetarian

Quick and Healthy Diwali Chivda

October 7, 2015

Who says all Diwali snacks need to be loaded with calories? Try this pan roasted Chivda that is ready in just 20 minutes. Delicious and crunchy!

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Beverages, easy, Easy Indian Cooking, Indian, vegetarian

How To Make Ginger Tea | Adrak Chai

July 24, 2015

Ginger tea or Adrak chai is a favourite in many Indian households. The cup that wakes us up in the morning & energises us from the afternoon slump. Get the recipe for the authentic chai recipe with the extra strong kick of ginger.

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Breakfast, Diabetic friendly, easy, Easy Indian Cooking, Glutenfree, Healthy, Lentils, Snacks, VegProtein

Recipe for Moong Dal Cheela with Crunchy Spice Topping

May 7, 2015

A twist on the traditional Moong Dal Cheela / Chila recipe, where it is served with a spicy-crunchy topping, instead of chutneys. Healthy breakfast is served!

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Curry, Diabetic friendly, Dinner, Easy Indian Cooking, gluten free, Glutenfree, Indian, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian

Recipe for Baingan Bharta – Punjabi roasted eggplant curry

April 18, 2015

A Punjabi style roasted eggplant curry to be had with parathas or rotis

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Curry, Diabetic friendly, easy, Easy Indian Cooking, gluten free, Glutenfree, Indian, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian

Recipe for Jaunpuri Badinjan Burani from Persia

March 7, 2015

An eggplant dish from Persia that migrated to Jaunpur and became a part of Avadhi cuisine –

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Easy Indian Cooking, Healthy, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Yogurt Recipes

The best use of overripe bananas: Recipe for Banana Raita

March 3, 2015

Banana Raita/Pazham Pachadi is simple, frugal dish from a Tamil Brahmin kitchen and my favourite way to use overripe bananas. A perfect match to spicy rice dishes or an accompaniment to rotis and curries too.

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Diabetic friendly, easy, Easy Indian Cooking, Glutenfree, Healthy, Nutrition, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Yogurt Recipes

Amla Raita / Nellikai Thayir pachadi (Gooseberry in yogurt)

December 25, 2014

Amla or Indian Gooseberry or Nellikai is an antioxidant and vitamin C rich fruit. Usually used in pickles or eaten raw, this raita is a delicious way to enjoy it in a daily meal.

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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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beginner, Breakfast, Easy Cooking, Easy Indian Cooking, Food Writing, Glutenfree, Rice, Snacks, Vegan

Puli Aval – My great grandmother’s recipe for tamarind poha

January 13, 2014

A recipe for Puli Aval / Tamarind Poha, one of my favourite tiffin dishes that my great-grandmother would prepare for us. This is her recipe and I’m sure you’ll love it as much as I do.

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Diwali Recipes, Easy Indian Cooking, Festival Recipes, medium, Sweets, vegetarian

Chocolate Burfi

November 2, 2013

Chocolate Burfi in 30 minutes – a go to sweet to prepare for Diwali or any other festival or an Indian potluck dinner!

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