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A crazy breakfast called Noodles Omelette

June 2, 2015

Last night, dinner was noodles with lots of vegetables. Invariably, when you make noodles at home, you find that the one or two packets that you opened and cooked cannot be put to use entirely. So what else can you do other than feeding it to your cat, or putting it in the green refuse bin? I hate w

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Breakfast, Indian, Lentils, medium, Nutrition, Vegan, VegProtein

Recipe for Paruppusili stuffed Dal Parathas

May 12, 2015

Paruppu Usili is a traditional Tamil Brahmin dish where soaked, ground and fried lentils are added to a seasonal vegetable such as any beans variety, carrots or ivy gourd. It is often paired with our version of Kadhi called Moar Kozhambu The recipe in this blog post is the fifth in series for the Ta

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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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Breakfast, easy, Indian, Lentils, Nutrition, VegProtein

Recipe for Pesarattu with Alu Chokha

May 4, 2015

This post is the second in series of the T20 Tadka. On 7 exciting match days, I shall be sharing a fusion recipe that clashes the food of the two states clashing with each other in the match. This recipe is a clash between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knightriders. Pesarattu is a kind of dosa fro

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Breakfast, Indian, KiddieLunchBox, medium, Potato Recipes, Vegetables

Recipe for Aloo Parathas – Potato stuffed Indian Flatbread

May 1, 2015

Alu paratha or potato stuffed Indian flatbread is possibly the most popular stuffed paratha. I have never met anyone who did not like a hot alu paratha straight off the tava, served with a cube of butter that melts in the heat of the paratha to make a small pool of fatty goodness to top the carb ind

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Breakfast, gluten free, Nutrition, Vegan, vegetarian

Red Rice Poha – Choosing Wholegrains

March 10, 2015

Brown rice, red rice, quinoa, amaranth, barley, millet, foxtail millet – all these grains are getting a good share of limelight these days and rightfully so. The difference between polished and refined grains and the ones above is that they are processed less, thereby lesser chances of them being st

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beginner, Breakfast, Nutrition

#GetFitMarch – Recipe for Green Goddess Smoothie

March 1, 2015

Green Goddess Smoothie, a step closer to your fitness goals.

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Breakfast, Greens, Indian, Lunch, medium

Winter special: Gujarati Methi Thepla [Indian flatbread with fenugreek leaves]

December 20, 2014

Fenugreek or methi is one of my favourite greens. In Bombay markets, we would find two varieties – one with the bigger leaves, somewhat milder and ones that were sold in tiny tight bunches, small leaves, more like shoots, and these were intensely flavoured. I don’t seem to find the latter in Bangalore, so I make do with the big leaf variety. Methi greens are bursting with freshness in winter and the aroma wafting through the kitchen is so delicious and warming on a winter day

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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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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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beginner, Breakfast, Easy Cooking, Glutenfree, Vegan, vegetarian

Sesame Peanut Rice Noodles / Sevai – Breakfast in 5 minutes

November 13, 2013

Hot breakfast in 5 minutes, and it’s not cereal or toast or a fried egg! Or a smoothie for that matter. It’s this amazing thing called ‘dhideer sevai’ or instant rice noodles which you absolutely must stock in your kitchen. Unlike Maggi or any other 2 minute noodles, you don’t have to cook them. Imm

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Breakfast, Easy Cooking, Snacks, vegetarian

Apple Pie Pancakes: Easy recipe with the flavours of apple pie

October 14, 2013

Bear with me. More kiddie recipes coming your way. It’s holiday time and I’m trying to combine my love for cooking, my son’s gourmet palate and his endless two week long vacation to do something productive. I keep buying a kilo of apples each time, with intentions of making an apple pie. As the days

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