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Pumpkin Chaaru – A sweet sour spicy soup

October 7, 2015

This rasam variant from Telugu Cuisine, with pumpkin, is a perfect match with rice or even a soup to whet your appetite. Do give it a try!

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Condiments, easy, Indian

Recipe for Kanda-Kairi Chutney – Onion and Raw Mango Chutney

July 27, 2015

What’s the best way to jazz up an Indian meal? I’d say “condiments”. Chutneys, pickles, podis, kachumber added to a couple of vegetables, dal, rotis and rice can turn your dish into a full fledged Indian thaali. Goodness, my mouth waters even as I type out these words! Sigh, there’s no hope for me :-/

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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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Curry, easy, Indian, Vegan, vegetarian, Yogurt Recipes

Recipe for Fajeto – Gujarati Mango Kadhi

June 19, 2015

Before the mango season says its final goodbyes for 2015, I want want want you to try this Gujarati Kadhi called Fajeto. I’m a big fan of Guju food (and I don’t mean the Rajdhani type thaalis). Basic homemade dal-bhaath-shaak-rotli, like they call it, meaning dal-rice-veggies-roti, is such a delight to the tastebuds. I love the mild sweetness in the dishes that comes from adding some sugar or jaggery, in the cuisine from some parts of Gujarat. It is said that it is used to balance the slight bitter taste from the hard water in these parts

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Dinner, easy, Easy Cooking, Indian, Potato Recipes, Vegetables

Recipe Pahari / Aloo Palda from the mountains of Himachal

June 12, 2015

A potato curry from Himachal: A thick, smooth curry and punctuated by chunks of spiced boiled potatoes with the aroma of cardamom and hints of mustard oil.

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Indian, Lentils, Nutrition, VegProtein

Recipe for Rajasthani Panchmel Dal / Panch Kuti Dal

May 16, 2015

This is the concluding recipe in the ongoing series – Tata I-Shakti T20 Tadka. These recipes are a fusion between the two Indian states / cities that are playing each other in the IPL2015 – T20 matches. This one is for the match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knightriders this evening. Panchm

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Baking, Easy Cooking, gluten free, Indian, Lentils, Nutrition, Snacks, Vegan, vegetarian, VegProtein

Baked Crispy Chana Dal Chaat

May 14, 2015

This recipe is a part of the ongoing series – Tata I-Shakti T20 Tadka. These recipes are a fusion between the two Indian states / cities that are playing each other in the IPL2015 – T20 matches. This one is for the match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knightriders and co-incidentally, I’m going

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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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easy, Indian, Lentils, Nutrition, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Vegan, VegProtein

Recipe for Misal Masala Dosa

May 10, 2015

This post is the 4th 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 for the clash between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians today, combining the best o

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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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Indian, Nutrition

Recipe for Karnataka Sambar with Masoor Dal

May 2, 2015

I’m super excited to bring to you a new recipe series. This combines our combined love for IPL T20 and food! You may wonder what this is about. For 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 matc

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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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