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Traditional cooling food – Panakam and Kosumalli for Sri Rama Navami

March 24, 2010

The more I dig into our traditional foods, I’m amazed at how intelligently and seasonally our ancestors ate. Panakam and _Cucumber Kosumalli _that are offered as Neiveidyam on the occasion of Sri Rama Navami which falls in the summer season

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Four years and counting

March 22, 2010

On March 12, 2006, I took those wobbly first steps into the world of food blogging, without even knowing that there was something called ‘foodblogging’. I just thought it would be cool to have a digital diary of recipes and photos for future reference. And then tracking back comments and visitors, I realized there is a whole world of likeminded people called ‘food bloggers’ out there

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how to, Indian, Tips

How to prepare dried mint leaves & use in Indian cooking

February 23, 2010

How to prepare mint powder / dried mint – This is an excellent way to preserve a big bunch of harvested or bought mint leaves. Includes uses of dried mint in Indian cooking.

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Salads, Vegetables, vegetarian

Beet, feta and water amaranth salad

February 17, 2010

Sometimes, one ingredient can be such an inspiration for a whole recipe to be built around it. Feta cheese for us is one such ingredient. Neither S nor I can resist the intense saltiness and rich flavour of feta. That so much salt isn’t good for our health is easily forgotten when we lay our hands o

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gluten free, Glutenfree, Greens, Lentils, Vegan, vegetarian, VegProtein

Double beans with Amaranth greens

January 29, 2010

Beans and greens are a classic combination in many of the world cuisines. This delicious salad made using cooked double beans and greens, South Indian style is super healthy!

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Saraswat Lunch Menu from Rasachandrika

January 18, 2010

Regional Indian cooking has such variety that it’s mind-boggling. Every culture has had it’s cookbook bible that it trusts to preserve the heritage and authenticity – Meenakshi Ammal is one such great lady who put down traditional Tamil cuisine in three volumes. Such books are not only wonderful to discover in our kitchens the kind of food that is hardly ever available in restaurants, but also to give a great insight into the other cultures in our country. I can say the same about some of the food blogs 🙂 Rasachandrika, written by Ambabai Samshi is one such cooking bible for Saraswat community – and I was glad to buy it a few months ago – this showcases Chitrapur Saraswat cooking

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beginner, Diabetic friendly, Easy Indian Cooking, Glutenfree, One Pot Cooking, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Vegetables, vegetarian, Yogurt Recipes

Tamil Lunch Menu: Mor Kozhambu, Vazhakka Curry

June 8, 2008

A gluten-free, vegetarian Tamil Brahmin Cuisine lunch menu comprising Plantain Dry Curry and yogurt based curry to go with rice, called Mor Kozhambu

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Curry, Greens, Lentils, Nutrition, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Vegetables

Recipe for Keerai Kootaan / Milagoottal and Cabbage Poriyal

June 3, 2008

Another simple Tambrahm lunch menu – Spinach & Lentils (Keerai Koottu), Cabbage Poriyal (stir fry)

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Breakfast, Indian, Lentils

Handvo – Mixed Lentil savoury cake

April 25, 2008

Grains soaking for handwo Handwo is a Gujarati steamed delicacy. The batter is made from soaked rice and a mixture of lentils, fermented, mixed with vegetables and steamed / microwaved. A delicious tadka of sesame seeds, mustard seeds is poured on the top, the cake cut into wedges and served with a

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Indian, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian

With love from the Calcutta Cookbook

April 14, 2008

5th March,2008 As a part of my love for regional Indian cuisine, I’ve decided that once a week, dinner will be from any region other than our own. This week, we are enjoying some homely vegetarian Bengali meals from the chapter Bangla Ranna of The Calcutta Cookbook Bengali menu for tonight Piaj koli

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Nutrition, Vegetables

Cracked wheat with tons of veggies

March 10, 2008

This dish is modeled after the excellent Vegetable Baath that my mom makes. Baath is nothing to do with bathing, but this is a rice dish, that has loads of vegetables that are finely chopped, sauteed with whole spices and spice powders. The cooked rice is then cooled and delicately hand-mixed with t

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Curry, Diabetic friendly, Easy Indian Cooking, gluten free, Glutenfree, Healthy, Indian, Nutrition, Vegetables, vegetarian, VegProtein, Winter

Low Fat – Restaurant Style Matar Paneer | Indian style peas and cottage cheese curry

January 3, 2008

Hello and glad to see you in the new year. Trying to stick to my resolutions (to blog more regularly) – I was ready with the draft 3 days ago, but that’s when respiratory infection and bronchitis caught up with me and has kept me down for over 3 days. In Bombay, the temperature difference is well ov

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