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Onion - Tomato Thokku

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I was long overdue to the grocery store, so all that I had left at home was onion and tomatoes. So I decided to make this thokku. The Thokku can be made and stored off up to a week.It goes great with rice and Idly/Dosa. Ingredients: 2 no Tomato[...]

Thuvar lilva subzi / Pigeon peas subzi

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We usually get fresh Thuvar lilva /Pigeon peas with their pods in India. But in the US we only get frozen or dried peas. I used the frozen peas for this subzi. Ingredients: 1 cup Thuvar lilva/Pigeon peas 1 no Potato 1 no Red onion 8 no green[...]

Pavakkai thatta payaru poriyal / Bittergourd Azuki beans poriyal

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I just love all kinds of beans, but bitter gourd not so much... but the combination of both the ingredients is irresistible. Adding azuki beans to the bitter gourd takes out some of the bitterness from the gourd and also gives it an additional[...]

Kollu kanji / Horsegram congee

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Kollu or horse-gram has many nutritional benefits. It is a good sources of iron and molybdenum. It is generally prepared in the cold season as it is supposed to have cold inhibiting nutrients. we usually make kollu congee for dinner as it is very[...]

Vendakkai kara Pachadi / Okra Curry

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Vendakkai / Okra is one of my favorite vegetables, but the only part i hate is how much time it takes to buy a tender bunch of these crunchy veggies... Ingredients: 1/2 lbs Okra 1 medium sided Onion (chopped) 1/2 cup Coconut shredded 1 tsp Cumin[...]

Kidney Bean Soup

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Ingredients: 1 can Kidney beans 1/2 cup crushed tomatoes 1 no Medium sized Onion (chopped) 1 clove Garlic 1 tbsp Chilly powder 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder 1 tsp Coriander power 2 cups Vegetable stock 2 tbsp Olive oil Tortilla Chips Salt & Pepper[...]

Vegetable - Spinach Frittata

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Ingredients: 1/2 cup Baby Spinach 1/2 cup Vegetables - diced (green beans, carrot, Red pepper) 1 no Onion (diced) 4 no Eggs 1 tbsp Jalapeno Peppers (minced) 1/4 cup Parmesan (shredded) 4 tbsp Mozzarella cheese 1 tbsp olive oil Salt &[...]

Poondu Kuzhambu/ Garlic curry

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This is one of my favorite curry.I could have this 365 days without any complaints.. When ever I go home my mom always makes this for me. Ingredients: 1 no whole Garlic 10 no Shallots/Small onion 1 tsp Tamarind paste 1 sprig Curry leaves 1 tsp[...]

Corn Fritters

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The first time I made this snack my Dh fell in love with it.Now he keeps pestering me to make it over and over .I found this recipe from the book 200 veggie feasts by Louise Pickford. Ingredients: 11/2 cup Corn Kernels 1/2 cup All- purpose[...]

Chilly Jam

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Ingredients: 2 nos ripe vine Tomatoes 4 nos Red hot Fresno Chilies or any hot chillies 2 cloves Garlic 1/2 cup brown Sugar 2 tbsp Soy sauce 3 tbsp Rice wine vinegar 1/2 tsp salt Method: Place Tomatoes, garlic, chilies in a food processor and[...]