Fitful Culinaria :

Gorintaku (Andhra style mehendi)

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This is not the instant mehendi made with henna powder. This is the real deal bayybeee! It's made from the freshly plucked leaves of henna shrub. These leaves travelled all the way from a freiend's backyard in Guntur(AP) to my home in[...]

Sunday Fruit Breakfast

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Banana Milkshake and Papaya I read somewhere that to reap the real benifits of fruit, it should be eaten first thing in the morning, on an empty stomach. Since anyways I wouldn't be following that religiously, I just tried that once on sunday.[...]

Pink Parathas

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Ha ha, creeped you out there didn't I ? Ok, they are just our good old Mooli Parathas, but made with these lovely winter red globe radishes. Gyan on radishes . Grate the radish, squeeze out extra liquid and keep aside. Look at the lovely[...]

Whole Wheat Pasta with Pesto

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There are so many varieties and so many shapes of pasta and again their permutations and combinations. What I have here is a Whole Wheat variety in Rigatoni shape. Not just that it comes with a 'good for health' tag, but I do like the flavour of[...]

Sitaphal (Custard Apple)

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This is one of my favourite fruits. Other than eating it, I don't know much about the fruit. So here's a link to some GK on Sitaphal: http://food.sify.com/fullstory.php?id=13234042 And the above pics are to show how to eat it. Ha ha

Tofu Pulusu (Tofu in spicy tamarind sauce)

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This one is my own invention :). Inspired by my mom's Vankaya Pulusu and Bhindi Pulusu, I just replaced the veggies with tofu for this dish. The spicy, salty, sour taste makes tofu more interesting. Cut the tofu into cubes. Sprinkle some salt[...]

Stuffed Baby-Brinjal

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In my opinion, there are as many versions to this dish as there are cooks. My mom makes 2-3 different ways, I have seen Indira making in 3 different ways, and there might be so many more. Here's my version. Slice onions, ginger, garlic and[...]

Banana Pancakes

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My love for bananas goes up another level when it comes to banana pancakes. It's a perfect weekend breakfast. Pancakes are usually made of maida or refined flour. But I make a healthy version of it using whole wheat flour and also kicked it up a[...]

Phulka Illustrated

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The pictures speak the recipe, so I am not gonna write more on that. Instead I am gonna write some tips. 1. Try to get a real good quality atta, preferrably stone ground. 2. Be careful while adding water[...]

Zucchini Subzi

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A friend of mine had asked me how to cook zucchini. So here's a simple indian subzi made with zucchini and tomato. It's pretty much the way you would make any other vegetable. 2 zucchinis, 1 tomato, 1 onion, 1 green chilli mustard[...]