My kitchen treats :

Steamed Cabbage dumplings (Cabbagyaache undi)

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Yesterday I was searching through my kitchen pantry and found that I was overstocked with items which were occupying valuable pantry space. Some of them include barley, different types of lentils, pudding mixes, etc etc. I felt guilty that inspite of[...]

Eggplant/Brinjal raita

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These days the weather in MA is turning from warm to hot to hot and humid...well whatever be the degree of heat, I am not a big fan of summer....yes have to say that because each time I hear people around me, especially people whose origin is same as[...]

Oven baked Idli fry and Moru Kachiyathu (Curry made with well beaten yoghurt (curd))

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Recently I had some left over Idlis that had become hard as stone after a day in the fridge :D .... What I often do is I roast them on the stove by applying few strokes of oil using a brush (I found this method of using a brush to apply oil[...]

Tomato chutney and 4 years of completion !!

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Well, first of all I would like to announce that 'My Kitchen Treats': my 'baby' has turned 4 years old !! :)..... I wanted to mention this milestone atleast this time as I have not acknowledged this occasion in the previous years. This blog has[...]

Bittergourd Potato dry curry (in konkani: Karathe ukkeri, in malayalam: Pavakka Mezhukkupuratti)

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Basically this dish is made only with Bittergourd. But if you want a richer taste to go along with the bittergourd, potato can be added. I always add potato to this curry because its become a hit with my husband. He loves the caramelized[...]

Beijinho ('Little Kiss' in Portuguese) (Sweet from Brazil)

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The town close to us (Framingham) has a lot of Brazilian residents and the down town has quiet a lot of Brazilian shops. Both V and myself love to try various cuisines. Though we have been staying here for a while, we never thought about[...]

Cashew Biscotti with chocolate glaze

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This is going to be my first homemade Biscotti. Biscotti is an all time favorite at our house. I have been meaning to make this from a long long time. The time was just right few days back, when I had all ingredients and the memory that I had[...]

Raw plantain coconut dry curry (Ethakka thoran)

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I don't remember when was the first time I ate this dish. But sure enough it captured its place in my mind. After marriage, until now, I always used to either fry the chips of Raw plantain or make a simple curry with just salt and little[...]

Spiced Indian Tea

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One of the favorite morning routines for me the past few months is to try various ways of spicing up the morning cup of tea. I prefer tea to coffee. I was drawn to the idea of spicing up the tea when one morning we were out of milk (I always[...]

Simple Vanilla Cupcake

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Its been a while since I baked a cake in the oven. In fact I never baked one in our brand new toaster oven. So I decided to venture into the world of baking cakes in an oven once again after a gap of almost one year. I wanted to start on[...]