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A surprise in the mailbox.....

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A few days ago, we tried the Gujarati Dal for ICC from the book Sukham Ayu: Cooking at Home with Ayurvedic Insights (Gourmand Winner - Best Health & Nutrition Cookbook in the World - Second Place) as the challenge for Feb 2011 . Srivalli who is the[...]

Hua Juan - Chinese Steamed Scallion Buns

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After a really long time, I am writing about a Chinese dish that I used to enjoy.Hua Juan literally means 'twisted flower'.[In Mandarin,Hua means Flower and Juan is twist].These are steamed scallion buns in the shape of a flower. It is made with[...]

Gujarati Kadhi and a couple of Awards

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Gujarati Kadhi was born [in my kitchen,of course] after I made the Punjabi Kadi Pakora.After this I went on and prepared Taro Kadhi, capsicum kadhi, Palak kadhi.All these are still in my drafts and today I made up my mind to post Gujarati kadhi.[...]

Jajeek - Iraqi Cucumber Yogurt Dip for Taste and Create

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As I had mentioned in my previous post -Turkish Haydari, I was paired with Nicole who writes at For the love of food and is also the founder of Taste and Create.When I got the mail with my partner name on the list ,I immediately set about bookmarking[...]

Turkish Haydari For Taste and Create

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This month for taste and create I was thrilled to be paired with Nicole who writes at For the love of food and is also the founder of this wonderful food community. Though I had prepared two recipes from her blog, I missed posting it by the scheduled[...]

Microwave Fruit and Nut Cake with Oats

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After I made the Healthy Oats cake with custard sauce I was tempted to try out another version of  that cake.On an impulse I gathered the ingredients and went ahead to bake a microwave cake. This cake which was prepared with a slight change in[...]

Instant Rawa Roast | Rawa Dosa

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Lil Angel loves crispy dosa's.Well,I think that's the case with most of the kids.Rawa dosa is yet another favorite of hers.Instead of going out to eat this yummy dosa, I make it at home for her to relish.This dosa is very quick to prepare and[...]

Bittergourd - Carrot Kootu

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There are days when the vegetable tray in the fridge is almost empty and you notice that just a few minutes before you set out to prepare lunch and pack it for the bread winner of the family.You try to rustle up something with whatever is available[...]

Tawa Pulao | Tava Pulao

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Tava Pulao is yet another treat from the roadside chaat-stall.Rice is flavored with Pav bhaji masala which makes the dish all the more tasty and give a 'chaat' feel to the rice.Addition of vegetables makes it tasty and healthy.I fell in love with[...]

Classic Book Of Indian Traditional Cooking - Book Review

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Last week I went to the library and the first thing I looked up for is,guess what?Cook books you say? Then u are wrong!!Lil Angel was so eager to get a book for herself that she dragged me around begging me for a book.Hmmm..Looks like my priorities[...]