Morning raga :

ONION ROAST

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Call it what you like -Onion dosa or Onion roast,this is one staple south Indian breakfast next to iddli and Masala dosa . Today I was bored of eating the same old dosa and I thought I will make myself something different.Its a long time since I[...]

Tomato Dosa

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Dosa or Idli is an integral part of the South Indian breakfast.When the usual varieties are boring,its time to experiment and find out new tastes to suit our palette. I tried this from Sailu's blog with a few changes.The best part is that this[...]

Rava Pongal

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I made this Pongal yesterday as a part of the Pongal menu.A very simple recipe but delicious nevertheless..  I used: White Rava/ Sooji - 1 cup Moong dhal - 1/2 a cup Pepper corns- 1 teasopon Cumin seeds- 1 teaspoon Ginger,finely[...]

Soybean Dosa

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In the orient, use of Soy and its products are aplenty. Most of the dishes will have soy sauce, different forms of tofu and of course soy milk will be the choice of beverage after green tea. I have incorporated all these into Indian recipes and am[...]

Masala Poori

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Poori is a favorite dish at home and it finds its place on the table almost every week.This week I wanted a change and prepared masala poori. It actually involves no extra work but the taste is excellent.Lil angel is fond of this poori and[...]

PJ sandwich

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PJ sandwich!!I have a sandwich named after me!!!Wait a minute..Before you can imagine how I would be feeling at this moment ,read on. Ever heard of John Montagu?In a way this Earl is responsible for the nomenclature of sandwich! Though pieces of[...]

Seyal Phulka

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I have been drooling over the recipes @ Alka's Sindhi Rasoi from the time I made Seyal Pav ,a very delicious way to use leftover buns. After that I had bookmarked quite a few recipes to try for Alka has recipes that are easy to prepare and yet[...]

CHEESY PASTA

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I am a huge fan of Pasta.Earlier I used to settle for the packed pasta that comes with a readymade pasta sauce.Nowadays I prefer the homemade ones.Here is one such easy cheesy pasta recipe.You might feel that it is not so healthy but once in a while[...]

Mandakki Usli

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One of the easiest snacks / breakfast dish to put together is this Usli made with puffed rice.Its so simple that you will never realise you are 'cooking' something! Mandakki is puffed rice in Karnataka,also known by the names Pori,Murmura etc. and[...]

Puli Aval Upma

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I have been thinking for a while if I should change the blogs name to something like 'Simple-and-easy-ways to seduce your tastebuds' or 'Easy breezy ways to seduce your tastebuds' .Of late most of my recipes have the these words-'Simple and easy'[...]