South indian food :

Parippu Vadai/ Aama Vadai (Spicy Lentil Fritters) and Paal Payasam (South Indian Style Rice & Milk Dessert)

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Some parts of India are celebrating the festival of Raksha Bandhan today. In my Palakkad Iyer community, today we celebrate Avani Avittam. First of all let me briefly explain the term "Avani Avittam". While we follow the same English calendar as the[...]

Maharaja - 105 1st Ave South Seattle, WA

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The dcor is warm and cozy, with an emphasis on intimacy and elegance. Plush carpeting, authentic Indian art and dark shades of red, are complimented by low romantic lighting. The restaurant consists of an entrance area, for secluded pre-dinner[...]

Manoharam - Indian Cooking Challenge, August 2010

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Manoharam Urundai, My Mom's Best choice for making Parupu thengai/Koodu (The tall Cones seen in Marriages and all Good Occasions. i have seen amma making it many a time, but havent tried, until this. Enjoyed making them, actually felt they were a[...]

Bombay Street Food Special #3 - Rava Idli

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I know, it seems like I've abandoned this series on Bombay street food. I haven't, but sometimes theres just so much going on that its not possible to fit everything into a twenty four hour day. In the past few days since I've returned, the day[...]

Davanagere Benne Dosa(DBD) from Karnataka!!!...Family Food Friday#3

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In my last week's post I had asked you all to guess about my next post with the clues that I have given and many of you guessed that DBD would be a dosa.Though some of you were partially correct but the credit goes to two of our fellow[...]

Adding gloss to Finely Chopped: Food and Nightlife Magazine

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No, I am not trying to increase the eyeballs on the blog. Finally got hold of the Mumbai launch edition of the Food and Nightlife Magazine at a stall in front of Pot Pourri at Turner Road. Sorry, Lemon Grass. I am a child of the[...]

Comfort Food Series #1 - Soup with medley of lentils and greens

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As a departure from the mundane, everyday recipes I like to sometimes change things up a bit by mixing recipes from different cuisines. This recipe I have here is a mixture of Northern Indian style dal paalak and Southern Indian style tangy[...]

Uttha(Plain Rice flour)Rotti and Avarekaalu Benne Usli,Karnataka Special...'Family Food-Friday#1'

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I am here to kick start my first event titled, ' Cooking with Family-Series ' which I had highlighted in my last post. The theme that I have chosen for this event is, ' BREAKFAST '. I plan to post the recipes once a week on every Friday and[...]

Idly, Sambhar and Chutney

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Tried and tasted by Nivedita Hi all, When I started my blog, I thought of starting with basic and simple foods. But some how I went on postponing it.  Thanks to Mahimaa for organizing a event of basic recipes that made me to post[...]

Mint rice( pudina anna/ pudina sadam)

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This one is really very simple. The ingredients used are also so minimal. When you want to cook something in a jiffy, this is a good bet. Here it goes... Ingredients: Rice- 3 cups mint leaves - 3 cups green chillies - 4 nos onion - 1nos chilly[...]