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Murungai Keerai known as Drumstick Leaves is a rich source of Iron and Vitamin A and I try to include it whenever I could get hold of it which is very rare though. Having grown up in a place where there are at least 4 to 5 drumstick trees per house and ea

Are you looking for a crunchy, munchy tea time snack?, then these dill leaves pakoras or pakodas will be just perfect for you especially on a cold evening. Dill leaves are known as suva or shepu bhaji up North, and are available at large, but where I’m, t

Ingredients: Apple, chopped (Green/Red) - 1 cup Banana, chopped - 1 cup Pineapple, chopped - 1 cup Sweet Lime/Mosambi, chopped - 1 cup Blueberries - 1/4 cup Dry Fruits, chopped (Cashew nuts, almonds, raisins, apricots) - 1 cup Granulated Sugar - 1 cup F

Ingredients: For Nuchinunde: Split Pigeon Peas / Toor Dal - 1 cup Bengal Gram - 1 cup Split Yellow Moong Dal - 1 cup Coriander Leaves, chopped - 1 cup ( or Dill / Fenugreek Leaves) Ginger, grated - 2 tsps Fresh Coconut, grated - 1 cup Salt to taste For

Ingredients: Raw Rice - 2 cups Pigeon Peas/Toor Dal - 1 cup Carrots - 3 French Beans - 10 Turnip/KnolKohl/Kohlrabi - 2 Fresh Green Peas - 1/2 cup Tamarind Extract - 1 tbsp Turmeric Powder - 1/8 tsp Salt to taste For Bisibele Bhath Powder/Masala: Dry Re

Again sharing another typical Bengali Recipe with Radish.As Winter is the season for fresh radish. So try this authentic bengali recipe in this winter. I know everyone will love it for sure. Some people say Mulor Ghanto or Mulor Chechki. But what is in a

Kadhi a Traditional dish for Rajasthan and Punjab. There is no much more variation to make kadhi in both the regions. But difference makes for the spices. Each region uses some different spices for their kadhi preparations. Still its similar. Some people

Green leafy vegetables are generally a good source of Iron and Calcium. There are numerous varieties of Keerai available in India. In the Indian culture we have recognised medicinal values in each of the varieties, and have used it accordingly. My grandmo

Quite often we look to make simple and easy vegetable dishes. With the sweltering heat nobody wants to stay long in the kitchen. The need of the hour is quick and easy recipes to please our palate. Lunch/Dinner gets interesting with the various permutat

Sundakkai - Turkey Berry, is also known as wild eggplant and I was wonder struck when I saw that they were used in Thai cuisine. These tiny berry-like vegetables grow in clusters in our front yard at Panayapatti. We would pick the most tender ones for pic

As a kid, my grandparents used to get me these biscuits from a nearby bakery and its name was SOOSBERRY. I am not sure if this is the real name .It is also known as Butter biscuits. I used to enjoy every bite of this coz it used to just melt away in on

http://gayathriraj.blogspot.com Ingredients : Eggs : 4 (boiled) Onions - 1, finely chopped Oil - 2tbsp Popu (Tadka)- 1tsp Green Chillis - 2 Red Chilli Powder - 1tsp Dhaniya Powder - 1tsp Sesame Powder/Nuvvula Podi - 4tsp Pachi Kobbari, Coconut po

Ingredients: Rice Flour - 3cups Maida - 2 cups Green Chillis - 12 Chana Dal - 1/4 cup Chilli powder - 1tsp Ajwain seeds/Vamu - 2tsp Butter - 1/4 cup Oil for deep frying Oil - 5tsp for making Chekkalu Curry leaves - few Salt - 2 1/2 tsps Procedure: So

Ingredients Rice-1 cup Moong dal -1 tbsp Milk-400 ml Sugar/kalkandu-200 gms Cardomon-2-3 Edible camphor-a pinch Ghee-50gms Cashews and Raisins-a few Method 1.Wash rice and dal,add 200 ml of milk and one cup of water..

I love lighting lamps ,karthikai deepam is my most favorite festival.During my childhood i have lighted nearly hundreds of lamps in my mom's house..I would be the first one collecting lamps and the preparations of karthikai deepam is always my pleasure to

Ingredients: Ridge gourd - 500 gm Green peas - 1/2 cup Onion - 1 Green chillies - 2 Turmeric - 1/4 tsp Red chilli powder - 1 tsp Salt to taste Mustard cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp Channa dal - 1/4 tsp Curry leaves - few Coriander leave

DO NOT read this post and recipe unless you plan to bake right away Gives you craving to have something cinnamony with a hint of vanilla and maybe chocolate . -ok add butter scotch to that . . Yup thats what I microwaved , all of the above in chips

Well that sounds pretty complicated...its simlply Mathanga Pachadi/Pumpkin Pachadi and Kovakya uperi. Mathanga Pachadi Pumpkins are very versatile in their uses for cooking, from the fleshy shell, to the seeds, to even the flowers, most p

Another one of those Mallu specialities made with raw mango and some basic ingredients. This can be served as part of a traditional mallu sadya or as a side dish with curd rice. Ingredients Raw Mango - 2 medium sized ones Coconut - 1/2, grated

So much to do, so little time! Readers, I am just not able to find quality time to laze over my computer, debating which recipe to post next. My blog is facing intermittent outages, you may have noticed this. Its not the dearth of recipes that is to be bl

Breakfast - the most important meal of the day is also my favourite part of day. I fancy good breakfasts and I guess if my day has started off early I don't mind slaving over dishing out a good hearty breakfast. South Indian breakfasts always score above

My love affair with mutton started after I had moved to Mumbai. We used to get the best quality meat there. Well, to get the facts right, what we popularly get in most parts of India is goat meat and not lamb. ('bokdi' 'bokro' will probably put the whol

Now that we have settled down in our own home I have started trying out dishes, the recipes of which have been bookmarked ages ago. Last year when I had a temporary help hired during my delivery I had the opportunity to taste some Karnataka style food whi

Indian sweets - well, what do I say about them? As much as I claim that I don't have a sweet tooth, I do. Big time. I didn't have one during my growing up years but ever since I had my kids I have this undying love for Indian sweets. Laddoos top the list