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Garelu, Medu Vada or Ulundu Vadai In South India, on any auspicious occasion, you will find Garelu (Medu Vada or Ulundu Vadai) being served along with Payasam of some sort. I decided to herald in the New Year (or rather usher out the old year) with s

I love Ferrero Rocher chocolates,given that love,you'd think I am crazy about Nutella too,right.But no,I am not a grab-that-bowl-of-nutella person.I love chocolate spreads but not as much to eat on their own.Strange no?Funnily,I don't like to spread nutel

I am back with another Paneer recipe.Yes,trying to post dishes which are most in demand here- side dishes for chapathi and easy paneer recipes .I never get tired of looking out for new recipes for Paneer,it being one of my most favorite food of all ti

Wishing all who celebrate a very Happy Krishna Janmashtami . Lots of things come to mind when I think of Ashtami during childhood.It was always a double celebration since we lived a wall apart a Krishna temple and it was almost like a second ho

I've mentioned this before,I'll say it again.I sleep well if there is dosa batter in the fridge.Somehow,it makes me tick off one main decision for the day.Having a box of grated coconut ready is an added advantage.Earlier,I used to grind the dosa batter i

Foxtail Millet Crepes Yesterday was the last Shravani Shanivar. For all the Fasts till now We were eating Vari/ Samo seeds/ foxtail millet only as it is the healthier option. We avoided Sabudana or sago seeds as they are too starchy. I hope I ha

I have a load of fruit from the Ganpati puja, some bananas ripened and freckled completely. Was talking to The cooker when she suggested freezing some fruit for smoothies and tempted me with this Sunshine cake , which I will try a little later there ar

Mrs Rekha Karmakar posts on her son Kalyan's blog . She is a storyteller who is full of wonderful memories. Whether it was her going back to Diamond Harbor looking for that home of her childhood vacation along with her two school going sons or

In December we travelled to Malvan, a region in the Sindhudurg district of coastal Maharashtra or as it is locally known, the Kokan. I need to be writing a lot on Swachchanda God promise, I will this week! When you travel in the coastal region o

I have tried so many recipes for Punjabi Chole or Amritsari Chole none was so delicious then this recipe, I think this is the original recipe for Punjabi Chole, tried and tasted. Ingredients: 250 gm: Kabuli channa 50 gm: Rajma 2 tsp: Tea powd

Hi All!! Sorry for being away from the blog all of a sudden..the intention was definitely not to disappear but somehow life became too busy with traveling, then unpacking and getting back to a regular routine.. I’m posting yet another healthy preparat

Hi All!!! My readers would know that I’ve indulged myself into Cookbook reviews and Food product reviews earlier and with this post I’m taking another plunge and that’s writing a restaurant review. For this I must first and foremost thank Deepa who ask

A popular and much loved food all over India, Paav Bhaaji is a speciality of Western India. This is a spicy blend of vegetables in tomato gravy spices, served with pav that is toasted with butter. Paav means "a small bun", while Bhaaji means "vegetable"

Rainy season is already started. “Baahar barish ho rahi hain aur office se aane ke baad ek cup chai ke saath kuch pakode ho jaye….” This comes almost everyone’s mind. But in this season I am going to give you some traditional fritters from Maharashtria

Hey it's Diwali time again!!! I think for this week everybody must be busy in preparing sweets savory items for Diwali . With All my other varieties for Diwali , I want to add some more traditional things in my list. God Shankarpale (Sweet diamonds) i

OMG!!!! I did it. From last 2 years I wanted to make this dish. When I first time saw this recipe in Alka's Blog . But some or other thing took me away from trying this recipe. Thanks a lot Alka it was really yummy and now it will be in our regular wee

'Aamrakhand' means Amra(mango)+ Shrikhand. Shikhand with mango puree into it is called aamrakand. In most of the Maharashtrian family this sweet dish is prepared during Mango season. You can have this with Puri, it tastes awesome. Instead of Aamras-Pu

Wish you all a very Happy Diwali!!! This Diwali with all type of common 'Pharal', I had planned to try some different type of sweets or savory items. As my daughter is too small, I managed to try out this in her afternoon nap timing. This is a t

This is a variety of dosa prepared in South Canara district of Karnataka. It has an assortment of spices which is ground with Coconut and added to the Rice batter. This imparts all the flavors and the aroma to the dosa. The speciality of this dosa is that

This recipe is my mother's. 'Jamun' burfi gets its name from the ready made Gulab Jamun mix powder, which is being used along with other ingredients to make this awesome sweet dish. Just when, I've been having a bunch people hopping into our home to keep

Susiyam or seeyam is a traditional sweet dish famous in south tamilnadu mainly in Nagerkoil,Trinelveli, Kariakudi will be made for festive seasons.....My Mom method will be diff from my in-law method...but both tastes awesome...The difference is the di

similar recipes This Egg urundai kuzhambu is a bit lengthy process....But it tastes awesome ..we love it with hot rice .. My MIL method... Ingredients: Egg - 6 nos Onions - 2 nos (big) Tomato - 1 no (big) Tam

7 Cup burfi or 7 cup cake is an Indian sweet made during festival time like Diwali. The sweet has been named so, as we use 7 cup measurements of the ingredients and it closely resembles the Western version of Fudge Bars. It is very easy to make and everyt

I love vazhakkai (Raw banana / Plantain) very much. Mostly it is cooked in every household on the Amavasya (New Moon) day, as a part of the lunch to give thidhi (offering) to the family members who passed away. The recipes prepared on that day are not sup