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Madata Kajalu or Tapeswaram Kajalu
Happy Diwali to all of you :)Madata kajalu are very popular in Andhra and they are also called Tapeswaram kajalu. Tapeswaram is a village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh and is famous for...
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Sesame Bar or Sesame Chikki
Sesame chikki is very nutritious and good for health. Sesame seeds are rich in oil and proteins. These are used in various cuisines all around the world.....
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Tomato Rice
Tomato rice is a simple, one pot meal dish which goes well with papad and onion raita. It is easy to prepare and also easy to carry as a lunch box meal for school going children or office going adults....
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Atukula Mixture or Poha Chivda
In my childhood, my mother used to make atukula mixture quite often as an evening snack and we enjoyed it a lot. It's nice to munch on them while drinking a hot cup of tea or coffee and it's raining...
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Thatte Idly
Thatte Idly is a breakfast dish from Karnataka. It is also called as Plate Idly (thatte means plate in Kannada). Generally they are served along with chutney, sambar or potato or mixed veg palya {palya...
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Purple Cabbage Curry
Purple cabbage is a good source of water-soluble vitamin C. From just one cup of raw cabbage, you'll get 67 percent of the vitamin C you need daily. Your immune system needs vitamin C to function well....
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Tomato Niluva Pachadi or Sun Dried Tomato Pickle
I've wanted to prepare tomato pickle for a long time but I kept on postponing it because it is a long process. It depends on the climate, we need good sunshine to dry the tomato slices. Summer season...
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Ragi Laddoo
Happy New Year :)Ragi laddoos are healthy and easy to make. Children are likely to eat ragi in the form of laddoos. Let's see how to make these nutritious laddoos.....
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Shenga Hindi or Groundnut Chutney Powder
Groundnuts or peanuts are rich in nutrients, folate, vitamin E and proteins. Ground nuts have many uses. They can be eaten raw or used in recipes. Groundnut oil is often used in cooking due to its high...
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Akki Rotti or Rice Flour Roti
Akki rotti is a dish from Karnataka which can be served as breakfast with chutney or palya (stir fry in Kannada). It can be prepared by using only rice flour or can be prepared by mixing rice flour...
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Goru Meetilu
Happy Pongal to all of you :)Goru meetilu is a sweet snack which will be liked by everyone. In my childhood, an aunty of mine from Rajahmundry used to make this sweet. Even though it's difficult to get...
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Mysore Masala Dosa
Happy Republic Day to all :)Mysore masala dosa is a popular dosa in Karnataka. I tasted this dosa for the first time at Raj restaurent in Singapore and liked it a lot. A few days ago, I made this dosa...
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Pulagam and Kalagalupu Kura
Pulagam is a dish made with rice and split green gram. This dish is generally made on Bhogi day. Sankranti is celebrated mainly for three days. The first day is known as Bhogi, the second day is known...
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Corn Starch Halwa
Happy Valentine's Day :)Corn starch halwa is very simple to make in a less amount of time....
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Vegetable Dum Biryani
I tried this veg dum biryani after referring to vah chef's recipe and chef Harpal Singh's recipe. It came out very well and tasted like restaurent biryani. I am going to share the recipe with you and...
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Malpua
Happy Holi :)Malpua is a dessert from North India. It is a deep fried pan cake that has been dipped in sugar syrup and is generally made with maida (all purpous flour) and mawa (koya) or suji. It can...
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Simple Potato Stir Fry
Potato is a kid-friendly vegetable.. They love eating this starchy vegetable in many forms like chips, fries, samosas, cutlets, masala curry, stir fry, etc.Let's see how to make this simple potato stir...
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Happy Sri Rama Navami :)
When I was working in a school (in Bengaluru), I tasted kosambari and Muskmelon (kharbuja) panaka on Sri Rama Navami Day. I liked them and they are quite different from our Rama Navami dishes. I have...
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Happy Independence Day
Green Gram CurryA simple and healthy dish that goes well with both rice and rotis. We had it with steamed rice and poha mixture.....
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Happy Krishnashtami :)
Tried out the recipe for maida burfi from Rak's Kitchen. It's very simple to make and tastes delicious.
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Maida Burfi
We can make maida burfi in different flavours using cardamom powder or vanila essence or rose water. I have added cardamom powder to give a traditional touch, since I made it for Krishnashtami.Let's...
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Happy Ganesh Chaturthi :)
Om vakratunda mahakayaKotisurya samaprabhaNirvighnam kurume devaSarva karyeshu sarvada...
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Happy Navratri & Dasara
Badam or Almond HalwaBadam halwa reminds me my friend and neighbour, Lalitha. She showed me how to make this delicious halwa when we stayed in Singapore. Thank you Lalitha :) I made it with little...
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Pesara Sunni Undalu (Moong dal Laddoos)
Happy Diwali :)Pesara sunni undalu are healthy and kids friendly laddoos, made up of skinned green gram.Ingredients:Split and skinned green gram or skinned moong dal-1 cupSugar-1 cupGhee-1/2 a...
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