Few days ago I had prepared Pudina Kothamalli podi. This time I wanted to try with Kothamalli (Cilantro) alone. These podis are handy when we feel tired to prepare lavish lunch. Podi bug has caught me and am trying out lots of podi recipes… Ingredients: Kothamalli (fresh Cilantro): 1 bunch Chana dal (Bengal gram): 4 […]
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Recently I got a box of mangoes and made mango milk shake. Still few mangoes were remaining. As usual (now starts my rant… ) we cannot expect the flavor and taste that we relish in our Indian mangoes… Leave alone the taste and flavor, not even the color can match with ours! Dear buddy Dido […]
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This is a simple kootu recipe. I go for this when I feel bored to prepare an elaborate dish for main course. Dal and bhaji together makes the dish wholesome and nutritious! Ingredients: Cabbage : 500 gms (Shredded into small pieces) Chickpeas: 200 gms Coconut (grated): 1/2 cup Red chilies: 4-5 Cumin seeds: 1 tsp […]
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Kara kuzhambu is a famous dish in Tamil nadu. I have tasted this at many restaurants and at my friends’ place. I saw the recipe for vendakai kara kuzhambu in Aval Vikatan. I adopted the dish and made slight changes to it. The actual dish needs vendakai vattal. Since I didn’t have that, I used […]
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I read in an article that US has lifted the ban on import of Indian Mangoes 🙂 But the sad part is that Indian Americans are still waiting to enjoy this sweet treat from their home land! I couldn’t spot our “King of fruits” any of the desi stores in Chicago… Probably have to wait […]
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I have had Aloo (potato) palak(spinach) sabji in most of the Indian restaurants here. But never tried this combo at home. I love palak sabji. Thought of adding aloo this time. Taste was yum! Here is the Aloo palak sabji recipe. Ingredients: Aloo (Potatoes): 250 gms Palak (Spinach): a bunch Green chilies: 3-4 Salt: to […]
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