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Batata Poha Recipe – Gujarati Aloo Poha – How To Make Potato Poha

Batata poha ( Batata – Potato, Poha – Rice flakes in English, Aloo Poha in Hindi) is a quick breakfast and teatime snacks recipe which is very popular in Gujarat and Maharashtra. Recently I posted...

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Muslim Khichdi Recipe – Dal Khichdi

I got this recipe from Captain TV cookery show. It was demonstrated by a Muslim lady, Mrs. Humayun ( Sorry I don’t remember her name exactly) and she told its one of the traditional breakfast recipes...

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Ridge Gourd Curry – Beerakaya Curry–Turai Ki Sabji

I started to explore varieties of ridge gourd recipes (Ridge gourd in English, Turai/Luffa/Torai in Hindi, Peerkangai in Tamil, Beerakaya in Telugu, Hirekai in Kannada, Peechinga in Malayalam, Ghiya...

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Pineapple Kesari Recipe – Pineapple Kesari Bath

Usually I make Pineapple Kesari just by adding Pineapple essence and yellow food color to the normal rava kesari. I have never tried it with Pineapple chunks. Yesterday I bought a small pineapple to...

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Instant Upma Mix Recipe – Rava Upma Mix

I have never thought of making Instant upma mix & Podi recipes at home until Sendhil travelled to Norway for an official trip last year. Usually he used to take store bought instant noodles, ready...

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Sheer Khurma Recipe – Sheer Korma – Ramadan Recipes

Sheer Khurma is an Eid special Hyderabadi dessert recipe. This special dish is made using full cream milk, fine vermicelli, sugar, Nuts, dry fruits and ghee. Some people make this dish adding condensed...

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Kerala Puttu Recipe – How To Make Soft Rice Flour Puttu

Rice Puttu - Kadala Curry is the most popular, worldwide known breakfast dish of Kerala. We call it as Kola Puttu ( Kuzhal Pittu) in Tamil. I have tasted this only once in...

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Homemade Tamarind Paste – How To Make Tamarind Pulp

Tamarind paste/Tamarind pulp is one of the most important ingredients for making sambar, rasam, vathakuzhambu in South Indian cooking. I have seen my friends buying tamarind paste from stores every...

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Kadala Curry Recipe – Kerala Kadala Curry For Puttu, Appam

Kadala curry is the most popular, traditional side dish for puttu and appam/palappam in Kerala. Its a very healthy side dish recipe which is ideal for breakfast. In Tamil, we call this as Kondakadalai...

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Dal Baati Recipe – Rajasthani Dal Bati Recipe

Dal baati is a very famous Indian dish that is made of Dal ( lentils) & wheat flour/Atta as major ingredients. It is most popular in Rajasthan, Madhya pradesh and Uttar pradesh. I tasted this dish...

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Mini Tiffin Recipes – South Indian Breakfast Thali

Mini tiffin is very popular in Tamil nadu restaurants.It is served mostly for breakfast. I guess most of you would have tasted mini tiffin in hotel Saravana Bhavan, Chennai. But I tasted this first in...

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Idli Sambar Powder Recipe – How To Make Idli Sambar Podi

Homemade idli sambar powder – Idli sambar can be prepared in many ways. But most of the people like hotel idli sambar as it has got a special flavor.Usually my Mom & MIL makes Idli sambar adding...

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Vegetable Uthappam Recipe – Mixed Vegetable Dosa

Basically I am a big dosa lover and love to try dosa varieties at home.I make them mostly for breakfast. But I couldn’t share all of them in my blog as I don’t get time to click the pictures in the...

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Methi Chaman Recipe – How To Make Paneer Methi Chaman

Last week my friend Shalini was telling me about methi(Fenugreek leaves in English, Vendhaya keerai in Tamil, methi in Hindi, Menthe soppu in Kannada) chaman gravy she had in a restaurant. She told her...

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Ven Pongal Recipe – South Indian Khara Pongal

Ven pongal / Ghee Pongal / Khara Pongal / Rice pongal is one of the most important South Indian breakfast recipes which is very popular in Tamil nadu. I have already shared my MIL’s Venn pongal...

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Instant Poha Upma Mix Recipe – Ready To Eat Poha Mix

When we think about quick breakfast recipes, Rava & Poha comes to our mind ( Poha = Rice flakes in English, Poha in Hindi, Aval in Tamil, Avalakki in Kannada).Poha recipes are easy to cook & a...

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Aadi 18(Pathinettam Perukku) - How To Celebrate Aadi 18

Last year I shared the celebration procedures for most of the important Hindu festivals to help beginners and to keep a record for my future reference.But I couldn’t make a post about our first...

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Fine Vermicelli Masala Upma Recipe–Vermicelli Recipes

Most of us make kheer/Payasam using fine vermicelli. Me too no exception. Recently I bought a big pack of fine vermicelli to make sheer korma during Ramadan festival. I had nearly 1/2 kg of fine...

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Eggless Banana Bread Recipe - No Butter, Moist

I had few over ripen banana in hand. First I thought of making banana appam for Aadi friday Neivedyam. But then I changed my mind to make an eggless, butter less, moist banana bread recipe with yogurt....

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Andhra Pulihora Recipe – How To Make Chintapandu Pulihora Pulusu

Andhra Pulihora known as Chintapandu Pulihora in Telugu is a must try recipe during festival time. As Varalakshmi Vratham is fast approaching, I thought of sharing some Andhra style neivedyam recipes...

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