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Curry Leaves Chutney Recipe-Karuveppilai Chutney

Curry leaves also known as 'kadi patta' in Hindi is one of the popular herb used in Indian cooking especially in South Indian cooking. It gives a distinct aroma and flavor to Indian dishes. Curry leaves or curry patta has numerous health benefits. It is a rich source of vitamin A, calcium, folic acid and fiber. Curry leaves oil stimulates hair growth and also helps to prevent premature

Vegetable Bonda Recipe-How to make Vegetable Bonda-Quick Snack Recipe

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Vegetable Bonda is a popular South Indian snack prepared with potatoes and mixed vegetables. You can prepare this with potatoes alone to make Potato bonda. This picture was waiting for more than 6 months in my folder to be posted. At last, I found time to post this. Back to the post, today we will learn how to prepare crispy mixed vegetable bonda following this easy recipe.

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Rajma Sundal Recipe-Kidney Beans Sundal-Sundal Recipes

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Navaratri,2013 starts on the 5th of October and will continue for 9 days until Sunday, the 13th of October. I have already posted 9 sundal recipes for Navratri, here is another easy sundal recipe prepared with kidney beans. Today we will learn how to prepare rajma sundal following this easy recipe.

Rajma (Kidney beans) Sundal

Prep time -under 5 mins
Cook time -under 20 mins
Serves - 2

Oats Uttapam-How to make Oats Uthappam-Oats Oothappam-Healthy Breakfast Recipe

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Oats are a great source of phosphorus, selenium and manganese. They’re a good source of soluble dietary fiber, iron and magnesium, vitamin B1. Studies have revealed that starting the day with a nutritious, fiber rich meal such as oats can help with maintaining a healthy weight. Oats has been found as having the highest satiety value of all breakfast meals, giving a feeling of fullness for

Fun Food for Kids-Creative Food-Fun Food for Fussy Eaters (Indian)

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Make meal time fun and interesting for kids. It is really very difficult to make some kids eat healthy food. Here are a few creative ideas on how to present food or make food appealing for kids. The way you present the food makes all the difference. It is not going to take much time. Kids love bright colored food, fun shapes, funny faces, figures etc. Make smiley faces or funny faces with

Ragi Puttu-Finger Millet (Kezhvaragu) Puttu Recipe-Finger Millet Recipes

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Finger millet is know as Ragi in Kannada and Hindi, kezhvaragu or keppai in Tamil, ragulu in Telugu and koovaragu in Malayalam. It is a highly nutritious millet. Ragi is an excellent source of calcium (i.e.) about 10 times that of rice or wheat. Consumption of Ragi can reduce the risks of fractures and osteoporosis to a considerable extent. Ragi is also a rich source of fiber and helps lower

Kande Pohe-Poha-Aval Recipes-Quick Breakfast Recipe

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Kande Pohe is a very popular Maharashtrian breakfast, which can also be had as an evening snack. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so it is not advisable to skip breakfast due to lack of time. I always have aval or poha at home as it comes handy when we need a quick breakfast. It is healthy and takes only 10-15 minutes to prepare this dish. Today we will learn how to make Kande

Foxtail Millet Khichdi-Korra-Thinai Kichadi-Healthy Lunch Ideas

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Millets are highly nutritious and non-glutinous.They are considered to be the least allergenic and most easily digestible grains available. Since millet does not contain gluten, it is a wonderful grain alternative for people who are gluten-sensitive. Millets are particularly high in minerals like iron, magnesium, phosphorous and potassium. Foxtail millet is rich in dietary fibre, protein and

Schezwan Noodles-Schezwan Hakka Veg Noodles Recipe

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This is a very easy Indo Chinese recipe prepared with vegetables, noodles and schezwan sauce or chutney. If you have schezwan sauce or chutney with you, preparing stir fry Schezwan noodles is a breeze. Today we will learn how to make Schezwan Veg Noodles following this easy recipe.

Schezwan Stir Fry Veg Hakka Noodles

Prep time - under 10 mins
Cook time - under 15 mins
Serves - 2

Ada Pradhaman Recipe-Kerala style (with jaggery and coconut milk)-Onam Sadya Menu Recipes

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Ada Pradhaman is another classic dessert or traditional payasam of Kerala. Payasam especially Ada payasam, be it palada payasam (prepared with rice ada, milk and sugar) or ada pradhaman (prepared with jaggery, rice ada and coconut milk) is especially popular during the festival of Onam. It is an integral part of Onam Sadhya Menu. Today we will learn how to make Ada Pradhaman following this

How to make Coconut Milk-Homemade Coconut Milk-How to extract Coconut milk

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Coconut milk is easy to extract at home. It is commonly used in many Indian dishes. I find it extremely difficult to write the procedure on how to prepare coconut milk from grated coconut every time I post recipes using coconut milk. So I decided to make a separate post on it. The good thing is homemade coconut milk is free of preservatives. Learn how to prepare coconut milk at home from fresh

Palada Pradhaman Payasam-Kerala Ada Pradhaman-Onam Special Recipes

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Ada Pradhaman is traditionally prepared with coconut milk and jaggery. Palada pradhaman is prepared with rice flakes, milk and sugar. Rice ada or rice flakes is used for preparing both the payasams. As Onam is round the corner (16th, Sept 2013), I wanted to share this easy Palada Pradhaman payasam recipe.Today we will learn how to make Palada Payasam following this easy recipe.

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Tomato Chutney Recipe (without onion)-Thakkali Chutney Recipes

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Tomato Chutney is one of my favorites and you will find many different versions of tomato chutney in this space. This is one of the easiest chutney and goes well with most breakfast recipes. It can be used as a spread for sandwich and bread toast also. When I was young, my mom used to spread this chutney on both sides of the bread, toast it on tawa with a little ghee and serve hot. I love it so

Aloo Mutter Gravy-Aloo Matar Masala-Potato Peas Gravy Recipe (Restaurant Style)

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Aloo Matar Gravy is a classic Punjabi dish prepared with potatoes and peas. It goes well not only with roti, paratha, naan but also with jeera pulao, vegetable pulao, ghee rice etc. Today we will learn how to make Aloo mutter gravy following our easy step by step recipe. If the cooking instructions are followed properly, anyone can make Creamy Restaurant Style Aloo Matar at home.

Aloo Matar

Pal Kozhukattai Recipe-Chettinad Pal Kolukattai-Easy Kozhukattai Recipes

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Paal Kozhukattai is a very popular Chettinad sweet/dessert prepared with jaggery/sugar and coconut milk.This is an authentic recipe in which the dumplings are prepared by soaking and grinding rice. It tastes great and is simple to prepare. Today we will learn how to prepare paal kolukattai following this easy recipe.

How to make Pal Kozhukattai

Prep time - under 15 mins
Cook time - under

Coriander Chutney-Kothamalli Chutney Recipe (with onions)

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This is a very delicious and easy coriander chutney that goes well with any breakfast or snacks. I love it even with bread and roti. Today we will learn how to make Coriander chutney with onions following this easy recipe.

Coriander Chutney with Foxtail Millet Adai

How to make Coriander Chutney (kothamalli chutney)

Prep Time : 10 mins

Cook Time : 10 mins
Serves: 2
Recipe

Coconut Chutney with garlic-Thengai Chutney Recipe (for vada, dosa, idli, pongal)

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Have you every tried this plain coconut chutney with garlic flavor? It is very simple to prepare and tastes great with vada, pongal, idli, dosa and also as a dip for samosa and bajji. It does not need much ingredients to prepare this chutney. Today we will learn how to make coconut chutney (South Indian style) following this easy recipe.

Coconut chutney-Thengai Chutney with garlic

Vella Kozhukattai Recipe-(with kadalai paruppu)-Kozhukattai Recipes-Vinayagar Chaturthi Special Recipes

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Vinayagar Chaturthi also known as Pillayar Chaturthi or Ganesh Chaturthi is one of my most favorite festival from childhood. I love going out with my father to buy the vinayagar made out of clay and the umbrella for vinayagar. Even now this festival is very special for me. I love collecting terracotta vinayagar statues and I add one to my collections every year. Today we will see how to make

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