Fruit and Nut Salad Recipe-Indian Salad Recipes

I was so excited when I harvested these sapodillas (sapota in Tamil and cheeku in Hindi) from our tree. I wanted to use it in my recipe, so I did this fruit and nut salad and added the sapodilla with the skin as it is rich in fiber and also I know that I did not use any chemical fertilizers or pesticides.I used only compost from my kitchen waste. This fruit and nut salad is full of colors and

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Lauki Raita-Bottle Gourd (Dudhi) Raita Recipe

This is another healthy dish prepared with lauki which I love very much. It can be served as a side dish for biryani, chapati, parathas and rotis or can be had on its own.This raita tastes great when served chilled. Today we will learn how to make Lauki ka raita following this simple recipe.




How to make Lauki Raita (Sorakkai Pachadi)

Prep time - under 10 mins
Cook time - under 10 mins

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Potato Cauliflower Curry-Gobi Sabzi Recipe-Aloo Gobi Sabji

This is another simple and tasty dish from my kitchen made with potatoes and cauliflower. This South Indian Potato Cauliflower Curry or sabji goes well with rice and also with chapati. As it is a dry sabji, it can also be used as a stuffing for sandwich or chapati rolls. Since this is such a simple recipe, I felt there is no need for step wise pictures. Today we will learn how to prepare Aloo

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Mushroom Paneer Biryani Recipe-Paneer Biryani (step wise pictures)

I am a rice fanatic and that too I love Biryanis and one pot meals.That is the reason you find many easy rice recipes and one pot meals in my site. Mushroom and paneer is one of my favorite combination.I prepared this biryani months back and it was waiting in my folder to be posted. I have the habit of preparing 15-20 recipes in advance to be posted.There are still so many pictures taken with

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Baking Tips for Beginners-Baking Basics

I am receiving too many questions regarding baking, so I decided it is high time to do a separate post on baking tips for beginners. I am not a professional baker or an expert in baking but will share with you what I know and what I learn't from my personal experiences and from various books on baking. 



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Baking tips for Beginners


1.Measurement is very

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5-Minutes Chocolate Mug Cake-Microwave Chocolate Cake (with eggless,steamed option)

Are you searching for a Valentine's dessert to surprise your sweetheart, then search no more, you have come to the right place. There are so many 5 minutes cake out there, after experimenting so many recipes, with trial and error, I finally settled with this recipe after making few changes. Can you believe that you can make chocolate cake in a mug in just 3 minutes.Yes, it is true, it is so

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Pudina Thogayal Recipe-Mint Thuvaiyal (without coconut)

Mint Thogayal is very common in our house. This pudina thogayal is for rice and is totally different from the pudina chutney which is served as a side dish for idli and dosa. Every week I buy a bunch of mint leaves from the market and I prepare either mint pulao or mint chutney for idly, dosa or this thogayal for rice.Today let us learn how to prepare mint thogayal for rice without coconut

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