New Year Greetings!

Wish You All a Very Happy New Year! May the Coming Year be Filled with Sweet Memories today and Alway...

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Spicy Vegetable Pasta

IngredientsRainbow Salad Twirls Pasta-1cupOnion(medium size)-1Green chilli-21" piece of gingerTomatoes(small)-2Carrot(small)-1Beans-51/4th of a CapsicumFrozen Peas-one hand fullFew curry leaves and Cilantro for garnishingChilli powder-1spoonCumin powder-1/2spoonCoriander powder-1/4spoonGaram masala powder-1/2spoonCumin Seeds-1spoonSugar-1/2spoonSalt-to tasteOilMethod Boil 3 cups of water,add the pasta..cook for 7 minutes. Drain the pasta and rinse it with cold water and keep aside.Chop the onion,green chillies,ginger,tomatoes. Chop...

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Egg Curry

IngredientsEgg-3Onion(medium size)-1Green chilli-1Few curry leaves and Cilantro(for garnishing)Tomatoes(small)-2Chilli powder-1spoonTurmeric powder-1/4spoonMustard seeds-1/2spoonOilSaltTo grind Almond(Badam)-8Ginger-1" pieceGarlic-3clovesMethodHard boil 2 eggs with little salt.Take-out the shell and keep them aside.Soak the almonds in hot water for half an hour,peel the skin and grind it with ginger&garlic to a fine paste.Chop the onions,green chillies and tomato.Heat oil in a pan,add the mustard seeds and let them pop. Then add...

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I'm tagged!

Nithu tagged me with a set of questions last week. Its nice to think back and answer the questions. .Brought back some good old memories.Thanks for tagging me Nithu! She had 2 sets of questions and I chose a few questions from both the sets. Happy reading!1. Are you a vegetarian, or have you thought about being one?In-spite of Born,brought-up and married in a non-vegetarian family, I am an egg eating Vegetarian.2. Do you prefer to celebrate New Year's Eve with friends and/or family, or prefer to ring in the New Year quietly, and...

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Bisi Bele Bath/Karnadaka Sambar Rice

Bisi Bele Bath is a wholesome food filled with veggies,rice and dhal..Its an easy to cook recipe too..you can make it in 30 minutes and serve it with some simple chips..I got this recipe is one of my friend,who is from Bangalore. Ingredients Rice-3/4cup Toor Dhal-1/4cup Vegetables of your choice(cut into big chunks)-1cup Tomatoes(medium size)-2 One fist full of raw peanuts Tamarind juice-1/4cup Turmeric powder-1/4spoon Chilli powder-1/2spoon MTR Sambar powder-11/2spoon Water-21/4 cups Salt to taste For tempering Oil-1spoon Onion(medium...

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Sprouted Soy Bean kuzhambu

IngredientsSprouted Soy Bean-1/2cupOnion(medium size)-1Green chilli-1Tomato(big)-1Grated Coconut-1/4cupTamarind Juice-1/4cupTurmeric powder-1/4spoonChilli powder-11/2spoonsSaltFor temperingMustard seeds-1/2spoonDried red chillies-2Cumin seeds-1/2spoonFew curry leavesMethod Cook the sprouted soy beans.Combine the soy beans,tamarind juice,onions,green chilli,turmeric powder,chilli powder and salt.Cook till the raw smell of tamarind goes.Meanwhile grind the tomato and coconut to a fine paste.Add the paste with the soy bean mixture..and...

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Cluster beans poriyal(kothavarangai poriyal)

IngredientsCluster Beans-200gramsOnion(small)-1Green chillies-3Few curry leavesDhalia(Pottu kadalai)-1tablespoonTurmeric powder-1/4spoonMustard seeds-1/2spoonChanna dhal-1spoonUrad dhal-1spoonOilMethodChop the onions & green chillies.Grind the dhalia to fine powder.Cut the cluster beans and pressure cook them for 2 whistles and drain the excess water.Heat oil in a kadai,make the tempering with mustard seed,channa dhal and urad dhal. Fry the onions,green chillies,curry leaves with turmeric powder.Then add the boiled cluster beans...

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Kaara chutney-1

This is a very easy and tasty chutney which goes well with idli/dosai. The tempering makes this chutney more tastier. Less ingredients and a tasty outcome.:) Ingredients Onion(small)-1 Tomato(big)-2 Channa dhal-1teaspoon Red chilli-5(adjust according to your taste) A tiny piece of tamarind(avoid it in case you are using sour tomatoes) Oil Salt For the tempering Mustatard seed-1/2spoon Urad dhal-1spoon Curryleaves-1string Method Heat the oil and fry the channa dhal.Then add the chopped onion,redchillies,tamarind,and chopped tomatoes...

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Corn Flake Jumbles with Craisins

I got a few packs of craisins(dried cranberries) with the kellogs corn flakes cereal pack.There was a tempting recipe on the cereal pack..Thought of making them for a long time, and at last prepared the cookies one day. I just followed the ingredients and method from the pack. Didn't have walnut while baking the cookies,so just skipped the nuts. Cookies turned out very yummy!!Ingredients 1 cup all-purpose flour1/2 teaspoon baking powder1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/4 teaspoon salt1/2 cup sugar1/3 cup butter or margarine,...

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Dhal

IngredientsSplit yellow peas(pattaani paruppu/vadai paruppu)-1/4cupOnion(small)-1Green chilli-2A small piece if GingerTurmeric powder-1/4spoonChilli powder-1spoonCumin powder-1/2spoonCoconut milk powder/dry coconut powder(Optional)-1tablespoonSaltfor temperingOil-1spoonCumin seeds-1/2spoonDried red chilli-2A few curry leavesMethod Chop the onion,g.chilli&ginger. Combine all the ingredients in a pressure cooker with 11/2cups of water.Pressure cook for 2 whistles and let the pressure cool down. Open the cooker and mash the dhal lightly.Make...

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Pazha kachayam

IngredientsBanana-1All purpose flour-1cupRava-1/4cupSugar-1/2cup(adjust to your taste)Elaichi-2Oil-to deep fryMethodMash the banana,add all the ingredients,mix well.Add water little by little to make the batter like idli batter consistency. Keep it for an hour.Heat the oil on medium heat. pour a (small)ladle full of batter directly into the oil.Once thekachayam's becomes golden colour,take them out.Alternatively,you can pour the batter in the paniyarakal and cook them.This is a less oil version.So,you can have them guilt free.:)pazha...

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