White Kurma

I got this recipe from a friend. We happened to spend one Sunday evening together and the chit-chat was continuing till dinner time. She made this kurma and one more kurma and roti's. While the original recipe called for coconut milk,She substituted fat-free milk..so this is a diet version of white kurma! :)IngredientsMixed Veggies (chopped into small pieces)-1cupOnion(medium size)-1Green chilli-2(adjust to your taste)Cumin Seeds-1teaspoonCrushed ginger&garlic-1teaspoonFew curry leaves and CilantroRed chilli-1(optional)Pepper powder-1/2teaspoonFennel...

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Banana-Walnut Cake

My Hubby never eats cake,that's the reason I stopped baking cakes at home. To my surprise one day he said he used to go to Starbucks near his office and became a great fan of Chai-latte & Banana-Walnut cake. grrrrrrrrrrr! The very next day I baked this cake and thereafter it became our favourite evening snack. :)IngredientsBananas-2Walnut(broken into small pieces)-1/2cupAll purpose flour-11/4cupsSugar-1/2cupBaking Powder-1/2teaspoonBaking Soda-1/2teaspoonCinnamon powder-1/4teaspoonPure Vanilla extract-1/4teaspoonIn Room TemperatureButter-1/4cupMilk-1/4cupEggs-2MethodSieve...

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Baked Potatoes -Indian Style

IngredientsSmall Red Potatoes -10Chilli powder-1teaspoonCumin powder-1/2teaspoonOlive Oil-1tablespoonGarlic-3 clovesSaltTo Garnish Chopped onions-1tablespoonChopped cilantro-1tablespoonMethodWash and chop the potatoes into big chunks.Boil 2 cups of water..add the potatoes with little salt and cook for 3 minutes and drain them.Add chilli powder,cumin powder,grated garlic,salt,oil with the potatoes..Toss it well and keep aside for 30 minutes. Then transfer the potatoes to a baking dish.Preheat the oven to 350F, bake the potatoes for 30...

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Minced Chapathi with egg

This is a simple and tasty recipe to finish off the left-over roti's! ;) IngredientsChapathi/Roti -5Egg-2Onion(medium size)-1Chopped Capsicum -2tablespoonsGreen chilli-1Chilli powder-1/2teaspoonSakthi Curry Masala powder-11/2teaspoonOilSaltMethodCut the chapathi(roti's)s into small pieces.Chop the onion-green chilli.Heat oil in a heavy bottomed kadai and fry the onion-green chilli-half of the capsicum pieces with little salt, till the onions become soft.Add chilli powder and one egg, mix everything well.Now add the roti pieces,give...

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Thattai

IngredientsBoiled Rice-11/2cupsDhaliya(Pottu kadalai)-3/4cupRed Chilli-10 (adjust to your taste)Cumin Seeds-2 teaspoonsChanna Dhal-2tablespoonsSaltOilMethodWash and soak the channa dhal for 2 hours.Wash and soak the rice with red chillies for 4 hours.Powder the dhaliya in a grinder and keep it aside.Grind the soaked rice and chillies with little water to a fine paste.Combine the dhaliya powder-cumin seeds-salt with the rice-chilli batter.Drain the excess water from channa dhal,add it with the rice-chilli batter.Mix everything together...

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Oats Rava Dosai

Ingredients Oats-1cup Aata-1/4cup Rava-1/4cup Rice flour-2tablespoons Green Chilli-1 chopped Cilantro-2tablespoons Cumin seeds-1teaspoon Water Salt Oil Method Powder the oats in a mixer. Combine oats flour-rava-aata-rice flour-salt...add water little by little and mix it to dosa batter consistency. Keep it in the fridge overnight. Add chopped cilantro-green chillies-cumin seeds to the batter and mix well. Add little more water to make the batter thin. Pour as thin dosa's in hot griddle..drizzle little oil. (Don't panic by the look...

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