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Ingredients:
75g/ ½ cup shelled pistachios toasted250g butter, chopped160g/1 cup confectioners (icing) sugar225g/1 ½ cup plain flour2 tablespoons rice flour2 tablespoons corn flour90g/ ¾ cup almond meal2 tablespoons orange juice55g/ 1/3-cup confectioners (icing) </atom:summary><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyComfortFoodNetwork/~3/282112860/almond-pisachio-shortbread-cookie.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (My comfort food network)</author><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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Ingredients

1lb beef mince meat1 big potato quartered1 cup frozen peas1 big onion chopped fine3-4 green chilies slit vertically1 bay leaf3-4 cardamom pods3-4 cloves2, 1” piece cinnamon¼ tsp peppercorns1” ginger crushed3-4 cloves of garlic crushed1 can of chopped tomato/3-4 tomatoes½ tsp turmeric powder½ tsp chili powder1-2 tsp coriander powder1 tbsp oil1 tbsp tomato paste (optional)1 tbsp </atom:summary><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyComfortFoodNetwork/~3/282112859/sukhi-aloo-matter-kheema-dry-potato.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (My comfort food network)</author><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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Otada, a thin, soft crepe, is a specialty of the Malabar coast of Northern Kerala. It's usually had for breakfast or served as a quick snack in the evening (especially, when you have an unexpected guest, which happens all the time in India).  It is the easiest thing </atom:summary><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyComfortFoodNetwork/~3/282112858/otramalabar-pancakes.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (My comfort food network)</author><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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My 4 year old is a fussy eater.  The only way she’ll eat oats is if it’s hidden in a cookie.  I am always on the lookout for recipes in cookbooks or online to make something that my 4 year old will eat without a fuss.   

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 Keralites tend to use coconuts in every which way possible. Tender coconut, grated coconut, dried (copra) coconut, </atom:summary><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyComfortFoodNetwork/~3/282112853/murangakkaidrumsticks-theeyal.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (My comfort food network)</author><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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This is one of my favorite teatime snacks,  I used to have it at my gujju friends' place when I was growing up in Mumbai.  It also used to be my favorite shopping snack, ie, my snack of choice when out shopping.

I tried making Khandvi a few times at home, whenever I craved for it. However, to my disappointment, it was always a big flop.  I could get the taste right, but would never be able to</atom:summary><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyComfortFoodNetwork/~3/282112851/khandvi.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (My comfort food network)</author><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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By September 2008, my four year old will be in kindergarten.  The thought of packing her lunch scares me.  It got to be something that can be eaten easily, is tasty and appealing to the eye and, of course, delicious.  Hmm!  Sandwiches are an easy option – easy to make and easy for a kindergartner to eat.

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I mentioned in an earlier post about the BBC GoodFood magazine that I thoroughly enjoy reading, and how my hubby dear surprised me with an annual subscription when we moved to the US two years ago. More on the story here…That subscription ran out and then with the new baby and house, we didn't renew it.

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Almonds:
Flaked: sliced nuts.
Ground: I use packaged commercially groundnuts.
Slivered: nuts cut length ways.

Arrowroot: used mostly for thickening.  Corn flour can be used instead.

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I couldn't make up my mind as to which image to send for the Click event.  This months theme is Metal. After going back and forth with the two images, I still couldn't make up my mind...finally it was eenee, meenee, minee moe...and the latter was the one I sent.  Fingers and toes crossed. :-))

</atom:summary><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyComfortFoodNetwork/~3/282112845/clickmetal.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (My comfort food network)</author><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyComfortFoodNetwork/~4/282112845" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://mycomfortfoodnetwork.blogspot.com/2008/03/clickmetal.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656705478264678908.post-1159234489204653194</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-06-10T20:35:23.966-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Bengal</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Fish</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">RCI</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Sea Food</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Non Vegetarian</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">North Indian</category><title>Sorso Bhaate Maach (Bengal) Fish in Mustard Gravy.</title><atom:summary type="text">
To be honest I have never eaten Bengali food (other then the yummy Bengali sweets).  So when I got to know that Regional Cuisine of India is Bengal this month, I kept thinking hmm, what can I submit?  I know Bengali’s love fish.  I thought this is the best time for me to use the fish in the freezer (hubby dear doesn’t like fish, so I rarely get a chance to make it and since he is traveling on </atom:summary><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyComfortFoodNetwork/~3/282112844/sorso-bhaate-maach-bengal-fish-in.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (My comfort food network)</author><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyComfortFoodNetwork/~4/282112844" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://mycomfortfoodnetwork.blogspot.com/2008/03/sorso-bhaate-maach-bengal-fish-in.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656705478264678908.post-4978635446576782387</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-06-10T20:34:59.759-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Chocolate</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">tart</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Hazelnut</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Baking</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Dessert</category><title>Chocolate Hazelnut Praline Tart</title><atom:summary type="text"> My husband and I complement each other when it comes to entertaining. He loves to have people over and I love to cook; I get a chance to try new dishes, be it curries or desserts.

Each one in our family has a sweet tooth. So, I make brownies, tarts and cakes usually when we have people over or I take them with me when we are invited over to someone's place.
Although, I must say that with a </atom:summary><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyComfortFoodNetwork/~3/282112843/chocolate-hazelnut-praline-tart.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (My comfort food network)</author><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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 I grew up in Mumbai and most of my friends were north Indians.  I loved eating north Indian food, be it the yummy street food, Mougali or Punjabi dishes.  Other then popular south Indian dishes such as </atom:summary><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyComfortFoodNetwork/~3/282112842/yam-side-dishsuranchenna-upperithoran.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (My comfort food network)</author><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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This is my entry to Click the photo event.  This months theme is Au Naturel.  Click here to see other photos in the image gallery.
</atom:summary><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyComfortFoodNetwork/~3/282112841/click-au-naturel.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (My comfort food network)</author><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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My 4 year old was so much into cakes, brownies, candies, chocolates, cookies, basically anything and everything sweet that it was next to impossible to control her.  She used to cry for something sweet every time.  She wanted a sweet fix so often - when she woke up, before she went to school after she came from school, at snack time, at bedtime - that we had started referring to her as the "</atom:summary><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyComfortFoodNetwork/~3/284312655/amazing-control-chocolate-brownie-cake.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (My comfort food network)</author><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyComfortFoodNetwork/~4/292889175" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://mycomfortfoodnetwork.blogspot.com/2008/05/malabar-erachi-mutton-pathiri-paratha.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656705478264678908.post-1607924564595009234</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 20:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-05-27T20:57:26.710-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Chocolate</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">raspberry</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Dessert</category><title>Chocolate raspberry trifle</title><atom:summary type="text">I was thinking of participating for RCI:Rajasthan.  I made the panchameel dal, from Sanjeev Kapoor's recipe. But we didn't like the taste of it as much, my husband and I thought that the recipe lacked something, I will try the dal again and also consult my Rajasthani friend for her advice to make it worth posting.  She suggested to make gatte ki sabji which is a very popular dish in Rajasthan.  </atom:summary><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyComfortFoodNetwork/~3/299320996/chocolate-raspberry-trifle.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (My comfort food network)</author><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyComfortFoodNetwork/~4/299320996" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://mycomfortfoodnetwork.blogspot.com/2008/05/chocolate-raspberry-trifle.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656705478264678908.post-3387595710377186072</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 03:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-05-28T21:00:25.032-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Click</category><title>Click:Beans and Lentils</title><atom:summary type="text">Panchameel dal


Like I mentioned in my earlier post that I was late to submit for RCI:Rajasthan. This photograph was taken just before I was getting ready to make the Rajasthani panchmeel dal for the RCI:Rajasthan event. Panchameel dal is made by using 5 different lentils. Urad, moong, toor, chana &amp; whole moong dal. Of the photos that I clicked I have short-listed these two.  As usual I can't </atom:summary><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyComfortFoodNetwork/~3/300277677/clickbeans-and-lentils.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (My comfort food network)</author><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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Over the years, you hear more and more about the big C.  In the last 6 years I have lost my friends father, a friends sister, a family friend, and an aunt who have all suffered till their last breath from this deadly disease.  
They say that cancer not only kills the person diagnosed with cancer but also the people around physically, mentally and emotionally.   

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Lemon Almond Tart 

I had couple of friends come over for lunch.  As I was planning the menu for lunch, I realized that one didn't like chocolate and the other didn't like anything fruity for dessert.  I was stumped - what can I make for dessert that both of them will enjoy.  None of the recipes in my extensive collection gave me any ideas.  

Then as I was strolling in the supermarket to get </atom:summary><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyComfortFoodNetwork/~3/309201197/lemon-almond-tart.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (My comfort food network)</author><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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