tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73764955199534512722025-12-22T04:31:59.806-06:00.......... Inspired by my mom and grandma and Dedicated to my dad.Vibaashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12278725373647376675noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376495519953451272.post-83386535453030774772012-06-20T21:10:00.000-05:002012-06-20T21:10:00.709-05:00

A while back, there was  a seminar at work during a lunch break. It was about healthy choices for busy people and it was very infomative. We had switched to organic produce long back, but i just had an overall idea of how organic is better than non-organic and this seminar was a real eye opener for me. She mentioned about the top 10 foods that we should never buy non-organice and apple

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I dont make deep fried snacks often and my first kiddo was asking me for Karthigai vadai one evening. It was quite late in the evening, so i didnt want to make it. But, since my kids rarely ask for something, i made this, as this is quick to put together. They both loved it.  My cousin Aruna used to make this. She used to make this with wheat flour. I added besan (chick pea flour) for&

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This recipe is adapted from Mallika Badrinath's microwave recipes book. My husband and my mil both love this. As it is low fat and rich in protein, i make it often as evening snack. Roasted unsalted peanuts - 1 cup Besan / Chickpea flour - 4 spoons Redchilli powder - 1 spoon Salt to taste Hing - a pinch Oil - 2 spoons Water - few spoons In a ceramic bowl, heat a spoon of oil in

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I learnt this from a friend. I tried it for the first time at home and everyone liked it and this was so easy. You don't have to cut it thin or you can even use the frozen cut okra. That saves a lot of time and this doesn't reduce much in quantity either, when it is cooked. Ingredients : Okra - 500gms (cut into 1 inch pieces) Onion - 1 medium Kokum - 4 pieces (cut into smaller pieces)

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I am not a big fan of banana, but i like it if it is given in the form of Banana nut bread :) Another good thing about this is, it is a quick bread - no yeast, no waiting. Perfect for people like me! :) I adapted this recipe from Joyofbaking. I reduced the sugar and oil and it was still perfect. A little bit of guilt free eating there! Ingredients : Ripe bananas - 2 Baking soda - 1

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My kids are both big fans of paneer.  They love Paneer Tikkas a lot and once we had Chilli paneer at Woodlands and they loved it and i tried to recreate it at home with no clue about the recipe and it turned out to be quite close. I like this better than paneer tikkas as it is easier to make this. I use Nanak paneer that we get in the indian grocery store. I

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Today my blog turns 3 and today is also my brother's wedding anniversary..so that calls for a sweet recipe :) I made brownies adapted from sailusfood with slight changes to it.  These tasted great..what can go wrong when there is so much butter :) I made these for my little one when my first son went to watch a movie with his friend. My little one loves cashews, so i added some and

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For Kanu (Day after Pongal), we make Kalandha saadham (Tamarind rice, coconut rice, ellu rice, curd rice,..etc.) and Avial.  Of all, ellu rice is my favorite. My grandma makes the best ellu saadham and this time when my mom came, i remembered to take down the recipe from her. Ingredients : White til - 200 gm Red chillies - 6 hing (perungayam) - 1 pinch salt - as required.

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First of all, i wish you all a very happy and prosperous new year! I know it's a little late, but i had so much to catch up both at work and home after a week long vacation towards the end of last year. I thought i will post a healthy recipe for a good start :) I hope 2011 is not as bad as 2010 and i get to post more recipes this year. I saw this recipe in Pari's blog and wanted to try it

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My kids asked me to make a chocolate cake or chocolate chip cookie for them and i didnt have cake mix with me and i thought of baking it from the scratch and when i searched for eggless cake, i found this recipe. It was too simple and perfect for baking beginners like me :) My kids loved it and so did we. I adapted the recipe from Sumathi's blog. She had submitted this as an entry for Madhuram's

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This recipe is adapted from here with minor changes and is delicious. Ingredients : Peanuts - 1 cup Onion - 1 small  (chopped into small pieces) grated coconut - 2 spoons ginger - 1 inch (cut into small pieces) green chillies - 2 red chillies - 4 cilantro - a handful tamarind paste - 1/2 spoon urad daal - 1 spoon channa daal - 1 spoon hing Salt to taste Curry leaves (optional) garlic (

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Ingredients : Poha / Aval (thick that doesn't need soaking) - 1 cup Oatmeal - 1/2 cup (optional) Raw mango - 1 (chopped into small pieces. Reduce the qty if it is very sour) Green chillies - 4 Roasted peanuts - handful Salt to taste Mustard seeds, urad daal and channa daal for seasoning Hing - a pinch turmeric powder - 1/4 spoon Curry leaves and Cilantro (Optional) Method : Wash the

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 I haven't tried a whole lot of baking from the scratch. One day my little one was bothering my first son when he was doing his homework and my husband was on the phone, so to distract him i told him let's make muffins together as he loves muffins. So, he was my little helper and my first son got some peace and quiet :) We both(?!) made this muffin together. To start with i dont buy eggs and

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My mil makes this vada for Karthigai (Festival of lights) every year. I was at my inlaws during the first Karthigai and i saw my mil and her sisters make this vada. It is a delicious combination of Medhu vada and Daal vada :-) When she was here last time i made it with her help and it was quite easy to make. So, i decided to follow the family tradition and do it from this Karthigai and it came

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Wish you a Happy Diwali!தீபாவளி நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்!For those of you wondering where i am...

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Hi everyone!! Hope you still remember this almost abandoned blog. I keep thinking that i should start blogging regularly, but never happens. With all the things going on right now, the blog takes the backseat as always. We have relocated and the commute to work has increased. So, i'm trying to get used to the new routine, new place, etc. End of march, i travelled to London and Chennai to visit

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Hi everyone! Sorry for disappearing for a long time. Things got very hectic and i could not find time to update the blog or check other blogs. Inspite of this, it was nice to stay in touch with most of you all through mails and FB :-) It is going to be hectic for atleast one more month as we are moving to another house and you know how it goes with a move. I didnt want all of you to think i have

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I read somewhere that idli is one of the top ten healthy breakfasts in the world. I decided to make it healthier by replacing a part of the rice with oats and after few experiments i found out that 1/3rd of rice replaced with oats produces almost the same result. You can taste the oats and if you dont like oats you may not like this. It is soft and fluffy, but regular idlis are fluffier and

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I made these from leftover oatmeal rava idli batter and it was totally yum. You can add grated carrots to it too.Here is the recipe recap :Ingredients :Toasted Oats - 1 cupRava (Sooji) - 1 cupYogurt - 1 cupWater - as requiredSalt - as requiredMustard seeds, urad daal, channa daal, hing for seasoningEno salt - 2 spoonsGrated carrots - as desiredMethod :Mix oats with rava, salt and yogurt.Add

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I saw this in t.v. The chef said it was chennai style pakoras, so i had to try that immediately :) I modified the original recipe with whatever ingredients i had with me at that time. It was good and i never tried the original recipe after that. The original recipe had a mashed potato and cilantro in it. I substituted cilantro with methi leaves as i love the slight bitterness it gives and i

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First of all, i want to thank all the readers for your comments and i apologize for not stopping by your blogs. It is little hectic now and will continue to be hectic till april end and i'm hoping i'll get more time after that. I don't miss your recipes though, thanks to google reader :)Here is something that i tried recently and was fairly easy and approved by my kids as well.Since it was my

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Moongdal is easy to digest and my first son likes it better than toor dal. Lemon rasam is his favorite. I tried this sambar once and he kept asking for more. It tasted great with idlis and tastes equally good with rice too. Since it is quite easy it has become a regular at our place now. Ingredients :Moongdaal - 1 cupOnion - 1 mediumTomatos - 2 mediumSaltGreen chillies - 4Sambar powder - 1/2

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Wish you all a very happy and prosperous New Year! இனிய புத்தாண்டு வாழ்த்துக்கள் !With love,

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I made this when i had some guests for dinner. It was very good and fairly easy. Frying part was time consuming and boring as with any other deep fried stuff :))Ingredients :Rice - 1 cupChanna daal - 1/2 cupToor Daal - 1/2 cupRed chillies - 10Hing - 1/2 spoonSalt to tasteMethod :Wash and soak rice, channa daal and toor daal for couple of hours. Add redchillies, hing, salt and grind with very

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Hello all! I am back after a nice vacation. We went to Orlando for a week and it was a good break for me. This was my little one's first trip to orlando and he has been chanting shamu and mickey's names even in his sleep :)Anyways, i am back with my favorite sweet Jangri or Jaangiri also known as Imarti in north india.Jangri is a family favorite, but i did not know we could make those at home.

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