Art of Cooking Indian Food - A Food and Recipe Blog

Ragi Pudding

2009-06-01T10:13:00.000-07:00

You can call it Ragi pudding/Payasam or whatever you want. But I tell you, it is one oft he healthiest and delicious drink I have made with Ragi. Usually many don't like Ragi. Though, i t has a high nutritional value, sometimes, taste gets more preference! This is a very tasty ( really!) drink, made within minutes and can be enjoyed hot or cold. I got this recipe from vahrehvah.com. Thanks to Sanjay! now I am a regular ragi eater :) Ingredients: For 2 people 1 cup of ragi2 cups of...

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Pesarat - A dosa variation

2009-05-18T08:20:00.000-07:00

I know Pesarat is an Andra specialty. Whenever we go to a restaurant in India, I never miss to see this item in the menu. But never have ordered this. To be frank, I have never tasted Pesarat until recently. If you are anything like me, I would really suggest you give it a try. I loved the taste and spiciness and couldn't stop eating. This is a very simple variation of dosa. The variation is on the way we prepare the dough and the most important thing is we need not ferment the dough. How...

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Hot and Spicy Masala Vada

2009-05-13T08:11:00.000-07:00

Can you believe Chicago's weather? It was in its 70's last week and now it is in 40's and 50's and raining too. With such a weather, it is really very difficult to get up early in the morning. I have to cuddle for some more time before getting up. This makes me sleepy throughout the day. Not only this, but it also makes me crave for snacks and hot tea/coffee. Nothing can match the feeling of sitting in the balcony, watching the rain and having snacks and tea. You might have already guessed...

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Energy Bhel - Recipe from Readers

2009-05-11T07:16:00.000-07:00

I am Back! Thanks for all your support and concerns. I am doing great. I know this break got extended more than I thought. Mostly because I was lazy to start blogging again. I had a great vacation. Did not go anywhere, but was visited by few of my friends and relatives. I had loads of fun spending time with my loved ones. I really wanted to start blogging 2 months back. But I was busy searching for reasons to avoid blogging. The main reason - laziness! But now I realised how much I missed...

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A Short Break

2009-01-28T11:04:00.000-08:00

Actually I must have written this post a week back but couldn't. As I am busy with some other personal things I would not be able to post for a couple of weeks. I will be back soon. I am gonna miss you a lot! Hope you miss me too...

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Winners of EH during Pregnancy

2009-01-19T08:53:00.000-08:00

Though it was a very short period to vote, we got 366 votes in total and the winner is PJ with 131 votes and Mahima comes second with 81 votes. Congrats girls! I will contact you shortly regarding your prizes.

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Vote for EH during pregnancy

2009-01-15T09:02:00.000-08:00

Here are the 11 recipes which we picked for voting. I must admit that picking these recipes were really tough. I am sure that there are many other great recipes in the list. The list is as follows... Green Lentil with Spinach by Raji Spinach Potato Naan/Flatbread by AnuDivya Dates and Nuts Fudge by Mahima Buckwheat noodles with veggies by PJ Violet Carrot-ginger Juice by Keerthana RAGI DOSA by hema Cheesy Herb Challah by Navita Raisin Stuffed Apples by Uma Corn Seekh...

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Apple Crisps - An Easiest Dessert

2009-01-14T09:07:00.001-08:00

Apple Crisps is one of the easiest and tastiest desserts. A couple of weeks back, I had few apples which were starting to rot. I wanted to use them but not in a mood to prepare smoothie or milkshake. When I browsed the Internet, I came across this video. I loved it and wanted to try it. This dessert is very simple and when served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, takes you to heaven. A perfect party dessert and you can store it in an air tight container and reheat it before serving. It...

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Eat Healthy during Pregnancy Round up

2009-01-12T10:11:00.000-08:00

I wanted to present this round up in a different way. But when started, I realized it is going to take much more time than I expected. So, I decided do the roundup the usual way. However, I will present a special round up of few of these recipes which were really amazing at a later point of time. For now, the round up is simple and sure has many healthy recipes for us to try during pregnancy. This event was a great success. I must Thank each and every one of you who sent in the entries. An...

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Vegetable Burger - Easy and quick method

2009-01-08T09:11:00.000-08:00

For the past few weeks, I have been craving burgers. I do not like to eat burgers outside mostly because they use meat and cheese in the preparation. I wanted to try out a simple vegetable burger at home which is less in calories and also more tasty. To start with, the first thing that came to my mind was Potatoes. So I prepared Potato cutlet to go in between the burger buns. The Potato cutlet is a very easy recipe. But the problem with my cutlet was, it was not stiff enough. Though I used...

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Apple Rabdi - Recipe from Reader

2009-01-06T11:16:00.000-08:00

Eat Healthy during pregnancy event has ended and I am very happy that we received more than 200 recipes. I am all excited. I will be taking some time (may be a week or so) to post the round up and also selecting the winner by voting. I want to do this round up in a way that it will be helpful to all the pregnant women. I Thank each and every one who participated in this event and made this a great success. I must Thank Cynthia for sponsoring the first prize for this event. If you are not...

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Simple and Easy Vanilla Cake for New Year

2009-01-05T11:14:00.000-08:00

This is my first post in this New Year 2009. I once again wish you a very Happy New Year. Hope you had loads of fun during the weekend. I did. Long weekends are always a pleasure. No time constraint. We can do things slowly and at our own pace. Every year, I would be sleeping when the new year is born. But this time, I was determined to be awake, atleast to cut the cake I made specially for New Year. A very simple and easy Vanilla cake with lots of flavor. I would suggest you to prepare...

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Wish you a very Happy New Year

2008-12-31T08:35:00.000-08:00

I WISH ALL MY READERS AND BLOG FRIENDS A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR! MAY ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE! Send this eCard !

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Foodie Chat - Hot and Spicy Redchillies!

2008-12-30T07:45:00.000-08:00

It is year end and this is the final foodie chat for this year 2008. The last one is always special. This time we have Supriya of Redchillies. From the name, you might guess that her recipes are going to be spicy. Hmm..is it so?, let us ask her. Why and when did you start blogging? I started blogging in June of 2007. I was very impressed with the concept of blogging; it’s ease of use, readily available free software and simple technology that could be used by any non-technical person. I...

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Microwave Beetroot Halwa

2008-12-29T08:10:00.000-08:00

I usually do my halwa on stove top. There is no reason for it. I was taught to cook halwa using that method. With Microwave playing a major role in modern cooking, I wanted to try halwa using m/w. Moreover, I wanted to sent something for MEC- Halwa. This is the beetroot halwa recipe on stove top. Both the methods are easy as far as I am concerned. The only tough part is grating the vegetable. If you have a blender, even this part becomes easy. I like to grate it traditionally with the help...

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We Wish you a Merry Christmas!

2008-12-24T07:05:00.000-08:00

Holiday season is officially begun and everyone is in a very happy mood. We Wish You a merry Christmas! From our Family to yours. Happy Holidays! Photo: krisdecurtis

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Pani Poori - The King of Indian Chat

2008-12-23T08:20:00.000-08:00

Pani Poori - This is one of the most famous Indian Chat recipe that many die for. I really can't explain the taste of this recipe. You must experience it. The combination of sweetness and sourness makes this recipe unique and stand out from rest of the crowd. It is made differently in each part of India. For example, the Gujaratis make this more sweeter. Ok now you may ask me where can I eat this? The best place to eat this is from roadside shops in India. Oh! of course we cannot find road...

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Where do you buy your cookwares?

2008-12-22T08:05:00.000-08:00

I personally feel that many of us have come online freaks. Of course in a good sense. We are so fluent and have more knowledge about online shopping. People, especially those in the US have a tendency to buy items online. This includes Groceries too. So, tell me how many of you have bought groceries online? Do you get the satisfaction of buying good vegetables and fruits if you buy online? I have not given a try yet. But would love to do online grocery shopping soon. Photo from :Wasserstrom...

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Spinach Rolls - A quick healthy snack

2008-12-18T06:51:00.000-08:00

When it comes to spinach and kids I can say that they are like the little red riding hood and wolf. Oh! you know what I mean. They don't get along, even if we try tricking the kids to eat spinach. This is the case for cooked spinach. So, how about raw spinach leaves? no way! Can you make them to eat raw spinach? oh yeah! I got a pretty interesting recipe which I believe would be a great hit among kids too. Spinach rolls are very simple and easy to make. Very healthy and is full of protein...

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Chicken Kurma - A recipe which lead to an eating competition

2008-12-16T08:20:00.000-08:00

Whenever I hear Chicken Kurma, I automatically get reminded of the Sunday breakfasts at my in law's. My mom-in-law, most of the time, makes Chicken Kurma for Idly/Dosa for breakfast and my husband and my bro-in-law will be literally into an eating competition. I used to wonder... was it because of my mom-in-law's chicken kurma or was it because they were hungry.Hmm..I bet it was because of the recipe. Recently my husband made the chicken kurma recipe and I went short of Idlys.! Huh..it means...

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Homemade Paneer : How to

2008-12-15T07:55:00.000-08:00

I actually wanted to make a video for this post but, due to various reasons I couldn't. Paneer is a very unique Indian Cheese. It is the only cheese I know which doesn't melt even when you cook them. Interesting isn't it? Paneer is the Indian cottage cheese which is used in many side dishes. The Paneer itself can be prepared adding some flavors to it. But generally a Paneer tastes better when it is in a sauce. You can easily make homemade paneer. All you need is, 1/2 gallon of whole milk 2...

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Microwave Cooking - Bread Pizza Recipe

2008-12-12T07:04:00.001-08:00

Microwave Bread Pizza has become my favorite quick meal recipe. You can have it for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Just the number of bread varies. A very simple recipe. I wanted to try this for a long time now. I saw this recipe at priya's and was very tempted to try it out. As I did not have microwave that time, I couldn't. This is one of the quickest recipes you can try out and your kids will go glutton for sure. If you ask me if it is healthy, I would say, yes to a certain amount. If you...

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Ragi Dosa - A healthy Treat

2008-12-11T06:36:00.000-08:00

Eat Healthy - Fight Diabetes event is a great source of healthy recipes. I still have to try out a lot of recipes from that. To start with, I made Ragi Dosa of Srilekha's. I added some vegetables to make it more healthy. I must say, Ragi dosa did taste like normal dosa and I found it even more tastier with Chilli sauce than any chutney. Ha! Chilly(Silly) me! Since it has ragi (Finger millet), vegetables I am sending this to my eat healthy during pregnancy contest. Ragi is very good source...

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Intimidated by the road side shops, I made...

2008-12-10T06:30:00.000-08:00

When I was working back in India, I used to take my office bus for commutation. Most of time I fall asleep in my return journey. But, the few time I was awake, I was intimidated by the road side biriyani shops. They have a very big vessel (Anda in Tamil) and they will prepare mostly Egg biriyani, which would taste divine, I was told. I wanted to try Egg Biriyani at home but the option was ruled out when I was in India. But here, I tried it. I couldn't compare the taste because I have not...

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Your content is copied. What next?

2008-12-09T07:00:00.000-08:00

Recently I made a video on how to watermark your pictures. In continuation with that video, I would like to add another video about How to deal with copyright issues. In this video you will get to know, 1. How to identify that your content is copied elsewhere? 2. How to find out the contact details of the thief? 3. How to contact the thief and handle the situation? 4. What to mail to the Major search engines seeking help? I really hope this video would be of great help to all of us. Do let me...

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