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Monsoon is in its full swing and with the pitter patter raindrops comes the Corn cobs, also know as bhuttas. One can see it everywhere be at the Sabzi mandi or at roadside thelas or bhuttawalas selling the corn cobs roasted over coal fire and rubbed with chilli powder and salt. I love having it this way due to the smoky flavour it gets when roasted over coal. Similarly one can

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  Broken wheat upma is a real healthy breakfast option and one of the easiest one to prepare on any day. All you need is the cooked the broken wheat and the regular stuffs and it gets done in 10 mins.   Broken wheat is very nutritious as its not refined but just the whole wheat processed to small size and can be had by anyone in any form like porridge or upma. Its an excellent

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  I love anything made out of Soya chunks, be it biryani or curries. We all know that its very nutritive and hence Vegetarians should include it in diet as often as possible as its a rich source of protein.   I have prepared this curry the way my Dad prepares chicken curry.. Oh ya did I ever mention that my father is a superb cook  and he is famous

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  Most of the weekends are a feast day for us when I prepare typical Kerala cuisines coupled with something sweet to cater my family's sweet tooth and if I don't make something sweetish for some reasons then hubby would buy something from the shop to sooth their urge or else H and kids start looking for Jaggery or anything sweet in the kitchen.

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Its raining cats and dogs here almost every day, especially in the evenings and thus its so difficult to control the temptation to have tea along with something crunchy and spicy fried snacks.  And one such popular snacks of Maharashtra is "Vada Pav"- the Indian burger in which, a deep fried Vada/fritter made out of Potato is sandwiched between the pav/bread/bun.   Its a very

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  I love to have idiyappam or appams with either Kerala style Potato curry or with Kadala(Chana) curry. Today I prepared Potato curry as side dish for Idiyappam and thought will share with you all. This curry does not require red chilli powder to be added. One can prepare it using either green chilli or by adding black pepper powder. Its got a unique flavour due to addition of Fennel

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  Tomato Onion chutney goes very well as a side dish with Idli, Dosa, Uttapam etc. Its a bit spicy and does not require coconut to be added. It could be made in advance and can be refrigerated for 3-4 days . All it needs is sautéing of onion and tomatoes and grinding it to a paste while your idli gets ready. There is different version of making this chutney .

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    My amma is so fond of muringa illa thoran and moru curry/drum stick leaves Kadi that, twice a week she used to include both these dishes in the menu list but my brother and I never used to like it, so poor amma had to prepare another curries /dishes of our liking and slowly the frequency of dishes using Muringa ila/Drumstick leaves reduced in our house.  Amma

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  I am so excited to share with everyone that today morning I have been awarded with the " Liebster blog award " by Manasi S from Indian Delights. This is my first award for the food blog and thanks a lot Manasi for sharing the award with me, you made my day.   When I saw the comments by her on one of the recipes posted by me, I didn't

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  Appams/Rice pan cakes are synonymous to Kerala and has become an identity for Keralites although its very common in other parts of South India as well. The basic ingredient of any Appam are rice and coconut and then you just change the few ingredients of the appam. Voila the end result are a variations of delicious, yummy Appam like Vellayappam, Kallappam, Palappam etc.   The

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   This recipe was in my items to be experimented list, since a long time but kept on avoiding due to some or the other reasons. And finally I made it today as my hubby has not gone to his clinic  for my son wanted him to be at home in the evening to take him and his sis for swimming. At times my little son cribs about why his dad isn't home by 7 pm or so

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Kairi rice/Raw mango rice Whenever I see raw mangoes, it reminds me of the huge mango trees we had in our backyard when we used to stay in MP. There were five of them, of different varieties. Amma was very fond of her kitchen garden and she had planted almost all the fruits yielding trees and our gardener used to maintain it very well. Come Summer our house used to be filled

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  Another dish that's a favourite snack or appetiser in Summer is Dahi vada or Dahi bhalle, its a regular summer menu item not just in North India but also in South India as well and why not, this sweet and tangy dish acts as a coolant during these hot sultry days. Dahi Vadas are fried Lentil dumplings soaked in yogurt with a garnish of sweet, tangy chutney and various spices. In North

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  As a kid, I used to love anything Amma prepared using 'Raw mango', be it the pickle, coconut and mango chutney. After marriage although I haven't tried any dish using Raw mango except the refreshing drink Panna, but ever since I saw "Prawns Kairi stew" in one of the cookery shows, I wanted to instantly try it, and being a vegetarian I substituted it with all the veggies

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  I am sure Mangoes, The king of fruits are everyone's all time favourite fruit, and love to include in some or the other form in the diet. One can prepare so many different beverages, desserts and curries using mangoes. No wonder that's why Mango is the national fruit of three countries - India, Philippines and Pakistan. It truly deserves to be the national fruit of any country.

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  Being a South Indian, we always had rice either with 'Sambhar, moru kari(kadi), errissery etc" but then once I got a chance to have rice with the delicious "Punjabi Rajma curry" at one of my punjabi friends house and that changed my perception about this wholesome spicy curry and rice combo. Yes the combo of rice and rajma tastes very fulfilling as it acts as a complete comfort food

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  Falooda is a all time favourite cold beverage in our home, I prepare Falooda using either rose syrup or strawberry as I love the colour these two ingredients impart in Falooda.Its a sweet beverage made by mixing many ingredients such as syrup, vermicelli, jelly, basil seeds(Sabza),milk,ice cream of any flavour. Its said that Falooda originated from Persia and was bought to India

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Pazham Manga Curry  I have been waiting for summer season as, its the season when we see the king of fruits "Mango", everywhere around us and I love mango in any form, the colour of the mangoes itself is so inviting that I can have it at any time of the day and I guess same craze is passed onto my kids as well, as they also want only mango to be served for breakfast/lunch or dinner. And

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   Watermelon-grapes parfrait I have been waiting for Summer to start for many a reasons and one amongst them is that I wanted to try "Parfait" the simplest and delicious dessert/breakfast, ever since I had read about it last November, when it was very very cold out here and hence I didnt try it out then, as one of the main ingredients of any type of Parfait is "Yougurt/Curd" which

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Semiya payasam "Semiya payasam/seviyan kheer" is one of the rich,yummiest and yet simplest payasams any one can prepare,when there is a lack of time. I prepare this whenever there is a demand for something sweet and there is a time crunch.   I prefer using condensed milk as well to get the rich creamy texture after cooking the semiya/seviya in milk.Traditionally it is prepared

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 Oats Idli I had this post on "Oats Idli" in my draft since a long time and have prepared it many a times since then as love, but somehow had completely forgotten about it till one of my friends asked me to post the recipe for the same. Its very healthy and nutritious dish to start your day with. So here it goes...   Ingredients       

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One of my dearest friends wanted to know the recipe for Appe and I misunderstood it to be "Unni appam". So to please my friend, I packed few Unni appams to office when I prepared the same at home. But after few bites she gave me a amused look and said this tastes good but I was referring about the salty and spicy Appe.  Due to my ignorance I wondered if

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Apple jalebi Summer vacations, the best part of the year for any kid has finally arrived and I am sure every kid looks forward to it, be it for the sheer excitement of traveling to wonderful vacation getaways to chill out or to visit hometowns, spending quality time with family or just to be at home without being worried about studies, routines etc. Although my son is too young to

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   Lauki Kofta curry I somehow never liked the taste of Lauki/bottle gourd . I still dont understand what taste it imparts into the currys made up of Lauki, so for me it was a no-no, when I started cooking after marriage even though my husband used to get it as often as he could and I used to give it to my maid as often as possible without my husband's knowledge till I

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Mathanga Erissery Kerala food menu is incomplete without Erissery and it can be prepared using Pumpkin/Raw Banana/Yam. Manthaga/Pumpkin is a healthy and easy version of Erissery which also is an integral part of Kerala Onam sadya but somehow I never liked it much as a kid, but over the years I have developed a liking for it due to the simplicity of this dish and loads of

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