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Whole wheat Banana Cake (Microwave method) Ingredients Please use same measuring cup to measure flour and sugar. 4 well ripe bananas (130 g) mash well 1 ½ cup whole wheat flour (Aashirvaad atta) Please measure in Indian standard measuring cup of 100 ml / ½ cup / 4 oz capacity) 1 cup powdered sugar 1 egg, beat well 2 tablespoon butter @

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Pumpkin Pachadi / Mathanga  Pachadi  - An easy and tasty side dish with rice in Kerala cuisine. No added coconut paste !! Serves: 2 Ingredients 150 g pumpkin (mathanga / dudhi), gently peel off the outer skin and cut into ½ - inch thin slices 2 green chillies, slit lengthwise ¾ teaspoon salt (or to taste) ¾ cup water (Indian standard

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Biscuit Ambado – A delicious deep fried snack in Mangalorean cuisine !! Soaking time: 2 hours Makes: 16 - 20 Ingredients 200 ml /  1 cup  urad dal (Indian standard measuring cup of 1 cup / 200 ml / 8 oz capacity 2 1/2 cup water ( for soaking ) 2 green chillies. finely chopped 1 - inch piece ginger, finely chopped 1 tablespoon thin

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Chena Mezhukkupuratti (Pressure cooker method. No added onion and garlic) – A less spicy tasty side dish with rice in Kerala cuisine !! Serves: 2 Ingredients For chena / yam: 150 g chena  (yam), gently peel off the outer skin, wash thoroughly and cut it into ¼ - inch cubes 3/4 cup water (Indian standard measuring cup of  1cup / 200 ml / 8 oz

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Muringakka  Mulakushyam – A  delicious main curry with rice in Kerala cuisine. Recipe from  Manorama online !! Serves: 3 - 4 Ingredients For parippu (dal): Leftover 1 cup boiled turdal or 1/3 cup / 80 g (Indian standard measuring cup of 80 ml / 6 oz capacity) tur dal / arhar dal 1 cup / 200 ml water 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder ½

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Spicy Boiled Egg Fry – A spicy side dish with rice or rotis !! Serves: 2 Ingredients For the paste: 10 shallots (chuvannulli / small onion / sambar onion) 1 level teaspoon red chilli powder Method Make a smooth paste of  shallots and red chilli powder in a small mixer bowl. Dilute this paste with 1 tablespoon water and keep aside. Other

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Kele Mulik / Banana Fritters -  A delicious deep fried snack in Konkan cuisine, made of well ripe bananas, rice flour, sooji, coconut paste and cardamom powder !! Makes: 12 – 16 Ingredients 4 well ripe / 130 g  small size bananas 4 tablespoon rice flour 2 tablespoon sooji (rawa) 4 tablespoon grated coconut, make a smooth paste with 1

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Breas upma Bread Pakoda Swiss egg roll Sprouted chawli (red beans) gashi

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Paruppu Thogayal – A tasty side dish with Idli / Dosa in Tamil cuisine !! Serves: 3 - 4 Ingredients ½  cup tur dal (Indian standard measuring cup of ½ cup / 100 ml / 4 oz capacity) 3  medium size dried red chillies ½ cup / 4 tablespoons grated  coconut ½ teaspoon salt (or to taste) 3 tablespoon water Method Heat an iron karahi on a

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Homemade Fresh Grape Juice - Easy method !! Serves: 1 Ingredients 1 ¼ cup grapes (Indian standard measuring cup of 1cup / 200 ml / 8 oz capacity) ¼ cup water 2 teaspoon sugar (optional) A clean sieve and a thick ladle or a thick tablespoon Method Wash grapes and soak in 2 cups of water for half hour. Wash thoroughly until you get a

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Chena Thoran – A tasty side dish with rice in Kerala cuisine !! Serves: 2 Ingredients For the coconut (thenga thirummiyathu): 5 tablespoons grated coconut ½ teaspoon red chilli powder ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder Mix all the ingredients with finger tips. Do not add water. Keep aside. For chena / yam: 150 g chena / yam Gently

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Udupi Sambar – A fantastic  sweet & sour sambar in Upupi cuisine. This sambar is totally different from normal  South Indian sambar !! Serves: 3 - 4 Ingredients For dal : 1/2 cup ( 100 g ) tur dal (Indian standard measuring cup of 100 ml / 4 oz capacity) 300 ml water 1 teaspoon oil ½ teaspoon turmeric powder Method For Dal: Wash

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Thenga Varutharacha  Egg Curry (Mutta Curry) -  A fantastic main curry with rotis / parotta / appam / idiyappam / pulao .., made of  dry roasted coconut paste !! Serves: 4 Ingredients For dry roasted coconut paste:  2 cups (Indian standard measuring cup of 200 ml / 8 oz capacity)  / or  1/2 coconut, grated (Please use mature coconut (mootha

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A quick Fruit Salad with Vanilla Ice cream !! Serves: 2 Ingredients 1 cup fruits, any fruits (or 10 grapes (each of green and purple), 1 tablespoon chopped banana, 1 tablespoon chopped papaya, 1 tablespoon chopped mango, 1 tablespoon chopped pineapple ..) ½  cup or 3 tablespoons vanilla ice cream Method In a serving bowl, mix all the

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Chocolate  Sponge Cake – Basic  recipe from Aashivaad  Facebook Like page !! Procedure Please use same measuring cup to measure flour, butter, milk and powdered sugar. Here I used is Indian standard measuring cup of 100 ml / 1/2 cup / 4 oz capacity. Mix together 1 cup milk, ½ cup butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla essence. In another bowl, mix together 2

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Creamy Paneer Curry (2nd recipe) – A delicious paneer curry, goes well with Naan, Rotis , Phulkas , Puris, Pulao … Serves: 2 - 3 For tomatoes: Or avoid  microwave method and use 2 tablespoon tomato puree. Microwave method: Poke 2 tomatoes ( if you don’t poke the tomatoes; they may explode inside the microwave oven ), microwave high for 4 minutes

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Theek Puri / Spicy Puris  -  A delicious deep fried Indian bread, goes well with Chole, Potato curry, Dal.. !!! Makes: 12 Ingredients Please use same measuring cup to measure  flour and water. 1 cup (200 ml) whole wheat (atta) Indian standard measuring cup of 200 ml / 8 oz capacity 1 teaspoon sooji (rawa) 1 green chilli, very finely chopped

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Received a free packet of Gits Rawa Dosa mix from BBC GoodFood India Magazine, May, 2013 !!!

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Onion and Garlic Stew – A delicious main dish with Appam  (Hoppers) & Idiyappam (String hoppers) !! Serves: 2 – 3 Ingredients 1 tablespoon oil 3 onions, cubed (separate each layers) 3 green chillies, slit lengthwise 1 – inch ginger, thinly sliced 12 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 6 curry leaves 300 ml Maggi coconut milk or homemade

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Ripe Mango Curry / Mambazha Curry – A tasty curry with rice in Kerala cuisine!! Serves: 2 Ingredients For coconut paste: 5 tablespoon grated coconut ½ teaspoon jeera (cumin seeds) A pinch of  turmeric powder 2 tablespoon water Make a smooth paste of above ingredients in a small mixer bowl. Keep aside. Other main ingredients 1 ripe

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How to make cone dosa? Heat a heavy - bottomed wrought iron griddle or non stick dosa pan on a medium heat. Grease with little oil / ghee. Make the dosa by placing a ladleful (approximately 120 ml) of batter on the centre. Spread evenly by circular rotations (5 -6

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Sago Kheer / Sabudana Kheer – A delicious kheer, made of sago, milk and sugar. Basic recipe from Sanjeev Kapoor !! Serves: 3 – 4 small serving bowls Ingredients 3 tablespoon Sago (sabudana), soak  for  one hour 500 ml / ½ litre milk (do not dilute with water) 5 almonds (optional), blanched (soak almonds / badam in ¼ cup water for one hour.

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Homemade  Fresh Mango Juice Makes: 2 servings Ingredients Please use same measuring cup to measure mango and water 1 cup / 200 ml  chopped ripe mango (Indian standard measuring cup of 200 ml / 8 oz capacity) 1 ¾ cup water (1 ¾ to 2 cups) depending upon quality of the mango) 3 teaspoon sugar (or to taste) Method Transfer all the

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Banana Honey Milkshake – A delicious  milkshake, made of minimum ingredients !! Serves: 2 Ingredients 2 well ripe small size bananas (60 g), chopped 1 ½ cup / 300 ml milk (cool or normal temperature) Indian standard measuring cup of 200 ml / 8 oz capacity 2 tablespoon fresh curd (please do not use sour curd) 2 teaspoon honey (or to taste) A

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Sprouted Chawli / Red beans / Kilirpicha  Vanpayaru Ingredients 1 cup / 100 ml (Indian standard measuring cup of 100 ml / 4 oz capacity) red beans / vanpayaru 2 cups water 1/4 metre muslin cloth (or suitable clean / hygienic cotton cloth) Method Wash and soak moon in 2 cups water for 6 hours or overnight. Drain out water thoroughly; pack

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