tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966656207058219845Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:25:53 +0000Fast to cook Good to eathttp://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/lubnakarim06@gmail.com (Kitchen Flavours)Blogger263125kitchenflavourshttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966656207058219845.post-4942931143525945570Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:48:00 +00002010-01-07T15:29:09.308+05:30SWEETS / DESSERTSAs it is my very first post in 2010, it want it to be bit sweet. There are only few sweet recipe which I learnt in due course of time and I already blogged about them. So trying something new is always fun and fun doubles when you are trying something which is your favorite since long time. I had rava kesari in past, but after I tasted it in Adayar Ananda Bhavan, I fell in love with it. I like http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kitchenflavours/~3/4A8LtZraMW4/rava-kesari.htmllubnakarim06@gmail.com (Kitchen Flavours)56http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/2010/01/rava-kesari.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966656207058219845.post-1646905976231388855Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:09:00 +00002010-01-05T19:44:36.002+05:30Quote Of The Dayhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kitchenflavours/~3/h24IVasDzoU/quote-of-day.htmllubnakarim06@gmail.com (Kitchen Flavours)15http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/2010/01/quote-of-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966656207058219845.post-6169036931028627614Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:56:00 +00002009-12-31T18:31:39.956+05:30Quoteshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kitchenflavours/~3/wuQSg5n9uVI/happy-new-year.htmllubnakarim06@gmail.com (Kitchen Flavours)35http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/2009/12/happy-new-year.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966656207058219845.post-2833097233501756707Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:13:00 +00002009-12-24T09:01:10.898+05:30Memories of 2009Another day, another month, another year,Another smile, another tear, another winter,A summer too, But there will never be another you!May lovely, happy times decorate this time of the season.May warm, special memories brighten your new year.May the wonder of Christmas be with you forever.With these very special words….I bid farewell to a very memorable 2009 and welcome 2010 with more enthusiasm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kitchenflavours/~3/wMXGq-pWF6g/capturing-my-kitchen-flavours-through.htmllubnakarim06@gmail.com (Kitchen Flavours)55http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/2009/12/capturing-my-kitchen-flavours-through.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966656207058219845.post-4032052644361753961Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:40:00 +00002009-12-18T14:09:58.557+05:30CURRIES / GRAVIES / SIDE DISHESLife at any time can become difficult.Life at any time can become easy.Good or Bad, they are seasons of life.It all depends upon, how you take on life and adjust to these seasons. This is a phase of life most of the bloggers go through…..when some other things in life take the front end and you struggle hard to find your personal time even at least to think about yourself. This is the current http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kitchenflavours/~3/WFt8pPZO1Hk/tomato-rasam.htmllubnakarim06@gmail.com (Kitchen Flavours)79http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/2009/12/tomato-rasam.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966656207058219845.post-7392983306980609092Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:18:00 +00002009-12-01T11:25:43.072+05:30RICE/CHAWAL RECIPESMany a times when I start to make a post, I wonder, how an recipe is associated with something or other that will take you back in past, mesmerizing those days when you first tasted, first made, sometimes first heard, first saw and something like that. You agree or not, most of the recipes carry a story with them, a story which will linger in your mind when you make it, when you click it, when http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kitchenflavours/~3/26Ie4WEyCgI/qubooli.htmllubnakarim06@gmail.com (Kitchen Flavours)93http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/2009/12/qubooli.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966656207058219845.post-3406777895156682915Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:04:00 +00002009-11-26T11:18:18.429+05:30BREAKFAST RECIPESCURRIES / GRAVIES / SIDE DISHESConverting leftovers to a yummy recipe is sometimes tricky. Sometimes a trial and taste will give you a new recipe and sometimes a very yummy that you would love to have again and again. Curried aloo paratha is a result of one such recipe, which I love to indulge again and again. As I said earlier cooking for me and me only is something I will do when rats are on rampage in my belly. In one such http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kitchenflavours/~3/vcWRxD7hEec/curried-aloo-paratha-with-boondi-raita.htmllubnakarim06@gmail.com (Kitchen Flavours)68http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/2009/11/curried-aloo-paratha-with-boondi-raita.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966656207058219845.post-502372050261530176Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:47:00 +00002009-11-24T12:18:26.961+05:30Quote Of The Dayhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kitchenflavours/~3/xZ8B4TtgBQ8/quote-of-day.htmllubnakarim06@gmail.com (Kitchen Flavours)18http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/2009/11/quote-of-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966656207058219845.post-506977701942656801Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:29:00 +00002009-11-16T17:16:57.979+05:30RICE/CHAWAL RECIPEWeekends are a bit like rainbows; they look good from a distance but disappear when you get up close to them says John Shirley. Sometimes, after a hectic long 5 day week a weekend is much like a treat. Time to relax, time to do little extra work, time to spend more time with your loved ones, time for vegetable shopping and much more. But when rain spills your plans then, weekend too becomes dull http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kitchenflavours/~3/CQnnS9yRciA/lemon-rice.htmllubnakarim06@gmail.com (Kitchen Flavours)71http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/2009/11/lemon-rice.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966656207058219845.post-7091354396683312448Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:57:00 +00002009-11-14T15:02:47.908+05:30CURRIES / GRAVIES / SIDE DISHESDAL RECIPESMy previous post on fond childhood memories made me nostalgic and I was desperately missing my young cute lil sis….Oh how blissful were those days when me and my small sis use to wrap ourselves in a warm blanket and enjoy reading stories from story books. It’s always fun to grow up with very young lil siblings. Sometimes my mom use to tell us stories which she heard over the years from her motherhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kitchenflavours/~3/OJG6DyOiY2k/turai-aur-masoor-ki-dal.htmllubnakarim06@gmail.com (Kitchen Flavours)61http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/2009/11/turai-aur-masoor-ki-dal.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966656207058219845.post-4897923177830221956Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:08:00 +00002009-12-30T09:44:53.613+05:30CURRIES / GRAVIES / SIDE DISHESDAL RECIPESWith the onset of November, the climate in southern part of India cools down. Hot, humid and sultry climate change to cool, soft and dry. Winters are always special to me as they not only bring cool breeze but also carry year end vacation to relax. I still remember the lushes green fields, dancing daises and tossing sunflowers tuning to the cool breeze brushing across, when we used to take a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kitchenflavours/~3/1OAcz3xO25s/mash-ki-dalwhite-lentil-recipe.htmllubnakarim06@gmail.com (Kitchen Flavours)69http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/2009/11/mash-ki-dalwhite-lentil-recipe.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966656207058219845.post-4242179901531799156Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:33:00 +00002009-10-19T17:10:14.773+05:30CURRIES / GRAVIES / SIDE DISHESThe joy of vegetarian cooking is variety. A lot more combo’s can be made using vegetables. Same routine vegetable recipes are boring at times, but a simple addition of one or more vegetable, results in new recipes. There are many ways of cooking even simple potato fry, recipes vary from family to family even religion to religion or you can say state to state when it comes to India. Vegetarian http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kitchenflavours/~3/__LTdo4Lftw/drumstick-tomato-curry.htmllubnakarim06@gmail.com (Kitchen Flavours)71http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/2009/10/drumstick-tomato-curry.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966656207058219845.post-6306137623605422445Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:53:00 +00002009-10-15T16:16:57.834+05:30RICE/CHAWAL RECIPESAccording to me Prawn(s) Biryani is one of the simple, aromatic and flavourful compared to chicken or mutton biryani’s. The only time consuming part is cleaning and deveining of prawns. A perfect marination and correct blend of spices are the key steps involved in making any biryani. Biryani is such a recipe that it can be mastered only by making it more number of times. I love to make biryani http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kitchenflavours/~3/WNyzl353fjk/prawns-biryani.htmllubnakarim06@gmail.com (Kitchen Flavours)54http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/2009/10/prawns-biryani.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966656207058219845.post-8510013676305530683Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:06:00 +00002009-10-12T10:25:24.958+05:30RICE/CHAWAL RECIPESPast few days were busy and hectic. I hardly found time to stop and relax. Sometimes things at home keep us more busier than we think off. My last visit to native was little hectic as we got trapped by the worst flood's hitting Andhra in years. When we started to return from there the scene I saw on the either sides of the roads was very terrible. People with no shelter, no food, no clothes, no http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kitchenflavours/~3/NrHo66aQRnY/egg-fried-rice-with-mixed-vegetables.htmllubnakarim06@gmail.com (Kitchen Flavours)67http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/2009/10/egg-fried-rice-with-mixed-vegetables.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966656207058219845.post-4022420182842890524Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:51:00 +00002009-10-07T11:21:00.693+05:30Quote Of The DayFind the updated recipe list, well ordered and sorted down with pictured labels by clicking on the Recipe List in the menubar below the heading of Yummy Food or else click here to get redirected to the recipe list page.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kitchenflavours/~3/4JW1zJvY0J8/quote-of-day.htmllubnakarim06@gmail.com (Kitchen Flavours)18http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/2009/10/quote-of-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966656207058219845.post-6064913765248151140Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:43:00 +00002009-10-01T11:09:10.932+05:30CURRIES / GRAVIES / SIDE DISHESMy one and only one problem after marriage was thinking of menu. Planning a menu for three times a day is not an easy job. Sometimes I find planning a menu is more difficult than cooking. If you know what to cook or you had planned what to cook then cooking part will take less time and it is more fun too. But without any plan you are entering the kitchen, then staring at the fridge and pantry http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kitchenflavours/~3/bJEc77DYdY4/cabbage-curry.htmllubnakarim06@gmail.com (Kitchen Flavours)62http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/2009/09/cabbage-curry.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966656207058219845.post-6986438869516612308Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:41:00 +00002009-09-24T11:48:56.985+05:30CURRIES / GRAVIES / SIDE DISHESMany of us actually most of us like simple and easy to cook recipes, recipes which are full of flavour, taste and that which can be made in less time. Yet times ‘time management’ is the basic key word for Indian recipes. Morning time is always a busy time, when we have to cook and pack lunch for the dear ones, cooking and serving breakfast, tea/coffee and sometimes when the maid is not on time orhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kitchenflavours/~3/sx8Zp_QF6IA/turai-ka-salanridge-gourd-curry.htmllubnakarim06@gmail.com (Kitchen Flavours)56http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/2009/09/turai-ka-salanridge-gourd-curry.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966656207058219845.post-7327724968272373444Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:56:00 +00002009-09-20T21:54:40.750+05:30FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONSRAMADAN SPECIAL : Check out for all lip smacking, delicious, some new, some traditional, some international, delectable, yummy recipes,....... by clicking on the slideshow on the left hand sidebar or by clicking on the Joy From Fasting To Feasting (Season-II) event annoucement page (logo on the top of left hand sidebar). I thank all the wonderful people who sent their entries, who supported me, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kitchenflavours/~3/Rv9gVIzQrhE/eid-ul-fitr-mubarak.htmllubnakarim06@gmail.com (Kitchen Flavours)56http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/2009/09/eid-ul-fitr-mubarak.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966656207058219845.post-8712763562941821824Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:28:00 +00002009-09-17T10:53:22.839+05:30CURRIES / GRAVIES / SIDE DISHESRoti or chapatti or phulka with a simple curry makes an ideal meal for seher (refers to the meal consumed early in the morning before fasting). In the night, before going to bed, I will knead the dough and keep it covered. It not only saves time but you will get soft and fluffy roti’s. As the weather in Bangalore is bit cool and rainy I prefer piping hot roti’s at seher time. Not much work when http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kitchenflavours/~3/ikiT0wjSMvI/bhindi-ka-salanokra-curry.htmllubnakarim06@gmail.com (Kitchen Flavours)65http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/2009/09/bhindi-ka-salanokra-curry.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966656207058219845.post-1088843535034205587Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:33:00 +00002009-09-14T10:33:44.394+05:30RICE/CHAWAL RECIPESCOMPLETE MEAL/BRUNCHSomedays back when me and Valar went on for shopping we stopped at Adyar Ananda Bhavan for having a quick bite to satisfy the hunger. After seeing the menu, Valar suggested of having mini meals. As it is already lunch time and rats are on rock n roll, in my stomach, I too decided to join her by ordering mini meals. To our surprise it was filling, satisfying and indulging meal with roti, mixed http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kitchenflavours/~3/sa8Y9aJ6UA8/mung-methi-pulao-complete-meal.htmllubnakarim06@gmail.com (Kitchen Flavours)84http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/2009/09/mung-methi-pulao-complete-meal.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966656207058219845.post-4027285266303512467Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:32:00 +00002009-09-10T10:14:17.622+05:30SWEETS / DESSERTSA FRUITY INDULGENCEFruits play very important role in our daily diet. They supply most of the essential nutrients, vitamins like A and C required by our body. Apart from raw form fruits can be consumed in many other forms like soups, juices, salads, desserts, pies, can also be cooked and baked. May it be any form the fruits give delectable taste to the recipe. The most common and easy way to indulge with fruits is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kitchenflavours/~3/3c04xHbiSKA/fruits-custard.htmllubnakarim06@gmail.com (Kitchen Flavours)67http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/2009/09/fruits-custard.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966656207058219845.post-6226342218402575431Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:25:00 +00002009-09-07T15:11:31.587+05:30CURRIES / GRAVIES / SIDE DISHESYou may be wondering by my sudden disappearance from the blog world, it is due to a heartbreak family emergency. Past few days were very tough to me and my family as I lost my grandfather (mom’s dad). Calm and peaceful my grandfather rested in peace. Sudden demise of an elderly person in the family left us all in sorrow. I miss you Grand Pa, may Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala grant him Jannah al http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kitchenflavours/~3/cdnpLk28fqg/i-am-back-with-jeera-aloo.htmllubnakarim06@gmail.com (Kitchen Flavours)75http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/2009/09/i-am-back-with-jeera-aloo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966656207058219845.post-8341300809168448098Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:31:00 +00002009-08-27T10:30:50.986+05:30SOUPS / SALADSAllhumdulliah as the fasts continue, it is bit difficult to choose quick and healthy recipes for Iftar all the time. Iftar (Arabic: إفطار‎), refers to the evening meal when we break the fast during the holy month of Ramadan. Dates are the first to consume. Depending on the country and their relative traditions the recipes for Iftar vary. People of Hyderabad, India relish on much popular Haleem ashttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kitchenflavours/~3/YLb90aE09Ts/healthy-salad-and-much-more.htmllubnakarim06@gmail.com (Kitchen Flavours)83http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/2009/08/healthy-salad-and-much-more.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966656207058219845.post-6258557772465800469Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:34:00 +00002009-08-24T09:31:49.595+05:30SWEETS / DESSERTSShama's First Cooked Food Event made me think what I learnt to cook for the first time. May be like most of us it is making maggi, improving to omelet then to watery tea and then simple dal. Mostly my cooking skills were refined after marriage, may be because it is full time job now. But whatever I use to prepare before marriage, my mom, dad and sweet lil sis used to say superb and finish it all.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kitchenflavours/~3/-oplp8QUj3U/egg-pudding.htmllubnakarim06@gmail.com (Kitchen Flavours)50http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/2009/08/egg-pudding.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966656207058219845.post-8548907423887240861Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:28:00 +00002009-09-23T10:15:13.166+05:30FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONSEVENTS / ROUNDUPSUPDATE : Click here to view the updated entires picture gallery. Scroll down to view the global member list participating in the event. Assalamvalekum and warm welcome to season-II of Joy From Fasting To Feasting. With Ramadan starting in a day or two, I am here to showcase or bring you the celebrations of Ramadan round the globe. Last year me and Yasmeen from HealthNut has teamed up and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kitchenflavours/~3/g38D4Zcz48A/joy-from-fasting-to-feasting-season-ii.htmllubnakarim06@gmail.com (Kitchen Flavours)70http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/2009/08/joy-from-fasting-to-feasting-season-ii.html