tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36177340141086789292026-02-10T16:01:24.633-08:00Reshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909414572658670572noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617734014108678929.post-65695297921815674472009-06-03T05:32:00.000-07:002009-06-03T05:32:00.563-07:00

Spicy, Very Indian, Very Veggie, Tasty are the words that describe Kuruma... There is a tamil song which goes ... "Chappathi kku kuruma kuruma...." which means the best that suits for chappathi is kuruma as a combination... I love it, Have a look...Ingredients:Onion - 1Tomato - 2Chopped Beans - 1/4 cupChopped Carrot - 1/4 cupChopped Potato - 1/4 cupChopped Cauliflower - 1/4 cupBoiled Peas - 1/4

Reshmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08784067075844862446noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617734014108678929.post-12086956035159167562009-05-19T13:41:00.000-07:002009-05-19T13:41:00.696-07:00

Dhokla is a gujarathi dish and is easy to make and is very healthy... And can be a quick evening snack...Ingredients:Besan/Gram Flour - 2 CupsCurd/Yoghurt - 1 cupTurmeric - 1 tspGinger Paste - 1 tspOil - 2 tspMustard Seeds - 1 tspGrated Coconut - 2 table spoonsCorriander leaves - 1/2 cup choppedEno (lemon flavour) - 2 tsp(You can also use baking soda 1tsp, but eno is more healthier!)Lemon Juice -

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I know its so many months that I could squeeze some time and post something...Well, here it is, Yummy, Tasty and Delicious... And Eggless Banana Chocolate Chip Cake!!!Ingredients:Maida/White flour - 1/2 CupButter - 1/4 CupSugar - 1/4 CupRipe Bananas - 2 Big Baking powder - 1 tspBaking soda - 1/2 tspChocolate Chips - 1/4 cupVanilla Essence - 4 dropsCake mould - either silicon or tray

Reshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909414572658670572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617734014108678929.post-17460437944714900792008-11-21T10:00:00.000-08:002008-11-22T05:25:34.482-08:00

Finally, I am back with the healthier post...Its simple to make and is tasty, delicious and very very healthy and nutritious...Here is how I make a salad...Ingredients:Iceberg Salad - 1 whole chopped into large square piecesOlive oil - 1 tspWine vinegar - 4 tsp (You can use Balsamic vinegar too, but I like Wine vinegar)Sunflower seeds - 3 tspSoya flakes - 2 tsp (optional)Basilica and Tomato

Reshmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08784067075844862446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617734014108678929.post-10348671714600013292008-10-26T03:44:00.000-07:002008-10-26T05:44:12.992-07:00

I wanted to add a nutritious recipe, but here is Deepavali, So I made many goodies for Deepavali. First, I would like to wish all readers, bloggers, web community and their families a Happy and Prosperous Deepavali. And here is what I made - Seedai and Malai Peda. The recipe follows:Malai PedaThis is my mom's favourite sweet so I sent her in India Malai peda and thought of making too :-) It's a

Reshmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08784067075844862446noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617734014108678929.post-91668883494204198692008-10-21T22:00:00.000-07:002008-10-22T13:23:24.334-07:00

Kesar Kulfi...hmmm Yummmyyyy thatz what comes first when anybody would think about it. And I wanted to publish the recipe finally (Couldn't quite manage to do in the summer thanks to my super busy schedule) at least before the last week of change in the day light saving time...This recipe is also about a different Basundi too... So this is two in one...Basundi and Kesar Kulfi...Here it comes

Reshmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08784067075844862446noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617734014108678929.post-70611440136017556812008-07-04T01:00:00.000-07:002008-07-04T16:27:04.485-07:00

Chana Masala, The name makes my mouth water. This is one of the dish I make most of the times @ home. It's quick and easy to make it and what to say about the taste, this is the most delicious side dish, Yummy!!!Ingredients:White Chana/Chickpeas - 1 cup [Soaked overnight and cooked, Don't throw the water!!!]Jeera/Cumin seeds - 2 tspAsafoetida (Hing powder)- 1 tspOnion - 1 1/5 Medium sizeTomato -

Reshmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08784067075844862446noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617734014108678929.post-55217569563058952302008-06-20T13:02:00.000-07:002008-06-20T13:24:51.085-07:00

Hmm Yummy tasty and spicy that's what tomato thokku is... Very easy to make and Very Delicious.Here is how I make it:Ingredients:Tomatoes - 4 cut into pieces or use Tomato puree 1 cupRed Chilli Powder - 1 tspSalt - 1 1/2 tsp or as requiredMustard - 1 tspAsafoetida - 1 tspTurmeric powder - 1 tspOil - 2 tspPreparation:1. Heat oil in the pan, add mustard, let it sputter, add asafoetida and add the

Reshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909414572658670572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617734014108678929.post-18875866086319882982008-06-13T22:00:00.000-07:002008-06-13T22:00:01.428-07:00

Ragi Dosa is a tasty and a nutritious breakfast variety. It is healthy and needs very less oil considering, it is a kind of dosa. I don't get Ragi flour in Switzerland...as far as I have tried, but whenever I go to India I bring few kilos of them...Here follows the recipe...Ingredients:Ragi flour/Millet Flour- 1 Cup [To identify they are blackish grey in colour]Rice Flour - 1/4 CupOnion - 1

Reshmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08784067075844862446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617734014108678929.post-54122658370844570622008-06-09T00:00:00.000-07:002008-06-09T06:50:02.953-07:00

Summer is here and Mangoes are here. But today I am not telling anything about ripe mango fruit but I am telling more about raw mangoes with rice. This is easy to make and also easy to eat ;-) Really tasty and this is in the series of quick food!Ingredients:Raw Mango- 1 gratedRice - 2 cups cookedUrad dal - 2 tspChana dal - 1 tspMustard - 1 tspAsafoetida - 1 tspOnion - 1 Chopped finelyGreen Chilli

Reshmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08784067075844862446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617734014108678929.post-68821598037600542492008-06-03T22:15:00.000-07:002008-06-05T14:16:52.500-07:00

Think about the masala vada ...hmmm mouth watering And I present you with a simple and a very quick version of mine! Very quick to make, simple, easy and Yummy!!! Just Yenjoy!! :-)Ingredients:Besan - 3/4 CupRice Flour - 1/4 CupRava - 1/4 CupOnion - 1 medium finely ChoppedGreen Chilli - 1 or 2 finely choppedSounf/Fennel seeds - 4 tsp grindedGinder garlic paste - 2 tspCorriander Leaves - 4 Table

Reshmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08784067075844862446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617734014108678929.post-81925444382869869012008-04-08T23:00:00.000-07:002008-06-20T14:27:41.200-07:00

So here is the see koottu, whatz special in this koottu... well it's different, thatz special...I love it with carrots, this one is not very hot yet spicy and wonderful!!! And it's nutritious and good for health too... By the way "See.." in kannada means sweet...Ingredients:Vegetables that can be used are Carrot/Cabbage/Seeme badnekaai (Chowchow) - Chopped (small, carrots as cubes)Moong dal - 1

Reshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909414572658670572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617734014108678929.post-73552836894216153912008-03-01T13:55:00.000-08:002008-03-01T04:55:57.318-08:00

Yeah yeah yeah.... It's been a long long time since I blogged about my kitchen... I had gone for a vacation to back home in India and then another thing happened..... My kitchen was completely occupied by somebody!!! My mom!!! My mom is here and she is doing all the cooking and me only eating Hee hee hee :-)Anyways, I should have to be back in the kitchen to get the secret recipes of my mom

Reshmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08784067075844862446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617734014108678929.post-64543359667786536662007-11-11T20:15:00.000-08:002007-11-12T13:53:57.062-08:00

Wish all of you a Happy and Prosperous Deepavali. I made Rave laddoo for this Deepavali. Here is how I made it... Ingredients:Semoulina/Rava - 1 cupSugar - 3/4 cupGreen Cardomom powder- 1 tspCashewnuts - 10Raisins - 10Ghee/Clarified Butter - 6 table spoonPreparation:1. Add ghee to a pan and fry the cashew and raisins to golden brown.2. Then fry the rava in a pan, add 2 table spoons of

Reshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909414572658670572noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617734014108678929.post-6503414362161222782007-11-06T22:13:00.000-08:002007-11-08T03:54:01.652-08:00

I love Bhindi and I love Bhindi Fry the best!! Here is the recipe...Ingredients:Bhindi/Okra - 500 gms chopped into ringsTamarind pulp - 1/2 tspMustard - 1 tspAsafoetida (Hing powder)- 2 tspTurmeric powder - 1 tspOil - 2 tspCurry leaves - fewSalt - as much as neededGrated Coconut - 3 tspRasam Powder* - 1 1/2 tspPreparation:1. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, let it sputter.2. Add the chopped

Reshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909414572658670572noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617734014108678929.post-76196886441020853372007-10-29T20:33:00.000-07:002007-10-29T12:33:34.140-07:00

Festival comes and Mom makes Om pudi :-) This time I made it for Navrathri... Om pudi is a easy snack..easy in the sense, it goes into the mouth very easily!! ;-) And by the way this snack is good for digestion since its one of the main ingredient is omam(ajwain). Check out the recipe...Ingredients:Besan/Gram flour - 3 CupsRice Flour- 1 cupOmam/Ajwain- 2 Table spoonOil - As much as neededChilli

Reshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909414572658670572noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617734014108678929.post-11046502073073592982007-10-25T22:00:00.000-07:002007-10-29T12:38:47.014-07:00

Menashun pudi is chilli powder in the language Kannada, saaru/rasam powder is usually called as menashun pudi (actually chilli powder) in Karnataka... So this is actually saaru/rasam powder koottuIngredients:Vegetable: Cabbage - ChoppedToor dal - 1 tea cupSaaru/Rasam powder - 2 tspTamarind pulp - 1 tea cupAsafoetida (Hing powder)- 2 tspTurmeric powder - 1 tspOil - 1 tspCurry leaves - fewSalt - as

Reshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909414572658670572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617734014108678929.post-3785421717051639562007-10-22T11:31:00.000-07:002007-10-29T12:38:47.011-07:00

It's creamy, tasty and spicy... yes thatz majige huli. Here is how I make it...Ingredients:Vegetables that can be used are Potato/Bhindi/Pumpkin/Sorakkai/Small Onions - ChoppedCurd or Buttermilk - 2 tea cupsMustard - 1 tspAsafoetida (Hing powder) - 2 tspTurmeric powder - 1 tspOil - 1 tspCorriander leaves - fewCurry leaves - fewSalt - as much as neededFor grinding:Coconut - 1 table spoonsJeera - 4

Reshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909414572658670572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617734014108678929.post-51442046826769039492007-10-06T23:36:00.000-07:002007-10-29T12:38:47.017-07:00

Akki rotti is a speciality of Karnataka and I make it as a tiffin.Ingredients:Rice flour - 2 cupsOnion chopped fine - 1 BigGreen Chilli - 1 Big chopped into very fine piecesOil - 1 tspSalt - as much as neededCoconut grated - 1 table spoonPreparation:1. Mix rice flour, onion, salt and green chilli to the rice flour and mix it with water to a thick flour like that for making murukku or idiyappam.

Reshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909414572658670572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617734014108678929.post-35942976950461346722007-09-26T22:57:00.000-07:002007-10-29T12:38:47.010-07:00

Mooli ka paratha is always very tasty and healthy! Here is how I make it...Ingredients:Vegetable: Radish- Grated -1Wheat flour - 2 cupsSaaru/Rasam powder - 2 tspOil - 1 tspSalt - as much as neededPreparation:1. Add grated radish in wheat flour along with rasam/saaru powder and salt, mix together with water as for chapathi.2. Add oil and mix and make a soft dough.3. Make the parathas using the

Reshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909414572658670572noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617734014108678929.post-91931326177179529762007-09-24T12:17:00.000-07:002007-10-29T12:38:47.016-07:00

Banana Pacchadi is a quick to make pacchadi. I like the combination of sweet and hot!! Banana is sweet and this dish will have green chillies in it... Read on!!!Ingredients:Banana chopped - 2Curd - 1 Big CupGreen Chilli - 1 chopped in 1 inch piecesAsafoetida (Hing powder)- 1/2 tspOil - 1 tspSalt - 1/2 tspGrated Coconut - 1 table spoonsCorriander leaves - FewPreparation:1. In a pan, add oil and

Reshmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08784067075844862446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3617734014108678929.post-43683531294723454222007-09-22T05:46:00.000-07:002007-10-29T12:38:47.013-07:00

Hi!!!Let me introduce myself, I am Reshma and living in Switzerland, I am an Indian and working here for quite some time, I have no other choice here than cooking myself to satisfy my Indian tastebuds, but I like to do lots of varieties of food in my kitchen. So wanted to jot down all my kitchen notes and recipes in a common place for me to refer and also to help others via this world wide web to

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