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Instant Mini Dosas for little ones
2008-02-18 17:35:00
Food is such a sore subject while dealing with our 2.4 year old. First of all nothing seems to appeal him and then trying new foods is out of question. Two things happen when I take food to him one is the utterance of “Nooooooo” and then making a face and tilting of his head ...
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Healthy Breakfast: Oatmeal and OJ
2008-02-14 13:46:00
Are you giving him THAAAT for breakfast on Valentine’s Day?” said the inner voice. “What is wrong with that, besides I do have some pink color in the background, to correspond to Valentine’s Day?” I said. “Jeeez, people on this day profess their un-dying love for each other, buy expensive gifts, cards, whip out decadent meals and look at you, do you want to be considered cheesy and the most un-romantic person?” “Love is a feeling, an emotion and form of expression and I can show it any way I want.This might be simple yet it is very healthy and tasty and I have made it with warmth and affection. It is a wonderful way to start the day. Isn’t this a good way of saying I care?” Happy Valentine’s Day Every One and show your loved ones you care, your way! This is my contribution to “Healthy Eats” hosted by Suganya of “Tasty Palettes”, who is hosting WBB this month. Ingredients 1 cup old fashioned oats 1½ cup water 1 cup mil...
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Mango Coconut Burfi
2008-02-11 13:03:00
With the weather continually being “cloudy chilly windy damp” for months we had a surprise bonus this past weekend. Early in the morning there was glorious sunshine and the temperature by mid morning had already climbed to the 70’s. I even dared to open the backyard door that was closed for a long time now and my 2 year old though suspicious at first tagged along and had a fun time playing in the backyard. It felt wonderful to feel the sun on the skin and not having to cover one self with sweater or a jacket. This day reminded me so much of a summer day back in India, the fun times we and the delightful things we ate as kids. Of the many things I desired that time the top on the list were fresh, sweet and juicy mangoes. Anyway when I went to the Indian Grocery that evening with the thought of mangoes still lingering in my mind, I looked for them and as expected no avail. I knew it was wishful thinking on my part to expect to find mangoes in the mid of cold February. So I go...
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Stuffed Eggplant (Bharlele Vaingan )
2008-02-08 01:42:00
Every cuisine in India has its own version of making this Stuffed Eggplant delicacy. In fact even with in the same cuisine there are so many variations that it is hard to categorize this as belonging to a specific region. It majorly depends on the ingredients that go into the masala for stuffing. Making this is not an easy process either; it is time consuming, involves lots of steps and requires a person to have good amount of patience to put this together. Ample experience is also required to judge when to turn the eggplant around, adjust the heat variations for cooking, sprinkle water etc. Nevertheless the effort and patience pays off when the dish hits the table and everybody sits admiring at the ‘beauty’ and keep gorging on it. Please note think that I am not trying to intimidate anybody about this. This is based on my own personal experience and I discovered it the hard way. I learnt this recipe from my MIL who is an expert in making this. In fact this is one of h...

Aloo Palak
2008-02-04 13:15:00
Don’t we all have one of those days? Days on which there is nothing new to say, the words don’t seem to flow, the thoughts don’t catch up and there is no connection between the two. You don’t feel like writing about the recipe. No matter how much you look around and tax your brain you don’t find anything appropriate or suitable to write. The thoughts just evaporate and everything draws a blank. It’s one of those days for me. But never mind, there is no pressure for now and it will come to me. Sooner or later the words will flow, everything will make sense and there will be tons to write. There is no hurry and I will wait till then. Let the dish do the talking. This is my contribution to the potato event An Ode to Potato hosted by Sia of monsoon spices and also to A Potato Fe(a)st hosted by Dhivya. Ingredients 3 cups spinach 1 large potato 2 medium tomatoes 1 small onion 3 pods garlic 1 inch ginger 1 cup unsweetened evaporated milk 2 tsp garam m...

Taste of India, Thank you Sailaja
2008-02-03 15:58:00
I found out about this India n Food Blog Aggregator site from Nupur’s blog. When I browsed through that site I was amazed to see such beautiful layout, very well formatted and so beautifully integrated with the colors of the Indian National flag. The contents, presentation, and the colors blend together so well and information flows seamlessly. Thank you Sailaja for putting this together and giving exposure and traffic to bloggers like me. It also gives me easy access to view other food bloggers new creations and ideas. I understand that creating and maintaining a Blog Aggregator is not an easy task. It would be an under statement to say that this effort takes so much for your time and resource from your everyday life. Mathy and Indira did this before through FDB and you are doing this through Taste Of India. Please do not hesitate and let me know if I can be of any help and I can do a fair bit of research. I also found another Food Blog Aggregator site here. Thank You too for pu...
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Oven Roasted Garlic
2008-01-31 16:41:00
Life at work and home is so hectic that some days I don’t even know if I am coming or going. On the work front, it is like the people who were asleep last December are suddenly waking up to the dawn of the New Year. To make up for all the lost time they want to get things done as if there is no tomorrow, pile on work and slap unrealistic deadlines on lesser mortals like us. As a result my work gets extended to later in the night and I miss spending time on my blog. OK, enough said but that is a reality and nature of the business. Anyway, the reason for bringing up this long winding was to make a point that I am missing many of the events hosted by fellow food bloggers and also missing their deadlines. My husband is a huge garlic fan and so we usually buy a huge bin of already peeled garlic from SAMS/COSTCO. I had made dish long time ago to participate in Sunita’s “Think Spice“event. But when I was putting together this post I realized that I was already 6 days late for ...
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Chapathi Style Quesadilla
2008-01-28 00:16:00
So this last Friday it was just me and the little one at home for dinner. Dear Husband had a dinner-meeting with his work colleagues and he was off for the night. I did not want to slave and spend a lot of time in the kitchen and neither did I want to snack on something unhealthy. Blame it on cold wintery nights and I was also craving for something hot and “chatpata”. I peeked at my fridge and found some shredded cheese and some remnants of spinach leaves. So I instantly had this idea of making Quesadilla using chapathis as I had no tortillas to go the authentic way. This is my contribution to Game Night Party Recipes hosted by the wonderful and talented Mansi. Ingredients: Chapathi dough 1 medium onion 1 cup spinach 1 cup shredded cheese (I used 2% sharp cheddar) 2-3 green chillies Oil Salt to taste Preparation: Chop the onions length wise into small pieces and keep aside. Clean the Spinach leaves and chop into fine pieces. Slit green chillies. Method: Onion S...
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Simple Potato Fry (Batata Upkari)
2008-01-18 17:04:00
Don’t we all have few of those recipes in our repertoire? Simple yet flavorful, easy yet delicious, cool ingredients yet adds warmth to our hearts and most important of all takes us back through our memory lane and reminds us of our old comforting times. And then, when the food is brought to the dinner table, all you hear is: Silence and then “Mmmmm”. No groaning or whining from young and old alike and you mentally make note of this as a “Comfort-approved” food. I learnt this from my husband who in turn had watched his Ammamma (maternal grandmother) in South Kanara. She would prepare this with so much care and affection, the warmth that only grandmother’s can have. She would cut the potatoes into long strips as they would cook easily. As a young boy, the shape would appeal to my husband and it would be easy to pick up the potato and put it in his mouth. This is my contribution to Monthly Mingle: Comfort Foods an event hosted by the wonderful and talented Meeta at What...
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Black eyed Bean Barley Dill Soup
2008-01-14 11:26:00
Life gets so hectic and consuming sometimes that there is no time to think of anything beyond ourselves. So it is refreshing to take a break once in a while from the monotony and look at things from a fresh perspective. Thankfully I had this opportunity in the form of beach side vacation during the last week of December. I spent most of the time at the beach riveting away from the narrow foci of my life and pondering over things much higher than myself. Whenever I sit by the beach, looking at the water, listening to the sound of the waves I experience similar emotions but varying thoughts each time. With serenity and tranquility set in I got caught up with the systematic and rhythmic way in which the waves were treading and re-treading back from the shore. The waves would start off and burst of energy, fall in its intensity as it moved toward the shore, knew its limits on where to stop and return back ever so obscurely to its with spirit and then return back to our roots...
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Microwave Wheat Ladoos (Churmundo)
2008-01-08 19:16:00
With buildings, retail stores, restaurants, homes, palm trees sprawled on either side of the road the drive pretty much seemed the usual. The weather seemed perfect not too hot or too cold and the visitors scrambled along trying to make the most of this beautiful day. As we drove along the road for 5 more miles the dearth of the stores, homes, and people reduced while we saw big mounds of white sand with patches of dead moss and grass strewn all over. It was still nothing out of the ordinary until we parked the car on one of the beach access roads. And then there it was! We saw with baited breath the much awaited and anticipated sight of the trip. Calm, mighty, pristine deep Blue Ocean with beautiful white waves right in front of us. This beach was so much different from the others, no scores of people, construction or tall buildings in sight just waves and occasional grazing pelicans. It was nature at its best and so far away from the human touch. It was a world away from the...
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Eggless Raisin Cake
2008-01-03 19:44:00
It was whirlwind of activities, planning, packing, last minute cooking etc ever since Dear Husband planned a beach side vacation for the family 2 weeks ago. Everything fit right in, the hotel reservations, travel arrangements, time off from work, the temperature. The vacation was just what the doctor had ordered to get away from the usual grind and seemed like a glorious way to end the year 2007. Both me and my husband love munching on stuff, chatting, listening to music, enjoying views during long drives and so I always make it a point to carry lots of goodies and keep it within hands reach in the car. So even this time around I wanted the same. However, because of lack of time I did not have time to prepare lots of stuff and had to rely on store bought stuff. However for a long time I had this cake in mind as it is easy to make and also requires very less ingredients. I hurriedly made it in the morning and even managed to click some pictures before the travel. I was however no...
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Happy New Year 2008
2008-01-01 16:52:00
HAPPY NEW YEAR Wishing you All a Very Happy , Healthy and Prosperous New Year . May this Year bring you Peace and Happiness.
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Instant Sooji Onion Appe
2007-12-18 09:38:00
I was going through the food pictures I had taken a while ago and realized that I had not yet blogged the recipe for this Instant Appe. It was intended to be a part of the trilogy series, the others be Chana Daal Appe and Dahi Vada Appe.For this Appe I was thinking of a way of making a healthier version of the famous “Rave vade” of Karnataka. The batter is made of Sooji, onion, green chilies and it is deep fried. Of course, this version is no where close to the original, but nevertheless a healthier version to snack on. Also as a note of caution these cannot be let out for a long time as they do not maintain their crispness for a long time. Ingredients 1/2 cup fine Sooji (rava) 1 small onion ½ cup idli rava ½ cup rice flour 2 Tbsps yougurt/cream 3-5 green chillies 1 Tbsp jeera (cumin) ¼ tsp baking soda Coriander leaves Salt, oil Curry leaves Method: Chop the onions and coriander leaves finely. Mix all the above ingredients except o...
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Tangy Coconut Yogurt Curry with Vegetables (Majjige Huli)
2007-12-13 09:35:00
So few days ago while cooking this refreshing dish, I was watching over my toddler play with some of his toys few feet away from where I was standing. Sometime later he started chewing on one of his toy and I like any other dutiful mother asked him to stop. The naughty toddler that he is continued to chew on it ignoring my willful pleas, so I scornfully said “S, you are a Bad Boy, stop chewing it”. Now I was expecting that he would listen to me and stop chewing, but instead he said “Amma Bad Boy”. That totally caught me off-guard as I was hearing it for the first time and I ended up laughing loudly and giving the toddler a big hug. It’s one of those wired things that kids say but to me it seemed very funny more so because it was coming from somebody not more than 3 feet tall, bundle of innocence who until “yesterday” could not even sit, let alone talk. I had heard him say words, but not sentences and this seemed like a sentence to me albeit an unconventional one. Anywa...
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Random Facts Meme and 50th post
2007-12-10 17:40:00
Dhivya of “Culinary Baazar” has tagged me for this Meme . Thanks Dhivya. This is also my 50th post on this blog. I wanted to thank you all for the support, warm comments, acceptance and that is what keeps me going and makes me want to write more and cook more J Now onto my first Meme . The rules are :- 1. Link to the person that tagged you and post the rules on your blog. 2. Share 7 random and/or wierd things about yourself. 3. Tag 7 random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs. 4. Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog. It was fun thinking, writing about myself and I have totally enjoyed it. Here are some of my random facts about me: Everybody in my family except my husband was born on the 10th. I was born on March 10th, my Dad September 10th, MIL and my toddler October 10th, my Mom and Brother November 10th. I can speak quite a few Indian languages apart from English. Kannada as I grew up in ...
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Milk Dates Peda in Microwave
2007-12-05 17:21:00
Food Blogging in general makes you think about food, recipes ideas, writing and presentation in ways not thought of before. Food Blogging Event in particular makes you put on your thinking cap and takes thought process to a whole new level especially when a new food ingredient is involved. I was stumped when it was announced that the key ingredient for the AFAM event this time was DATES. Dates adorn our pantry as a garnishing ingredient for our cereal or oatmeal and occasionally to be eaten as is. Other than that I have very limited or in fact, almost no experience using it in our everyday or special cooking. I really loved the idea and wanted to come up with something for the event. I had the idea of making a Date Burfi by adapting this lovely recipe here. When I thought of this idea I was expecting to find the taste of dates blend with that of milk, to create a unique taste with a sticky texture. But when I actually tried this I found that dates are mellow and subdued...
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Steamed Toor Daal Dill Cake
2007-12-03 10:45:00
When life gives you a lemon, make lemonade, said somebody. Groovy! But what does one do when given a soaked cup of Toor daal? This was my quandary one weekday evening after getting back from work, when I found myself staring at soaked Toor daal, when I thought I had soaked Chana daal in the morning to do God-knows-what. “Serves you right, for placing the Toor daal jar right next to the Chana daal, anybody in the right mind would be confused” said the inner voice. “Yeah right! I have hundreds of chores to finish before setting foot out of home, not to mention handling toddler tantrums, feeding, cooking etc etc” I pitched in. “Ah! There she goes on the defensive again, but anyway I am sticking to my theory” the inner voice said adamantly. “Never mind the nuances. Let us move on and find out what to do with this. We already have lots of daal, so making sambhar/rasam is out of question. Also I want something quick, healthy and more like a side-dish that even the kid can e...
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Moong Curry and Cucumber Idli (Mooga Ghashi & Tausha Idli )
2007-11-28 13:59:00
Time and tide waits for none says a 14th century adage and I am sure most of us could not agree with it more. Days fly by at the blink of the eye and even before we realize it months and years have passed by and all that is left behind are memories. Some of them good and warm ones that we like to cherish and some not-so-good ones that we like to forget. There are so many ways of evoking those memories like food, people, places, special days etc but I personally feel that food is the strong catalyst of all. Food is a part and parcel of our everyday lives and more so when there are festivals, get togethers, parties etc and there are bound to be lots of memories associated with it. I instantly go down the memory lane especially while making special festival meals, traditional meals etc and cannot help but recall the experience of joy, family, food, excitement felt during festivals. “Mooga Ghashi” along with “Khotte” (idli steamed in jackfruit leaves) is a quintessential part o...
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Garden Vegetables-Navy Beans Vegan Soup
2007-11-22 09:16:00
It is that time of the year again, when the cold front has set in. The cold makes me want to stay inside, bundle up in some warm clothes, pull up a rug and sip something warm from time to time. And when hunger strikes it makes you crave for something special that makes you feel good both inside and out. The first thing that comes to my mind is hot hearty SOUP with some warm crusty bread. Both me and my husband are great fans of soups and we have all the time in the restaurants, however I had never ventured trying it out by myself. But after seeing many of Rachael Ray’s cooking shows and the ease with she makes them, by putting together readily available ingredients, in less amount of time, it got me started into trying it out. I also looked for recipes on the internet that would suit my requirements. Even though there is no dearth of recipes for soup, my main source of idea and inspiration for this soup came from this site here. After going through numerous recipes I fina...
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Gingered Potato Pepper Sabzi
2007-11-19 16:42:00
Here’s raising toast to the much awaited and anticipated time of the week, the weekend. Ah! The sweet joy, relaxation and freedom associated with the weekend after a major grind parallels none. It all beings Friday evening after calling it quits at work, suddenly things seem casual and laidback and everything is freed from the clutches of time. The pressure, tension, routine is put to rest and it is the time of sweet indulgence. Come Saturday and everything seems relaxed and calm. Monday seems so distant in the horizon, that there is time even to graze and admire the vegetables. The million chores, shopping, grocery, bill pay etc everything can wait while this peaceful moment is savored, at least until it lasts! This is my contribution for the event Think Spice …. think Ginger hosted by wonderful and thoughtful Sunita of Sunita’s world. Ingredients 15 mini peppers 1 medium potato 1 small onion 2 Tbsps Grated ginger Coriander leaves for garnishing Turmeric ...
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Easy Tomato Onion Side Dish (Gojju)
2007-11-15 16:48:00
I usually enjoy the drive back home from work sans the traffic of course. That is the time when I am done with the major grind of the day; away from the noise, tension, pressure, people etc. That is the time when I am by myself in the closed environment, surrounded my soft music feeling cozy with just the right temperature, not too warm or too cold. After falling into the everyday rhythm of driving and seeing the familiar surroundings, my thoughts about work fade away, the rough edges of the pressure, tension soothed by the music, my left brain function is put to rest and the right brain activity catches on. That is the time when my mind mentally goes over the stuff in the fridge, pantry and come up with a plan for dinner. There are days when I get ideas for easy and delicious dishes that I just cannot wait to get home to try out. There are many things to look forward to when I get home my family, my home and cooking. The drive home becomes so much pleasanter and all of a sudden s...
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Cauliflower Potato Peas Sabzi
2007-11-13 18:57:00
Cauliflower next only to Cabbage has been a favorite vegetable of mine. I enjoy them in any cooked form; however I love them best when they are transformed into this dry Sabzi with a mix of potatoes. I feel that it is very comforting, appetizing and also pleasing to the taste palettes. Another reason to love this cauliflower recipe is because it is so easy to make especially during the hectic weekdays. The cooking work is divided between microwave and the cook top and the dish gets done in no time at all. Cauliflower is also available all the year around in the groceries and for us provides a good break from the usual eggplants, Okra, cabbage etc. This is my contribution to Srivalli’s Microwave Easy Cooking. Even though this is not completly cooked in microwave part of it is done on the stove top. Srivalli has garciously agreed to accept this for her event. Ingredients 1 medium cauliflower 1 medium potato 1 small onion ½ cup peas 2 cloves garlic Green ch...
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You know your husband is obsessed with tea when ….
2007-11-10 15:46:00
He has at least 17 different varieties of tea, green tea, rice tea, jasmine tea, rose tea, mango tea etc 8 books on tea, 2 videos, countless print outs on the benefits of tea, tea maker, innumerable tea cups, glasses, 5 tea strainers, tea bags all this and more! But did I mention NO black tea? He returns back from his business trip to Toronto one late Thursday evening and after a while goes to empty his suitcase. You hear sounds of paper shuffling, stuff taken out, re-arranging etc. You get curious and take a peek; you see two paper bags and a gif t bag. Your hopes and expectations are raised, you feel glowing warmth only to be quashed in an instant when you see 5 more tea varieties pop out of the bags. And the gift bag? 2 more tea bags pop out of that too and thanks for asking, they were given by his colleagues as a gift for his outstanding work. Arghhh! Saturday evening he insists on going to Whole Foods Grocery. You are startled as he usually hates doing the grocery. But then...
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Diwali Wishes: Rose Crunchies (Cookies)
2007-11-08 18:30:00
Wishing you all and your loved ones a very Happy Diwali . May you be blessed with Health, Wealth and Happiness Always. Growing up, Deepavali was always the most exciting festival for us from the get go. What with the holidays, new clothes, sweets, snacks, savories, lights, friends, family and most of all crackers, there seemed to be non-stop excitement all day around. My Mom would prepare all the usual sweets, snacks like Besan Ladoo, Churmundo (wheat ladoo), sweet tudki, chivda etc etc and along with these would also prepare this unique snack called “Rose Cookie s ”. They were shaped like wheels, crunchy, salty, yummy and gone with in minutes they were made. I also watched in fascination when she made them using special molds, the batter would be transformed into “flower-wheels”. They are called Rosette molds and hence the name “Rose” Cookies. Though I have to admit I am not sure why they are called Cookies. I was very excited when I obtained these molds from E...
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Stuffed Mini Peppers
2007-11-02 15:43:00
This story has the fixings of the same old plot with the same old twist, except that this involves rich, deep, vibrant colors in the background. So, during the weekend when we went to do the usual grocery, I was smitten by a pack of mini peppers sitting coyly in the corner. I stood there looking at the tiny vegetable, gazing at their even, vibrant colors admiring them as though they were flowers.The bigger ones have usually caught my eye, but not the smaller ones and I have wondered ever since how I happened to missed them before. Anyway the first thing that came to my mind after bringing them home was to make “Stuffed Pepeprs”. My MIL makes an awesome paste “masolu” for stuffed Brinjal/Eggplant. It is a hit when she makes it here and decided to make that coconut stuffing for these beautiful Mini Peppers . Ingredients 10 -15 small mini peppers 1 medium onion ¾ cup shredded coconut Juice of lemon sized tamarind Little jaggery for taste Coriander leaves Salt, oil...

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