Rava semiya kichadi recipe

                    I love kichadi which is served in south indian restaurants. Kichadi with coconut chutney is yummy combination. It is very filling breakfast dish. In south india, for home function,they prefer to prepare or buy rava kitchadi as one of the dish. There are two version of kitchadi,one is just rava kitchadi and other is rava semiya...

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Adai

                                       My mom used to prepare this adai when i was in hometown,but she used to prepare it as dosai instead of adai. Recently my mind was thinking to prepare some different variety of dosa. I have tried pesarattu, tomato dosa,mysore masala dosa,utthapam, but i havent...

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Minestrone soup

                               Me and my husband are great fan of soups. Where ever we go, we used to order soup along with an appetizer. I have tasted soups in indian and chinese restaurants but first time in my life i tasted a different soup in an Italian restaurant ,Olive garden. The soup is bit thick and has lots...

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Vendakkai poriyal / Lady's finger curry

                        This is one of my favorite poriyal which my mom prepares in home. I think ,it is my mom's unique recipe because i haven't tasted this anywhere else except my mom's kitchen. Whenever she prepare it,she will prepare more specially for me.I like to have it mixing with hot rice and also with variety rice. It goes well...

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Poosanikai halwa / Kasi halwa

                                    Next to thirunelveli halwa,i like this poosanikai halwa. I have tasted this halwa only in marriage feast.They will serve only small scoop of this halwa,so i didnt get impressed with this halwa. But when i was pregnant ,my MIL neighbour came to my house to give  sweets...

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Chiroti

                           When i was very small kid,  my father used to buy  "ineese" from bakeries( i don't know right spelling). Though it is dry,i like the little crispy texture and sweet taste one.During ramalan time, my neighbor grandma used to send me panniyaram,coconut chutney,semiya sweet and this "ineese" like...

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Macarons / meringue cookies

                        Macaron is a sweet meringue based cookie made of egg white,sugar and any flavor. When i was studying in collage ,one of my relative brought me a pack of white cookie like one. When i tasted first, it just melts in my mouth. I like the taste and texture. Recently my neighbor friend karthiga remind me back this cookie.When...

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Raw onion chutney

            Raw onion chutney is my appa's favorite one. whenever i am in my hometown, i used to prepare this chutney using ammikal. Raw onion chutney and dosai is my favorite. After marriage, i like variation of this chutney prepared by my MIL. I just love the taste of that chutney. I used to ask her to prepare this chutney for next day breakfast before coming to hometown....

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Panna cotta

                  Panna cotta is one of the famous italian dessert which mean cooked cream . It is usually prepared with cream,milk and gelatin and served with toppings like fruits,chocolate,caramel and berries. It is like jello type but cream and milk are added to it to enrich the flavor. I haven't tasted this recipe in any restaurant but i have seen...

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Spicy potato fry

                      This is my china mamiyar recipe. My husband and his brother’s favorite recipe. Whenever they go to her house, they will pre request her to prepare tomato rice and this potato fry. After marriage ,she also prepared this for me too. It’s so yummy. I can say ,this is my family favorite...

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Masala vadai

                          Masala vadai is very popular hot snack in south india.. I remember, when i was working in bangalore once i had masala vadai near Jaya nagar .It is very small road side shop ,but most of the vadai and bonda used to get sold very soon. The prize of masala vadai is just 1 rp( 2007) but the size also be  one...

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Onion rings

                                Onion ring is one of the famous fast food in US . I have heard about this snack through internet,but recently when i was in family trip,we stopped for a break near the shop name " Ar by's ". Being a vegetarian, i don't had much option to choose.I was bored of having french fries and hash...

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Stir fried egg noodles with vegetables and sesame seed

                                         I have been to few Chinese restaurants. I am big fan of brown rice fried rice and chow mien noodles.The blanched vegetables combined with sauces gives a different taste to normal fried rice and noodles. Crunchy vegetables and perfect cooked rice and noodles...

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Bruschetta

                                   Recently i have been to Olive garden to try italian dishes. we tried many dishes like bruschetta, bread stick, soup, ravioli, crispy risotto bites,eggplant parmigiana. Me and my husband like bruschetta a lot. I searched for the recipe on net and thought of trying it in home....

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Kothamalli thokku

                                       Generally in my home ,we prepare chutney a lot than thokku or thogayal. When i was in bangalore ,in andra restaurants they used to serve gongura thokku which goes well with rice. I like the taste of thokku and rice combination. Some used to have it as a side dish...

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Vegetable puffs ( without using puff pastry)

                                In US, though in some shops ,our hometown famous puffs are available. They are bit costlier and taste is not up to the mark.So i thought of preparing it in home. I heard making pastry sheet in home is not an easy one.The alternative way,buying pastry sheets and preparing it in home just...

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Vegetable gothumai adai

                           My mom used to prepare gothumai rotti ,which is my favorite one. She used to prepare it with wheat flour,chilli powder,salt and water. It will be thick like adai. Since my husband don't like i,t as it is thick and don't have any special taste. So i added chopped vegetables and some powder to make it make...

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Fried modak / fried kollukattai

                                   In my life i have tasted four types of kolukattai. kara kolukattai,sweet kolukattai,paal kolukattai and pidi kolukattai. As vinayagar chadurthi is few days away,I searched net for dishes which are prepared on this festival. There were different type of kolukkatai's ,one thing...

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Chatshop kaalan

                             This is one of the famous chat item specially prepared in and around coimbatore area,India. The main ingredient in this dish is mushroom. My husband and my brother who are staying out of coimbatore city, likes to have it whenever they come to hometown.From my childhood i don't eat mushroom,So i...

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Kadappa recipe

                                      This is a speciality dish around kumbakonam/tanjore  areas. It goes very well with idli,dosa and idiyappam. I came to know about this dish through my friend. When i heard the name, i thought it is andra dish and it will be spicy, but it is totally oppposite. It...

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Thayir semiya

                                  Kids love this dish,as it is not spicy and also it has creamy texture. Kids loves noodles, but feeding same noodles again and again,make them feel bored. So i used to prepare atta noodles, spaghetti,veg noodles,egg noodles. Recently i added new dish to it, that is thayir semiya....

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Poori recipe

                             When we travel in early morning through south indian highway roads, you can see a person in each hotel,preparing hot hot poori's,these poori 's attract the customer a lot. When i was a kid,when i go to village, i used to see poori's are stacked up in a glass shelf in hotels,it tempts me.Those days,...

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Potato basket pizza

                                   This is my own innovation snack. Basically i like pizza and my son love's hashbrown. I came up with an idea of this snack,thinking hashbrown and pizza in mind.I tried it for first time and it came out well. I like the taste of having snack ,which had crispy ,crunchy outer layer...

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Akki roti

                              This akki roti is a rice(akki) based breakfast which is prpared in karnataka. My mom and Mil prepare different vareities of roti's like kothuma roti,ragi roti and akki roti. My favorite is akki roti. Other roti's will be little hard than this one. By adding onion,green chilli,ginger,carrot and...

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