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| Prep Time: | 20 Minutes |
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This is an Indian recipe.
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
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This is one of my favourite masalas. It is fresh coriander based and it is very simple and quick to make. But the result is this aromatic, slightly tangy, fresh, simply delicious fish fry. My mouth is watering while just describing it to you. Adjust amoun…
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
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This salad is very easy to make yet is so flavorful with roasted cumin and black mustard seeds that add nutty taste once you bite into one. Crunchy peanuts add a nice contrast to fresh and juicy cucumber that was marinated with lime juice and little bit o…
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Crisp lettuce, tuna, tomato and onion wrapped in a warm garlic and coriander tortilla. Spice up your wrap with pickle and radish. Perfect for the sunny spring lunches.
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
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Raita is a yogurt based sauce or dip. Usually, raita is very simple with either some cumin or some mint and cucumber, or pineapple pieces, etc. But this is a very flavorful raita with smoked eggplant, garlic and ginger. I had it first along with a very de…
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
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From China, little recipe made of vermicelli and beef, spicy flavour (soy sauce, nuoc-mam mixed with chilli).
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
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Simple and very easy to prepare. Nice combination with bread sandwich, chapathi, nan, kulcha, paratha, roti and side dish for any meals.
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Benne Seeds are actually Sesame seeds and Benne Seed Wafers or cookies have been a part of low country South Carolina cooking for almost 300 years! Quick easy and a symbol of old Charleston.
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So creamy and comforting, slightly sweet pumpkin, just noticeable trace of roasted garlic, smoothing coconut milk, roasted cumin seeds explode with flavour once you bite into one. I had to add green chili, but not too much, as I like a little kick in my f…
PithaleThick curry of gram flour - A delicious Maharashtrian dishRecipe credit - Vimla Patil ( Author - Dal Roti )Serves: 3You will need1 tablespoon oil1 teaspoon mustard seeds1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds ( jeera )1 onion, chopped1 tomato, chopped1 sprin (read full article)
Monsoon reminds me of Garma Garam Pakode पकोड़े (Hot Fritters) . It had been raining continuously and I thought the best thing to serve the family is hot fritters made up of तोरी Tori (Ridge Gourd). My children who feel "yu (read full article)
IngredientsThick Poha/ Aval-500gmsOnion medium finely sliced-1Tomato small finely chopped-1Green chillies broken into three-4(+/- according to taste)Roasted peanuts-1/4cupTurmeric powder-1/4tspSalt to tasteUrad dal-1tspChanna dal-1tspMustar (read full article)
This is the very first curry I dared to make from scratch and thankfully it turned out very well! The flavours are quite rich and not too spicy, so you could add more chilli powder to suit your taste. Serves 4 850g shoulder of lamb, cut into bit (read full article)
Besan Ki KadhiRecipe Credit - Vimla Patil ( Author - Dal Roti )Serves: 2Ingredients1/2 cup besan ( gram flour )1 cup curd2 cups water1 tablespoon oil3 red chillies3 green chillies1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds1/4 teaspoon fenugree (read full article)
Zunka with DrumsticksThick curry of gram flour with drumsticks - A tasty Maharashtrian dishRecipe Credit - Vimla Patil ( Author - Dal Roti )You will need2 drumsticks, peeled and cut into 5 cm pieces1 tablespoon oil1 teaspoon mustard seeds1/2 teaspoon (read full article)
Barbeque Recipes In the article you will find meat recipes that might well be considered as a picnic food option. We hope that here everyone will find a recipe that would better meet his / her diet preferences and the food to the taste of the whole f (read full article)
I make aval upma very often. But this vegetable poha was something which I learned from srivalli. Its very easy to make and it took just 10 mts altogether to finish the recipe.Ingredients:-Thick Poha (getti aval) - 1 cupOnion - 1 (finely choppe (read full article)
Chicken Biryani ( with Jeerakasala Rice )Featured here is a Chicken Biryani made out of Jeerakasala rice. Jeerakasala rice is a popular variety of aromatic rice used in Tamilnadu and Kerala. As the name suggests the grains are smaller in size like je (read full article)
What do you mean I didn’t bring you anything back from India! How about a recipe taken from “The Hindu” submitted by Rajeswari Shankar. Karunaikizhangu Masiyal is a traditional Indian side dish. I have had to adapt the original for (read full article)