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Khasta (in Hindi) means crisp, flaky or brittle. Kachori is a puffed-up fried snack – the dough usually made with either all-purpose or wheat flour, is rolled out like little pooris, filled with spicy filling and deep fried till golden. Kachoris take different forms depending on the region of origin… some are flat, some are puffed… some are soft, some…
Mint Masala Vadai is a traditional South Indian food commonly prepared at home, it is also popular items in street stalls and in railway stations. Whenever we I make masala vadai at home it always kindles my childhood memories, the trip that we had as a family, lots and lots of train and road trips which use to be so much….
Weekend lunches are always a little special, there is plenty of time to shop, work on elaborate cooking & plenty of help around the house. Lot of inspiration from every corner , yeah right…. that’s just for the menu. Once that’s fixed then they all get busy with their electronic gadgets! Guess this happens in your house too! ;)This week…
Baby Potato Fry is a quick and flavorful potato roast or stir-fry prepared with special South Indian spice blend. It is so easy that it can be done under 20 minutes and make an excellent accompaniment for sambar, rasam or curd rice. Any fry item will generally attract kids and this especially will catch their eyes as these mini potatoes…
One of my favorite lunch combo is piping hot rice with oil glittering Ennai kathrikkai kara kuzhambu with chunky kootu and poriyal on the side- just yum! This week, i had to break my head literally as to what to cook, sambar has always been number one on list as its easy- with just one varuval on the side with…
If you want your kids to eat spinach, you must try this Palak Biryani recipe. It not only tastes amazing but also helps providing all the nutritional benefits. Palak / Spinach biryani is not really a traditional recipe, but for sure is one best innovated rice dish. This is my favorite spinach preparation, come on! who doesn’t like biryani??? 😉…
This weeks lunch is simply a stir-fried rice with vegetable and gravy. I didn’t even bother to think, had a very taxing week and my energy level was at the lowest. Just used some leftover basmati rice & veggies from refrigerator, for gravy did hunt the freezer, hehe.. out came the bright green lima beans which went well to compliment…
Red Chili paste is a very handy basic to have in your refrigerator. So many recipes especially Indo chinese recipes call for a tablespoon of this chili paste here and there and rather grinding them every time in small quantity it would be a good idea to make them in big batch and refrigerate. That way your mixie or blender…
This week I was in the mood for something fancy, like a restaurant type food but want to keep it simple as didn’t have much time to do elaborate cooking as Sid had few classes. Well with Indian food there is nothing such as simple , you have to put in some kind of prep work to have a decent…
Here comes a variety vegetarian lunch menu for this weekend. The usually sambar, kara kuzhambu routine was just too much to handle, so tried this variety lunch combo and everyone at home liked it. Super easy to make with everyday kitchen pantry items. Lunch Idea / Vegetarian Lunch Menu / Lunch Dinner Menu 6 – South Indian Vegetarian Lunch Menu /…
