tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208467072012-01-27T06:15:31.862-08:00You can learn many of the known and unknown facts of Indian Food here !!! South Indian Recipes, North Indian Recipes, Tamil Nadu Recipes.Indian Foodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10850046560169262353noreply@blogger.comBlogger2501100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20846707.post-50703725964455505712011-12-11T06:34:00.000-08:002011-12-11T06:36:52.831-08:00

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Video recipe by Sanjeev Kapoor of Khana Kazana fame on Chinese style vegetable Hakka noodles.

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Gongura Pachadi is a very popular authentic Andhra dish and finds a place in almost all Weddings. It is also called as "Pulicha keerai" in Tamil cuisine.

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Chef Damu is a popular cook and hosts lot of cookery shows in Jaya TV.

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Learn how to make Tomato soup - Indian Style in just 10 minutes.

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Mr. K.Damodharan is the first Indian chef to receive PhD in Hotel Management and Catering Technology.He started his career in the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corportion as Management Trainee in 1975 after completing Diploma in Hotel management and Catering Technology from Institute of Hotel Management- Taramani, Chennai. He further completed B.Com from Annamalai University, MBA from Madras

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Poha also called as Powa is a popular snack from western India. Poha is made from flattened rice and is an easy-to-cook, nutritious snack. It is often eaten for breakfast or brunch. Poha tastes good with Mint-Coriander Chutney!

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Learn to prepare Ragi Vadai from this setp by step video instructions. Ragi is called as African millet and is brown in color and round in size is close to that of mustard seeds. Ragi vadai is a very popular evening snack in Tamil Nadu and goes well with Tea or Coffee on a rainy day.

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Chicken curry is easily the symbolic representation of a non vegetarian dish from India. Below is the video recipe for cooking a delicious Chicken recipe.

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Paal payasam is also known as Milk Kheer.This is a traditional dish in the Indian subcontinent.It is a rice pudding typically made by boiling rice with milk and sugar. It is often flavored with cardamoms, saffron, pistachios or almonds that have been soaked overnight and made into fine paste.

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Aaloo Sabji ia a very popular Potato dish in India. Very simple to prepare and can be done quickly as well. Here is the video recipe to make Aaloo Sabzi.

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While most people wouldn't consider skipping lunch or dinner very often, a lot of us think nothing of trying to power through the morning on an empty stomach. People skip breakfast for a variety of reasons: not hungry, no time, don't like breakfast foods or trying to lose weight. If you're a breakfast-skipper and still not convinced that it's important, read on.image source: getty imagesIt's true

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Aviyal is a dish that has a unique place in a typical Kerala Cuisine. It is a thick mixture of a lot vegetables, curd and coconut.It is seasoned with coconut oil and curry leaves. Aviyal is considered an essential part of the Sadhya.

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This is a documentary on the origin and popularity of Masala Dosa, the video is completed by the students of L.V Prasad Film Academy.

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Gobi manchurian aka Cauliflower Manchurian is a popular street food in most Indian cities and a perfect example of Indo Chinese fusion cooking. Gobi Manchurian is deep fried cauliflower fritters mixed in a spicy and tangy sauce. ‘Gobi’ means Cauliflower in Punjabi and ‘Manchurian’ meaning sweet & sour. There are two variations of the same recipe. The dry version of the recipe is a delicious

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This is one of the dry dishes I learnt first. I always thought cooking chicken was a lot of work, since any non-vegeterian meal at my home would be prepared on a Sunday and I would see my mom toiling in the kitchen for a long time. So my idea of any non-veg dish was first it is elaborate to make, second it was so hard so never try it on weekdays. These two myths were burnt in my brain so hard,

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Yet another delicacy from the kongu region and my second entry for JFI - Toor dal. This is a simple, no-nonsense one-pot dish and really easy to make. I make this dish when I need a quick fix for a no-compromise meal and neither in a mood to cook, nor to eat out. This meal has different versions and this is how my grandmother / mother make it at home. I remember the taste of dal and rice with

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Parupu urundai kulambu / kuzhambu or lentil dumplings in tamarind and coconut sauce, is a delicacy of the kongu region or the kongu nadu region. This is a family recipe that was passed from my grandmother to my mother and then to me. I can confidently say that the parupu urundai kulambu made by my grand mother should be the world’s best followed closely by mother’s for the second spot. When we

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The last two weeks had been quite busy with official and personal things. Added to this routine, we had guests over on the weekends and hence did a lot of eating out at the restaurants. This Saturday I tried to cook a complete vegetarian meal with menu comprising of tomato dal, vatha kulambu and a potato curry. I strongly believe that any vegetarian thali/ meal is not complete without a vatha

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During our recent vacation to India, we got a chance to explore a few restaurants in coimbatore. There are a handful of good resturants in coimbatore. A decent vegetarian food can be had from Sri Annapoorna & Gowrishankar group, Annalakshmi and Aaryas. Non-vegetarian's have a bit lengthier list with popular names like Angannan's, Rayappas, Thalappas and Chicken Sampoorna.We planned to visit

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1. Walking. Walk preferably early in the morning and if possible one more time in the evening.2. Eat good balanced meals that include fruits, vegetables, lean meats, fish or poultry, and low-fat or non-fat dairy products. 3. Eat several small meals a day.4. Be patient. Remember that you didn't gain the weight over night so it is not fair to expect to lose it overnight.5. Drink lot of water. Water

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Here is a video article from ibnlive.com about the ill effects of fast food eating habit which is fast spreading among indians. In particular they talk about the high level of salt contained in these fast food items.

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What is Cholestrol? Cholestrol is a normal part of your blood and cells. You gete cholestrol in two ways. You body make some of it, and the rest comes from the foods that you eat. Cholestrol is an important part of a healthy body. When cholestrol levels get too high it is a major risk for heart disease and stroke.If one goes for a cholestrol screening, the report will be talking about some of

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This is a guest post by Mansi Desai of Fun and Food.The BBQ season is still on, and while most people own a grill and use it somewhat regularly, not everyone is a born chef, and grilling is particularly not everyone's forte. Perhaps you have seen some common mistakes--veggies, fish or meat that sticks to the grill, is overly charred, or perhaps shows no char marks at all-- looking almost steamed

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Here is hilarious post from a blogger who visited the World Food Festival hosted by Pizza Hut. It was huge disappointment says Krish Ashok. He was in for a disaster, as the World Food Festival turned out to be nothing more than a joke. Here is Krish’s narration about the menu card from the festival.World Food Festival Menu Veggie Exotica from Mexico (Why? The cunning use of Jalapenos provides a

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Potatoes can be easily termed as one of the widely consumed food item across the World. It will be extremely difficult to pass two or three days at a stretch without eating potato in one form or the other.Do you find it difficult to peel a potato either raw or boiled? Here are the right techniques to be followed to peel raw or boiled potatoes.VideoJug: How To Peel A Potato

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How is everyone doing? We are back after our much awaited vacation to India. Overall it was an excellent trip and we had lot of fun time.Thanks to all of you, who have been visiting this blog over the last few weeks, though we didn't have any new posts. We will resume the postings quickly and thanks again for visiting us.

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As I had mentioned earlier, we are still finding hard to allot time for blogging. To make matters even worse is our forthcoming trip to India. Yes, we have planned a vacation to India in July. Though it is saddening that we have to wait for a few more weeks to post more frequently, we are excited about the vacation and have a busy shopping scheduled.Meanwhile here is one ready made food recipe

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It has been quite few weeks that we have posted more frequently in this blog. Infrequent posts are not good for a blog's health. While we have to wait for a few more days, to make more posts and that too on a constant rate, we dont want the readers to disappointed. Here is a video demonstrating to make idli powder.South Indian house holds will defintely have this idli powder in their racks as it

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I made potato capsicum kurma / curry to go along with the jeera rice on Saturday. My friend like it so much she had packed enough for the next day.It really went well with jeera rice and chappathi’s made that day. I did not add any chilli powder, so I did not get the bright red color that I usually get for most of my recipes.Vegetables:Capsicum – 2Medium sized Potato – 3Onion – 1Tomato’s – 2Any

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Everyone wants to lead a healthy life. There cannot be any disagreement that healthy life can be achieved by a well planned diet and regular exercise. Many of us fail in both the departments while some succeed fairly in one but not in the other. If you had observed carefully, you would have found out by now that one main reason for not following a proper diet or exercise boils down to improper

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Last Saturday I had some guests over to my place for dinner. Was really excited since I love cooking for people, especially for those who love food. But this time I had a special constraint and one of my friends cannot handle any spicy stuff. By not handling any spicy stuff I mean no chilli powder, no chillies in any of the dishes. For a hard core south Indian it is something very tough to do in

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Cabbage is not a favorite for many and that is because it is not cooked the right way. The way it is cooked and the vegetables added along with it make a huge difference of what cabbage tastes like. I started liking cabbage after I started enjoying cooking and experimenting with food. This is a curry I tried in one of the restaurants and I liked it. So tried out in my kitchen and it was really

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Many people tend to think that overweight and obesity are one and the same. They are wrong. While Overweight refers to excess body weight arising from muscle, bone, fat and water, obesity refers to an excess of body fat.Here is an example to clarify this further. An athelete may be looking heavy built and most likely overweight and this is from excess muscle development, and not necessarily be

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My craving for raw mango will never end, taking into account it is the best season for mangoes in India it is ok to crave, since I can spot mangoes in any Asian grocery store. Any dish with bit sour and spicy taste, I would definitely give it a try. I cannot think of a reason why my mother did not make an attempt to make mango rice though we had a large mango tree in our backyard. I tried mango

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Paruppu Podi is a traditional as well one of the most common item found in many of the house holds in south india. It also finds a place in a lot of indian restaurants in USA. You can prepare a quick tasty dish with paruppu podi and rice in minutes. My mom never forgets to pack enough of paruppu podi to survive my short business trips. Infact I have survived on paruppu podi, curd rice and pickles

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Here is the story of a man who has made waves, for his creativeness in making artistic displays out of used indian utensils.Source : ibnlive.com

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As you know we at Indian Food Facts, keep searching for a variety of recipes, in this ever growing world of food blogs and publish the reviews of those special ones, which impress us the most. We also publish the review of the ones we think might be of great interest for our readers.Here is the entire list of Indian Food Blogs from where we have reviewed one or more recipes. We strongly recommend

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Spinach can easily be termed as the best known of all green leafy vegetables. Some historic facts point to India as the origin for this healthy vegetable. Spinach can be had just as simple as a salad or with any other vegetables to form a vegetarian curry or gravy. Spinach is a good source for lot many nutrients like vitamins A and C, minerals, fiber and Iron. Though spinach has iron content, it

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Today Indian Food Facts blog, received its 25,000 th visitor. We also surpassed the 50,000th milestone in terms of page views a couple of days back. We would like to thank all of you, who have been visiting this blog for the past few months. It gives us a lot of encouragement and confidence to continue what we are doing currently. Thanks again and keep visiting.

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Here is a nice instructional video to slice a mango perfectly.

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Paniyaram (Ponganaala Pennam in Telugu) - Ask any tamilian to list out his or her's top 3 favourite tiffin items and you would defintely find 'Paniyaram' in most of the lists. It is not a surprise as these small pieces of rice cakes made out of dough are my favourites too. Paniayaram resemble closely to mini idli's in terms of the dimensions but taste like dosas.Though many in our family loved to

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Vomiting is usually a beneficial process to help protect a person from injury or even death. The body reacts quickly and violently to rid the stomach of any harmful material. In children vomiting is most often due to an abdominal infection but in adults the reasons may vary from a simple stomach upset to a 'morning sickness' in pregnant women. Good news is that in most cases, the treatment can be

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I love mangoes and I think it is a perfect time to post mango recipes, since it is summer in India and also the best season for mangoes. This dish brings me sweet memories of my days in bangalore where most of my Sunday evenings would be spent by chatting with my roommates and this would be our snack. We would make two versions of this dish one as mentioned by Bubbalili but without jaggery and

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Water - One of the five important elements found in this earth and available in abdundance for mankind. Unfortunately humans never realised the sheer necessity of water and thus slowly and steadily, this important gift called water got polluted and now it has reached a stage where it needs an immediate attention.Luckily there are a few good souls who have taken quite a few good initatives in

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What is your usual dish when there is someone unexpected for dinner or lunch? I usually end up making peas pulao and a potato fry (which is an excellent combination) with raita and some store bought parathas. Gives the feel you have cooked a complete meal, but you actually can pull all this together in half an hour.Yesterday I had a friend who dropped me over at home after office and I asked her

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Are you slightly bored of eating chicken dishes? Are you looking for making some other spicy mouth watering dish but still want to be within the limits of something closer to a chicken dish? Here is it. Mushroom Briyani. Mushroom is a vitamin rich and high protein food and thus an important dietary supplement and healthy food. Though there are wide varieties of mushroom available, the most common

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Bitter Gourd is one vegetable which is not popular among the masses mainly because of its bitter taste. Occasionally I have seen a few people like me, who have acquired a taste for this veggie. Several years ago, bitter gourd was part of my lunch not by choice but only when my mother insisted.Bitter gourd is better known for its medicinal properties, especially in containing Diabetes and several

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It has been a long time I updated my blog. Amidst a tight schedule at office and heavy traffic driving me crazy it is easy to get lost in the routine. But cooking is my passion, infact I cook a full fledged meal when I feel low and want to divert my mind in something else. By doing that I feel better, since I love cooking and at the end I can pamper myself with a good meal.There was a brinjal and

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How many of you have seen folks from Coimbatore talking in awe about the famous MysorePak from the great Sri Krishna sweets, Coimbatore? If I remember my childhood correctly, the traditional Mysore Pak made in South Indian marriages used to be slightly hard. Sri Krishna sweets came out with a totally soft, delicious mouth watering version, which changed my illusion of this sweet. Unlike others

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Having been brought up near the Kerala and Tamil Nadu border, it is no surprise that we used to add coconut virtually in every dish possible. The simplest and most obvious of them is the Coconut rice. During my school days, my mom used to prepare the coconut rice early in the morning and pack it along with some pickles as my lunch box. It was yummy and filling. You can add cashews and channa dal

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This is a recipe I tried and loved a lot, now I make the masala powder in excess and store it in an airtight container, for it comes handy when I want to try the dish again. I am from the southern part of India and we do not use much of tomatoes in the gravy, but we have a more of tamarind and coconut base. So any dish with a dash of coconut and has a tomato base I am for it, since I find it as a

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Idli upma is a delicacy made from leftovers and is a very common breakfast or tiffin in Southern India. In South India idli is a staple breakfast and my mother would make idli upma in the evenings atleast twice a week with the leftover idlis. It would taste heavenly especially when you are tired and hungry back from school. My breakfast for today is idli upma with the leftovers from yesterdays

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I wanted to try capsicum sambar for a long time and was not very successful in finding a good recipe for capsicum sambar. With the very less of Indian vegetable options in US, I always look out for a way where I can blend the Indian way of cooking to these vegetables. For instance capsicum is usually used in North Indian dishes and is not a common vegetable used regularly for authentic cooking

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I had recovered from my cold and today we had a break from the cold weather too. I wanted to enjoy my evening in the patio with spiced buttermilk and a crunchy appetizer. It has been a while I had made non-veg dishes so had brought some boneless chicken last weekend. So browsed for recipe as usual to find a recipe online, what fun is it to cook a recipe you already know.Many of the bloggers had

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With the change in climate and temperature fluctuations I had sinus for the past two days and could not update the blog properly. Today I wanted to have something spicy and yet not a lot of hassle to prepare. If you have to meet this condition baby potatoes fry is a good choice, so I settled rasam and the potato fry. Regular potatoes can be used if you do not have baby potatoes, but baby potatoes

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Let me share some useful pointers which I got through a forwarded email. Please leave a comment if you have any more tips like this.Here is a list of commonly to prevent many commonly occuring accidents.Electrical Electricity is dangerous. Children love to stick objects into exposed electrical outlets. Use dummy plugs to cover unused outlets — if these are not readily available, simply buy a new

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This was another recipe I made last weekend from the paneer prepared at home. Sandesh is a Bengali sweet and I have got a taste for Bengali and Maharashtrin sweet from my neighbors. I definitely can blame my sweet tooth, but after they introduced me to so many sweets I can ever resist myself nowadays from making one a week. This is a quick fix for a sweet when there are guests over for dinner.

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I have a story about this recipe before I get to the actual content. This was a recipe I tried in my early years, I guess when I was in ninth grade or so. I saw the recipe in a cookery show and wanted to surprise my mother that evening before she was back from work. This recipe requires the basic ingredients usually available at home, other than mango. We had a mango tree at our backyard in our

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The number of food bloggers in the community should be nearly equal to infinity, otherwise how come I stumble across a new blog daily. It is really inspiring and encouraging me to cook, knowing so many of us share a common hobby. Today as I was searching for some good recipes in cabbage, found this one with a combo. I would have never tried, if not for that appealing photo. I know very few

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With so many varieties of cabbage available having a different recipe in hand is good. I was ready to try this recipe after having a look at the title. For people who have tasted cabbage kootu or know the recipe for cabbage kootu it is almost the same recipe without the dhal. To get a similar taste then I grinded the chilies and jeera long with the coconut milk (3rd time). Cabbage slow cooked in

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“The Cook's Thesaurus is a cooking encyclopedia that covers thousands of ingredients and kitchen tools. Entries include pictures, descriptions, synonyms, pronunciations, and suggested substitutions”. This quote was taken from the website as a brief description of what you can expect from the link. I personally find the information given in the website extremely useful. Just have a look at the

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Today for dinner I decided to have the store brought parathas along with pickle, curd /yogurt and then relax. But after a while I wanted to have a simple curry along with the parathas, then more I thought about it , the more I wanted to make something that would taste great with the parathas. Finally settled with egg curry cooked along with potatoes and peas from Foodiesbar. I have never boiled

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Today let me introduce to a new health resource website HealthAdel. They offer all health related information in a unique and easy to understand way. The portal itself is broadly categorized as treatments, procedures, illnesses and conditions and lifestyle. HealthAdel assures that they are trying to create a comprehensive collection of answers to health problems, covering the most unknown

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What good is the paneer we made if we do not use it in a recipe? So I made kadai paneer with the leftover paneer yesterday. Kadai paneer is actually a quick recipe and gives amazing result for the work done. The kadai paneer I made was a fusion of recipe from video jug and sailu’s kadai paneer. Video jug has suggested making the kadai paneer without onions and that was slightly out of my league

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Paneer or Indian cottage cheese is made by curdling milk and are usually bland since it is not processed much like any other cheese. I was not a great fan of paneer and I rarely used to taste it even in restaurants. I happened to taste paneer burji made out of homemade paneer at a friends place when they had invited me over for dinner. She is a great cook and taught me how to make paneer at home

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Yellow pumpkin dal with rice and papad (microwaved – Remember I eat only one deep fried item per week. I wish I can resist deep fried food) was the sweet simple dinner I had for dinner today. I like yellow pumpkin for the sweetness it adds to the dish and it use it in avail or a stir fry so I get the sweet taste in the dish. In this recipe the pumpkin blends well with the masoor dal and is easy

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Neeru dosa is a Karnataka speciality, more specifically Mangalore I guess. Again this fact more of a Mangalorean speciality is based on what was said by my friend who is from that place and whose mom makes excellent Neeru dosa. Neeru dosa is one of those dosa varieties which do not need much fermentation and tastes great. I have tried making this dosa with the rice flour and mixing it with water,

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Have you heard of Berry Juice? Well I had just a little idea before writing this post. All I knew was that it was somekind of fruit which helps in living longer and healthier. It looks like I am damn right. I got to know more details about Berry Juice in general and Goji Berry Juice in particular from their producers Goji Berries.usHere is what they say about their product "Himalayan Goji Juice -

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Cabbage pakoda / pakora was the snack for the Sunday evening along with the oscar TV show. It is at times good to do just some star gazing while lying relaxed on your couch. Jaden smith was great when he presented the awards, he is a natural should be being the son of Will Smith. Back to our snack cabbage pakoda’s, I think it is ok to have deep fried food once a week when you work out enough.

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I used to think beetroots are good for blood, but recently found out that was a misconception and widely believed so by many because of the color. But actually beetroot is very good for heart, since it contains soluble fibers and low in calories. I think that is the reason it is used in all popular weight loss diets. The red pigments contain specific anti-carcinogens which fights cancer and

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I had bought two capsicums with the idea I would make some fried rice during the week, but could not make it. Since with capsicum I usually end up with a fried rice or manchurians of some form, I wanted to try something different this time. Carrot capsicum masala was a name catchy enough to get my attention today. This was a quick recipe and the idea of adding a chole masala to a sidedish was a

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Though the cold and flu season is almost over, I have got all the symptoms for cold for the past two days. This made me to try my favorite home remedies for cold and the ones which works for me most of the time. I also thought why not blog this and more over it will be a good opportunity for me to start on a separate home remedy section in this blog. As per an old saying the cold if treated gets

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I have never heard of gobi chole until today, when I went through the blog of shaheen. I wanted to try this recipe for several reasons, first I know very less cauliflower dry recipes which are not deep fried. Second the exquisite photo with the book in the background, quite creative and third, it was from the Tyler Florence’s latest cookbook. As mentioned any readymade mix can also be used, so I

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I think this recipe is more familiar to people from Kerala or Tamil Nadu. Drumstick leaves are a rich source for potassium, iron and proteins. It is a natural ailment for diarrhea and heart diseases. This was my grandmother’s home made remedy for the first signs of diarrhea to anyone at the house. And this recipe would taste great especially when made by her in the earthen pots with the fresh

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This is a bong delicacy, where fish is cooked in a yogurt sauce. I would have never thought of this unusual combination if not from this blog. I love seafood a lot, so wanted to cook something different and so gave this recipe a try. One useful tip while preparing fish is to marinate in lemon juice for five minutes and then wash the fish .By doing this any strong flavors from the fish is removed.

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It has been consistently noticed that more and more visitors coming to our blog indianfoodfacts.blogspot.com have come here searching for "Indian diet for nursing mothers" or "Indian foods to increase milk secretion" etc etc. We decided not to disappoint them by publishing the below information which we have gathered from our own experience as well from the Internet world.1) Dried Fish.2) Leafy

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Yay!! It’s Friday and it’s weekend. How come all Friday evenings brings a sense of relaxation to everyone, is it an illusion. I usually end up cleaning more and cooking more on the weekends, still I love weekends. But anyhow, I had prepared dosa batter to prepare set dosas today. I got introduced to set dosas while in Bangalore, it’s popular in all restaurants in Bangalore. Set dosa are usually

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Today I decided to make spicy potato fry after I stumbled upon sizzlingkitchen blog and got tempted by the photos. I wanted to prepare something mild that goes with the potato fry. Since there were not much of vegetables in the refrigerator I decided to make moong dal rasam or pesara pappu charu. I followed the recipe from mahanandi website and it really turned out good and simple. I have not

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Do you ever get tired of potatoes? I don’t, even if I have it daily. There are so many ways potatoes can be cooked but the easy and the most popular way is to make a spicy fry out of this vegetable. It goes so well with curd rice, or rasam & rice, that I make it on Sundays when I am not in a mood to cook an elaborate meal. The crispiness of potatoes, blended with the spices, the aroma of curry

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Last week there was a post on an elaborate preparation with dhaba style chole curry. Whenever I need a quick recipe to go with rotis, I usually go with tinned chickpeas and readymade mix(add water and microwave). It never tastes perfect, but it's just an easy fix for a quick meal. Since I do not like readymade mix much, I loved the idea of chole in jiffy by vidya. It was a no hassle recipe and

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Fish curry in tamarind gravy is one of my favorites and I can recall my mom making nethili kuzhambu. Usually it would be prepared in the morning and I would have it with rice in the evening after school. That was one of her signature dish and it would taste better the next day. This recipe is a similar preparation of fish and I liked the idea of frying the fish in oil first and then adding it to

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Tindora / Gherkin is a wonderful vegetable if known how to cook it properly. I never got introduced to the vegetable during childhood, but learnt the way to prepare this vegetable from few of my kannadiga friends. It can be prepared in a variety of ways and I love it the most when deep or shallow fried and seasoned with coconut and crushed garlic. I followed the recipe of prabha’s , but modified

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I have always wondered how to cook rice the prefect way, where the rice is nice and fluffy, yet not sticky. Especially when you are in a mood to cook the perfect fried rice, You want the perfect steamed rice to get best results. The same technique mentioned below can also be used when you use to cook pulao or dum briyani. Anyhow this is from a renowned chef, so I guess we can take his word to

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