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Alu Methi/ Potatoes with Fenugreek Leaves
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I started to change my blog and simultaneously things started moving on the house sale, I got some design to do, a birthday party to organize and so on.......
4 weeks ago
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Diwali Savouries 2 - Omapodi
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This diwali treat is very, very addictive. Like a popular ad says, no one
can eat just one.......
What you need:
Besan - 3 cups
Rice flour - 1 cup
Water
Sa...
4 weeks ago
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Pumpkin Spice Muffins
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It is cold and dreary here today. The leaves have almost all but fallen off
because of the wind and rain but at least its Friday.
I made these muffins a wh...
4 weeks ago
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Pesarattu and Ginger Chutney
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The last time I ate a Pesarattu was when I was pregnant. My mom made it for
me and that was the last. It has been more than a year since. Yesterday I
had ...
4 weeks ago
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KARA SEV
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*Ingredients*
*Gram flour-2 cups*
*Rice flour-3/4 cup*
*Red chilli powder-2 tsp*
*Pepper corn-2 tsp*
*Crushed garlic-4 cloves*
*Salt- to taste*
*Oil- ...
4 weeks ago
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pumpkin spice cupcakes with maple cream cheese frosting
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Consider this a lesson in scale. Something no cookbook will really tell you. You won't see in the notes something like "If multiplying batches, strongly sugg...
4 weeks ago
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In the Sunday Times
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Thanks to the wonderful interest and sensitivity of Smriti Daniel, I had the
pleasure of one of the coolest interviews I've ever given; what's more the ar...
5 weeks ago
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Changing Times…
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These past few months have been quite an escapade for me. Exciting,
tiresome, anticipative and even nervous. With the arrival of fall, I am not
only lookin...
5 weeks ago
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Kakarkaya Vepudu( bitter gourd fry)
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INGREDIENTS : 3 cups finely chopped kakarkaya pieces ( bitter gourd) ,
1onion chopped , 4 to 5 tbs oil , 1 tsp chilli powder , 1/2 tsp turmuric , 1
tsp sug...
5 weeks ago
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Home-made Granola Mix
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Dear foodies, It's Fall already! And the weather outside isn't the poetic
nip in the air' kind, its the kind that sends you rummaging deep into your
closet...
1 month ago
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Prized Possession
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I dont know how many of you still remember those days where you have a huge
stone mortar and pestle at courtyards. Even when Sumeet Grinders were taking
ov...
1 month ago
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Apple Halwa
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*Hi friends, Howdy all?*
*Hmm... its been a while I have posted.... suddenly became too busy with
Thaswika and Facebook;) These facebook games are making me...
1 month ago
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Art in a Café
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Imagine my surprise, walking into a cafe and greeted by none, no servers, no clutter of tables, no clink-clank of cutlery, just a vast space with an array of...
2 months ago
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'Souper' supper - Simple Mushroom Soup
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Dinner last night was a very light one in preparation for the inevitable
hogging that happens on weekends. Whole wheat toasts dunked in some hot soup
make...
2 months ago
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MSC: Zucchini Spice Cupcakes
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Ok so I have to admit, I was not super keen on the idea of zucchini
cupcakes. I am not first in line when someone breaks out the zucchini bread
nor do I ...
2 months ago
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Blackberry Ice Cream
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With so many flavors of ice cream available in the market, one may wonder
why make it yourself. Well, there is something so special about homemade ice
cr...
2 months ago
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My Dhaba Recipe Menu
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This page is MyDhaba's perpetual work in progress. It will be our pleasure to know how My Dhaba recipes fare in your home with your cookware, your stove, you...
2 months ago
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Annada Kesari Bhaat / Sweet Saffron Rice
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Hey folks! All well at your end, I hope.... Things have been good at my
end,apart from the cough and cold that everyone in our house is fallin...
2 months ago
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Not ready yet!
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This post is temporary! Comments are not necessary since I will take this post off when I come back to blogging.Hey friends,due to some personal problems (n...
2 months ago
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Spicy Egg Curry- Malaysian Style!!!
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Malaysian foods are strongly influenced by neighbouring
land,Javanese,Sumatran,Thai and Indians. In Malaysian food fresh aromartic
herbs and roots are u...
2 months ago
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Back with Easy Microwave Peda
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Doodh Peda
Its been very long since I have had time for myself, cooked something
special, spent time with my camera and blogged. I was in a...
2 months ago
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Purple for Flower Fest
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Flower fest is back and this time the theme is purplicious. These are some
orchid flowers from my mother’s garden. Over the last decade or so, orchids
have...
2 months ago
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Bhadhusha
Traditional Indian Sweet.
Ingredients Needed:
1. Maida 1/2 kg
2. Baking Powder 1/2tsp
3. Cooking Soda one pinch
4. Salt one Pinch
5. Kesari food...
2 months ago
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I Quit!!!
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Hello people! Finally my daughter Mrinal let me write this. And ah, I am
late. In my last post, I had mentioned of returning back to blogging in
June, but ...
3 months ago
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Spicy Cauliflower Gravy
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*Ingredients:*
Nice fresh cauliflower - 1
Tomato - 3
Big onion - 2 finely chopped
Chilli powder - to taste
Corriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Pinch of tumeric powd...
3 months ago
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Fat-free & Whole wheat Angel Food Cake with Easy Chocolate Frosting
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As much as I like the dense moist rich cakes, it takes a lot of rich
ingredients that make it the way it is. For a light airy cake, today ...
3 months ago
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Mallows and Milanos
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I'm not a huge fan of marshmallows. So when I saw this challenge from the
Daring Bakers, making mallows or marshmallows on cookies dipped in
chocolate, I w...
3 months ago
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Falafels.
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Has there been any dish you have put off making, thinking the process to be
too cumbersome? And when you finally decided to make it..you cannot stop
kickin...
4 months ago
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Blueberry Muffins
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*Ingredients*
All purpose flour- 2 1/2 cups
sugar- 1 or 1 1/4 cup
baking powder- 1 1/2 tsp
baking soda- 1 tsp
salt- 1/8 tsp
blueberries(fresh or frozen)- 1...
4 months ago
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Mango Mousse Tarts
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Mango mousse... How I do love it!! I've had multiple different versions of
it in the past. Some were fluffy like whipped cream, and used as a cake
filling....
4 months ago
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Cauliflower fry
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Ingredients
Cauliflower florets-2 cups
Onion-1
Ginger garlic paste-1tsp
Green chillies-2
coriander powder-1tsp
Red chilli powder-1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1ts...
5 months ago
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Methi Pachadi (Fenugreek Chutney)
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These days I hardly find time to draft and blog. I have learnt lot many new
and interesting recipes but have no time to sit and compose. Here is a short
an...
5 months ago
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zucchini patties
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We can make these patties in many ways.This is one of the quick n tasty way
way to make .. This you can eat as a evening time snack.These patties are
very...
5 months ago
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OATS-BUTTERMILK KANJI WITH SOME INTERESTING TOPIC
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The week was quite enjoyable with the happy occasions, birthday and wedding
anniversary on 5th and 6th of May. Mom has come to shower her blessings on
us....
6 months ago
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Hoplelessly Romantic
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No, I do not believe in fairy tales, I think a candle light dinner would
make me too nervous to speak and I am too old for a hand in hand walk by the
shore...
6 months ago
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A Gentle Reminder. . .
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Just a reminder that DDD has moved! The new address is
http://dietdessertndogs.com , in case you wish to update your readers and
blogrolls Hope to see you...
7 months ago
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Samosa Chaat, Baby Butter Beans-Potato-Cilantro Kurma, Menasina Saaru/Pepper Soup
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I am on blog break, see you all as soon as I can! :)Samosa Chaat, goes to Pallavi's "Sunday Snacks-Chaats/Indian street food" event.Baby Butter Beans-Potato-...
7 months ago
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BAKED SEV
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As everybody knows Sev is a popular snack item in all indian homes.They are noodles made with chick pea flour and are deep fried.You use this as topping on c...
7 months ago
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Lasagne Verdi and trying to trick my little one into liking green food
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Making pasta is fun – at least nowadays. I recall an incident when I got
into a fight with a friend while rolling out the dough, but vaguely. I was
in my t...
7 months ago
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New Home for the Website
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Mahanandi is moving to a new web location, www.themahanandi.org on its
fourth anniversary. The website grew in content and visitors and needed a
dedicated ...
8 months ago
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Rice Kheer/Payasam
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Ingredients 1/2 cup rice 2 cups milk 1/2 cup sugar (add more if required) 1
tsp cardamom powder 1 tsp ghee Few cashews Soak the rice in 1 cup water...
[[ T...
9 months ago
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Chinese New Year 2009
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It was fortunate that the height of the Chinese New Year celebrations were
not spoiled by the onslaught of snow that hit London later tha...
9 months ago
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Kuskusa
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Leftover chapattis/rotis (whole-wheat tortillas) can be churned into this
yummy snack or breakfast item. Can be made with fresh rotis too, but a day
old ro...
10 months ago
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Tomato - Moong Soup
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Soups are always an all time comforting meal for me! They fit the bill bowl
at any time of the year. I find it a very easy way to up your veggie intake
and...
10 months ago
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‘Tis the Season to Give: Menu for Hope 5
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For the past few years Pim has been hard at work bringing the food blogging
community together during the holiday season to give back to those less
fortuna...
11 months ago
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Kozhi Nirachathu(Malabar style stuffed Chicken)
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Kozhi Nirachathu(Stuffed Chicken) and Aadu Nirachathu(Stuffed Goat) are two
popular dishes among Malabar muslims, which they usually serve on festive
occas...
11 months ago
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Vegetable Pickle
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A few days back I had promised to make a pickle using the Pickle Podis that
I had posted to show how ridiculously easy pickle making can be.
Ingredients M...
11 months ago
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Dalma ( lentils with vegetables ) - An Oriya delight
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The mere mention of dalma will take you down memory lane to a place nestled
in the eastern part of India known as Orissa, a coastal state by the Bay of
Ben...
11 months ago
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Moving
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Hello everyone, From today onwards I will be posting my recipes on another
Food blog with the same name i.e, Ruchii. Thank you, all the readers who
visited...
11 months ago
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'Sunita's world' has moved!
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Yes, after a long wait and a few mishaps later, my site is up and running at
my own domain. Please visit me,from now on at
http://sunitabhuyan.com/
Hope t...
11 months ago
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Thank you Aartee
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Thank you Aartee -Nalabagham for presenting me this Award.
1 year ago
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D I W A L I G R E E T I N G S ..............
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Wishing all the readers of As Dear As Salt a very Happy and Joyous Diwali.............Here are a few snacks/dishes that you may like to try this festive seas...
1 year ago
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Cherry Tomato Pasta Salad
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This post has been pending for way too long...The last few months have been very busy for us and blogging has taken a back seat. It was more of a cook cometh...
1 year ago
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A Killer Combo: Potato cream cheese methi parathas and Palak Paneer and some random concerns.
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So where did i get this 'Killer' thing from, watched Bachna Ae Haseeno last
weekend and there Ranbir Kapoor keeps going... iam killer types. So
therefro...
1 year ago
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Poricha kulambu - Tirunelveli Samayal
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Ingredients
Toor dal 1/2 cup - cooked with 3 pods garlic
drumstick leaves a handful
Drumstick - 1(cut and cooked)
snake gourd (optional) - 1/2(cut and cook...
1 year ago
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Knock..Knock...May I come In???????
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*MASHED GREEN MOONG BEAN:*
I called it as MASHED GREEN MOONG BEAN.This is my friend's recipe which is
very simple to make,tasty and healthy too...
*ING...
1 year ago
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Curry Leaves Kuzhambu
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*Ingredients*
Small onions : 1/2 cup
Garlic : 1/2 cup
Tomato : 3
Tamarind : 1 ball
*To grind*
Dried red chilli : 6
black gram dal : 1 tbsp
Peppercorns ...
1 year ago
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GBP - Sorakaya/Dudhi/Lauki/Bottle Gourd!
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2 inch long baby bottle gourd - the picture is deceptive but the fruit was
only 2 inch long. I will use my hand as a frame of reference next time!
In my pr...
2 years ago
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Hi dear,
How are you? Long time no see :) I have been following your blog for the last couple of months though I had not been able to post comments on your site. I am having the same problem with some of my other friends blogs too :( I'll keep in touch with you thro mails till then. Take care.
gr8 vadas like ur modesty
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