Pulinkari – Spicy Tamarind Sauce with Veggies
Pulinkari is a traditional dish from Kerala, South India. It is made of tamarind sauce with ground coconut and spices. It is very simple to prepare and a tasty dish. I learnt it from my mother in law who cooks very good, authentic Kerala dishes. You can prepare this dish on a busy day cause it wont take much of your time and serve it along with white rice, any vegetable stir fry and papad. Here you go… Preparation time: 20 minutes No. of servings: 4 to 5 Spice level: 3.5 out of 5 Ingredients: Seedless whole tamarind – 1 tbsp Okra or Pumpkin or colocasia or ash gourd – 1 cup Shredded coconut – 1/3 cup Fenugreek seeds – 1 tsp Dried chillies – 3 Raw rice – 1 tbsp Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Oil – 1...
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Cafe Frappé – Cold Coffee
Cold Coffee or Iced Coffee is a popular drink in many cafes and restaurants. It’s very refreshing for the hot summer. Though I am not a coffee lover, I locoffe when it’s served cold. Making cold coffee at home is very easy. All you need is some brewed coffee, milk, ice and some whipped cream (optional). You can skip the whipped cream, if you want to avoid some extra calories. You can have double shot or even less coffee depending on how strong you want it to be. Use your imagination and squeeze some caramel or chocolate syrup before serving.Enjoy the homemade Coffee!! Preparation time: 5 to 6 minutes No. of servings: 3 Ingredients: Ice cubes – 1/2 cup Cold milk – 2 cups Refrigerated strongly brewed coffee or black coffee – 1/4 cup (adjust to taste) Sugar – 5...
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Broccoli Stir Fry
From Wikipedia Broccoli is a plant in the cabbage family, whose large flower head is used as a vegetable. Boiling reduces the levels of suspected anti-cancer compounds in broccoli, with losses of 20 – 30% after five minutes, 40 – 50% after ten minutes, and 77% after thirty minutes.However, other preparation methods such as steaming, microwaving, and stir frying had no significant effect on the compounds. Steaming broccoli for 3–4 minutes is recommended to maximize potential anti-cancer compounds, such as sulforaphane. Broccoli is high in vitamin C, as well as dietary fiber. A single serving provides more than 30 mg of Vitamin C and a half-cup provides 52 mg of Vitamin C. Broccoli is also an excellent source of indole-3-carbinol, a chemical which boosts DNA repair in cells and appears to block the growth of cancer cells. A high...
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Ginger Chai – Hot Ginger Tea
Ginger Chai or Tea is made by brewing tea along with fresh ginger. Nothing is better than a cup of chai in the evening. And I always prefer spiced chai to regular chai. I love the aroma of spices when it is blended with tea. It just freshen up my mind and fasten my day. There are many versions of chai and today I am going to share my version of Ginger Chai. I hope you all like it. Here you go… Preparation time: 10 mins No. of Servings: 2 Ingredients: Tea or chai – 2 tbsp Crushed fresh ginger – 1 and 1/2 tbsp 2% Milk – 3/4 cup Water – 1 cup Sugar – 4 tsp (adjust to taste) Method of Preparation: I use Red Label Regular Tea. If you are using skim milk or full fat...
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Cashew Badam Burfi- Cashew nut and Almond Cake
Burfi or Burfee is a popular sweet confection from India. Some of the popular burfi are made of almonds, cashew nuts, pistachios, besan or gram flour and coconut. I am a huge fan of almond and cashew nut burfi. I have always had it from sweet shops. Never tried it at home until recently. It was my dear friend Shriya’s Baby Shower and I wanted to prepare something special for her and I made this almond and cashew nut burfi. I mixed both the nuts because Iredient was short of almonds. It came out so nice. Everyone loved it. Here you go… Preparation time: 60 minutes No. of servings: 25 burfis Ingredients: Almonds – 1 cup Cashew nut – 1 cup Milk – 1/2 cup (I used 2% milk) Ghee or Clarified butter – 6 tbsp Sugar – 2...
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Vendakkai Poriyal – Okra Fry (Version 2)
Okra also known as lady’s finger is popular in Indian cuisine. It is chopped and stir fried along with spices and used in gravy based dishes, in morkuzhambu or khadi and in sambar, etc. Today I have made a stir fry along with peanuts and spices. I tasted this in one of our friend’s party and I loved it. I tried it recently and it came out really good. Those who don’t like okra will definitely fall in love with this. Try this and let me know. Here you go… Preparation time: 30 minutes No. of servings: 3 Spice level: 3.5 out of 5 Ingredients: Okra – 300 grams Peanuts – 1/4 cup Curry powder or sambar powder – 1 tbsp Chili powder – 1/2 tsp Cumin powder – 3/4 tsp Salt to taste Oil – 3 tbsp Mustard...
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Vangi Bath – Spicy Brinjal Rice
Vangi Bath is a popular dish from Karnataka. Rice is mixed with a curry made of eggplant or brinjal and spices. I enjoyed it in one of my friend’s place and finally tried it at home. This is an easy dish for lunch or a party. Try this recipe and let me know your feedback. Here you go… Preparation time: 40 minutes No. of servings: 4 Spice level: 3.5 out of 5 Ingredients: Small eggplants or brinjals – 6 Chopped onions – 1 cup Green chilies – 4 Basmati rice – 1 and 1/2 cups Oil – 2 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Urad dal or split white lentils – 1 tsp Chana dal or split bengal gram – 1 tbsp One bay leaf Black cumin – 1 tsp Aniseed – 1/4 tsp Salt to taste Chopped cilantro...
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Chicago Cutlery Fusion 18-Piece Knife Set
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Cauliflower Thakkali Kootu – Cauliflower Tomato Curry
Kootu is a South Indian dish made of vegetables and lentils along with spices. You can serve kootu with rice and papad or stir fried vegetables. Today I am sharing the recipe for tomato cauliflower kootu with split pegion peas. Preparation time: 40 minutes No. of servings: 4 Spice level: 3.5 out of 5 Ingredients: Cauliflower florets – 1 cup Tomatoes – 4 Split pigeon peas or toor dal – 3/4 cup Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp Channa dal or Split Bengal gram – 1 tbsp Urad dal or split white lentil – 1 tsp Dry red chili – 4 Black pepper – 1/2 tsp Shredded coconut – 1/4 cup Oil – 1 tsp Salt to taste Whole tamarind – 1 tbsp Cilantro for garnishing Seasoning: Oil – 1 tsp Mustard seeds – 1...
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Baked Jalapeno Poppers
Jalapeno Poppers is a wonderful appetizer for any party. I made this recently for the Super Bowl party. My husband and my friends liked it very much. I came across this wonderful recipe from SkinnyTaste when I was looking for a new and tasty appetizer in the internet. The main ingredients used are low fat and hence it is suitable for diet/weight watchers too. Here you go… Remember not to touch your eyes or lips while or after handling the Jalapenos. Or you can wear gloves and work. Preparation time: 60 to 70 minutes Spice level: 4 out of 5 No. of servings: 8 to 10 Ingredients: Jalapeno peppers – 10 Light cream cheese – 1/2 cup Low fat shredded cheddar cheese – 4 tbsp Green onions – 4 Egg whites or egg beaters – 1/2 cup Panko crumbs –...
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A Few Facts About Food
Broccoli contains many vitamins, as well as cancer-fighting phytochemicals, anti-estrogenic indoles, fiber, calcium and magnesium. Raisins are great source of iron, which helps blood transport oxygen to tissues and cells. Grapefruit is the best diet food; can speed up your metabolism and lower your insulin levels. Pinto Beans are excellent source of folate, which helps protect against heart disease and reduces the risk of birth defects. Apples, the pectin in apples increases satiety and therefore can help with weight loss; also a great source of vitamins and antioxidants. Arugula contains isothiocyanates which can help prevent cancers. Canola oil is a cooking oil that is very rich in the two healthiest fats: monounsaturated and omega-3 fatty acids. Celery is rich in phthalides, which are compounds that lower blood pressure and cholesterol. Cranberry juice is an amazing fruit juice which helps...
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Veggie Pizza
We all know Pizza is an oven baked, flat, round bread topped with tomato sauce,cheese and various other toppings like vegetables, chicken, fruits, pepperoni, etc. If you have a party at home Pizza is the easiest and best thing to make and is loved by kids to adults. You can make pizza dough at home or you can also buy it. It is available in most of the grocery shop in the United States. For those who want to make it from the base, I have given you the recipe. Here you go… Preparation time: 20 minutes No. of servings: 3 Spice level: 3.5 out of 5 Ingredients: Wheat flour or All purpose flour – 2 cups Yeast – 1/2 pack Oil – 1/4 cup (preferably olive oil) Salt – 1/4 tsp (adjust to taste) Plastic wrap Pizza sauce –...
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Makkan Peda – Arcot Sweet
Makkan Peda is a popular dish in North Arcot District, South India. That is why it is also called Arcot Sweet. It is more like Gulab Jamun with dry fruits and nuts in it. You can either use “Gulab Jamun Instant mix” or make “Khoa” from milk. Khoa is nothing but thickening milk by heating it at a constant temperature. I have had this sweet a very long time back. This happened to be my mom’s favorite sweet dish. Recently, Shriya has been talking about Makkan Peda which she ate in India. From then I have been tempted to try it. I tried it and it came out so well. Shriya, Arthi and I enjoyed it during our meet. I am so happy to share it with you. Here you go… Preparation time: 45 minutes No. of Pedas: 22...
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Arachuvitta Sambar – Lentil Soup (Version 2)
ST Authors meet – Day 4 Today is the forth day of our meet and it is going great. It is snowing here. It is beautiful outside. We went to Cancun Mexican Grill for dinner. We had a good time together. And we watched a nice tamil movie (Shiva Manasula Shakthi). For lunch we prepared Arachuvitta Sambar, Vathakuzhambu (again), Cheppankizhangu fry, Carrot beans stir fry, Okra fry, rasam, fryums..wow!! It’s so nice to cook together and enjoy the food. I have gained a couple of pounds this week alone. Hoping to lose it after I get back home ;). I am glad to share the recipe for Arachuvitta Sambar today. It is one of the most day to day dish in my house and one of my all time favorite. You can serve it along with white rice or Idli/dosa, Ven pongal,...
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Vazhakkai Poriyal – Easy Plantain Fry
ST Authors Meet up – Day 2 Happy Republic Day everyone… Today is our second day together. We were watching some special programs in tamil channels and just chilling at home. Today we prepared Plantain Fry, Appala Poo Kozhambu, Cabbage kootu, Rasam and papad. And I made this plantain fry which is quick and simple. Here you go… Preparation time: 25 minutes No. of servings: 5 Spice level: 3 out of 5 Ingredients: Raw plantain – 2 Sambar powder – 1 and 1/2 tbsp (adjust to spice level) Oil – 2 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1tsp Curry leaves – a few Salt to taste Method of Preparation: Remove the skin off the plantains and cut into slices (neither thin nor thick). Heat a tbsp of oil in a deep bottomed pan and add mustard seeds. Once they splutter, add...
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Thakkali Pachadi – Tomato and Yogurt Chutney
Pachadi is a traditional dish in Tamilnadu and Kerala. They serve this pachadi along with milagootal in my in Kerala style of cooking. It is so simple and tasty dish which can also be served with rice and sambar/rasam. There are different types of pachadi and today I am sharing the recipe for tomato pachadi. Here you go.. Preparation time: 10 minutes No. of servings: 4 Spice level: 3.5 out of 5 Ingredients: Tomatoes – 3 Yogurt – 1 cup Fresh or frozen shredded coconut – 1/4 cup Green chili – 2 Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Curry leaves – few Urad dal (white lentils) – 1 tsp Method of Preparation: Grind coconut and green chili to a thick paste. Mix it with yogurt. Heat oil in a seasoning pan, add mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add urad...
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