Cuisinart Duet Blender and Food Processor for $59.95 & Oster Quesadilla Maker for $15
Amazon offers the Cuisinart BFP-10CH PowerBlend Duet Blender and Food Processor, Chrome and Black for $59.95 after $20 mail in rebate. It qualifies for a free shipping… Newegg has the Oster 3210 White Quesadilla Maker for a low $14.99 Free shipping after Coupon Code: OSTER326FS. For details click...
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Karadayan Nombu – Nombu Adai – Steamed Rice Flour Cake
Karadayan Nonbu also called Savitri Vratham is observed in Tamil Nadu. This is a tradition is observed women, married women for the prosperity of their husband and unmarried women to get an ideal person as their husband. During this festival, women perform fasting and does pooja and offerings to God. Nonbu Adai is the main dish for the day. There are spicy and sweet adais. We offer these adais to Goddess Gowri Devi and will tie a holy thread around the neck. I love these adais and used to wait for the pooja to get over so that I can munch on. Here you go… For 1 cup of flour, Preparation time: 35 – 40 minutes No of servings: 12 to 14 pieces Ingredients: For Sweet Adai: Rice flour – 1 cup Jaggery – 1 1/4 cup (powdered) Coconut...
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Boondhi Laddu – Gram Flour Laddu
Laddu is an Indian sweet which is often prepared during festivals or any special occasions at home. You can also see Laddu at many temples kept as prasadham. There are different types of laddu such as Rava Laddu, Ragi laddu, Boondhi laddu, etc. I have given you the recipe for Boondhi Laddu. Here you go… Ingredients: Besan/Gram flour – 1 cup Sugar – 1.5 cups Milk – 100 ml Cardamom – 3 numbers Whole Cashew nut – 5 numbers Raisins – 10 numbers Yellow food color Oil for frying Clarified butter – 1 tsp Method of Preparation: Heat a deep bottomed pan or kadai, add sugar and a little water till the sugar gets wet completely. Once the sugar melts completely, add the milk. Milk helps to get rid off any dirt in sugar. Skim the dirt off the syrup. When...
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Vegetable Manchurian
Vegetable Manchurian is a popular Indo-Chinese appetizer. This is one of my all time favorite. I always thought the procedure is hard and time consuming. It was true the first time I made it. But from the next time, it was as easy as any other dish. The fried vegetable balls soaked in a saucy gravy makes me go crazy. I hope you like the recipe and please share your thoughts. Here you go… Ingredients: For Veggie Balls: Shredded Carrot – 1/2 cup Shredded Cabbage – 1/2 cup Shredded Cauliflower – 1/2 cup Shredded Beans – 1/2 cup Shredded Bell Pepper – 1/2 cup Green Chilies – 2 (adjust to taste) Chopped Ginger – 1 tbsp Chopped Spring Onion – 2 tbsp Corn Flour – 4 tbsp Pepper Powder – 1/2 tbsp Soy Sauce – 1 tsp Red Chilly...
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Elai Adai – Jack fruit Dumpling
Elai Adai is one of the popular sweets in Kerala. Elai adai is made of jack fruit jam which is called as “Chakka Varatti” in Kerala. This is made using plantain leaf which gives a special flavor to the adai. Jack fruit by itself is tasty. When it is prepared as a jam and added to coconut puran, it is divine. My mouth waters when I think about it. Recently I went to Kerala for a wedding. Such a beautiful place it is. I spent a week there and had a good time. I tasted their food, specially the sweets. It was yummy!!! The Pazha Payasam (Fruit Kheer), Paladai Pradhaman (Milk Kheer), Chakka Pradhaman (Jack fruit kheer), Elai adai, the list goes on…My mother in law makes awesome sweets. She made this Elai Adai specially for me today and...
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Mysore Pak
It’s been a long time since I posted a recipe here. It is because I am in INDIA keeping myself occupied. My friend Shriya and I came to India for a long vacation. So I am writing this recipe from India and thought I will start with a sweet. I celebrated Diwali with my family here and had a lots of sweets and savory. Mysore Pak is one of the popular sweet in India. My mother in law makes awesome Mysore Pak every year for Diwali. This time I had a chance to watch her making this sweet. It was simple and yummy. Here you go… Ingredients: Gram flour or Besan – 1 cup Sugar – 1 and 3/4 cup Ghee or Clarified butter – 1 and 3/4 cup Water – 1 cup Method of Preparation: Take a square...
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Great kitchen deal from Macy’s
I just came to know that there is a Semi Annual Home Sale going on in Macy’s and I am listing a couple of deals that caught my eyes. Martha Stewart Collection 20-Piece Essential Cutlery Set for $39.99 The ratings are also good. Limited lifetime warranty. It is really a good set of knife. I am going to rush before it is sold out. I hope you like this deal. Bella Cucina 13330 Rocket Blender, 12 Piece for $19.99 I have a blender which has 17 piece. But I am telling you by experience that 12 piece is more than enough. So don’t miss this excellent deal from Macy’s. Please check here for other good kitchen deals. We hope this is helpful to...
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Coconut and Rice Kheer – Thengai Arisi Payasam
Kheer or Payasam is an Indian dessert made for festivals and special occasions. Coconut and Rice kheer is popular in South India and I love this kheer just for the combination of rice and coconut cooked in milk. To sweeten this dish, we can add either sugar or jaggery. I prefer sugar to jaggery for this payasam. Finally enhanced with the flavor of cardamom and fried cashew nut. It is a bit time consuming but very simple procedure. Try this and let me know how it turns out. Preparation time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 2 hours No. of servings: 6 t0 7 Ingredients: Basmati rice – 4 tbsp Shredded coconut – 1/2 cup Milk – 8 cups Sugar – 3/4 cup Cardamom pods – 4 Broken cashew nut – 2 tbsp Ghee (clarified butter) – 1 tsp Method of Preparation: Soak...
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Bhindi Masala – Okra Curry
Bhindi Masala or Okra Curry is a delicious Indian curry in which okra or ladies finger is cooked in a curry sauce and served with roti/chapati. I have added bell pepper to this dish which a twist from the original recipe. Ingredients: Okra – 2 lb Chopped onion – 1 1/2 cup Chopped tomato – 1 cup Bell pepper – 1 Green chilli – 2 Curry leaves – 1 string Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp Chopped cilantro – 1/2 cup Crushed coriander seeds – 1 tbsp Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Cumin powder – 1 tsp Coriander powder – 1 tsp Red chilly powder – 1 tsp Garam masala powder – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Oil Salt to taste Method of Preparation: Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan and add cumin seeds. When...
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Cuisinart 1/2 Price Sale @ iKitchen.com
I came across this wonderful deal from iKitchen which is having a 1/2 price sale on Cuisinart. You can get some items for more than 50% off. The prices are comparatively less and the sale is pretty good. There are some coupons for shipping also. DROPSHIP for 10% off WHOLESALE for 10% off EXNLA for 10% off RED for 5 % off AGAIN for 10% off (might be for repeat customer) Sale link: http://www.ikitchen.com/cu12prcusa.html Check out the link for more details and find the great deal. Happy...
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Pidi Kozhukkattai – Steamed Sweet and Hot Dumpling
Pidi Kozhukkattai or Steamed Rice Dumpling is a South Indian delicacy which is made for an evening snack or tiffin. There are two types, sweet and the spicy version. It is more like making upma and then steaming it. So it is also known as Upma Kozhukkattai. The spicy dumpling is generally served with coconut chutney or by itself. It is very easy to make and perfect for kids and adults. Ingredients: For Sweet Dumpling: Rice – 1 cup Shredded coconut – 3 tbsp Crus ed jaggery – 1 cup Cardamom – 2 count Water Method of Preparation: Wash rice, strain it and dry it on a clean cotton towel or paper towel. Spread it well so that it helps in drying. Once the rice is dried, grind it coarsely like rawa/sooji. Separate into two halves and measure the quantity....
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Dahi vada – Curd Vada
Dahi Vada is a savory snack from South India. It can vary in shape and size and are made of lentils, gram flour or potato. We have already discussed about medu vada in our earlier post. Dahi Vada is nothing but medu vada dipped in yogurt mixture and served chill. You can serve it as a snack or alongside a meal. Usually, we eat it at the end of the meal. Here you go… Ingredients: For Vada: White Lentil/Urad dal – 250 g Green chillies – 2 Ginger (finely chopped) – 1 tsp Salt to taste Curry leaves – 6 to 7 leaves Vegetable Oil or Canola oil for frying – 2 to 3 cups For the Curd Mixture: Yogurt – 4 cups Green Chillies – 2 Grated Coconut – 2 tbsp Salt to taste Cumin seeds – 1...
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Moong Halwa – Golden gram Pudding
Recently, I went to Detroit to attend one of my friend’s baby shower function. We stayed at Shriya’s place and had lots of fun. I wanted to make something special for Shriya and the other friend, Lothika. So I tried this Moong Halwa and it came out really good. Everyone loved it and it has become one of my favorite sweet. I also added almonds to this halwa which made it more yummy. This is an easy and rich sweet to make for any functions and festivals. And it also has a healthy ingredient, the moong dal. Here you go… Ingredients: Moong dal/Golden gram – 1 cup Almonds – 1 1/4 cup Sugar – 2 1/4 cup (adjust to taste) Ghee – 1/4 cup Saffron – 1 pinch Cardamom – 4 count 2% Milk – 1 cup Method of...
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Vegetable Broth – Vegetable Clear Soup
This is a basic broth for any vegetarian soup or gravy. You can use this easy vegetable broth in recipes calling for broth or stock of any kind. You can also have it as a vegetable clear soup with the cooked vegetables. It is nice and healthy and low in calories too. Ingredients: Chopped onion – 3 cups Celery sticks – 4 Diced carrots – 3 cups Bell peppers – 2 Tomatoes – 4 (I used roma tomatoes) Garlic – 3 cloves Cloves – 3 count Bay leaf – 1 Black whole pepper – 6 to 7 Fresh Parsley – a bunch Water – 2 liters Method of Preparation: Chop the vegetables into small cubes. In a deep bottomed pan, add a tsp of olive oil or any oil and add onions. Toss them for 3 minutes and add...
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Mushroom Dry Curry
Mushroom dry curry is one of my favourite. It is so yummy that will definitely become a fan of it. My friend doesn’t like mushroom but she loved this dish and want to try it. I adapted the steps from Vah Chef and made a few changes to it. Try it out and let me know if you liked it. Here you go… Ingredients: Cut mushroom – 3 cups Chopped onion – 1 cup Chopped tomatoes – 1 cup Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp Cumin seeds – 2tsp Garli cloves – 2 Pepper corns- 1 tsp Curry Leaves – 1 strand Green chillies – 2 Red chilli powder – 1 tsp Garam masala – 1/2 tsp (fresh masla – bay leaf, 1/2″ cinnamon stick, 2 cardamom, 3 cloves) Cumin powder – 1 tsp Coriander powder – 1 tsp...
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Cauliflower Dry Curry
I made this cauliflower dry curry for chappathy and it tastes really good. The blend of ginger, garlic, cumin and the masalas adds flavour to the cauliflower and makes it so yummy. This is one of my friend’s recipe who is a wonderful cook and the proud owner of the blog Nalabagham. You can serve it with rotis or rice. Try and let me know how it turns out. Preparation time: 40 minutes No. of servings: 4 Spice level: 3.5 out of 5 Ingredients:- One small cauliflower cut into small florets One Medium Onion – thinly sliced Chili powder – 1 tsp Cumin powder – 1 tsp Garam Masala – 1/2 tsp Vinegar – 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp Any chicken 65 or chicken curry masala – 1 tbsp Lemon juice – 1 tbsp Spring onions...
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Lemon Rice
Lemon rice is one of the popular rice dishes in South India. It is easy to make and perfect for a quick lunch or lunch box. When you make lemon rice use cooked and cooled rice. Hot rice will tend to break while mixing. You can prepare this dish as neivedhyam for any pooja or auspicious day. Serve this dish with potato chips, potato fry, papad or just any pickle. Preparation time: 15 minutes No. of servings: 2 Spice level: 3 out of 5 Ingredients: Lemon juice from one big lemon Cooked white rice – 2 cups Oil – 2 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp White lentil or Urad dal – 1 tsp Channa dal or Split gram – 1 tbsp Peanuts – 2 tbsp Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Curry leaves – 5 to 6 Green chillies...
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Bella Cucina 3-in-1 Grill/Waffle/Sandwich Maker for $19.99
Macy’s is carrying this Bella Cucina Sandwich maker for $19.99. The reg. price of this item was $29.99. Shipping cost on this item is $5.95. To avoid the shipping charges, you can order the item and pick it up from a nearby Macy’s store. Amazon sells the same grill for $39.52. Hurry up and save your money now. For more details, you can check the following link. Order this product and enjoy the item....
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Chocolate cake
Chocolate cake is one of my favorite cake. And I got a chance to try this for my friend’s birthday. I used the ready made mix. To bake home made base cake, check here. I made a couple of layers of chocolate cake and filled it with chocolate icing. It was all chocolatty and rich! Here you go… Ingredients: Chocolate cake mix – 1 pack Semi sweet chocolate chips – 12 0z pack Chocolate fudge icing – 1 small tin Heavy whipping cream – 1 cup Sugar – 2 tbsp Water – 1 cup Method of Preparation: Prepare the batter according to the instructions given on the cake mix pack or check here to make home made base cake. Divide the batter into two portions and bake the cake in two baking pans of same size. This is for...
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Atlanta visit and Chocolate Truffles
Last weekend I went to one of my folks’ house in Atlanta. They have two kids and a lovely home. I had a good time there. We went to the World’s Largest Aquarium (Georgia Aquarium), World of coke, where you can taste coke from different parts of the world and to a beautiful temple. We had great fun. Specially, the BAPS temple and aquarium were awesome. That’s the beautiful temple I have ever seen so far. It was built of marble and the architecture was amaaazinggg. The aquarium was wonderful. I saw a variety of aquatic life. I should definitely mention about the whale sharks, beluga whales and manta ray. It was like a tour to the ocean. I took lots of pictures. Oops! I forgot to mention about the near-by falls that I went for. That was beautiful....
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