tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659642183380800512009-11-14T08:58:29.188-05:00My Expedition into the Culinary World!!Anuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16757234534148867714kitchenqueen11@yahoo.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3365964218338080051.post-81285460071193512732009-05-23T14:16:00.002-04:002009-05-23T14:19:44.738-04:00

This is one of my favorite dishes, and its very versatile meaning you can add different vegetables and use the same masala for the base. By and large for butti we use cabbage, cauliflower, mushrooms, spinach with cashews combo etc. If using cabbage or cauliflower, potatoes are also used as a combo. In the masala raw coriander/dhania is used along with fresh coconut, red chillies & tamarind so the

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This is one of my favorite dish, its easy to prepare and also nutritious. Usli is nothing but a simple stir fry with few ingredients and they are so tasty. They can be eaten as a snack or even served as a side dish. Usli can be prepared using any kind of legumes that includes beans, peas, lentils and are very versatile to cook. Be it soups, stir fries or curries they taste yum. Legumes are low

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This is one such vegetable I never cook too often mainly because of the slimy texture it has, which many people dislike. But nevertheless it’s still a popular and much loved by lot a of people. I have used fresh Okra for this particular recipe, you can use frozen ones too. However, fresh ones are great in this recipe. Alle Piyava sagle is a semi dry curry/dish .Alle/Ginger and Piyavu/Onion

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Hello Blogger friends,I am not at all happy to come up with a post like this but unfortunately I have to. It is really sad and utterly shocking to see how people lift contents from your website, post it else where without seeking any permission.I was reading about content lifting, plagiarism all this while and just felt helpless for all those fellow food bloggers whose hard-work and effort were

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This is another easy recipe that is quick and also healthy by all means. Broccoli is packed with all the goodness like essential phytonutrients, anti-oxidants, vitamins etc., which are very good for health. It has a distinct flavor much like cauliflower, cabbage, and they belong to the cabbage family. The vibrant green color is so inviting and when sauteed with garlic and onions it makes it even

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I am happy to be back in the blogging world after a long gap. Past few months have been so busy with travels and then getting settled. Also life in general has become busy now. I could hardly check my favorite blogs let alone posting recipes. However its good to be back. Now I make sure to click pictures of every recipe I make so that whenever I find time I can just type in the recipe, do a

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Looks like I am having a marathon of Egg recipes here, but to be honest with you all I didn’t plan on doing serial Egg posts! I just happened to click pictures of these appetizers when I had prepared them for one of our parties and thought of posting them on the blog before I loose these pictures. Yes it usually happens with me :P.One of my friend had prepared them when she had invited us over

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This is another simple egg curry that I prepared using the tomatoes from my garden. Preparing food using the home grown vegetable is just a different experience altogether!We recently had to move into another apartment and this place has a nice size Deck. I couldn’t wait to grow tomato plants and one of my hubby’s colleagues gave us a nice and healthy tomato sapling. I repotted it into a bigger

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I am so excited to do a post about this! These tomatoes are plucked fresh from my little kitchen garden. They were so tasty! I used them in various preparations like tomato rasam, aloo matar and an egg curry.I will be posting the recipes shortly.Tomatoes on the vine:Tomatoes on the vine, ready to be plucked!Garden fresh Tomatoes:

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Finally a sea food recipe which I have been meaning to post since so long.I always forget to either click pictures when I prepare some yummy dish or I click the pictures but they do not come out good. So I end up not posting it waiting for me to prepare the dish again and make every effort to click some good pictures so I can justify the recipe.Back to the recipe, this is a simple fish curry

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Mushrooms cooked in a spicy coconut gravy and then tempered with onions is one of the best. The combination of mild earthy flavor of mushrooms mixed with spicy coconut gravy and then tempered with browned onions can be only delightful, aromatic and appetizing! This dish or Ambat's in general are made spicy, so you can adjust the spice level according to your taste buds.You can use small button

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Gobi Manchuri is a well-known appetizer that’s loved by everyone. Gobi or cauliflower is deep fried and then coated with a spicy and tangy sauce. It’s a fusion of Chinese recipe, however its Indian-zed now by all the fancy restaurants. So it’s now known as an Indo-chinese food. I prepare this dish usually when we host get-togethers or just another time when the craving kicks in.Here’s an easy

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This is an authentic Konkani style dish, its called Sanna khotto. It’s typically made with a combination of coarsely ground rice, lentils (toor dal), coconut, chilles and mixed with chopped onions, cabbage or drumstick leaves and flowers. My mom usually makes it this way which is relatively quick. Back home we used to prepare this in Jackfruit leaves which were folded and sewed like cups and it

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This is a favorite recipe of mine because its easy and yet tasty. I prefer less complicated recipes these days because since I started working I prefer cooking dishes that requires less amount of time in the kitchen, hence experimenting with fewer ingredients and less amount of time has become one of the main objectives!Eggs are so versatile and can be prepared in so many variations. I am not a

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I am making a come back in the blogging scene after quite a while now. Its been a long time since I posted a recipe. Things have been quite hectic and hence I was not able to devote much time to my Blog.Eggplants and drumsticks form a very good combination, and when its simmered in luscious tomatoes its mouthwatering. This is a quick recipe and also the final outcome is satisfyingly good which is

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Hello readers,For the past couple months I have been really busy and have not been able to devote much time to update my blog at all.I hope to be back in the next few weeks with some good recipes. Have a good spring!-Anu

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Wraps are trivial variations of the good old traditional sandwiches! To make a wrap flour tortilla, rotis, pita bread etc., can be used. It’s light and cool depending on what you use for the filling. For this special wrap I have used a plain flour tortilla and I used a vegetable flavored cream cheese spread and layered it with some cool and crisp vegetables. I got this recipe from my

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This is a very tasty dish which can be prepared with pineapple pieces too. It’s known as Gojju in Kannada, which is sweet and tangy dish made with tamarind and jaggery.The sweetness and tanginess gives a very unique flavor which makes the dish very flavorsome and appetizing! I learnt this recipe from my sister its easy and also worth a try! Also this a very popular dish when it comes to special

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Masala Dosa is a thin crisp dosa/crepes layered with a spicy coconut chutney & then stuffed with onion-potato filling, usually served along side Sāmbhar. Without the filling, it’s devoid. I tell you its one of the best comforting foods that you can have be it breakfast or lunch or dinner! This is one of my favorites and also everyone in my household just loves it, Ya, Now who cannot love Masala

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Potato fry is one such recipe that comes to my salvage whenever I have no time to cook a detailed meal or when I am extremely tired to cook up a dal-sabzi meal and nevertheless when my fridge is left with no leftovers for me ;P. Its only when I am all by myself mind you, that’s because I can live on curd rice and a side of potato fry.Aah...delish!Potato fry and curd rice/yogurt rice with a dash

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Hello readers!!Happy Holidays and I Wish all the readers a Happy & Prosperous New year.May this New Year bring newly found prosperity, love, happiness and delight in your life!I am glad to be back in the blogging world after a short sabbatical.I really missed out on many events during this short break. Also Thanks to one and all who visited my blog. Happy blogging!!Anu.

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Chole or chana masala is garbanzo beans or chick peas (kabuli chana in Hindi) cooked in a luscious tomato onion sauce and served generally with bature, a Indian bread deep fried or rotis, steamed rice, naan etc.,In total it’s the best of its kind and is full of flavor! This is a classic north Indian dish. There are so many different recipes to prepare this classic dish. I learnt this recipe from

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Today I was reading Asha’s food blog and came to know that Sharmi from Neivedyam is hosting the JFI or Jhiva For Ingredients for September. And to my surprise the ingredient is Rice, now who cannot like Rice or dishes prepared with rice.Rice is my favorite, yes pulao, biryanis, fried rice etc., I can go on and on here!This recipe that I have here doesn’t have the apt ingredients that you will

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Now talking about potatoes, they are versatile & they taste yummy in any form. It is one of my favorite vegetable. This recipe is very simple and easy to make, and it’s just tasty and appetizing with hot steamed rice with a dash of pickle or any stir fry/upkari.Unlike any other dish, here we drizzle few tsps of oil and there is no traditional tempering as such. The raw oil & the asafoetida draw

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When Asha from Foodie’s Hope invited me to participate in the RCI:Karnataka CuisineI was pleased to participate, this is my first Food Event participation and I am really thrilled and happy to be part of this event! Thanks Asha!!More over being from Karnataka the whole event & the participation makes extra special for me. When it came to the recipe for this event I thought what could be better

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