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Nobody there is that doesn't love a bean.If not the royal Navy bean, then the wax bean,the soybean, the green bean, the black bean—thepot is large, it contains multitudes—white bean,pink bean, small red bean, the lowly pinto, thelovely lentil—let the lamp affix its bean—orthe walnut-shaped garbanzo, large lima bean, baby lima,(A reunion of the Bean families is here assembled),the cranberry bean,

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Curry Leaves Chutney Powder“What are they?” asked British lady standing right next to me in Asian grocery store.“Its curry leaves”, I replied.“Oh! So curry powder is made from these leaves then?”I just met another person who thinks curry powder is made from curry leaves or some part of its tree and I am sure that there are many more like her who thinks the same! I, along with my friends here in

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From simple stir fries to complex curries, from aromatic rice dishes to delicious desserts, from sinful appetizers to refreshing drinks, from delightful sea foods to tantalising pickles…we have it all!!!A warm welcome to tantalising round-up of RCI: Udupi & Mangalorean Cuisine.I know I am quite late in posting this round-up. The house moving stress along with mountain load of work at office kept

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Belated b'day wishes to my one and only bloggy baby... May you live all the days of your life ;)Your ever loving Momma,Sia :)

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Badanekayi-Eerulli HuliWow! I can’t believe I am actually sitting here in my office and blogging!!! But after months of stress, running around and sleepless nights, I wanted to do something else to charge my batteries and obviously blogging is the first thing that came to my mind. I may still be stressed, worried sick, and running around flapping my feathers like freaking chicken but I have

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(Img Source: ecobox).... for now as we are moving to no phone, no internet area (read new home!) this week, all by ourselves, I won’t be able to answer to any of your emails for next 2 weeks till we get time to breath easily :) Please keep sending your MLLA entries and I will reply to all your emails/questions/queries as soon as we get broadband connection and settle down in our new home. Till

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Please Note: We are moving to no phone, no internet area (read new home!) this week, all by ourselves, I won’t be able to answer to any of your emails for next 2 weeks till we get time to breath easily :) Please keep sending your MLLA entries and I will reply to all your emails/questions/queries as soon as we get broadband connection and settle down in our new home. Till then, Happy cooking and

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Aloo LobiaNo rants, no ramblings, and none of my usual long posts today. All I want to share today is a quick recipe I created over the weekend.Before I do that there is one more thing I want to mention quickly. It’s regarding RCI round-up. My initial plan was to post the round-up in first week of August. But due to heavy workload and some personal workload I haven’t had any time to sit and work

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Quick Onion & Capsicum SubjiQuick – tick.Simple – tick.Delicious – tick.Healthy – tick.Wondering what am I talking about?Recipe, of course! These days whenever I cook I go through these four pointers. I am looking for the recipes which quick to cook so that it saves lot of my time in doing rather something more important. And it should also be rather simple as I am trying to use very little

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Work-in-progress!!!! Will be back soon... Meanwhile take a look at pearly delight of Sagu/Sabudana Kichidi at Beyond Curries :)(Img Source)

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Reminder for RCI: Udupi & Managlorean CuisineLast 1 day left!!!After exploring many states and regions around our beloved motherland, this month I am honoured to take you all to my native land to sample and devour one of the finest cuisines. The RCI for the month of July’09 is RCI-Udupi & Mangalorean Cuisine! Let's explore the hidden gems of beautiful temple town of Udupi and gorgeous coastal

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Tinda Palak Hello friends, how are you all? I know it’s been quite some time since I last updated my blog. But series of heavy work load and not that great health has kept me away from blogging and cooking for all these days.Now that I am slowly recovering from one bad case of hay fever and cold, I decided to do something that always cheered me. Yup, you guessed it right; cooking and blogging.

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Do you suffer from Monday blues? Then this is just for you :) I will be back shortly, I promise... Till then enjoy this video and have a wonderful week! And oh, don't forget to take a quick peek at Beyond Curries for spicy and sour Curry Leaves Chutney Powder.ChaoSia

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Palak/Spinach SoupWho says we can’t slurp steaming hot bowl of soup in middle of summer? If you are living in a place where this shining, burning sun decides to take a hike (literally) and leaves behind grey clouds, cold breeze and never stopping rain then you have no choice but switch from cold salads, pastas, chilled drinks to hot soups, warm breads and spicy curries!I know you don’t want to

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Soutekai RottiAs a child my family's menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it. ~Buddy HackettAnd it was the same for me, well, most of the times! My Amma’s principle was very simple when it came to eating; respect the food that has been cooked for you. If you don’t like what is cooked for whole family then you as cook something yourself or go hungry! She would gently but firmly ask us

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Close to two and half years ago Lakshmi of Veggie Cuisine initiated an event that has become very dear to many food bloggers around the world; it is called RCI or Regional Cuisine of India. Each month, a region/state of India is chosen, and food bloggers around the globe are encouraged to explore the cuisine of that region/state and hence showcase some delicious and authentic dishes exclusive to

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Spicy Tomato Rice“If life deals you lemons, make lemonade; if it deals you tomatoes, make Bloody Marys”~AnonymousNah… The recipe for Bloody Marys is not you will find here but a bowl of Spicy Tomato Rice.Our weekend trip to farmers market found us, errr, ogling at those juicy, ripe and plump tomatoes in all avatars. So it was no surprise that we came back with a bag filled with cherry tomatoes,

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Capsicum & Baby Corn CurryMissed participating in blog events - Check.Missed visiting blogger friends – Check.Missed leaving comments in their blog – Check.Missed posting recipes twice a week – Check.Missed writing new post for Beyond Curries – Check.Missed cooking recipes from other blogs (at least 2 recipes per month) – Check.Missed taking photographs of new recipe I cooked and loved for blog –

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Everyday my 4-5 personal email inboxes are jam packed with spam mails, forwards and few genuine emails from friends and family. Many a times these spam emails gets deleted without second glance and sometime forward mails also meet the same fate! But today one forward email got my attention because of its title and I was literally rolling on floor laughing loudly, holding my tummy after reading it

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Sun Dried Tomato & Garlic Flavoured Whole Wheat Bread“Lady, you have been staring at me since last fifteen minute”, said handsome fellow with twinkle in his eyes.“No I am not!” I said indignantly.“Oh yes, you are. I am quite sure of it”. He was amused.“Excuse me! You are imagining things”, I said trying to avoid his eyes.“Its not the first time I noticed you looking at me ‘that’ way you know. I

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Haagalakai/Bitter Gourd Palya… Said smiling grandmother to her little grand daughter who, as usual, was perched on kitchen counter as she watched her Ajji chop bitter gourds for that day’s meal. ‘Bitter’ isn’t something that little girls liked and her feelings were painted clearly on her face when she twitched her nose in distaste and deep frown was formed between her dark brows. “Think of it, it

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Baghare BainganWhat happens when my current obsession meets my all time favourite vegetable? The answer is not just licked clean plate but licked clean vessel in which it was cooked, and also the fate doesn’t end there! It goes well beyond like licked clean spoon, serving bowl, and storing container also. Err… pardon my poor sense of humour but being foodie and food blogger means suffering some

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Tofu MatarLast week I was here, staying at one of the picturesque places of England. Our little cottage was tucked in between soothing sound of flowing river, breath taking landscape of mountains and miles of green fields. For once we were away from everyday hustle bustle and running around chasing deadlines and never ending word loads and I couldn’t help but feel blessed to be surrounded by

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From Here...Our cozy little cottage... Miles and miles of Greens & Blues...A window with a view to die for!Our morning alarm!I have forgotten what traffic and congestion means!And hey... I have got my own swing... Back to childhood days!Perfect Blue Sky!A friendly neighbour!And some more friendly neighbours...A view from backyardWashing dirty plates had never been this much fun! View from kitchen

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Ridge Gourd CurryWhat a week it turned out be!!! Meetings one after another, deadlines to meet, problems to resolve, and never ending telephone conversations with clients! By the time I get back home, I feel like I am ready to hit the pillow and never bother about cooking or even eating for that matter! Yes, it was one of those crazy weeks!While my work life has taken over my personal life, I

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