Kichdi / Kichri

          Kichdi / kichri is a very healthy and delicious yet easy to prepare quick recipe. This simple dish is a combination of dal & rice and is given as a weaning food for babies and also for sick persons at the time of recovery since its nutritious and easy to digest. It can be prepared by using tur / moong / masoor or combination of these dals. Based on the availability,...

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Ambode/ masala vadai/ deep fried dal patties:

                             Ambode/masala vada is a popular South Indian snacks which can be relished either with the tea/coffee or can be eaten accompanying a meal. This spicy deep fried dal patties are equally liked by all  age groups...so lets know its recipe; Ingredients: Kadale bele/ channa...

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Masala corn flakes:

  A steaming cup of tea accompanied with some spicy light snacks really makes an evening enjoyable. Masala corn flakes is one such variety that suits very well to accompany the tea as well as to munch on whenever required...Here comes the recipe., Ingredients: Corn flakes - 2 cups Oil - 3 tsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Pea nuts - 1 tsp Raisins and pieces of cashews - as required Curry leaves - few Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Corriander powder - 1/2 tsp Garam masala - 1/2 tsp Sugar - 1/2 tsp Salt - to taste Procedure: Heat...

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Saebina Payasa/ Apple Kheer:

Hi everyone, This is my first post on the blog, and I liked to start up with  recipe of a sweet.    It had been just a month after our arrival to America, and came the Shivaratri festival and I was quite exited about its celebration. Since we were new to the place, and there was a lack of the basic Indian groceries, I thought to experiment with this simpler version of kheer....

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