This is one dish that takes me down the memory lane those carefree childhood days where Amma cooked and I ate and helped her. The reason I loved to help Amma for making Chitra Anna was the raw mango which was grated.  She shouted at us if we ate while grating but always doled
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When Pia announced her event of Innovative salads with Strawberries, Pineapple and apples I was sure I will not be participating here at all. What salad will I put together? the only salad I could think off was fruit salad. And  I have strict instructions from my daughters not to mix fruits with ice-cream or custard and spoil both.
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  There is place in Panaji that serves Idli Chilli Fry and we used to make tracks there just to eat this one dish!   The name, however, evokes mixed reactions from the two kids the elder one drools and the younger runs off. The reason being the word “Chilli”! Chilli Chicken is not pungent
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As I wanted to try out the Shrivalli’s ICC Challenge Gujarati Dal  I requested my husband to buy some suran gaddi in Kannada, suran in Marathi and elephant’s foot in English. I did not mention the quantity so he brought a big huge one. I did not make the daal but now was stuck with this foot. So I made something
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  Sweet Potato Chaat is a delicious Chaat goes well as a snack or a healthy starter. After seeing all the chaat recipes that we posted for the 7-Day Blogging Marathon I wanted to eat Chaat desperately. Matters were not helpful at home because my kids were around and saw the pictures.  Do you get
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Oats Chikki/granola   Oats Chikki or Granola is delicious and a must try. It is great way to power up better than the store brought Granola Bars with the goodness of nuts.  I had some muesli about which I had plans to convert to granola but postponing. As a result it started racing fast to
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 Daal & Subzi   1/3 cup of moong, toor and masoor daal each ½ tsp mustard ½ tsp jeera Curry leaves ¼ tsp hing/asafoetida 1 green chilli, slit 1 onion, chopped ½ tsp garlic ½ tsp ginger 1 tomato, chopped fine ½ tsp chilli powder ½ tsp haldi 1 cup mixed veggies (I used cauliflower
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Spaghetti   My daughters picked up a packet of spaghetti the other day from the local supermarket and have been pestering me to make spaghetti and meatballs, mock meat of course!   Where on earth, or should I say in Panaji, will I find mock meat?   So I Googled for recipes for Spaghetti and
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Baigan Bharta (in Curds) I have always thought Baigan/Brinjal/eggplant/baidnikai/vanga Bharta is the most common recipe found in the length and breadth of the country. I am sure each region will have a different way of making the same Baigan using local tastes and then individual tastes into a totally different bharta.     The most common one
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BREAD DOSA     Every time I churn the cream that I collect for butter I end up with buttermilk.  Sometimes I make dhokla out of it sometimes it gets converted into bread dosa. Bread Dosa that I used to make used Eno’s fruit salt but nowadays I use methi/fenugreek seeds. The ingredients are: 1
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