Poori Ladoo

Poori Ladoo             Pooris pricked with fork Ingredients: All Purpose Flour-2 cups Salt-a pinch Butter-4 tbsp Powdered Sugar-1/2 cup Cardamom Powder- 1/2 tsp Vegetable Oil-to deep fry Method: 1.Mix all-purpose flour,salt,cardamom powder and butter with little water to make a soft dough. 2.Cover and set aside for fifteen minutes. 3.Divide into equal 6 equal sized balls and roll into very...

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Vege Pasta

A sure delight for all vegetarians, full of flavours to suit the Indian palate.I usually use the durum wheat pasta, as they say  has a low glycemic index values which is healthy.They come in different shapes, Fusilli are the long coiled ones, Penne are an inch long tubes diagonally cut at both ends, Elbows  are the slightly bent inch long tubes, Farfalle are the bow shaped ones,Rigatoni are an inch long tubes. Ingredients: Uncooked...

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Iyengar Puliyodharai / Tamarind Rice

You might be wondering why 'Tamarind Rice' on a blog.As simple as a tamarind rice, which every housewife would make at home either for travel or on Puratasi month's Saturday offering to Lord Perumal. Frankly speaking, I have had many versions of Tamarind rice, but the one they give the devotees at Trimala after Lord Balaji's darshan is to die for.Every time I have it, i would wonder who is the cook and how can someone cook something so divine...

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Dates n Walnut Olive oil Cake

Dates and Walnuts are my favourites,so I thought why not bake a yummy cake with these.A very healthy version with Olive oil. Date n Walnut Olive Oil Cake      Ingredients:   All Purpose Flour-2 cups   Soda-bi-carbonate-1 tsp   Baking Powder-1 1/2 tsp   Salt-1/2tsp   Eggs-3   Sugar-1 cup   Olive Oil- 1 cup   Vanilla Extract- 1 tsp   Milk- 1/2 cup   Dates(choped into bits)-...

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Vegetable Koftas

Koftas are deep-fried vegetable dumplings dunked in a rich gravy ,commonly had with naan or chappati.The most famous ones are the Lauki Koftas,but I thought why not include vegetables ! This delectable dish is worth a try for parties or pot-lucks.  Paneer Stuffed Vegetable Koftas   Vegetable Koftas in Gravy   Ingredients: Onion- 2 medium Tomato- 3 medium Potato(Boiled)- 4 medium Carrot(Grated)- 1 cup Chilli Powder- 1 tsp Coriander...

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