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Explaining the goodness of ragi / finger millet with ragi idiyappam
By Spices and aroma
04/12/12 08:12
Ragi / Finger Millet are one of the oldest known foods to mankind. Every summer break, I visit my grandparent's village, there will be one breakfast dish made with ragi every week. It could be idly, dosa, sevai, roti , idiyappam or puttu. My grandfather...
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Chettinad lamb/mutton biryani - Karaikudi restuarant style recipe and the winner for the giveaway is
By Spices and aroma
09/17/12 02:31
Everyone of us love biryani in any form, be it with veggies or eggs or seafood or meat. We enjoy a hearty meal of biryani with cold raita and chalna or kurma. My very close friend Prerna of Indian Simmer started a conversation in facebook about Madurai...
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Mother-in-law's Chicken briyani - Tamil Nadu style recipe
By Spices and aroma
06/28/12 23:31
There are different number of ways to prepare briyani. Some recipes calls for the use of tomatoes while few doesn't. Just like any another cuisine, each recipe for a dish is unique to each household. The recipe evolves over a time, new variations made over...
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South Indian adai with brown rice and lentils - Tamil Nadu special
By Spices and aroma
04/12/12 07:01
Another dish created in my kitchen with brown rice is adai. Adai is a Tamil term for savory pancakes made with white rice and lentils. You may wonder why I replaced white with brown rice in this recipe. I have answered it here. Hop over to read it and do...
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Healthy whole wheat banana bread with no added sugar and eggs
By Spices and aroma
10/22/12 20:14
I love desserts. Who doesn't? Right? Since I am on a weightloss journey, I am on a quest to create desserts that has healthy ingredients in it. While in phase 1 of South beach diet, I try not to eat anything sweet. You can use Stevia or Splenda or any other...
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Vietnamese Cooking: Chicken Satay with lettuce, herbs, peanut sauce and brown rice
By Spices and aroma
09/30/12 08:25
During my days at UCSF, I dined often at a restaurant called "My Father's Kitchen" for lunch. It's located in Divisadero street and my office was in the building right next to it. It's a small cosy restaurant which taught me so much about Vietnamese cuisine....
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Ayurvedic drink with ginger, lemon and honey
By Spices and aroma
07/24/12 21:40
Everyone wants to lose weight. Even the thinnest, tiniest friends of mine would talk about losing their teeny-tiny flab around their tummy. The most common topic I hear in dinner parties is about what to eat and what not to eat to lose weight. Imagine talking...
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Talking about exercise with South beach diet phase 1 dish - Black mung bean salad / Karuppu payaru sundal
By Spices and aroma
05/25/12 00:28
People who have sent me emails or spoken to me about South beach diet had this question the most. Will the diet work just like that? I was little lost on what they meant by just like that? They meant just eat the right food and do no physical activity....
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South beach diet Phase 1 meal ideas with South Indian food and spiced up buttermilk recipe
By Spices and aroma
04/16/12 06:39
My friends and family had reached out to me to create a menu plan that is simple to understand and easy to fix. Since I come from Southern part of India, I created this menu with the dishes I grew up eating. I made little changes to the original recipe...
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Kozhukatai with brown rice flour and kondakadalai sundal for Vinagayar Chathurthi
By Spices and aroma
09/20/12 03:48
This is going to be a very short post. Since today is a weekday and also as per the Hindu mythology, today happens to be the day Lord Vinayagar / Ganesh was born.We call it Vinayagar Chathurthi in Tamil. This post is going to be more like my journal where...
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Spring picnic idea - Masala phori / puffed rice with chai
By Spices and aroma
04/30/12 00:44
Spring is the season for so many great things. It's the time of the year when sun shines across the horizon and peps up the mood of the people and brings a smile on their face. It's the season where zoos, parks, beaches and amusement parks are filled with...
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Foodbuzz 24x24: Introducing a new whole grain - Finger millet / Mandua / Kezhvaragu /Ragi dinner party with how to videos and pictures
By Spices and aroma
04/29/12 17:09
Finger Millets are one of the oldest known foods to mankind. Every summer break when I visit my grandparent's village, there will be one breakfast dish made with it every week. It could be ragi idly (steamed cakes), dosai (crepes), uthappam (pancakes),...
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Kofta curry with baked meat balls
By Spices and aroma
04/06/12 06:36
We eat meat dishes quite a good number of times a week. With a husband who loves his chicken and lamb and goat, our meals are incomplete without it. Apart from being rich in protein and iron, meat also contains cholesterol, fats and calories. After reading...
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Celebrating spring with Indian tarts
By Spices and aroma
03/27/12 09:40
Spring is when life's alive in everything. - Christina Rossetti The days are getting longer and the snows in Tahoe must be melting away. Spring is in the air. There is glorious sunshine on the way, colorful flowers down the streets and gentle crisp breeze...
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Thengai Sadam (Coconut rice) -South Indian gluten free rice dish
By Spices and aroma
10/26/12 01:35
Gluten free diet is getting popular these days. I have many friends and bloggers who are making a switch to gluten free eating habits. Some might wonder what's this diet about. For those of you who are unsure about gluten free cooking, this post is dedicated...
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Courtallam / Kutralam Border Kadai Pepper Chicken Varuval
By Spices and aroma
09/24/12 01:07
How many of you love to get drenched in water falls? For those born in Tamil Nadu/Kerala, the most sought after spot for waterfalls is Courtrallam/ Kutralam. It is a small town located in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. It is engulfed by huge mountains...
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Create kitchen magic with my flat beans-shrimp curry : Eral avarakai masala/curry
By Spices and aroma
08/17/12 20:38
I would to start this post with a thank you note. I am extremely happy about the response for my post on gestational diabetes. So THANK YOU readers for visiting my blog and sharing your experiences through emails and calls. I am overwhelmed and humbled...
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Sweet peaches in almond minto pesto
By Spices and aroma
08/01/12 05:00
With stone fruit around the corner, I am using every possible opportunity to add them to our daily meal. I made spicy chutney with apricot sometime back and my friends have requested to make few batches for them. I serve my paneer kabob or lamb chops or...
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South beach diet phase 1 dessert : Nutty chocolate granola ( gluten free)
By Spices and aroma
06/19/12 07:20
Stressed spelled backwards is desserts. Coincidence? I think not! ~ Author Unknown Deflated... Angry... Frustrated.... There is one answer and that one is dessert. I love desserts. Who doesn't ? And when that's made with chocolate. Life is much better,...
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Manjal thool / Haldi / Turmeric powder - Key spice in Indian cooking
By Spices and aroma
05/20/12 20:00
Hello my dear readers, Few things have kept me little busy and hence I was away for a little time from blogging. My mom left to Indian two weeks back and just couple of days my in-laws arrived. So you know how hectic it would have been for me to juggle...
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