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Paneer, Snacks

PANEER PAKODA

June 23, 2016 by Nithya Leave a comment

Paneer is an all time favourite for my daughter.She loves paneer recipes the most and often end up ordering recipes out of paneer whenever we chance upon to eat out.As it is raining here in Bangalore I am into the mood of making some snacks and today it is Paneer Pakoda.In North they call as pakodas of what we South Indians term as Bhajji.I make Bhajjis with onion,potato,capsicum,brinjal and chillies too.This is a slight North Indian version of our normal bhajji with a little addition of chaat masala on top or with the batter for that extra taste. Normally whenever…

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Rasam, Traditional Recipes

DRUMSTICK RASAM

June 22, 2016 by Nithya Leave a comment

Rasam is a thin lentil based gravy with spices and tomato with or without tamarind extract.In my house rasam is an integral part of the daily menu and is my comfort food as well.It is really wholesome and flavourful to have hot rasam on steamed rice with any curry and homemade ghee poured on top of the rice.I usually make Tomato Rasam or Jeera Rasam and on weekends Lemon Rasam Or Mysore Rasam.As it is a thin gravy or soup,it is light on the stomach yet filling. Though I am fond of rasams ,I have not tried unique variety of…

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Side Dish for Roti

MUSHROOM MASALA

June 20, 2016 by Nithya Leave a comment

I have never cooked mushroom till now,but when I saw my daughter eating a mushroom topped pizza with awe,I thought of making some mushroom based recipe for rotis for her.So I instead of buying ordered through Bigbasket. Bigbasket is an online comprehensive online grocery store based in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Mysore, Delhi-Gurgaon-Noida, Coimbatore, Madurai, Chennai, Vijayawada, Ahmedabad, Nasik, Lucknow, Vadodara, Nagpur, Vishakapattanam and Patna.So if you want to have groceries on the go with the tip of your fingers order your neccesary things online order from Bigbasket. I learnt that with over 180000 products and 1000 brands in the…

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Diwali Snacks, Snacks

DAL CHIVDA

June 17, 2016 by Nithya Leave a comment

All kinds of snacks are a welcome at home and quickly disappears too from the kitchen.On my recent trip to New Delhi my husband brought a pack of this from the famous Bikanerwala shop.They have a beautiful array of snacks and sweets,my favourite there being Idli Dhokla.So when he brought that and I tasted it I knew I would be preparing these when I return back.True,I did and here I am with the recipe.It is an easy combination of green gram and channa dal with sev,cashews and almonds topped with masalas.You can add poha too,but I have not added since…

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No Onion No Garlic, Paneer, Side Dish for Roti

JAIN STYLE PALAK PANEER

June 15, 2016 by Nithya Leave a comment

Whevever you see a Menu Card in any restaurant,you can see a seperate list of dishes that are made in Jain style. It is nothing but the same dish but devoid of onion and garlic.We all at times don’t eat onion and garlic on certain days.During that time I make these kind of dishes,but believe me you won’t be able to find out the absence of onion or garlic.The freshness and creaminess of the spinach and paneer is a good combo with pooris ,rotis,naan and parathas.The taste is simply awesome and daughter loves it very much.You can replace the paneer…

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Snacks

PATTANAM PAKODA

June 10, 2016 by Nithya Leave a comment

Pattanam Pakoda is a tea time snack,crispy on the outside and very soft inside.Unlike ordinary pakoda it is made with roasted gram flour and rice flour with onions and spices.I have also added powdered peanuts for crunchiness.Ordinary Onion Pakoda uses gram flour and rice flour.I don’t know why it got it’s name but I presume it is because it is sold in city shops.Pattanam is city in Tamil so that’s the story.Anyway I made it because I love all kinds of pakodas and my husband is also fond of them.Unlike other pakodas this is slightly round and bigger in shape….

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Breakfast Recipes, Dinner recipes, Sevai Recipes

PEPPER SEVAI

June 4, 2016 by Nithya Leave a comment

Sevai or Idiyappam is a steamed noodle variety made out of rice flour.It is a filling yet light variety breakfast also suitable for Dinner menu.I have quite a few varieties of sevai in my blog and make it as and when I crave for them.Besides making it with rice flour I also make with par boiled rice which is soaked and ground and steamed into idlis and then squeezed down in a press called nazhi. Every South Indian household posseses one and is a traditional tiffin item on the menu.In this particular post I have flavoured it with Black Pepper…

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Snacks, Soya Recipes, Vada

SOYA MASALA VADA

June 2, 2016 by Nithya 2 Comments

Sometime back I was asked to contribute in recipes for a Tamil Magazine,the topic of which was Soya. Among many soya recipes I made this one was enjoyed to the core as I had made it when it was heavily raining here in Bangalore and Ravi liked this very much.Soya as we all know is abundant in protein and is a legume variety, native to East Asia.As we all nowadays oil is also made from soyabean and is considered to be healthy.As a matter of fact,this recipe was purely an innovative one and I had made it just for the…

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Raita/Pachadi, Traditional Recipes

VENDAKAI PULI PACHADI

June 1, 2016 by Nithya

Many of you might be familiar with Lady’s Finger recipes such as Bhindi Kurkure, Alu Bhindi Fry,Vendakai Curry etc.I have these recipes in my blog and make many bhindi recipes as it is a favorite vegetable at home.This Puli Pachadi from lady’s finger is an authentic dish unknown to many with sweet and sour tastes good enough to tantalize your taste buds.Basically this recipe is Okra in tamarind sauce with spices and jaggery boiled and thickened to perfection.I also didn’t know one such recipe existed but when I was casually searching for lady’s finger recipes,I saw this recipe and was…

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Roti/Indian Flat Bread

GOBI PARATHA

May 31, 2016 by Nithya Leave a comment

Gobi or Cauliflower Paratha is one the popular and tasty paratha variety from the Punjab region.It is stuffed in the wheat flour dough which is rolled and shallow fried.It is mildly spicy owing to the addition of spices and tastes great with any side dish such as vegetable or dal. Some people add chopped onion along with cauliflower,but I have not added onions in this recipe.There are various restaurants and road side dhabas which sell these and are relished by all.The easiest way of using cauliflower would be to grate of very finely chop them.Many a times the stuffing would…

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Karnataka Recipes, Rasam

UDIPI RASAM

May 28, 2016 by Nithya Leave a comment

Udipi is a small town in Karnataka,which has a unique and tasty cuisine famous all over the world.The people of the region use a saatvik way of preparing food and onions and garlic are devoid of usage.I tasted this rasam once in the Udipi Sri Krishna temple and was mesmerized by its awesome flavour.In Karnataka rasam is called saaru and is one of the important part of the menu.They make with freshly homemade pudi which is nothing but powder with which this rasam is made.Besides the various rasam varieties,I relish on this rasam very much.I am sure once you prepare…

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    Hi, Welcome to my Blog! I am Nithya Ravi a passionate cook and food blogger, author and photographer. I have been involved with food since childhood and have been blogging for more than two years now. I have seen with my mom and grandmothers since my younger days, picking up stories in food and food related things. I dedicate this blog to my daughter and husband who have been in someway or the other involved with my blogging. I also would like to thank my mother-in-law whose is ever supporting and offers every piece of advice I ask for.

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