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Kids Recipes, Paneer, Starters

PANEER 65/PANEER RECIPES

October 24, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

Paneer in any form is liked by my daughter,so when Dhivya wanted something to munch in her holidays and the rain was pouring heavily i made this paneer65.Since it is a fried item you can have it as an evening snack or when planning it for dinner you can have it as a starter as well.An easy to make recipe with a very few steps you can make these in no time and satisfy the demands of your kids.This can be made with cauliflower as well. Notes You can add cauliflower florets in place of paneer cubes,but make sure you…

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Diwali Sweets, Indian Festival Recipes, Sweets

ASHOKA HALWA My first blog anniversary post

September 29, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

Hi friends!Iam to excited to type these sentences,the reason being it’s my first blog anniversary today.I started this wonderful blogging journey exactly a year back with Pal Payasam post.My hubby asked me to start with a dessert and here comes my 1st blog anniversary post with yet another sweet.I want to thank all my blogger friends especially Chitra Sendhil of Chitrasfoodbok and Jeyshri Suresh of jeyshris kitchen who have helped me and adviced me for the initial setting up of this blog.Thanks also the list is big to all my blogger friends whomsoever i have been in touch with without…

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Breakfast Recipes, Dinner recipes, Karnataka Recipes

AKKI ROTI/RICE ROTI

September 14, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

Akki Roti is a rice based roti with minimal ingredients and an easy preparation.Being in Bangalore for quite sometime now i sometimes indulge in making kannadiga delicacies too which is loved by all at home.I wanted to make this roti for long and when my neighbour told me the recipe one day,i quickly gathered the ingredients and made it the same night for dinner.It tasted so good that with the left over dough Ravi wanted to pack that for next day’s lunch as well.Yeah!I made it.The joys of feeding your loved ones and that too if it turns out to…

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Snacks

ONION PAKODA

August 1, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

When rains pour down making pakodas are always a common thing in our home.When he finds the weather cloudy hubby will always ask me to make his favorite pakoda.These fritters with onion tastes yum as a tea time snack or as a starter for your lunch or dinner menu.It is a very easy and tasty munchy snack.The trick to a good batter for making pakodas is that you don’t add water to it.Yes.You heard it right.The water from the onion is just enough for the mixture to bind the ingredients together.I have seen many pakoda with names such as thhool…

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Kuzhambu Varieties, Rice Accompaniments, Traditional Recipes

VAZHAI POO KUZHAMBU

July 20, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

I always like to cook traditional food whenever I get a chance and this one I learnt from my mom who makes it to perfection.In our family authentic food items are always a welcome and usually I make it on holidays.We all relish on such foods as they are so tasty and add a classic feel to it.My hubby is not only a great food critic but also eats whatever I make with much interest.No other go for him?So when I found this banana flower last week I purchased it to make this tasty gravy for a sunday lunch.You can…

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Diwali Snacks, Indian Festival Recipes, Snacks

KARA BOONDI

June 14, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

It is always a tradition to serve something to guests sometimes sweet and sometimes savoury.I do make snacks once in a while and believe making them at home is far healthy and cheap than store bought ones.I made a small batch of boondi last week just to munch for the weekend. Kara boondi is the savoury version of boondi that can be used to make raitas,to mix in mixtures or eaten as it is.It is made out of chick pea or gram flour and the sweeter version is made my making them into ladoos. You need a ladle with holes…

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Gokulashtami Recipes, Indian Festival Recipes, Snacks

KODUBALE

June 11, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

Kodubale is an intresting snack to me for two reasons.One it’s name and the other it’s variations.It’s a speciality snack of Karnataka.It is a snack made out of rice flour and is usually prepared during Janmashtami,the birthday of LORD SRI KRISHNA.It involves a little effort and patience though initially,but believe me the results will be truly rewarded.When i first came here to Bangalore,a neighbour taught me this and it has been a regular preparation in my household thereafter. Kodu means horn and bale means bangle in Kannada,the language spoken here.As you might see these are shaped like bangles or horns.I…

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Easy, Gokulashtami Recipes, Indian Festival Recipes, Snacks

THATTAI

June 6, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

Literally translated Thattai means to pat or flatten in Tamil and is made by making flat rounds of rice flour dough and fried deep.It is a snack variety and made during Gokulashtami, but for me i’ll make it any time of the year to munch on as a snack.It is one South Indian snack item that doesn’t require any moulds and really yummy to taste. It was during last week that i made this when my parents were here.My dad is fond of fried items and thought it would be nice to make this.When you knead the dough and keep…

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Authentic Brahmin Recipe, Kuzhambu Varieties, Medium, Rice Accompaniments, Traditional Recipes

PARUPPU URUNDAI KUZHAMBU

May 12, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

Parrupu means dal and urundai means balls in tamil.Lentils have lots of protein content and very filling too.This is one dish which i enjoy making everytime,since it happens to be hubby’s favourite.My Dad also likes it very much,so when my parents were here sometime before i made it on a sunday and clicked.Thanks all for patiently waiting for the photos to be clicked.Though i have made this paruppu urundais and soaked them in a tamarind based gravy,you can soak them in mor kuzhambu and plain rasam as well.It takes a little time though to make these tur and channa dal…

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Authentic Brahmin Recipe, Easy, Kuzhambu Varieties, Rice Accompaniments, Traditional Recipes

OMAM KUZHAMBU

May 10, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

Sometimes it so happens that we are out of stock of vegetables or on a rainy day we like to have something hot and spicy.Same was the case on one fine day or rather a cloudy day,i thought of making this tamarind based gravy.It has the tanginess of the tamarind and warmth of red chilles. Oman/Ajwain is one thing which we all have in our pantry all times.It has all the medicinal properties of dealing with indigestion and stomach disorders.So do make this gravy for a change and see the reaction of your family.They’ll love it for sure.This is my…

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Easy, Snacks

ALU BHUJIA

May 8, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

I am back with potatoes again.This time at the instance of my daughter,who likes only selected snack items came upto me and asked for alu bhujia.I believe and i’m afraid many of you agree with me making snacks at home is not only less expensive but also healthy as well.It requires patience and practice though.So when it was heavily raining here in Bangalore,i made this on a Saturday evening.You could make it bulk and store them.Stays crispy for 2 weeks.Assembling the ingredients let’s start to make this North Indian snack item. sn Notes

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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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