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Mango Jam Recipe

» by redchillies August 31st, 2009 at 9:37 am » Comments (32)

My morning starts off with 2 pieces of wheat bread toast, spread with some fruit jam on it (usually strawberry) along with a cup of tea. I eat this at work, so it keeps me full for about 2 hours and manages to get me until lunch.

Late Sunday afternoon I realized that we were [...]

MethKoot / Menthe Hittu/ Spiced Lentil Powder

» by redchillies August 27th, 2009 at 10:05 am » Comments (27)

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DH quite recently had to go to India for his office work and on his return brought back lots of munchies and goodies. Without any surprise MIL, my parents fondly sent back stuff that would last for almost 6 months. While unpacking the goodies, I also saw this big packet of Spiced Lentil Powder sent [...]

Sooji Kaa Halwa / Kesari Bhath/ Rava Kesari/ Sheera

» by redchillies August 24th, 2009 at 9:37 am » Comments (23)

Wishing you all a very happy Ganesha Chaturthi and hope you all had a blessed and a wonderful day. This festival is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi and as Chavath) in Konkani.

Growing up in Bangalore this was a very important festival for us. Every year on this day of Chavath, all our [...]

Iced Tea, Awards and Tag

» by redchillies August 19th, 2009 at 10:24 am » Comments (33)

(Freshly brewed Black tea)
As you have already guessed there is no much of a recipe today, just wanted to flash the Ice Tea pictures that I had taken, acknowledge the awards and share a bit about myself.
I would like to thank Nithya, Indrani, Jaya, Bergamot, Pavitra, Ammu,Priya for thinking of me and passing this award [...]

Mint Rice/ Pudina Pulao

» by redchillies August 17th, 2009 at 10:12 am » Comments (18)

Hope you all had a relaxing weekend and now it is back to the grind already. We had a hectic Saturday and were out of the house most of the time, taking the kid to ice-skating, finishing up some chores etc.

We made up for that on Sunday, by staying at home, relaxing and doing work [...]

Coconut Beetroot Curry/ Beetroot Kootu Curry

» by redchillies August 12th, 2009 at 11:18 am » Comments (22)

The health benefits of Beets are immense. They provide protection against Heart Disease, Beets’ Betaine Helps Lessen Inflammation, increases stamina, reduced blood pressure etc. June through October is the best season for finding beets and sure enough, we are finding beautiful beets along with its leaves in our grocery store.
In our house we are fond [...]