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Instant Mango Pickle / Aam Ka Achar

» by redchillies November 16th, 2009 at 2:44 pm » Comments (22)

So many factors like food, people, places, special days etc invoke memories in us, but I personally feel that food is the strong catalyst of all. Food is a part of our daily lives; there are so many varieties, different people associated with that food and so it is bound to bring back memories one [...]



Puliyogare /Tamarind Rice

» by redchillies November 7th, 2009 at 7:19 pm » Comments (25)

 

Puliyogare/Tamrind Rice is a South Indian rice preparation usually eaten as a snack/breakfast. Puli means sour taste and Ogara means rice in Halegannada (old Kannada), thus Puliyogare translates as sour tasting rice.  (Source).
The rice is usually one of the items prepared during major festivals in South India and is offered as Prasadam in the temples. This is [...]



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 [...]



No masala, No Oil Green Chili Lemon Pickle (Achar)

» by redchillies August 25th, 2008 at 3:56 am » Comments (13)

Not so long ago we had one of those lazy weekends where we did not feel like cooking much , did not feel like going to restaurant either and just lazed around, made just plain rice and simple daal. But then when hunger struck us we were left drooling and thinking of different possibilities, options [...]



Tomato Thokku (Chutney, Pachadi)

» by redchillies August 2nd, 2008 at 9:50 pm » Comments (10)

It was one of those rare days when Dear Husband volunteered to cook in the kitchen and whip out one of his specialty dish “Tomato Thokku”. Tomato Tokku is the equivalent of Tomato Chutney or Tomato Pachadi. He had tasted this Tokku in Bangalore at his friend’s place and apparently the friend’s mother was an [...]



Easy Tomato Onion Side Dish (Gojju)

» by redchillies November 15th, 2007 at 9:48 am » Comments (25)

I usually enjoy the drive back home from work sans the traffic of course. That is the time when I am done with the major grind of the day; away from the noise, tension, pressure, people etc. That is the time when I am by myself in the closed environment, surrounded my soft music feeling [...]