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Easy Ras Malai (using Ricotta cheese)

» by redchillies September 3rd, 2010 at 8:19 am » Comments (9)

Ras Malai is a popular dessert in India. Ras malai consists of sugary, cream to yellow-colored balls (or flattened balls) of paneer soaked in malai (thick milk) flavored with cardamom.
It was only after coming to US, I learnt to make this easy Ras Malai using ricotta cheese (as substitute for paneer) and that makes the [...]

Multi Purpose Spice Powder/ Masala Powder/ Curry Powder

» by redchillies August 31st, 2010 at 11:32 am » Comments (14)

There are many variations of this spice powder/curry powder and not to mention different names Khara Pudi, Palya Pudi or even chutney Pudi that it can get confusing. So to avoid any confusion I am referring to this as multi purpose Spice Powder.
At home our pantry is usually stocked with different powders, but they are [...]

Split Moong Daal Sambhar

» by redchillies August 27th, 2010 at 9:41 am » Comments (25)

We usually do our Indian grocery shopping once a fortnight and time permitting, we go to different groceries each time. During one such trip, I found these husked split moong daal in the lentil aisle. Since I had not used them before, I was skeptical but knowing their nutritional value I decided to buy them [...]

Mini Savory Buns/ Khara Buns

» by redchillies August 24th, 2010 at 9:11 am » Comments (20)

Ever since I saw those beauties on her blog, I have not been able to get them out of my head and have been meaning to try them ever since. Something about them brings back warm memories and takes you back to those childhood carefree days. These savory buns called as Khara Buns in Kannada [...]

Blueberry Lemonade

» by redchillies August 20th, 2010 at 9:25 pm » Comments (14)

Hope you are all having a good weekend. This week has been better for me compared to the last one. Even though it was a stressful week at work, the cold from last week has subsided making me feel normal and not so grumpy J
Weather wise, it continues to be hot here in our neck [...]

Indoor/Outdoor Grill Review and Grilled Vegetables Flatbread sandwich

» by redchillies August 18th, 2010 at 12:32 pm » Comments (15)

CSNStores had asked me if I would be willing to do a product review and I gladly agreed. They have more than 200 online stores and choosing one product was no easy task. But then we had plans of buying a grill and we used this opportunity to buy a grill from Cookware. After some [...]