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Healthy Kids Snack: Vegetable Balls

Healthy Kids Snack: Vegetable Balls

  The concept of making these vegetable balls is borrowed from the famous dish Vegetable Manchurian. The kiddo is fond of Gobi or the Vegetable Manchurian, however he is not fond of the sauce. So I have used the idea and made only the vegetable 

Kaarate Kismuri/ BitterGourd Onion Coconut Mix

Kaarate Kismuri/ BitterGourd Onion Coconut Mix

Kismuri (Konkani word) is a side dish that is made of a mix of coconut, onion, chilli powder along with roasted ingredients like bittergourd, pappad etc.  Karate is Konkani word for Bitter gourd and hence the name Kaarate Kismuri. No, not the martial arts Karate, 

Finally, the Giveaway Winner……..

Finally, the Giveaway Winner……..

Thank you dear readers for participating in this Giveaway and of course big thanks to CSN stores for giving me this cool opportunity. Hosting the giveaway was fun!

 I used random.org to pick the winner and the winner is….“Cheryl W”

 Cheryl W.

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 Cheryl W.  

  • Congratulations Cheryl, I have sent you an email, please check it out.  Have a fun time shopping!

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    Kids Lunchbox: Potato Quesadilla/ Chapathi Wedges

    Kids Lunchbox: Potato Quesadilla/ Chapathi Wedges

    Even though I call these Quesadillas, these wedges do not have a good amount of cheese the way traditional quesadilla has. The reason? The kiddo in the house does not like cheese. He likes the chapathis/tortillas, potatoes but not cheese, hence the other name Chapathi 

    CSN Stores $60 Gift Certificate Giveaway

    CSN Stores $60 Gift Certificate Giveaway

    If you have been waiting with bated breath for the announcement of this giveaway then relax and breathe easy! The Giveaway courtesy of CSNStores is finally here. I am thrilled to announce this giveaway for my dear readers without whom this blog would have been 

    Easy Lobia Curry Recipe

    Easy Lobia Curry Recipe

    What better way to get over the hump day that to announce a prelude to a giveaway? While working on this post, I was contacted by the team from CSN Stores to see if I was interested in doing a giveaway at my blog and boy was I thrilled that I agreed to do it right away.

    If you have not already visited CSN Stores then I strongly recommend doing so. They have about 200 online stores and over 1 Million products! It took me hours going through their website. Need some cookware collection or children’s furniture they have it and that too with tons of options. Or maybe you are looking for lighting options? They have everything from hanging lights, regular lighting fixtures, recessed lighting to lamps! Do check them out.

    The actual giveaway will follow soon, so stay tuned and don’t forget to check back here.

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    Sol Kadi/ Konkani Style kokum Kadi –II

    Sol Kadi/ Konkani Style kokum Kadi –II

    Kokum is the dried skin of a fruit related to mangosteens.The outer cover of fruit is dried in the sun to get Aamsul or Kokam/Kokum. It is used as a slightly sour spice in recipes that yields peculiar taste and dark red colour. It is