Ganesh Chaturthi Wishes
Source Ganesh Chaturthi Wishes to you all.
Read moreAvareKaalu Koddel (Hyacinth Beans Coconut Curry)
Avarekalu is the name for Hyacinth Beans in Kannada. This is also known as the Val Bean, Wild Field Bean and Indian bean. Avarekai is available in Indian stores under the name ‘Surti Papdi Lilva’, usually in the frozen section. These beans have a slight bitter taste compared to the other beans, but adds great flavor to the […]
Read moreWatermelon Limeade Cooler
What is summer without some sweet, juicy watermelon? Also what is summer without some sweet and tangy limeade? Now how about combing the juice from watermelon and limeade and making a refreshing summer drink? This drink is just that and is a great way to enjoy the summer fruits! We had our fair share of water melons this summer. They […]
Read moreMango Jam Recipe
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 out of jam and […]
Read moreMethKoot / Menthe Hittu/ Spiced Lentil Powder
The Spiced Lentil powder called as MethKoot/Methi Coot (Marathi/Konkani), Menthe Hittu (Kannada) is basically roasted Lentil, spiced with roasted cumin seeds, fenugreek, ginger, pepper etc and ground to fine powder. Methi or Menthe refers to Fenugreek seeds. Just by itself this is a spicy dry powder with no taste of its own, but once it is mixed with hot rice, […]
Read moreSooji Kaa Halwa / Kesari Bhath/ Rava Kesari/ Sheera
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 relatives and family […]
Read moreIced Tea, Awards and Tag
(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 to me. I […]
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