Archive | March, 2010

Thai Pineapple Fried Rice

29. March 2010

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Thai Pineapple Fried Rice

Last month I was in Seattle with my husband. We met up with my school friends and they took us to this awesome Thai restaurant called ‘King and I’ located in Bellevue. Amongst the different dishes we ordered, I peculiarly liked the Yellow Curry, Prawns Rolls, Chicken Satay and their Peanut Sauce was lipsmacking. We [...]

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Marinara Sauce

27. March 2010

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Marinara Sauce

Marinara sauce is one of the most common red pasta sauce. It is delicious and can be made quickly. Learn how to prepare Marinara sauce in this recipe. Ingredients: 1/2 cup of Olive oil, 8 cloves of garlic; peeled and halved, 2 onions; chopped, 250 ounce can of Italian tomatoes; crushed, 5-6 sweet basil leaves; [...]

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Celery and Mixed Vegetable Salad

25. March 2010

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Ingredients: 4 stalks of celery 2 cucumbers, peeled and sliced into 1/4 inch slices, 2 scallions along with the greens, chopped, 1 red bell pepper; diced, A handful of mushrooms; diced, Few leaves of Romaine or Iceberg Lettuce; torn into pieces. For the Vinaigrette dressing - 3 tbsp white wine vinegar, 3 tbsp Extra virgin [...]

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Blue Cheese Vinaigrette Dressing

23. March 2010

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Ingredients: 1/2 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 1/2 cup Cider Vinegar, 1/2 cup Blue cheese; crumbled, 1 clove of garlic; minced, 1 tsp Dijon mustard, 2 tbsp sugar, Salt to taste, Freshly ground black pepper to taste. Method: Mash the blue cheese with oil until well combines then whisk in the rest of the ingredients. [...]

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

17. March 2010

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Foodatarian wishes you all a very happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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Peach Crumble

17. March 2010

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Peach Crumble

Ingredients: 1 can of sliced peaches, 150gms brown sugar, 50gms flour, 115gms butter; softened, A pinch of ground cinnamon. Method: Preheat the oven at 180 degrees C. In a mixing bowl, combine brown sugar, flour and butter and beat until smooth. Arrange the sliced peaches in a baking dish. Spread the sugar, flour and butter [...]

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Green Coconut Chutney for Dosa, Idli and Uttappam

15. March 2010

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Green Coconut Chutney for Dosa, Idli and Uttappam

There are different ways to prepare coconut chutneys to serve with Dosas, Idlias, Uttappams and even Upma. This recipe is for green coconut chutney made of coriander and mint leaves. Ingredients: For the chutney- 1 cup freshly scraped coconut, 1/2 inch piece of ginger, 1-2 green chillies (as per taste), 1/4 cup fresh coriander leaves, [...]

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Rajasthani Thikri ki Dal

12. March 2010

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Rajasthani Thikri ki Dal

Ingredients: 1 cup tuvar/arhar dal (split Pigeon pea), 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder, Salt to taste. For the tadka - 1/2 cup clarified Butter/Ghee, 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera), 1/4 tsp asafoetida (heeng), 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds (methi dana), 12-15 curry leaves; washed and pat dried, 5-6 garlic cloves; peeled and [...]

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Undhiyu (Gujarati Mixed Vegetable)

11. March 2010

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Undhiyu (Gujarati Mixed Vegetable)

I had eaten Undhiyoo once, when I was very young. Oh I must tell you, it was so delicious. I was told this is a Gujarati recipe prepared as a feast. But later I never really got a chance to taste real authentic undhiyu (though the parties I attended served one, never tasted that good). [...]

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Plain Coconut Chutney for Dosa, Idli and Uttappam

9. March 2010

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Plain Coconut Chutney for Dosa, Idli and Uttappam

There are different ways to prepare coconut chutneys to serve with Dosas, Idlis, Uttappams and even Upma. This recipe is for a simple and plain coconut chutney. Ingredients: For the chutney - 1 cup freshly scraped coconut, A small grape size ball of tamarind; soaked in warm water for 3-4 minutes, 2 tbsp chutney dal, [...]

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Apple and Orange Cake

5. March 2010

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Apple and Orange Cake

Ingredients: 150gm apples; peeled and finely chopped, 25gm orange zest, 300gm flour, 150gm granulated sugar, 200ml milk, 3 eggs, 15gm baking powder, 150gm vegetable oil, 75gm buttermilk, 15gm orange/vanilla extract (essence), A pinch of salt. Method: Sift flour with baking powder. Beat the eggs and whisk along with sugar until frothy. Slowly add the flour [...]

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Sukhi Aloo ki Sabzi

3. March 2010

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Sukhi Aloo ki Sabzi

I prepared this Sukhi Aloo ki sabji in the morning for breakfast, along with parathas. Everybody liked it so much that they demanded it for lunch too. Thankfully I had prepared it in large quantity, so will be enough for lunch too. I suggest you to try it out (and yes prepare it little more than [...]

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Mediterranean Linguine with Vegetables

1. March 2010

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Mediterranean Linguine with Vegetables

Ingredients: 8 ounces uncooked wheat linguine pasta, 1 ounce sun-dried tomatoes; drained,(or use grape tomatoes or Vine tomatoes) 8 ounces fresh mushrooms; sliced, 4 cloves garlic, minced, 1 cup onion; finely chopped, 1 medium size green bell pepper; thinly sliced, 1 medium size sweet red bell pepper; thinly sliced, 1 can artichoke hearts; drained and [...]

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