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Manjiri - who has written 25 posts on foodatarian.com.


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Cream of Coriander Soup

Thursday, August 28, 2008

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Ingredients: A bunch of tender sprigs of coriander, 1 potato; chopped, 1 small carrot; diced, 1 onion; chopped, 1 green chilli; chopped, 1 bay leaf, 1 tbsp cornflour dissolved in little water, 2 tbsp vinegar, 1 tsp soy sauce, Butter, Beaten cream to garnish. Method: Heat butter in a pan and add bay leaf, onion [...]

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Mushroom Soup

Monday, August 25, 2008

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Ingredients: 200gms mushroom; halved, 2 tbsp maida (refined wheat flour), 4 cups cold water, 1/2 cup milk, Salt and pepper to taste, A pinch of ajinomoto (optional), 1 1/2 tbsp butter. Method: Heat little butter in a pan and add mushrooms to it. Saute them on medium flame till they turn light brown. Remove from [...]

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Potato Filling

Friday, August 15, 2008

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This filling is mostly used in samosas. But you can also use it in bread rolls, alu parathas, patties, etc. Ingredients: 3-4 large potatoes; boiled, peeled and mashed, 1 cup boiled green peas (mutter), 1 tsp finely chopped green chillies, 1 tsp finely chopped ginger, 1 tsp jeera (cumin seeds), 1/4 tsp heeng (asafoetida), 1/4 [...]

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Mixed Vegetable Stuffing

Thursday, August 14, 2008

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Ingredients: 1 cup each vegetable chopped – French beans, Carrots, cabbage, cauliflower, 1 cup green peas, 2 onions; finely chopped, 2 tomatoes; finely chopped, 4 green chillies; finely chopped, Chopped coriander leaves as per taste, Turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt and garam masala to taste, 1 tbsp Butter and 1 tbsp oil. Method: Heat [...]

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Papdi Chaat

Thursday, August 14, 2008

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Ingredients: For papdi- 250gms maida (refined wheat flour), 1 tsp roasted jeera (cumin) powder, 1 tsp ajwain (carrom seeds), Salt to taste, 1 tbsp + oil for frying. Other ingredients- 1 cup boiled potatoes; finely chopped, 1 cup finely chopped onions, 1 cup finely chopped tomatoes, 1 cup finely chopped coriander leaves, Green chutney as [...]

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Kesari Bhat (Saffron Rice)

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

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Ingredients: 2 cups Ambemohor or any scented rice, 3 cups sugar, 1 cup freshly grated coconut, 5-6 laung (cloves); broken open, 7-8 badam (almonds); soaked in hot water for some time and then peeled and sliced, A handful of raisins, 1/2 tsp elachi (green cardamom) powder, 1/4 tsp kesar (saffron threads) or few drops orange [...]

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Chicken 65

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

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Ingredients: 1 kg boneless chicken; cut into bite-size pieces, 300 gms maida (refined wheat flour), 150 gms cornflour, 3 tsp chilli sauce, 3 tsp soy sauce, 3 tsp tomato ketchup, 1 pinch ajinomoto (optional), 2 tsp red chilli powder, 2-3 drops of red food color, 3 small dalchini (cinnamon sticks), 4 laung (cloves), 3 badi [...]

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Cauliflower Lollypop

Monday, August 4, 2008

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Ingredients: 2 cup big size cauliflower florets with long stem; washed and dried with paper towels, 1/4 cup maida (refined wheat flour), 1 cup cornflour, 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp chilli sauce, 2-3 drops of red food color, Salt to taste, 1/4 tsp ajinomoto (optional), Water for batter, Oil for [...]

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Spicy Mushroom and Babycorn

Thursday, July 31, 2008

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Spicy Mushroom and Babycorn

Ingredients: 8-10 babycorns; cut into desired size pieces and blanched, 1 cup mushrooms; halved and blanched, 1 tsp jeera, 2 bay leaves, 2-3 cloves, 2 red chillies, 1 large onion; chopped, 3 tbsp tomato puree, 1 tsp ginger-green chilli paste, 1 1/2 tsp red chilli paste, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, [...]

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