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Fruit Custard

24. February 2011

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Fruit Custard

Fruit Custard is a version of fruit salad. Well you can call this recipe a fruit salad too. I have added fruits to the custard and garnished with dry fruits and cream. It can be served as a dessert as well as a good way to make your kids eat fruits. I would not say [...]

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Vegetable Manchurian

21. February 2011

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Vegetable Manchurian

I was visiting my in-laws and had some guests over for dinner. We were around 15 people and I and my mom-in-law were cooking. We decided to prepare 2 types of chicken curries and 2 types of vegetarian gravies, along with a fresh green salad, rotis, meat biryani and Trifle pudding as dessert. One of [...]

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Chilli Honey Chicken

15. February 2011

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Chilli Honey Chicken

I had some guests over for lunch. My husband suggested me to prepare a chicken recipe that is not a usual curry recipe. But since I was serving rice, I thought of experimenting bit with the usual honey chicken recipe. Chilli Honey Chicken is a chicken recipe where boneless chicken pieces are marinated with soy [...]

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Red Velvet Cake with Traditional Frosting – A Gift for your Valentine!

12. February 2011

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Red Velvet Cake with Traditional Frosting – A Gift for your Valentine!

Valentine’s day is just two days away. If you want your valentine to fall in love with you (all over again) make this vivacious and dramatic red velvet cake and make him go nuts. I baked this cake a  little ahead of Valentines day so that I can share the recipe with all of you. [...]

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Cheese and Spinach Cutlets

31. January 2011

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Cheese and Spinach Cutlets

Cheese and Spinach cutlet is a delectable snack that is baked and not fried. Ricotta, cheddar combined with spinach seasoned with mustard and garlic, coated with bread crumbs make these cutlets irresistibly delicious. Ingredients: A small bunch (around 200-250 grams) of Spinach leaves or use same half quantity of frozen spinach, 100 grams Ricotta cheese; [...]

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Quick Meatballs and Rice

28. January 2011

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Quick Meatballs and Rice

I had got these frozen chicken meat balls some time back. Usually I fry them and we have it as a snack. This time I thought of preparing a sauce for meatballs and serve it over rice. The sauce is sweet and sour tomato sauce with a distinct flavor of rosemary and parsley. A very [...]

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Spinach and Mushroom Quiche Topped with Potato – Vegetarian

25. January 2011

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Spinach and Mushroom Quiche Topped with Potato – Vegetarian

This is a lovely recipe of Spinach and Mushroom quiche topped with potato and cheddar. Usually eggs are used in a quiche, but my version is a pure vegetarian recipe and hence uses potatoes. I am sure you will love this one. Ingredients: 1 9” deep Shortcrust pastry, (you can also buy a pie crust), [...]

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Crisp Fried Eggplant with Herbed Tomato Sauce

22. January 2011

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Crisp Fried Eggplant with Herbed Tomato Sauce

Ingredients: 1 large eggplant; sliced into 1/4 inch thick slices, 1/2 tsp paprika or finely ground red chilli, (adjust as per taste) Salt to taste, Fine Bread crumbs to coat, Oil for frying. For the herbed tomato sauce - 20 ounces or around 500-600 grams fresh ripe tomatoes; diced, 1 small onion; finely chopped, 4-5 [...]

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Eggs in Green Curry

16. January 2011

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Eggs in Green Curry

I constantly try to prepare new recipes or modify my old recipes. This is one such modified recipe of egg curry. Green Egg Curry has a peculiar flavor of fresh coriander, dry coconut, tomato, cashew nuts and Chicken stock. I am sure you’ll like this recipe, so try it out today. Ingredients: 4 eggs; hard [...]

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Chocolate Nut Fudge

4. January 2011

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Chocolate Nut Fudge

Who doesn’t like Chocolate Fudge? Well I guess there may be few, but this recipe is for all the fudge lovers. This rich chocolate nut fudge has a nice chocolate flavor of cocoa with milky sweetness of condensed milk and a texture of nuts. It is a lovely combination and the best way to begin [...]

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Banana Strawberry Jam Muffins – A Christmas Treat

23. December 2010

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Banana Strawberry Jam Muffins – A Christmas Treat

Christmas is almost here and that is why I baked these delicious little bundles of joy. Banana Strawberry Jam Muffins are flavorful banana muffins filled with liquid strawberry jam. And as you bite into the muffin, luscious melted strawberry jam oozes out…hmm…yum. Prepare them for Christmas breakfast or give them as Christmas gifts. Ingredients: (Makes [...]

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Spanish Omelet

9. December 2010

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Spanish Omelet

I have eaten different versions of Spanish Omelet and what I had in Seattle was not exactly what I had in London. Since I haven’t had the chance to visit Spain, I am sure the recipe served there would be the authentic one. Well when I wanted to prepare one at home, I surfed the [...]

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Roasted Mushrooms with Bean sprouts

15. November 2010

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Roasted Mushrooms with Bean sprouts

Ingredients: 100 gms or 1 cup white button mushrooms; washed and pat dried, 3 cups or 325 gms Bean sprouts, 4 cloves of garlic, 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp garam masala, 1/2 Lemon, 4 tbsp Oil, 2 tbsp fresh coriander leaves; chopped, Salt and pepper to taste. Method: In [...]

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Grilled Green Baby Potatoes

12. November 2010

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Grilled Green Baby Potatoes

Ingredients: 4-5 Baby Potatoes (or use whole potatoes cut into wedges), 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste, 1 tsp cumin powder, 1 tsp garam masala powder, Few coriander leaves, 3-4 Spinach leaves, 3-4 Mint leaves, 5 tbsp yoghurt, 5 tbsp Oil, Salt and pepper to taste. Method: Wash the baby or whole potatoes. If whole potatoes are [...]

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Quick Chicken Fritters

28. October 2010

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Quick Chicken Fritters

It was a lazy Sunday. I got some chicken pieces for a curry and some boneless chicken for trying out a new recipe. My husband insisted that he would prepare a chicken curry, with my help of course. So by the time we finished curry, parathas, rice and salad, my boneless chicken laid there, waiting [...]

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Corn Cutlets

5. October 2010

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Corn Cutlets

Ingredients: 1 bowl boiled sweetcorn kernels, 2 medium size potatoes; boiled, peeled and mashed, 1-2 green chillies, 6 cloves of garlic, 1-2 inch piece of ginger, Juice of 1/2 lemon, Salt to taste, Bread crumbs or rava (wheat germ) to coat, Oil for fying. Method: Grind chillies, ginger and garlic into paste. Coarsely grind 1/2 [...]

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