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Pan Seared Prawns in Tandoori Masala

I saw this recipe on ShowMe TheCurry.com. I liked the way it was prepared and tried it. Its an amazingly mouth watering dish and so easy to make. Ingredients: 18-20 medium to big prawns (shrimps) 2 tsp Tandoori Masala ¼ tsp turmeric powder ½ tsp red chilli  powder 1 tbsp  lime juice Salt to taste Method: Red chilli powder and lime juice can be varied according to your taste. A word of caution is that prawns require less salt as compared to fish or vegetables. So, be careful how much you add in. Mix all the ingredients in a...

Vegetable Pulao/Veg Pulao

A quickie vegetable pulao. Like other quick dishes, veg pulao is made in so many ways. I find the following one the easiest. Ingredients: 1½ cups of Basmati Rice 1 tsp cumin seeds 2 tbsp cashewnuts (optional) 5-6 cloves 2" piece cinnamon 2 bay leaves 3-4 green cardamoms 3-4 green chillies or to taste 2 tbsp grated ginger 1½ cups of mixed vegetables (carrot, beans, peas, cauliflower) 2¼ cups water salt to taste 3 tbsp oil Method: Pick, wash and soak the rice in water for about 15-20 minutes. Drain the water and keep...

Cauliflower Manchurian/Gobi Manchurian Dry

Here comes everyones' favorite... the lip smacking gobi manchurian!! :) In the recent past, this particular dish has made it to on the menu of every restaurant and street food. Its a very delicious appetizer to be enjoyed when hot! I saw this recipe on ShowMe TheCurry.com and the way it was presented, I could not resist preparing it at home. A couple of ingredients like vinegar and spring onion were missing at home. I replaced vinegar with a dash of lime juice and added a few sprigs of cilantro for flavor and modified the batter for...

Moong Dal Chaakli/Chakli

Chakli or Chaakli is one of my all time favorite snack.  We do prepare some munchies and sweets for Diwali called Diwali Khaan in Konkani :). I love every version of chakli like raagi or rice or moong dal :). The traditional chakli requires some effort in terms of pre-preparation. I was looking for a more instant version which would not need as much time and still taste yummy. I found the match on Aayi’s Recipes. The end result was simply amazing and loved by everyone at home and relatives. The credit goes to Aayi's Recipes for this....

Sabudana Vada (Sabudana Wada)

Today is Sankashta Chaturthi and time to fast too. On this day a lot of people fast in various ways. In Maharashtra, most people eat dishes made out of Sabudana (Sago). Sabudana can be used to prepare khichdi, vada, etc. I am posting this recipe of Sabudana Vada today. This is the first dish that I ate which was prepared by my mother-in-law. It was the yummiest vada I had ever eaten. The dish also brings back some sweet memories :). Ingredients: 1 ½ cup Sabudana (Sago) 3 medium sized potatoes 1 cup Roasted Peanuts 3 green...

Breakfast, Dosas

Masala Dosa

Posted on Friday, 5 February 2010 by mridula
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Masala Dosa is on almost everyone’s favorite list. The masala dosa that my mom prepares… my mouth is already watering! I have eaten this since childhood and loved it every single time. I like dosa only if it is accompanied by a great curry or side dish or chutney. The sides has to overpower the dosa, only then its fun and for me the normal coconut chutney is not fun :D Now you know why I love masala dosa :D!!

This dish is prepared in n number of ways. The dosa prepared by different people tastes differently. My friend D’s mother used to prepare awesome dosa but it tasted so different from the one at home. In our college days, I used to frequent her house and aunty prepared some really awesome food. They were routine dishes but her engayi, dosa, vaangibhat, puliogre, bisibeLebhaat are unforgettable!  I think every dosa tastes unique and has got to do with the person spreading the batter on the griddle :D!

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Snacks, Veg

Kolhapuri Misal

Posted on Wednesday, 27 January 2010 by mridula
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My love for this spicy misal keeps growing everytime I eat it! I have posted a recipe for misal pav before. The  last time we went to Pune, my mother in law prepared kolhapuri misal. The dish tasted so awesome that it left us craving for more though our stomachs could take no more :D. That is when I decided to give this dish a shot.

After coming to bangalore, the first thing I probably did was to google for Kolhapuri Misal. My search ended on Sia’s blog Monsoon Spice. READ THE FULL ARTICLE >>

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General

Brand new look!

Posted on Tuesday, 26 January 2010 by mridula
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I am back with a new look for my blog! T was showing me some themes for his blog and we bumped into this one. It was not a very planned move, but the sight of  it tempted us to give it a shot. We started off… and in a matter of 2-3 hours we had it modified to suit ourselves and ready to go live! I should thank my hubby for the least amount of time we took to get it up and running :). Please feel free to browse the blog and report any issues you face or just drop in a line.

I have been out of this space for a couple of months but I did try a few good recipes during this time. They will make it to the blog soon. Hoping to keep this space updated regularly… :D!

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Non Veg, Prawns

Shrimp Pulao/ Prawn Pulao

Posted on Thursday, 29 October 2009 by mridula
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Shrimps/Prawns are our favorite seafood. I can try any variety and not feel bored. I wanted to try a pulao or biryani and was looking for a different recipe this time. That is when I found the shrimp biryani recipe on showmethecurry.com. I tweaked this recipe to my taste and voila! It turned out delicious. READ THE FULL ARTICLE >>

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