Category: How-to / Kitchen Basics / Tips
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Sambar Powder Recipe | சாம்பார் பொடி
Sambar Powder or Sambar Podi is a blend of spices & lentils from South India that is added to sambar to make it extra flavorful and tasty.
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How to Cook & Freeze Dal / Lentils
How to cook & freeze dal / lentil – How to freeze dal for months – How to cook dal – Cooking any kind of Dal or lentil is almost an everyday affair in most of our kitchen. Instead of cooking them every single time its rather easy to cook them in bulk and store…
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Green Chutney Recipe – How to make green chutney -Green chutney for Chaat
Green Chutney Recipe – How to make green chutney for chaats – Easy Mint Coriander chutney – Street Style Foods – Easy Indian Recipes – Easy Green Chuney – Chaat Chutney recipe – Green chutney is a basic condiment that is usually eaten with Indian chaats & snacks. It is primarily made with mint and…
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Fresh Turmeric Root Ginger Garlic Paste
Fresh Turmeric Root Ginger Garlic Paste – How to make turmeric root paste – how to store fresh turmeric root – how to cook fresh turmeric root – – Turmeric in general is known for its antiseptic properties, the yellow compound found in them is called curcumin has many anti oxidant properties helps to…
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Ellu Milagai Podi – Sesame Seeds Molaga Podi
Ellu Milagai Podi – so what is ellu podi? Ellu (Sesame seeds) are extremely beneficial for health but are often overlooked, it may be tiny but has huge health benefits, its loaded with iron , zinc, vitamin E, magnesium, calcium and much more. This Podi (powder) is a south indian staple be it breakfast of…
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Pulikaichal – How to make Puliyodharai mix – புளிக்காய்ச்சல்
Pulikaichal is a must for any “busy family” always running… trying to be on schedule but end up a few minutes behind every time 🙂 🙂 :-)Being a mom is an adventure in itself and you never know what you learn everyday… all these years I have learned the lessons that mom and her mom…
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Vazhakkai Bajji – How to make Bajji
Vazhakkai Bajji – is a very popular tea time snack in southern India… the moment is rains, you think of that “bajji” with a cup of coffee, sitting around with family and talk about sweet silly nothings! As a chennaite…my favorite place to hog on these is none other than Marina Beach, calls for soooooo…
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Manchatti Meen Kuzhambu Recipe – Indian Claypot Fish Gravy – மீன் குழம்பு
Have ever cooked using a Manchatti / Claypot /Earthen pots? you got try it sometime! Food cooked with traditional claypot has a unique taste, just ordinary simple food can taste extraordinary, your guest or any one who tries it for the first time will definitely notice the difference in taste and you will be head…
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Homemade Chilli Garlic Paste Recipe – How to Make Chilli Garlic Paste – Kitchen Basics
Chilli garlic paste is one indispensable pantry item which we use often at home, be it regular Indian or Indo chinese. This paste is very useful in making any Indo chinese spicy noodle or stir fry dish. I even use them while making Indian style curries or biryanis, love the intense color it adds to…
