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Sambar Sadham / Sambar Rice ~ Rice with Spiced Vegetables and Lentils

March 11, 2010
Sambar Saadham

Even though other varieties of carbs / starches are slowly catching up, rice is still the staple food for most of South India. A South Indian at heart, that I am, I need my quota of rice at least every couple of days. My lunches are mostly rice with any gravy like sambar, rasam, erissery [...]

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Penne in Brown Butter Sage Sauce with Asparagus, Brussel Sprouts and Toasted Pine Nuts

March 9, 2010
Penne In Brown Butter Sage Sauce

Pasta is one of the easiest weekday dinners to make. So, I am constantly trying to make it in different ways incorporating different ingredients in it. I remember at one time, I used to ALWAYS make pasta with a tomato based sauce. Later I graduated to white sauce, which I wasn’t too fond of, so [...]

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Vegetable Pulao, Aloo Gobhi, Tadka Dal, Cucumber Raita – Hunger Action Week 2010 : Day 3 with an Indian Vegetarian Dinner at $9.78

January 28, 2010
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We are now on the Day 4 of the Hunger Action Week, just one more day to go and I am really looking forward to it. This time it has been tougher than what it was last year. For one, my snacking has increased a lot over the last one year and I have conditioned [...]

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An Easy Lemon-Spinach Pasta Sauce & Roasted Garlic and Squash Gratin

November 24, 2009
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You know how I love collecting cookbooks. During the last couple of months, i haven’t bought many as the little space that has been allotted for my cookbooks is slowly filling up and till i find another bigger space or maybe a bigger bookshelf (shhh..let AJ not hear this ;) ) i have decided that [...]

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Whole Grains : Bulgur and Lentil Pilaf with Onions and Bell Peppers

March 3, 2009

I have recently gotten into an obsession for whole grains, especially after i realized that eventhough whole grains look exotic, they are simple to prepare as rice and more nutritious than rice. Whole grains contain the entire grain kernel including the bran, germ and endosperm, which is why they are packed with vitamins, minerals and [...]

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Vegetarian Chili

February 18, 2009

I have been forever (?!?) on the look out for a good vegetarian chili recipe. There are many that you can find in the internet, but none of them gave me the “yesss this will be good!” feel. I went through a lot ( i really mean it, a LOT) of recipes and finally made [...]

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Bean Casserole and Cheese Strudel

November 6, 2008

Its raining cats and dogs in Seattle and the weather is perfect to just sit at home, watch the rain and sip a cup of hot coffee..but sadly, one cannot afford to do that with a fulltime job. I literally drag myself out of bed every morning, drown a cup of coffee for me to [...]

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It defenitely is THE best Tomato Rice ever!!!

April 30, 2008

This post is adapted from Manasi’s blog. When she said that it was the best she has ever eaten, i found it hard to believe. I thought, how much variation can anyone bring in a tomato rice…afterall it is tomato and rice and the masalas!!! But i was in for a HUGE surprise… i absolutely [...]

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Hungarian Goulash and an award :)

February 21, 2008

Whenever I make any soup or stew, AJ loves it and if he wants it to be made again, he says ” make that goulash thing no”. At first, I had no idea what he was talking about as I didnt know what a goulash was and I was pretty sure that I have never [...]

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Paneer Pulao

October 8, 2007

I am just back from a long weekend trip to blore…yes..u guessed it right..yet another shopping trip for the wedding… i did not have enough time and energy to make anything elaborate..same with the post.. :) This is yet another “under 10 mins” dishes…. just substitute paneer for the vegetables in the Veggie Pulao and add [...]

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