Chillar -- Change .....A Metamorphose

Hi All Hope you all are in  good health. Many changes have happened financially,personally and politically since my last blog. I don't know how this change has affected you all. In fact, it has really affected or not. But, my life has been on a roller coaster ride. It's like...been there, seen that. Many times thought of writing about some event or some happening that I have witnessed, but what really interests me need not engross...

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Semiyan / Vermicelli breakfast

Dear Friends Hope you all are doing well. And I also hope that you might have tried my recipes. Today I shall post one easy, quick and nutritious breakfast recipe which keeps you full at least for 5-6 hours. There are a lot of variations of this recipe. Some even add qeema / minced meat to make it even more tasty and nutritious. And there are also many variants of this semi. This semi / vermicelli is different from what we use for making sheer....

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Chutney for South Indian Breakfast

Dear Friends Starting from tomorrow its an extended weekend in India as 15 of August, the Independence Day falls on Monday. I hope you are ready to surprise your family with some mouth watering delicacies. Today I shall post a side dish which goes well with idli, dosa, vada, semi and upma..... A tasty chutney. You can try it this weekend, as just like me even you would be in a dilemma as to what should be breakfast special for all these three days. So...

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Sambhar Recipe

Dear Readers Hope you all are doing good. As promised here is the sambhar recipe. This sambhar can be served with idli, vada, dosa, mysore bonda or even plain rice. If we make it in little more quantity we will be tension free till evening as it can also be served with plain rice accompanied with some fried items like bhindi/ lady finger, potato or even with papad and pickle. The recipe which I follow takes a little extra effort and might be...

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Maash / Urad Vada

Day before yesterday was reading a blog on biggest question lingering in every woman's mind and yesterday my cousin called up to ask me "What should I Cook?"  I cannot give a solution to this universal problem but at least can help in designing a day's menu. Weekends are supposed to be special with outings eating out and late nights. What if we start our weekend with home cook food and make way for lavish dinners? I don't know how many...

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Rejuvenating Drinks - Part 2

In the previous post I could only write about the basil seeds soaked water. In this post I will give you an insight into how it can be used for making different types of cool drinks in the confinement of your home and for all the members of the family suiting their needs and requirements just by one teaspoon of seeds. You can also soak them in bigger pots and add if you are expecting guests. So here we begin with the first one. Squeeze half a lemon...

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Rejuvenating Drinks

Dear Readers All this while I was waiting for some people to spare some time for me and share their success stories, but as you all know everyone's got busy and hardly has any patience to go through rigorous question and answer routine. Hence couldn't post anything for so long. Anyways let us see if someone comes forward. But meanwhile there is a twist. Recently all my cousins and few friends have started requesting me to share my cooking videos....

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