Rava idli

I am not a big fan of idli. But this version of idli, I like because it is loaded with veggies and the best thing is it is instant. No soaking, grinding, fermenting. Ingredients: Roasted upma rava 1 cup Carrots(finely diced) 1/2 cup Beans(finely diced) 1/2 cup Green Chillies(finely chopped( 2 Yogurt 1/2 cup Salt as required [...]

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Vegetable Fried Rice

This is indian chinese style vegetable fried rice. One of my favorites and an instant food if you have left over rice.     Could there be a better way to use the left over rice than loading up with tons of fresh vegetables and make it complete sumptuous nutritional meal?  I had some left over rice from the previous day [...]

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Besan dosa

  Ingredients: Besan(Chickpea flour) 1/2 cup Rice flour 1 cup Green Chilli paste 1 tsp Ajwain seeds 1 tsp Curry leaves 5 Water 3.5- 4  cups Salt as required Oil 2 tbsp Procedure:  Mix the rice flour and besan in the water and add all the remaining ingredients and mix well.  Set it aside for 10 [...]

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Yellow Peas Curry

  Ingredients: Tomatoes 2 medium – sized Onion 1 Large – sized Yellow Peas 3/4 cup Cilantro leaves(finely chopped) 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste 1 tsp Lemon Juice 1 tbsp red chilli powder 1 tsp Garam masala 1/2 tsp Dhania-Jheera powder 1 tsp Oil 3 tsp Salt as required Seasoning: Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds 1/2 [...]

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Panakam n Vadapappu for Sree Rama Navami

Panakam in sanskrit means sweet drink. It is made by adding jaggery to water. Vadapappu is a salad made with moong dal. Panakam and vadapappu are made and served to god on the festival of Sree Rama Navami. Foodzone wishes you all a very Happy Sree Rama Navami. Panakam: Ingredients: Jaggery 3 medium sized blocks Sonti(Dry Ginger) 1/4 tbsp Water 3 cups [...]

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Spicy Eggplant(Karam Vankaya)

Eggplant is one vegetable that can be cooked in some hundred different ways. This is one simple and easy recipe that can be made when your taste buds crave for something spicy. Ingredients: Eggplant 4 Red chillies 3 Cumin seeds 2 tbsp Cilantro leaves(finely chopped) 2 tsp Garlic 1 pod Lemon Juice 1 tbsp Oil [...]

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Nimmakaya Pappucharu/Lentil lemon soup

 Ingredients: Tomatoes 1 medium – sized Onion 1/2 Large – sized Green Chillies 3 Cilantro leaves 10-15 Garlic 1 pod Lemon Juice 1 tbsp Toor dal 1/2 cup Salt as required Ghee 1 tbsp Seasoning: Urad dal 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp Curry leaves 5 Broken red chillies 2 Turmeric 1/4 tsp [...]

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Creamy Tomato Soup

Ingredients: Tomatoes 3 medium – sized Onion 1/2 Large – sized Mint leaves 5 Garlic 1 pod Cloves 3 Whole pepper 5 Milk 1/2 cup All purpose flour/Maida 2 tbs Bay leaves 2 Heavy whipping cream 2 tsp Salt as required Pepper Powder 1 tsp Unsalted Butter 1/4 stick Sugar 1 tbsp Bread croutons 10 Procedure:  [...]

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Egg Fried Rice

Ingredients: Eggs 3 Basmati Rice 1 cup Mint leaves 10-15 Onions 1/2 Large – sized Cloves 3 Salt as required. Oil 2 tbsp Cinnamon small piece Cardamom/Elachi 1 Ginger Garlic Paste 1 tsp lemon juice 1/2 tbsp Pepper 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder 1/2 tsp Green Chillies 3 Procedure: Cook the rice with 1.5 cups [...]

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Black Bean and Corn salad

 Ingredients: Black Beans: 1 can Whole kernel corn: 1/2 can Bell Pepper: 1/2(finely chopped) Tomatoes: 1 medium – sized (finely chopped) Onions: 1 medium – sized (finely chopped) Salt: as required. Sugar: 1 tsp. Extra virgin olive oil: 1 tbsp Cilantro: (finely chopped) White wine venigar: 1/2 tsp lemon juice: 1 tbsp Procedure: Mix all [...]

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