Rice & Corn Salad; Light Meal On Monday; Vegan Recipe

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Wish you all a very Happy New Year. This happens to be my first post of 2016. I had actually started wondering whether I would be able to post anything in this month or rather the next few months. The younger one appears for his X boards this year and currently he is writing his pre-boards.

2015 was a very tough year for the family but I’m more than glad that we fought and have survived it so far. God willing we would sail through it. Next few months are challenging till we finish the boards, after that I and kid will get some breathing space. I’m so looking forward to visiting my Mum whom I have’nt visited in 2years. I also intend to take a vacation with the family if S gets leave from his office. Our family vacation is equally due.

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Crispy Coriander Stem Chutney | Easy Side Dish | Step Wise

 

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I am extremely happy with the response I received for the first post of the year Panko Crusted Mushroom and Buttermilk Croquettes. When a recipe I liked to make is liked by others too,  It gives me an immense sense of satisfaction, makes me smile within.

It’s winter time and the greens are abundantly available here but the variety I used to get in Delhi was huge and that I do miss here. I’m happy to see big and green bunches of fresh coriander in the market and I happily buy and use them in my cooking. I separate the leaves, stems and roots and use all of them.

The maximum flavour is there in stems and roots. Roots, I wash them thoroughly and add in my curries and lentils while they boil so that the roots release flavour. Later, I remove and discard the roots. The stems I use in my dry curries or in tempering. The green leaves gets used in making chutneys and as garnishes.

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Schezwan Sauce Flavoured Mini Bread Cigars | Indo-Chinese Preparation

 

 

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There’s no major recipe in today’s post but it’s a concept in itself which can generate many more ideas and hence the preparation left me content. The preparation was created completely out of an attempt to finish off a few things lying in the fridge. There were a few slices of bread left from the loaf I had made after baking the Komaj and there was half a bottle of readymade Shezwan sauce giving me constant stare every time I opened the fridge.

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Mango and Dark Chocolate Trifle | Quick Dessert Ideas | Party Dessert

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Last week the kid turned 14 and he had a wish list of food items that he wanted me to cook. Topping in the list was a cake baked and frosted by me. In addition to that he wanted daal makhani and momos. I requested him that I would bake him a cake after the summers but he didn’t budge.

So I baked him an eggless dark chocolate cake with a dark chocolate Ganache filling and frosted with whipped cream. Finally I topped the cake with chocolate curls and fresh cherries. For the cake I used my eggless sponge cake with home made cream recipe. I removed 3tbsp of flour from theoriginal recipe and replaced it with 3tbsp of dark cocoa powder and also reduced the sugar in the cake, as the cake had a ganache filling and frosting too.

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Watermelon Rind Thalipeeth..a treat for fasting days | तरबूज के सफेद भाग का उपवास के लिए थालीपीठ | Step Wise | Gluten Free | Dairy Free

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In a traditional Maharashtrian family fasting is quite regular. fasting on Ekadashi, Chaturthi is quite common, apart from that some people do fast on Tuesdays/Mangalwar or Thursdays/Guruwar or any one day of the week. On such days they stick to fasting food that is, no grains are eaten and only satvik food is eaten like sabudana, bhagar, potatoes, sweet potatoes. Even salt used is not the common salt but sendha namak is used. In these months, many people fast for Shravan Somvaar  i.e. the Mondays of Monsoon and a few fast on Fridays too.

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Watermelon White’s/ Rind’s Jhunka, Step by Step

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Today I’m posting a very healthy and tasty recipe which is just perfect for this summer. With the temperatures soaring over 40C, the body dehydrates easily and one fruit that helps prevent that is, Watermelon. After eating the juicy flesh, one is always left with the rind which has an inner soft white part and outer hard green part.

The watermelon rind is normally discarded but I must tell you, it is very rich in minerals and obviously water too, being a part of the fruit.This semi-dry curry makes use of the white part which is just below the red portion, is juicy and fibrous without the sweetness. So, this curry is a good source of adding dietary fiber to your food and the best part is it’s low calorie too. This curry makes good use of a part which otherwise people normally throw. So, it’s a preparation made, best out of waste.

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Crispy Salsa Cubes…a delicious starter/ Party Food/ Step Wise

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Thanks for all the wishes that you wrote for me, I’m feeling much better now.

Today I’m posting a very quick to make starter which is extremely tasty and was loved by my family. The original recipe is from a cookery show and I had managed to pen down the recipe. In the original recipe once the basic starter was made many more sauces and chips were added and I personally found it messy to be served especially when one believes that the starters are finger foods and should be less messy. I have improvised the preparation in my way and the end product, of which I was very sceptical, turned out really good, so I thought of sharing it with every one.

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