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Mirchi ka Salan ~ Long Green Chilies Curry

Posted on October 11, 2019November 20, 201918 CommentsPosted in Curries & Fries, Curries & Stir Fries, Gravies, Long Green Chilies, Vegetarian, VegetarianTagged Blogging Marathon, Green Chilies, Hyderabadi Food, Indian Curry, Indian Food, Side Dishes, South Indian Cuisine, South Indian Food, Telangana Cuisine, Telangana Food

Mirchi ka salan is a tangy, flavorful long green chilies curry with peanut sesame spice mix. It is a popular side dish for Hyderabad biryani. Theme for this week is easy side dishes for rice and roti. First recipe for the theme was North Indian paneer masala and today it is a South Indian mirchi […]

Instant Pot Paneer Masala

Posted on October 10, 2019October 11, 201911 CommentsPosted in Curries & Fries, Curries & Stir Fries, Daily Recipes, Gravies, Paneer, Quick and Easy Recipes, Vegetarian, VegetarianTagged Blogging Marathon, Indian Curry, Indian Food, Instant Pot Recipe, North Indian Cuisine, Paneer, Side Dishes

Instant Pot paneer masala is a creamy Indian curry for flatbreads. It is a make ahead recipe and works great for weeknight dinners and parties as well. What is Paneer? Paneer is fresh Indian cottage cheese prepared by curdling milk. Collect the Milk particles in a cheese cloth and press it into a block of […]

BM 100 Meet in Hyderabad – Part 3

Posted on August 12, 2019August 12, 20194 CommentsPosted in Bloggers MeetTagged Blogging Marathon, BM100Meet

Conclusion of our BM 100 meet up in Hyderabad. Fun filled activities ranging from sightseeing, food, shopping, baking, return gifts and lot more.. Day 4, July 20th Dress color – blue Agenda – Charminar and bread baking I came to the villa by 9 am and by Sandhya left and everyone was ready to head […]

BM 100 Meet in Hyderabad – Part 2

Posted on August 11, 2019August 12, 20196 CommentsPosted in Bloggers MeetTagged Blogging Marathon, BM100Meet

Day 3, July 19th Dress Color – Pink. Agenda for the day – South Indian thali, sakinalu demo, Andhra avakaya demo, mango ice cream demo and chaat. Veena, Sandhya, Priya Srinivasan, Priya Suresh and Gayathri prepared a delicious Tamil meal for us. While the ladies were busy cooking away in the kitchen, the rest of […]

BM 100 Meet in Hyderabad – Part 1

Posted on August 10, 2019August 11, 20198 CommentsPosted in Bloggers MeetTagged Blogging Marathon, BM100Meet

Meeting virtual friends and especially friends with common interest is always fun. Here is a nostalgic post of our blogging group meet up which had cooking, baking, singing, dancing, chatting and loads of memories! Those of you who follow the blog know I participate in monthly blogging marathons (BM). BM group is 8+ years old […]

Gajar Methi Subzi ~ Carrot Fenugreek Stir Fry, Haryana

Posted on July 22, 2019November 20, 201928 CommentsPosted in By Ingredient, Carrots, Curries & Fries, Curries & Stir Fries, Daily Recipes, Fenugreek Leaves ~ Methi Leaves, Stir Fries, Vegetables, Vegetarian, VegetarianTagged Blogging Marathon, Carrots, Fenugreek, Haryanvi Cuisine, Indian Food Odyssey, Methi Leaves

Gajar methi subzi is a simple stir fry with carrots and fenugreek leaves. It pairs well with both rice and Indian flatbreads. Haryana Indian Food Odyssey, culinary journey through Indian states goes to Haryana, to taste gajar methi subzi. Haryana is a north Indian state carved out of the state of Punjab on a linguistic […]

Indo Chinese Chili Shrimp Gravy

Posted on June 18, 2019August 9, 20198 CommentsPosted in Gravies, Non Vegetarian, Quick and Easy Recipes, ShrimpTagged Blogging Marathon, Indo Chinese, Shrimp, Side Dishes

Chili shrimp is a quick and easy Indo Chinese side dish. Serve it with fried rice, steamed rice or noodles. Second dish for this week’s Indo Chinese theme is Chili shrimp gravy. Seasoned and battered Shrimp is deep fried and then cooked in a gravy. For a healthier version, as in this recipe, sauté shrimp […]

Indo Chinese Egg Fried Rice

Posted on June 17, 2019June 22, 201911 CommentsPosted in Eggs, Leftovers, Non Vegetarian, Non Vegetarian, Other Varieties, Quick and Easy Recipes, Rice, Rice, Vegetarian, VegetarianTagged 15 Minutes Recipe, Blogging Marathon, Chinese Cuisine, Fried Rice, Indo Chinese

Egg fried rice is an easy rice preparation great to serve with any Chinese gravy or with some sauce on the side. Under 15 minutes recipe is great to use up left over rice and good lunch box idea. Chinese cuisine is very popular in India but it is not authentic. However, Indianized Chinese or […]

Zucchini Oats Chocolate Cookies

Posted on June 12, 2019June 12, 20198 CommentsPosted in Baking, Cookies, Biscuits, ZucchiniTagged Bakes, Blogging Marathon, Chocolate Chips, Cookies, Dry Cranberries, Quick Oats, Rolled Oats, Zucchini

Chewy, crunchy, hearty and addictive cookies. Last recipe for cooking with one ingredient is zucchini oats chocolate cookies. Zucchini is a bland vegetable and is easily to sneak into dishes in a disguise. Zucchini lime cookies and zucchini rice are such dishes where one would not even guess it’s presence. So are today’s zucchini oats […]

Zucchini Moong Dal – Zucchini Pappu

Posted on June 11, 2019July 2, 201910 CommentsPosted in Daily Recipes, Dals, Green Gram ~ Mung Dal ~ Moong Dal, Vegetarian, ZucchiniTagged Blogging Marathon, Comfort Food, Dazzling Dals, Moong Dal, Zucchini

Zucchini moong dal is a delicious Indian side dish for rice and Indian flatbreads. Theme of the week is cooking with one ingredient and the ingredient featured here is zucchini. Dals are integral part of Indian cuisine and often cooked along with vegetables. So today’s recipe is zucchini moong dal or zucchini pappu. Pappu is […]