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Quick Potato Curry

Posted by Raje on Monday, September 5, 2011 at 2:40 pm. 0 Comments.

This is a simple and easy curry I make to serve with puri’s or roti’s. Prep time for me is only about 5 minutes. I use my onion chopper to cut both the onions and potatoes. Then everything goes into the pressure cooker. Ingredients 1 small onion, diced small 1 large russet potato, peeled [...]

Filed under Potato, Vegetables.

Chickpeas in Tomato Curry

Posted by Raje on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 9:46 pm. 0 Comments.

This is a quick curry and the kids love chickpea curry in general. The chickpeas are like tiny balls, which first attracted my son to try the curry. To this day he still calls it balls koora (curry) and DD does the same now. Ingredients 2 cans chickpeas 1 can chopped tomatoes 1 can tomato [...]

Filed under Chickpeas.

Whole Wheat Roti

Posted by Raje on Monday, January 3, 2011 at 9:02 pm. 2 Comments.

Roti – also called Phulka or Chapati is very similar to the Mexican Tortilla. This was one cooking technique I was under the impression I would never be able to master. It did not mean that I gave up …… Oh Ok ! I did give up for a while;… But only for a short [...]

Filed under Bread, Indian Breads, Chapati, Phulka, Roti, Whole Wheat Recipes, Whole Wheat Tortilla.

Whole Wheat Bread

Posted by Raje on Sunday, January 2, 2011 at 1:50 am. 0 Comments.

I have been experimenting with a lot of different combinations for making whole wheat bread. I finally have one recipe whose texture and flavor I really like. AND the big bonus is that it passes muster with Aditya’s standards of a good bread he can eat. I make mine with fresh wheat flour ground at [...]

Filed under Bread, Breakfast, Bread, Bread Machine Recipes, Homemade Bread, Whole Wheat Bread.

Homemade Vannila Ice Cream

Posted by Raje on Friday, June 4, 2010 at 10:51 pm. 0 Comments.

Who doesn’t love Ice Cream? Hmmm!! Well I like it but don’t love it. My kids on the other hand love it. Ujwala is always begging to go to the ice cream shop. ” I want to go to the ice cream shop. Pleeeeease!!” I felt pretty bad saying no to her almost every day. [...]

Filed under Desserts, Recipes, Homemade Ice Cream, Ice Cream, Ice Cream Recipe, Vanilla Ice Cream.

Quinoa with peas

Posted by Raje on Friday, May 28, 2010 at 12:38 am. 0 Comments.

Quinoa is the new health grain that is being touted a lot and I have to admit I love it. It is actually a pseudo cereal and not really a grain. If you want to eat healthier and you really don’t enjoy brown rice, I would suggest giving this a try. Ingredients 1/4 cup onions [...]

Filed under Dinner, Healthy Recipes, Uncategorized, Healthy Recipes, Quinoa, Quinoa recipes.

Rava Laddu

Posted by Raje on Friday, January 15, 2010 at 9:45 pm. 0 Comments.

Rava Laddu is a simple and easy to make sweet and Iwanted to make something special for Sankranthi. Most recipes, called for equal amounts of the main ingredients. But I find equal amounts of rava, ghee and sugar a bit too sweet for my taste. So I scaled down on the ghee and sugar.

Filed under Desserts, Andhra Dishes, Andhra Recipes, Indian Desserts, Indian Dishes, Indian Recipes.

Blueberry Pancakes

Posted by Raje on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 10:28 am. 0 Comments.

Aditya loves pancakes and I always make extra to freeze for later. This time around I decided to make the pancakes a bit more healthy and added whole wheat pasty flour to the recipe. He loved them and did not notice the change.

Filed under Breakfast, Blueberries, Breakfast, Breakfast Recipes, Kid Friendly Breakfast Recipe, Kid Friendly Recipes, Pancakes.

Mixed Berry Compote

Posted by Raje on Monday, August 10, 2009 at 9:37 pm. 0 Comments.

The vacation last month was a much needed respite for me. Despite a hectic travel schedule I did manage to sneak in some R & R while staying with my parents. Right now I am recharged and have started getting up early to cook a little everyday. As my Mom is visiting again, I also [...]

Filed under Breakfast, Desserts, Fruits, Berries, Breakfast, Compote, Desserts, Mixed Berries.

Lazy Day Jambalaya ( Rice Cooker)

Posted by Raje on Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 9:05 pm. 0 Comments.

Though I am calling it the Lazy Day Jambalaya, I guess I could have also called it the Busy Day Jambalaya instead. The first time I made the dish, it was one of those crazy day’s when I came home and there was absolutely nothing to eat. The kids wanted my attention which meant I [...]

Filed under Rice, Jambalaya, Quick Jambalaya, Rice Cooker Recipes, Rice Dishes.

Chinese Dumplings / Potstickers ( Daring Cooks Challenge)

Posted by Raje on Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 3:27 pm. 4 Comments.

Yikees! I almost missed the reveal date for the Daring Cooks Challenge. My laptops power cable had been unfortunatley torutered to death by my ever inquisitive daughter. All my post material and photographs are usually in my laptop. I finally managed to drag myslef out to go shopping for a power adapter which will hopefully [...]

Filed under Daring Cooks, Snacks, Chinese Recipes, Daring Cooks Challenge, Dumpling Recipes.

Homemade Naan (with Yeast)

Posted by Raje on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 11:22 pm. 1 Comment.

Making Naan at home is relatively easy. I have made Naan before but this was indeed my best creations yet. One thing I have realized it that I can exploit my bread machine to the max while making Indian breads. The dough turns out so soft and pliable that it makes some of the best [...]

Filed under Indian Breads, Indian Breads, Indian Dishes, Indian Recipes, Naan, North Indian Recipes.

Rotini Carbonara

Posted by Raje on Monday, June 8, 2009 at 11:05 pm. 5 Comments.

This is a simple pasta dish made with tri colored rotini instead of the traditional spaghetti. Also in the traditional Spaghetti Carbonara, the pasta is removed from the heat before the eggs are added. I prefer to cook the eggs till they are done. It is one of my quick go to meals, and Aditya loves [...]

Filed under Dinner, Pasta, Add new tag, carbonara, Easy Dinner Recipes, Pasta, Quick Dinner Recipes.

Coconut Milk Veggie Pulao

Posted by Raje on Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 12:12 pm. 2 Comments.

This is variation of my Coconut Flavored Veggie Pulao. Vegetable Pulao is one rice dish I love to make often. It’s the easiest way to get a good combination of veggies inot ones diet. Pair it off with a meat curry and yoghurt and a delicious and healthy meal is ready.

Filed under Rice, Indian Dishes, Indian Recipes, Pulao, Rice Cooker Recipes, Rice Dishes, South Indian Recipes, Vegetable Pulao.

Atukula Uppma (Flattened Rice Upma)

Posted by Raje on Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 8:09 pm. 0 Comments.

Atukulu Upma or Poha is another quick breakfast or snack which Shilpi keeps asking for regularly. It’s a real easy to whip up in less than 20 minutes even when I am being interrupted constantly every 2 minutes .

Filed under Breakfast, Snacks, Andhra Dishes, Andhra Recipes, Atulula Upma, Breakfast, Breakfast Recipes, Indian Dishes, Indian Recipes, South Indian Recipes, Upma.

Sri Lankan Egg Curry

Posted by Raje on Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 12:44 am. 4 Comments.

I have been wanting to participate in some of the blogging events going on but unfortunately haven’t been able to untill now. While browsing some of the event sites I came across the AWED Sri Lanka event. I checked out some of the links and hit the jackpot. I was trying to decide what to make [...]

Filed under Dinner, Eggs, Egg Curry, Sri Lankan, Sri Lankan Recipes.

Chicken Keema Strudel (Daring Bakers Challenge)

Posted by Raje on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 11:59 pm. 14 Comments.

This was the first time I participated in the Daring Baker’s Challenge and I almost missed the deadline. I actually forgot that I had signed up for it. I manged to fit it in the during the long weekend and Aditya had a lot of fun helping me with it.

Filed under Daring Bakers, Recipes, Chicken Keema Strudel, Daring Bakers, Strudel.

Bread Upma

Posted by Raje on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 5:23 pm. 0 Comments.

This is a quick and easy recipe. It was one of my favourite after school snacks.I still remeber the first time my Mom made it. I was in fourth grade I think. She had come back from some event where she had learn’t to make it and there was a little leftover. I had loved it [...]

Filed under Bread, Breakfast, Snacks, Andhra Dishes, Andhra Recipes, Bread, Bread Upma, Breakfast, Breakfast Recipes, Indian Dishes, Indian Recipes, South Indian Recipes, Upma.

Whole Wheat Pizza Dough

Posted by Raje on Friday, May 22, 2009 at 8:21 pm. 0 Comments.

Pizza is a universal favorite in our house. I prefer to make it at home rather than buy. This way I can control the ingredients that go into it. No preservatives is the best part. Next I always cut down on the cheese. Of course this is not a 100% whole wheat pizza, but still [...]

Filed under Bread, Homemade Pizza, Whole Wheat Pizza, Whole Wheat Pizza Dough.

Quick Salami and Veggie Burger.

Posted by Raje on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 6:21 pm. 0 Comments.

This was another quick meal which got good reviews from both shilpi and Aditya. I was good but I think I will avoid the processed meat and cheese next time. They were a little too salty for my taste. Ingredients 8 small burger buns 4 Veggie patties (morning star) 4 kraft chesses slices 8 slices [...]

Filed under Bread, Dinner, Vegetables, Burger, Dinner.

Quick Noodle Stir Fry.

Posted by Raje on Monday, April 27, 2009 at 2:03 pm. 0 Comments.

Well not only was the Stir Fry quick, I did the same with photographing it. Not the best shot and it was taken at night, which means using a flash and I really don’t like the extra gloss that has been added to the noodles. Oh well!! I managed to get a pic at least. [...]

Filed under Noodles, Chinese, Noodles, Stir Fry.

Tilapia Fish Nuggets

Posted by Raje on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 12:05 am. 0 Comments.

Fish or Chicken nuggets are one of Aditya’s favorite snacks. I try to keep some on hand all the time. Over the weekend I made some in bulk and froze them. One thing I have learnt is that for me at least bulk cooking though not easy is indeed a life saver. I can manage [...]

Filed under Fish, Snacks, Breadded Fish, Fish Nuggets, Snacks, Tilapia Nuggets.

Basic Crepes

Posted by Raje on Friday, April 10, 2009 at 7:35 pm. 0 Comments.

As a kid I think crepes were the first ever dish I made following a recipe. They were called pancakes in the book I had and the book was Every Girls Handbook. My mom had presented it to me during the summer break of 7th grade I think. We were in Pune then and my [...]

Filed under Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast Recipes, Crepes.

Kobbari Pachadi (Coconut Chutney)

Posted by Raje on Monday, March 30, 2009 at 6:33 pm. 0 Comments.

There are many different recipes available for kobbari pachadi. This is the simplest of them with the least amount of ingredients. Kobbari Pachadi or Coconut Chutney is usually served with Dosa, Idli, Garelu and can also be eaten with rice.

Filed under Chutney, Andhra Dishes, Andhra Recipes, Chutney, Coconut Chutney, Indian Dishes, Indian Recipes, Kobbari Pachadi, Pachadi, South Indian Recipes.

Garelu (Spicy Lentil Donuts)

Posted by Raje on Monday, March 30, 2009 at 5:27 pm. 4 Comments.

Garelu or vada are one of those dishes that are a family favourite, but I have always found it to be an extremely time consuming process, until recently when an Aunt of mine suggested using the Urad dal flour instead. Though I love too cook from scratch, there are some dishes I’d rather take shortcuts [...]

Filed under Breakfast, Snacks, Andhra Dishes, Andhra Recipes, Garelu, Indian Dishes, Indian Recipes, Medu Vada, South Indian Recipes, Vada.