tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50630876948035673952012-05-14T16:42:30.970-04:00My mom always says, "The best way to a man's heart is through his stomach". Trust me it works :)When I see people eat my food and smile I feel happy that I have done a good job!Aarteehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18339337861027874229noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063087694803567395.post-61649581176573899412011-04-19T15:02:00.000-04:002011-04-19T15:02:12.337-04:00

Had a few pieces of chicken pieces in the freezer and I was in no mood to chop onions and tomatoes. So decided to create this dish which turned out to be a great hit with both my kids.... The food seems to be going down faster with this chicken fry on the side. Ingredients:- Chicken pieces Cooking oil Garam masala Ginger Garlic paste Vinegar Chili powder Soya sauce Pepper powder Salt to taste

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Couple of weeks we made a trip down to the Key Biscayne beach with our friends, which is by far one of my favorite beaches to be at. It was Diya's first beach trip too. We had shared to lunch menu and I made the potato fry and chicken curry. I did not have time to go through recipes and since I wanted it to be gravy I just started to cook with whatever popped in my sight.... Don't worry it was a

Aarteehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18339337861027874229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063087694803567395.post-11265327942174967282011-01-13T10:51:00.002-05:002011-01-13T11:32:50.198-05:00

Made biriyani after a long time and it turned out really good. Made a big batch and shared it with a couple of my friends too... This is the first time I made it a little different. If you have noticed I have never made biriyani by marinating before, so this was my first time with the method, and it was yummy and to my surprise not heavy in flavor at all.For marination:- Chicken - 1.5 lb Cilantro

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Wishing everyone a very happy New Year!! And one of resolution this year is to try and post at least one entry every two weeks at least. Being busy with my kids, which I do love keeps me so pre-occupied that I don't get to do anything else... This is my first entry for this year and this was something that just came out good and it was good too. At my Indian Store here we get fresh whole chicken

Aarteehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18339337861027874229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063087694803567395.post-76191803202685905092010-11-19T16:46:00.000-05:002010-11-19T16:46:42.650-05:00

This is also another of Nisha's recipes which I have been making for a while now, I should actually say that I make it every week coz my son just loves it and its so crunchy and delicious. You will need:- Asparagus - 1 lb Garlic - 2 o 3 cloves crushed Pepper powder - as spice required Salt to taste Olive oil - 1 tbsp Method:- Trim the asparagus and then cut it into small rounds and keep it

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I know that I haven't blogged in a long time and you can say that yeah I haven't made time for the same too. A bit guilty but am gonna try and work towards getting back on track with the same all over again. Have missed doing the writing part and trying out new things. So am starting today with a dish that my friend told me a couple of days back and I thought that this might be the best time to

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I always try to find easy and different ways to make fried rice. It has been a favorite of mine for a long time.This is something I tried and we loved it and I am sure you will love it too. Ingredients:- Beans - cut small (1/2 cup) Carrot - cut small (1/2 cup) Cabbage - cut thin (1/2 cup) Scrambled Eggs - 4 nos Broccoli florets - 1 cup blanched Chicken  cooked shredded - 1 cup Onion - finely

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This is a spicy dish my mom used to make, and I would always ask her to make extra for next day and keep. It used to be that good. For the first time I am making it on my own. I tried this today to send it to Srilekha's EFM for the month of March, Parathas and Gravies/Curries Series. After a very long I am participating in an event. This is very easy to make and it can be made even for a big

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This is a very old dish of mine, I guess this is one that I learned  even before my marriage. I don't know as to why I don't make it very often. I think I got the recipe from my cousin but I just can't recollect from whom or where.. It is very simple to make and it has a lot of flavors. You need:- Okra / ladies finger - cut into 1 inch pieces Onion - 1 medium finely chopped Garam masala Ginger

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An easy side dish to go with rotis and poori. I make it atleast once a month and I just love panneer. We get panner that is cut and fried here which makes it all the more easy to prepare. It is very easy to cook too. You will need : Big red onion - finely chopped or minced Tomatoes - 3 nos finely chopped or pureed Ginger garlic paste - 1tsp Garam masala Chili powder - 1 tsp (as per spice

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Last week was my husband's birthday and it was fun making a few new dishes for him. He loved all the dishes. Over the weekend we went to our friend's place for lunch and we cut a birthday cake for him. On his birthday I did run in the morning to pick up his birthday gift and all the ingredients for dinner.All the recipes that I tried were all first time attempts and they did turn out to be good.

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I started to eat burgers at Fuddruckers last year while I was pregnant and it was part of my cravings too. And now I am totally in love with them. For a while I had been wanting to make them at home, but wasn't very sure about how successful I could be with the attempt. Thought of making it with ground turkey and there it was a flavorful burger which all three of us enjoyed. Ingredients:- For

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Kavitha Kishore of Kavitha-vin Kaivannam is a good friend of mine. I love her recipes and have tried a few too. This payasam is now more of a meal for my son.He likes to take it for lunch to school. He loves it very much and will keep eating every spoon by complementing me for it, well thanks to Kavitha for the recipe. Most of the time I end up making it with left over rice. You can also say that

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Everytime I make biriyani, I will be working on it for more than an hour to say least. Couple of weeks back, I wanted to have biriyani but was in no mood to spend so much time making it. My dear friend Nisha saved my day by telling me that I could make it in the pan with ease. So here it goes. photos You will need:- Chicken - i used boneless cut into cubes Red Onion - 1 thinly sliced Tomato - 1

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The look of being satisfied with what she was being fed, I was all pumped up to prepare her fruit mix too. Cranberries dried Raisins Apple Pear Banana Boil the cranberries and raisins in boiling water for 5mins and let it soak it all up. Skin and chop the apple, pear and banana and steam cook them together till they are well done.Add a couple of drops of fresh lemon juice on top of the fruits to

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I had tried this recipe to send it for an event, but it got well done and I wasn't very pleased with the color. So I opted not to send it for the event. The taste was good and Vivek liked it too. Steak is a very flavorful meal and the first time I had it was when Vivek took me to Texas De Brazil for his birthday a couple of years back. But I don't try it much at home. I served it with creamed

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Giving our kids the best nutrition has always been our priority. When my son completed 4 months his doctor told me to start giving him solids and that I could start making them at home. Well that time I didnt read much about the variety that I could prepare so I worked with the methods that my MIL taught me and was glad that I had the help. She was not happy with the words no salt and no sugar

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I wish I could be more regular with my blog, but guess what, with two kids every time I get a free time all I wanna do is just sit without doing anything. This is a dish I made last week and to my realization I haven't made pasta for more than six months.Well so here it is, though a bit rich in flavor but without cheese.Ingredients:-Broccoli floretsShallot - 1 finely choppedGarlic cloves - 2

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Last night for dinner we had chapathis and I was lazy to cut veggies or rather spend a lot of time in the kitchen because of the cold that I have.When I saw the mushroom and spinach I wanted to make something easy and tasty. In less than 15minutes time I had this gravy done and it was an instant success. Vivek loved it.Ingredients:Button mushrooms - stem removed and cut lenghtwise 1 cupThinly

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Bruschetta is an Italian dish which is normally consumed as an appetizer, I turned it into dinner.I have made it a couple of times as a starter but i was feeling a bit lazy to cook dinner last night.I like spicy food so i made a few changes of my own. If you like you can also add chopped olives in it.Ingredients:Loaf of french breadGrape tomatoes 1 small boxJalapenos - 2 nos choppedRed cooking

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Thought of starting this years recipes with a sweet dish. On New Years day my close friend had made rice kheer with almonds and saffron and it was divine. I have eaten rice kheer before but never with almonds... My son who hardly likes anything with rice had a big cup of it as dinner. It was rich in flavor but not heavy. Today I thought that I should try to re-invent in my own way. The only thing

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Wishing you all a very Happy New Year and year filled with happiness and joy.We were blessed with a baby girl on Aug 26th 2009, things have been both busy and crazy for some time now. We have named her Diya and she has become the center of our life along with our son who is so loving and caring of his baby sister.... Am so proud of him!!I am trying to get back to blogging again this year and am

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Hello Dear Friends....I know I haven't entered a single post since last november. I really miss the blogging world and am still not ready to come back yet. We are expecting our second baby this month and I am due in another three weeks (hoping the baby stays in for that long). Things had been very hectic here and it still is so am really sorry if I haven't commented on your blogs or not entered

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I feel so happy and appreciated when you my dear friends pass me awards which is very encouraging and thank you very much for remembering me.I am passing this on to :-Vidya of Vibaas and Malar Gandhi of Kitchen Tantra have passed me the Perfect Blend of Friendship Award.Malar Gandhi of Kitchen Tantra has passed me quite a few awards too. Kreative Blogger Award, Great Buddy Award and 360 Foodie

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Mom used to make this in Chennai and when I had my friend Nisha over here, I made it. My mom would try out new dishes and she is really good too, I do miss her food. I am waiting for her to come next month and ask her to make some of her best dishes which I wanna learn and ofcourse share it with you guys. For a first attempt it was really yumm and dad said its perfect just like mom's, oohh what a

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