Recipes by Sowmya
One more from the garden of lentils- Dal MakhaniPagesOne more from the garden of lentils- Dal MakhaniFood sustains life, food is so much more than food, and food brings people together. To eat something you like, it has to taste good; to taste good it has to have ingredients and the perfect 'X' factor added to make it taste good….Dal is a dish which is a part of every typical… |
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Kozhakattai for Ganesh Chaturthi with lots of picturesCreative Saga wishes all its readers a Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!!!Lord Ganesha has always been a favourite God equally among the children as well as the grown ups. Ganesh chatuturthi is celeberated in a grand manner in India . As children, we used to eagerly feast on the different types of modakam or kozhakattai on this day. My mom used… |
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Rava besan halwa - easy indian sweets recipes
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Spinach soya cutlets and some photos..PagesSpinach soya cutlets and some photos..Yes, I am still in India, and so the absence from blogging for sometime now, but I have been bloghopping whenever I can. Actually, partly laziness and of course,have not been really cooking anything worthblogging lately, though I am having good yummy food.We had guests for dinner yesterday,… |
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Spicy bittergourd- side dish for chapatiPagesSpicy bittergourd- side dish for chapatiI have always loved the humble bittergourd even if it is detested by so many of them. It can be cooked and combined in so many ways that you can actually forget the bitter taste and enjoy it. Like in my stuffed bittergourd and now this one, the bittergourd gets blended with the spices, and… |
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Rajma masala- chawal(rice)- The ultimate comboPagesRajma masala- chawal(rice)- The ultimate comboI got familiar with this rajma chawal when I stayed in Delhi some 15 years back. This was meant to be the absolute comfort food in every household and used to be everyone's favourite sunday lunch. Somehow after leaving Delhi, I had forgotten all about this rajma chawal affair, though… |
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No sugar nuts fudge!!PagesNo sugar nuts fudge!!I started this food blog two years back in Jan 2008 and cant believe that I have already completed another successful and a beautiful year with creative Saga. Yes, Creative saga is now two years old. I have got to learn a lot in these two years .Not only did I learn cooking and baking, but also technical… |
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Vegetable UthapamPagesVegetable UthapamIts more often nowadays, that I make idli /dosa batter , sounds tedious, but then you can be completely relaxed when you have the batter in hand. There are so many things which you can make with it without having to spend much of your precious time in the kitchen. So apart from the usual dosas and idlis , one of… |
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Pal payasam - An exclusive Indian dessertPagesPal payasam/phirni - An exclusive Indian dessertPal payasam/Kheer/rice pudding is an exclusive Indian dessert mostly prepared during festive occasions. As I had mentioned in my previous mail that vadai and payasam is certainly made during any Tamil festival. I had made this payasam for Deepavali lunch.There are various ways… |
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Vathal kuzhumbu- Tamilian's comfort foodPagesVathal kuzhumbu- Tamilian's comfort foodYes indeed!! Ask a Tamilian and he would say vathal kuzhumbu and "chutta appalam"(roasted papads) is the most comfort food for him!!!!Basically this is a gravy with a blend of spices along with some vathals (dried vegetables) or sometimes even fresh vegetables. It is believed to have… |
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