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Understanding White Balance

cravecookclick — Fri, 17 May 2013 03:45:00 +0000

Have you ever wondered why your pictures come out bright yellow when you are shooting indoors or in ambient lights? The main reason for it is the White Balance. The White Balance determines the color temperature of your picture. At its simplest – the reason we adjust white balance is to get the colors [...]

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Kheema Pav Recipe

cravecookclick — Tue, 14 May 2013 06:06:15 +0000

Tasty & Spicy chicken kheema pav is made from minced chicken and indian spices. Two secret ingredients which make this kheema unique is cream and cinnamon powder. This recipe was shared by my friend Vishnupriya and I can’t thank her enough for it:) I was never a fan of Kheema as I always thought [...]

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Understanding ISO, Aperture & Shutter Speed

cravecookclick — Fri, 03 May 2013 08:45:11 +0000

Understanding ISO, Aperture & Shutter Speed After knowing the Basics of Food Photography now it’s important to know about 3 things which create a picture which are Aperture, ISO & Shutter Speed.I remember when I heard them for the first time I almost thought that balancing these three to get the best picture is not [...]

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Food Photography Basics

cravecookclick — Thu, 02 May 2013 08:11:20 +0000

We put so many efforts in cooking such amazing dishes. Thus in order to do full justice to our hard work we should also click some tempting pictures of our delicious recipes. This is where food photography comes in picture.Food Photography is one of the hottest trend these days as many of us have blogs [...]

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Aamras Recipe

Ajit Khadd — Thu, 02 May 2013 04:09:28 +0000

Aamras Recipe Aamras is a popular dessert in Rajasthani cuisine and Marwari, Maharashtra, Gujrati homes, especially during festivals. The pulp of a ripe fruit is extracted usually by hand or nowadays in blender and consumed along with chapati. At times ghee and milk are added to the pulp to enhance its flavor. Now sugar is [...]

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Plum Lassi Recipe

cravecookclick — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 04:23:14 +0000

Plum Lassi Recipe Simple lassi made with plum and greek yoghurt. Ingredients 2 plums 1 pack of 8 oz. greek yoghurt with honey 1/2 cup of water Method In a [...]

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Coconut Chutney Recipe

cravecookclick — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:42:21 +0000

Coconut Chutney Recipe Coconut Chutney is one of the most ubiquitous side dishes, in all of south india. Idli, dosa or vada, any savoury snack is generally accompanied by coconut chutney. This popular accompaniment can also be readied in minutes. Ingredients For Grinding [...]

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Date Walnut Cake Recipe

cravecookclick — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:15:55 +0000

Date Walnut Cake Recipe Made with dates, walnuts & wheat flour this cake is sugarless, butterless and eggless amazingly tasty.This recipe was shared by my friend Anagha Godbole on Epicurean Delights Group. The simplicity and healthy factor of the recipe tempted me to try it at the first place:) It came out so moist that [...]

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Kiwi & Green Apple Chutney Recipe

cravecookclick — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:16:19 +0000

Made from tangy and sweet kiwis and green apple, it’s the most simple and tasty chutney .It’s not only tasty but also nutritious. Kiwi is high in nutrients, minerals & proteins. And green apple contains a lot of Vitamin A,B as well C, it is very good for the nourishment of skin and also has a [...]

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Prawns Masala Curry Recipe

cravecookclick — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 03:48:27 +0000

Spicy and tangy prawns masala curry is a delight for every seafood lover. Ingredients 1 lb prawns1 tbsp ginger garlic paste4-5 curry leaves1 onion chopped1 tomatoe chopped2-3 green chillies chopped4-5 kokum1 tsp turmeric powder1 tsp red [...]

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Strawberry Yoghurt Parfait Recipe

cravecookclick — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 08:35:22 +0000

A sweet, simple and easy dessert made from yoghurt, strawberries and multigrain crunch cereals. This large parfait can be made for a delicious breakfast too. Ingredients 1 cup yoghurt1 cup strawberries chopped2 tbsp sugar1 cup [...]

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Happy Easter Eggs

cravecookclick — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 02:04:09 +0000

This was a small project which i took up for Easter. You just need a sketch pen to paint on these eggs and some flowers to decorate. Now I am so attached to them that I don’t feel like breaking them:(

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Rasz Potly Recipe

cravecookclick — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 06:59:55 +0000

Rasz Potly is a healthy pie made from mustard leaves, tofu and vegetables. It was one of the interesting recipes at CIF Kitchen Khiladi Contest. It was created by Reshma Iyer, Amutha and Supriya Ingredients 1 bunch mustard leaves 1/4 Large White Onion2 Stalks of Celery1 Large Carrot4 Cloves Garlic1 Tbsp Ginger1 Tsp Grated Serrano Pepper1 Medium [...]

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Quinoa Bisibelabhat & Sweet Potato Delight Recipe

cravecookclick — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:42:27 +0000

Healthy and simple Bisibelabhat accompanied with Sweet Potato delight is made from the nutritious quinoa and sweet potato. Cancer Institute Foundation (CIF) organized the Kitchen Khiladi Contest 2013 which was a huge success with participants from all over the bay area, esteemed judges, CIF volunteers and amazing audience.You can read more about them on http://www.cifwia.org.This [...]

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Veg Cheese Sandwich Recipe

cravecookclick — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:25:23 +0000

Simple and easy veg cheese sandwich made with bread, onions, tomatoes, butter, cheese and coriander mint chutney. Veg cheese sandwich is my quick breakfast recipe. You just need to keep the coriander mint chutney ready. This chutney can be made in advance and stored in the fridge. Ingredients for Sandwich 4 slices of bread ButterSliced [...]

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Multigrain Crepes/ Dosa & Dry Fruit Melody Recipe

cravecookclick — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 03:08:02 +0000

Multigrain Crepes/Dosa which is made from all organic flours and vegetables is a healthy meal accompanied with rich dry fruit melody made from high in iron dryfruits. Cancer Institute Foundation (CIF) organized the Kitchen Khiladi Contest 2013 which was a huge success with participants from all over the bay area, esteemed judges, CIF volunteers and [...]

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Nutella Brownie Recipe

cravecookclick — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 05:08:58 +0000

Nutella Brownies are brownies made from just 3 ingredients nutella, flour and eggs. They are amazing soft and taste amazing with ice-cream. Ingredients1 cup Nutella10 tbsp all-purpose flour2 eggsChopped Almonds for garnishing MethodPre-heat oven at 375 degrees.Mix all the ingredients together.Put 6 cupcakes cases into a cupcake baking tray.Put the batter in the cupcake cases. [...]

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Vegetable Kebabs & Orange Paradise Recipe

cravecookclick — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 08:21:37 +0000

Interesting Vegetable kebabs are made from veggies and indian spices complimented with orange paradise which is fruity healthy delight. Cancer Institute Foundation (CIF) organized the Kitchen Khiladi Contest 2013 which was a huge success with participants from all over the bay area, esteemed judges, CIF volunteers and amazing audience. You can read more about them [...]

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Fusion Ravioli & Fruit & Sprout Halwa Recipe

cravecookclick — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 09:22:41 +0000

Fusion Ravioli and Fruit & Sprout Halwa are interesting recipes made from whole wheat flour, mustard seeds, sprouts and oats. Cancer Institute Foundation (CIF) organized the Kitchen Khiladi Contest 2013 which was a huge success with participants from all over the bay area, esteemed judges, CIF volunteers and amazing audience.You can read more about them [...]

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Wheat Momos Stuffed With Mustard Leaf Recipe

cravecookclick — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:10:10 +0000

Wheat momos stuffed with mustard leaf is a healthy delight made from whole wheat flour with an interesting stuffing of vegetables, tofu and various sauces. Cancer Institute Foundation (CIF) organized the Kitchen Khiladi Contest 2013 which was a huge success with participants from all over the bay area, esteemed judges, CIF volunteers and amazing audience.You [...]

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Cancer Institute Foundation (CIF) Kitchen Khiladi Contest 2013

cravecookclick — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:25:12 +0000

Cancer Institute Foundation (CIF) Kitchen Khiladi Contest 2013 was a huge success with participants from all over the bay area, esteemed judges, CIF volunteers and amazing audience.Cancer Institute, Adyar, Chennai, India is a Hospital and Research Institute delivering free cancer care for thousands of poor patients over the past 50 years. You can read more [...]

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Whole Wheat Pasta with Broccoli and Mushrooms Recipe

cravecookclick — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 08:43:20 +0000

Healthy and nutritious whole wheat pasta with broccoli and mushrooms is a quick dinner recipe. I love pasta but white pasta can give you a high dose of cholesterol which is definitely not good for health. This pasta recipe is not only healthy but also tasty at the same time. Ingredients [...]

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Brown Rice with French Beans and Fenugreek Vegetable Recipe

cravecookclick — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:29:11 +0000

It’s a simple and healthy meal recipe with brown rice, french beans and fenugreek leaves which is high is proteins and low in calories. Brown rice is unmilled or partly milled rice, is a kind of whole, natural grain. It has a mild nutty flavor, and is chewier and more nutritious than white rice. Being [...]

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Whole Wheat Tortilla with Grilled chicken & Guacamole Recipe

cravecookclick — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:04:02 +0000

Healthy nutritious whole wheat tortillas stuffed with chicken and guacamole is the one of the most simplest and nutritious recipes of mine. It didn’t take me more than an hour to prepare this meal. I had been to Whole Food Market on Sunday and suddenly a thought ran through my mind that I should post more tasty [...]

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Kerala Style Prawns Curry Recipe

cravecookclick — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:14:02 +0000

Marinated Prawns in coconut milk gravy sautéed with onions, tomatoes and other Indian spices. I love seafood especially if it has coconut flavor. This curry tastes best when had with hot steamed rice. Ingredients [...]

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Grilled Chicken Burger Recipe

cravecookclick — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 02:34:19 +0000

Grilled chicken Burger is a delicious chicken patty wrapped in middle of soft buns, veggies and sauces.This recipe was not intentional. It was actually an outcome of leftover marinated chicken from the BBQ party on Sunday. To my surprise it turned out awesome. Try this tasty and delicious quick meal. Ingredients Chicken Patty1 [...]

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Chinese Vegetarian Fried Rice

cravecookclick — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:06:34 +0000

Chinese vegetable fried rice is cooked rice tossed with fresh vegetables and blend of Chinese sauces in less than an hour. This has been one of the easiest dinner recipes I have posted. After a long tiring day at work when you don’t feel like making a whole meal consisting of chapati, vegetable, rice and [...]

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Pancakes with Strawberries & Bananas

cravecookclick — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:51:21 +0000

A pancake is a thin, flat, round cake prepared from a batter and cooked on a hot griddle or frying pan. Pancakes are one of most popular breakfast items in the United States and in some other countries around the world. We especially enjoy having pancakes with maple syrup, and coffee. Sometimes we tend to [...]

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Tilgul Recipe

cravecookclick — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 07:43:59 +0000

Tilgul is a colourful sesame candy coated with sesame seeds; in Maharashtra people exchange tilgul on Sankranti, a Hindu festival celebrated on 14 January. The sweet is a mixture of seasame seed (called “Til” in Marathi/Hindi) and jaggery (called “Gul” in Marathi/Hindi) and hence the name. On the Sankranti eve, families serve their guests with [...]

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Masoor Dal Khichdi

cravecookclick — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 06:32:12 +0000

Made from split red lentil/masoor and rice, Masoor Dal khichdi is the perfect soothing dinner recipe after a tiring day. Khichdi is considered to be bland but I like my khichdi to be much more interesting:) Ingredients2 cups rice 1 cup split red lentil/masoor dal 1 tbsp ghee 1 tsp mustard seeds 1 tsp cumin [...]

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Yellow Dal Recipe

cravecookclick — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 06:03:46 +0000

Yellow dal is a lentil soup or dal made by boiling tuvar dal/yellow pigeon peas with sautéed garlic, mustard seeds and chillies. This is the best comfort food and easy to prepare. It tastes best when served with hot rice. Ingredients2 cups boiled tuvar dal/ yellow pigeon peas 1 tbsp ghee1 tsp mustard seeds1 [...]

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Palak Chicken Recipe

cravecookclick — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 06:03:58 +0000

Palak chicken is a delicious curry made by sautéing chicken, onions, spices and spinach together. It tastes great when served with a nice hot paratha. It is quick and no fuss recipe. Ingredients 1 bunch spinach chopped1 pound chicken Oil 8 black peppercorns 2 bay leaves 8 cloves 5 green cardamom 2 onions chopped 4 [...]

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Kurkure Recipe

cravecookclick — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:24:01 +0000

Kurkure is the perfect savory snack made from urad dal and rice flour. This was the simplest recipe which I made for Diwali. It was ready in 30 mins. It is amazingly tasty and crunchy for the efforts you put in to make it. Now it is going to be a regular in my snack [...]

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Nankhatai Recipe- Diwali Special

cravecookclick — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 07:39:42 +0000

Nankhatai is a shortbread cookie from India. It is very close to ‘Pecan Sandies’ in United States. It is made from flour, sugar, clarified butter and nuts.There is interesting history behind origin of Nankhatai. Nankhatai originated in Surat, a large port city in Gujarat. Near the end of 16th century, Dutch explorers Van Houtman and [...]

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Methi Puri Recipe-Diwali Delight

cravecookclick — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 02:05:21 +0000

Methi puri is a crispy deep fried Indian bread or poori, which is prepared from plain flour and kasuri methi (dried methi leaves).It is a savory snack and is prepared during Diwali or consumed as an evening snack. You can serve them with tea as a snack. It can also be enjoyed with flavored or [...]

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Karanji Recipe-Diwali Special

cravecookclick — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 03:48:31 +0000

Karanji as known in Marathi is a popular Diwali snack among Maharashtrians. It is a deep fried sweet snack made from all-purpose flour and is stuffed with coconut, nuts and sugar mixture.On the occasion of Diwali people all over the country prepare best dishes at their home. There are so many varieties of Diwali dishes [...]

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Corn Chivda Recipe-Diwali Special

cravecookclick — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:05:27 +0000

Corn Chivda is a snack prepared during Diwali festival at my place. It is made by mixing cornflakes with variety of nuts and spices. It is crunchy and a great evening snack. It’s favorite among Maharashtrians and Gujaratis and is also known as ‘Makyacha Chivda’. Ingredients8 cups unsweetened cornflakes¼ the cup raisins For frying 1/4th cup [...]

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Shankarpali Recipe-Diwali Delicacy!

cravecookclick — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 02:07:39 +0000

Shankarpali is a snack popular in Maharashtra, India. It is traditionally enjoyed as a treat on the Diwali holiday. It is rich in carbohydrates, making it an instant source of energy.Shankarpali is made from a dough of milk, sugar, ghee, maida, semolina and salt. The mixture is made into dough and then mechanically cut into [...]

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Pineapple Jam Recipe

cravecookclick — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:12:37 +0000

It is the simplest pineapple jam made with 4 ingredients which are pineapple pulp, lemon, sugar and water. It is the perfect jam to spread on toast or you can eat a spoonful to satisfy your sweet tooth. It hardly takes an hour to make it. This homemade pineapple jam is healthy and without any [...]

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Pasta In White Sauce Recipe

cravecookclick — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:46:48 +0000

Pasta In White sauce is a delicious Italian dish made from adding pasta to flour, garlic, milk and cheese sauce. Béchamel also known as white sauce is one of the mother sauces of French cuisine and is used in many recipes of Italian cuisine, for example lasagne. It is used as the base for other [...]

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Spinach Mushroom & Cheese Puff Pastry Recipe

cravecookclick — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:48:18 +0000

Spinach Mushroom & Cheese Puff Pastry is made by stuffing the puff pastry with sautéed spinach-mushroom filling and cheese. It is an oven baked recipe. Pretty amazing for an evening snack. It can be a great appetizer for parties.Ingredients1 fresh bunch of spinach chopped7-8 mushrooms chopped into small pieces5 garlics finely chopped1 tbsp chilli flakes1 [...]

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Methi Matar Malai Recipe

cravecookclick — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:38:43 +0000

Methi Matar Malai is a rich dish made from freshly chopped fenugreek leaves (methi leaves) , green peas, cream and indian spices.This dish tastes exceptionally well with roti, phulka, chapatti or parathas. It is a mouth watering and delicious north Indian recipe. Methi Matar Malai literally means methi leaves and peas cooked fresh cream where, methi [...]

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Star Chef Contest- WomenNow Utsav 2012

cravecookclick — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 22:25:44 +0000

Star plus organized Star Chef Contest with WomenNowTV as part of Utsav2012 the first ever star studded pre-diwali event with activities for everyone in the family. The contest was held on Oct 6th – 2:30PM at Santa Clara convention center. It was open to all cooking enthusiasts and was a huge success.The Contest was managed [...]

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Kothimbir Vadi Recipe

cravecookclick — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 01:43:51 +0000

Kothimbir vadi is a crispy fritter made from coriander leaves and chickpea flour. It’s a favorite Maharashtrian snack. It’s a savory and crunchy evening snack. Just like Khekda Bhaji, I love to eat Kothimbir vadi with hot tea during monsoon season:) The Prakash Restaurant in Mumbai, India served the best Kothimbir Vadi.It is a excellent side dish [...]

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Cream of Tomato Soup Recipe

cravecookclick — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:10:21 +0000

Cream of Tomato Soup is a thick soup made from tomatoes, cream, pepper, onion and garlic. It is more than an appetizer and with bread sticks it can be easily served as a fulfilling dinner. It is a gentle and soothing soup.It is prepared in less than 30 minutes and is extremely flavorful. I adapted [...]

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Katachi Amti Recipe

cravecookclick — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:50:06 +0000

Katachi Amti is a spicy dal made from the leftover water from boiled chana dal used for making puran poli. It is a very popular in Maharashtra and is best accompanied with Puran Poli.Katachi Amti with Puran Poli is served as a prasad during Ganpati, Holi, etcIt is spicy and extremely flavorful. In most areas [...]

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Puran Poli Recipe

cravecookclick — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 07:22:31 +0000

Puran Poli is a traditional type of sweet flatbread made in India in the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Goa. The stuffing is known as puran and the outer cover is known as poli. The puran is made by boiling chickpea lentils with a pinch of turmeric for color and the poli is made from [...]

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Fried Modak Recipe

cravecookclick — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:47:00 +0000

Fried Modak is sweet deep fried wheat dumplings stuffed with jaggery and coconut filling. These are made as offering to Lord Ganesh during Ganesh Chaturthi. They are very famous in Western Maharashtra. The stuffing for Fried Modak is similar to that of Ukadiche Modak. The outer cover of this modak is made from wheat flour [...]

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Boondi Ladoo Recipe

cravecookclick — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 06:37:00 +0000

Boondi ladoo is a round shaped indian dessert made from chickpea flour and soaked in sugar syrup. Boondi Ladoo is a great, mouth watering snack-time dessert and is a must have at all special occasions all over India. Boondi Ladoo recipe is a definate bookmark for all dessert lovers:) I made these boondi ladoos for [...]

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Ukadiche Modak Recipe

cravecookclick — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 03:21:54 +0000

A modak (Marathi: मोदक, Modaka) is a sweet dumpling popular in Western and Southern India. The sweet filling inside a modak is made up of fresh grated coconut and jaggery, while the soft shell is made from rice flour, or wheat flour mixed with khava or maida flour. The dumpling can be fried or steamed. The steamed [...]

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Aloo Gobi Recipe

cravecookclick — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 02:36:47 +0000

Aloo Gobi Recipe is a simple recipe made by sautéing cauliflower with potatoes and spices. Hot phulkas with Aloo Gobi can make your regular lunch special:) Everyday veggies can be made really interesting by adding some new ingredient. I added mustard powder to this recipe and it turned out really great. I got this recipe from [...]

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Paneer Biryani Recipe

cravecookclick — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 01:43:58 +0000

Paneer Biryani is rice flavored and layered with spices and cottage cheese/paneer. Paneer Biryani is a delight for all paneer lovers. The spices and condiments used in biryani may include, but are not limited to, ghee, nutmeg, mace, pepper, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaves, coriander, mint leaves, ginger, onions, and garlic. The name ‘biryani’ is [...]

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Kadhi Pakora Recipe

cravecookclick — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 04:51:43 +0000

Kadhi Pakora is a recipe with onion fritters immersed in spicy yoghurt sauce! I made fresh and crispy Kanda Bhaji (onion fritters) which are used as Pakoras in this recipe. Kadhi Pakora, otherwise known as Dapka Kadhi represents a dish specific to the North Indian cuisine, but popular on a much more extended area. In Rajasthan [...]

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Chicken Dosa Recipe

cravecookclick — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 23:10:47 +0000

It’s an Indian pancake known as Dosa stuffed with spicy chicken filling. We had been to Anjappar Restaurant for lunch on Sunday. This dish was on their menu. It was so delicious that I couldn’t stop myself making it again at home. It’s a Chettinad Delicacy. Chettinad cuisine is the cuisine of the Chettinad region [...]

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Pav Bhaji Recipe

cravecookclick — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 07:03:56 +0000

Pav Bhaji is one of the most popular snack in Mumbai. It is a mixture of various vegetables boiled, mashed and cooked with a spicy masala and served with butter fried pav.I remember mom making pav bhaji for my birthday parties when I was in school.Today also I am a big fan of Pav bhaji [...]

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Chocolate Pots De Crème/Chocolate Pudding Recipe

cravecookclick — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:51:06 +0000

My friend, also called Anita and I had been trying to get together for a while now to cook and photograph food. Hosting a casual, laidback dinner for our dear friends who are moving away soon provided the perfect opportunity. Anita came up with a French menu and Anita’s mother in law and I [...]

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Kanda Bhaji/Khekda Bhaji Recipe

cravecookclick — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:02:00 +0000

About Kanda Bhaji/Khekda Bhaji Recipe Kanda bhaji also known as Khekda bhaji is a type of fritter made from sliced onions seasoned with spices, besan flour and deep fried in oil. It is extremely tasty, crispy and crunchy! It is a popular appetizer all over India. Every mumbaite is familiar to this favorite roadside snack. [...]

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Thalipeeth Recipe

cravecookclick — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:29:00 +0000

About Thalipeeth Recipe Thalipeeth is a multigrain and spicy pancake which is very famous among Maharashtrians. It is extremely nutritious and a common breakfast recipe at my home. In India you can get a specific flour known as ‘Bhajani’ which is the main ingredient for thalipeeth. If you can’t find it then you can make [...]

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Pongal with Tomato Chutney Recipe

cravecookclick — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 05:24:00 +0000

About Pongal with Tomato Chutney Recipe Pongalis a popular rice dish in Tamil Nadu and other South Indian states. Pongal is unique to Tamil cuisine, pong means ” boil over” or “spill over”. There are two varieties of pongal, namely, sakarai pongal (sweet pongal) and ven pongal (spicy pongal). The unqualified word pongal usually refers [...]

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Methi Malai Murgh Recipe

cravecookclick — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 04:24:00 +0000

Methi Malai Murgh Recipe Methi Malai Murgh is an awesomely tender kebab marinated in cream cheese and kasoori methi/fenugreek leaves. In Ramadan season, we all friends used to go to Mohammed Ali road to taste various varieties of kebabs. That was the first time when I tasted Methi Malai Murgh.It is a delicious appetizer for [...]

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Pasi Paruppu Payasam / Moong dal Payasam Recipe

cravecookclick — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 00:46:00 +0000

About Payasam Payasam is a part of Onam Sadya which is a traditional Prasad thali in Southern India.The best and most popular Payasam dishes are found in the temples of Guruvayoor and Ambalappuzha. In the Ambalappuzha temple, Payasam is served as part of a tradition, based on an ancient legend. The legend states that Lord [...]

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Black Vatana Sambhar with Puttu Recipe

cravecookclick — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 03:09:00 +0000

About Black Vatana Sambhar with Puttu Currently I am in Phoenix, Arizona spending time with my dear friend Divya.I landed here yesterday night and it was a surprise planned for her by me and her loving husband Shaji. I had to be here to celebrate her birthday and last month of her pregnancy:) Divya is [...]

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Sheera Recipe

cravecookclick — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 20:45:00 +0000

About Sheera recipe This is my favorite sheera and is made especially during satyanarayan pujas. The star ingredient in this recipe is banana. It adds so much flavor to the recipe. I made this sheera as a Prasad for Janmasthami pooja.This was the first time of me celebrating Janmasthami at home. The feeling was so [...]

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Egg Bhurji Recipe

cravecookclick — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 21:46:00 +0000

About Egg Bhurji Recipe Egg Bhurji famously known as Anda Bhurji is one of the favourite street food in Mumbai. This is the best thing you can have at late hours in Mumbai especially after shaking your leg at the disc:)I have tasted egg bhurji at almost all the possible areas in Mumbai like Dadar, [...]

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Strawberry Margarita Recipe

cravecookclick — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 05:08:00 +0000

About Strawberry Margarita Recipe What could be more refreshing on a summer’s day than a cool strawberry margarita? This is a refreshing summer drink made with fresh strawberries. Also makes a delicious after-dinner drink.Many have claimed to know the origins of Margarita. However the truth still remains unclear today.The most known of all the historical [...]

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Chocolate Cupcake Recipe

cravecookclick — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 04:10:00 +0000

About Cupcakes The cupcake evolved in the United States in the 19th century, and it was revolutionary because of the amount of time it saved in the kitchen. There was a shift from weighing out ingredients when baking to measuring out ingredients. According to the Food Timeline Web, food historians have yet to pinpoint exactly [...]

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Kande Pohe Recipe

cravecookclick — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 05:49:00 +0000

About Kande Pohe Recipe I have grown up eating pohe almost once a week as breakfast. Poha is a healthy Maharashtrian snack which is made from flattened rice sautéed with onions and potatoes. It is a very commonly served snack to guests. It is a quick and easy recipe to make and very delicious. It [...]

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Chapati/Roti/Phulka Recipe

cravecookclick — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 04:00:00 +0000

About Chapati/Roti/Phulka Recipe Chapati/Roti/Phulkas is the Indian flatbread which is made from wheat flour and consumed on almost daily basis in India as it provides nutrition. I know Phulka can be the easiest thing to make for some people. But for me it was the toughest. I struggled a lot to get my phulkas right. [...]

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Almond Chicken Recipe

cravecookclick — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 10:42:00 +0000

About Almond Chicken Recipe If you crave for rich and creamy chicken gravy this is the recipe for you. The almonds and cashewnuts with milk bring out that sweetened texture in the dish which we generally get to taste in restaurant dishes.I always wondered what can be the recipe for such creamy texture and trust [...]

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Rabdi Recipe

cravecookclick — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 05:15:00 +0000

Rabdi is one of the easiest desserts. Rabdi is a sweet, condensed milk based dish made by boiling the milk on low heat for a long time until it becomes dense and changes its color to pinkish. Sugar, spices and nuts are added to it to give it flavor. It is chilled and served as [...]

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