Featured : A traditional Malabar meal ~ Guest post by Shaheen
Shaheen of Malabar Spices shares with us a traditional Malabar meal that includes a delicious fish curry. Want to explore the rich traditional Malabar Muslim cuisine? Head over to Shaheen’s food space and you are in for a delectable treat.
Friends, please welcome Shaheen.
~Sailaja
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Andhra Recipes
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Non-Vegetarian Recipes
Prawn Fried Rice»Prawn Fried Rice
Along with Royallu Vepudu, I also made a quick, easy and flavorful Indo-Chinese style sweet and sour Prawns the other day and used the left overs to prepare Prawn Fried Rice. Fried rice is something that I make on days I am rushed for time. Fried rice being open to endless variations, I [...]
Appetizers & Starters
Prawn Fried Rice»Prawn Fried Rice
Along with Royallu Vepudu, I also made a quick, easy and flavorful Indo-Chinese style sweet and sour Prawns the other day and used the left overs to prepare Prawn Fried Rice. Fried rice is something that I make on days I am rushed for time. Fried rice being open to endless variations, I [...]
Festival recipes
Aratikaya Bajji ~ Raw Plantain Fritters»Pulihora, Aratikaya bajji and Coconut chutney
Bajjis, gold colored, savory, crowd pleasing treats that bring life to a special occasion. During my growing years, you could find me sitting on the beach wall (Vizag is blessed with a beautiful coastline) with family or friends relishing murri mixture and raw plantain bajjis stuffed with raw onions and [...]
Chutneys & Pachadis
Tomato Peanut Pachadi»I love to prepare this easy, breezy pachadi simply because I relish the peanut-ty flavor. The color is very appealing in its brightness with a marvelous mix of sweet, tart and spice flavors. Goes very well with dosas and idlis. I served the chutney with sponge dosa.
Tomato Peanut Chutney with Poha aka Sponge dosa
Tomato Peanut [...]
Cakes & Cookies
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Indo-Chinese Recipes
Vegetable Fried Rice»One of the loveliest pleasures of life is vegetable shopping especially at the farmer’s market. I enjoy it immensely. I needed to use up a few vegetables before I made my trip to the rythu bazaar, so I decided to put them to good use for an Indo Chinese inspired vegetarian meal. Does involve a [...]
North Indian Recipes
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Rice recipes
Vegetable Fried Rice»One of the loveliest pleasures of life is vegetable shopping especially at the farmer’s market. I enjoy it immensely. I needed to use up a few vegetables before I made my trip to the rythu bazaar, so I decided to put them to good use for an Indo Chinese inspired vegetarian meal. Does involve a [...]
Curries & Gravies
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Savories, Snacks & Tiffins
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Pasta & Baked Recipes
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Though this recipe is time consuming in terms of preparation, its worth the effort and time. Makes for a satisfying, nutritious, and delicious one pot meal. And not to mention, its a great way to get Nehal to eat his vegetables.
Be prepared for some good amount of chopping. [...]
Stir Fries
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