Search Results: label/valentines day (51)

Indian
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…n was a free for all and so many made a living and I received blessings. Today’s recipe of the aluvadi is a labor of love and a gift to me! 🙂 I got my patrode leaves on a day when I was not feeling too well and my hubby took me on a refreshing drive to Saswad to lift my mood. I love to go to Saswad as it is an awesome drive on the Babdev Ghats with a breath-taking view of the hills and lush greenery especially in the monsoons. Above all, beyond th…

Curries
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…y too tastes better the next day…We like it fresh & relish it the next day as well but very rarely does it remain for the next day! 😀 Ingredients : 300 gms. fresh Prawns (washed, peeled & salted) 200 gms. fresh tender Lady Fingers/ Bende/Bhindi/Okra(cut off both the ends) ½ fresh Coconut (scraped) 1 med. Onion (peeled & chopped) 1 or 2 fresh slit Green Chillies ( optional) 8 dry Kashmiri Chillies (destemed, deseeded & soaked in a l…

Bakes
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…our mind when we visited the Mapro Garden. We ended up spending the entire day there. If you have been there then you will agree that it is so exciting and relaxing. A visit to a guided tour of the Mapro factory is not only fun with family, friends especially kids in tow but an insight to the process of manufacturing and packaging of all their delicious products for distribution which is sold locally and exported too. The enticing aroma of jams, j…

Christmas
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…with a wooden spoon. Cover again and keep in the same place for another 5 days. On the 10th day; decant very slowly and carefully without disturbing the sediments into a sterilized pan through a fine sieve lined with a double layered muslin cloth. If the fermentation is completed only then pour into sterilized dry bottles. If not, pour back the decanted contents into the jar. Cover with cloth and set aside for the fermentation to complete. You ma…

Goan
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…these awesome Chicken Mince Cutlets in the shape of hearts for Valentine’s Day but did not post them then but it is never too late to share with you. So here is a recipe which we relish each time and you could give it a try as well. Enjoy it as a snack, in a burger or in a sandwich or as a starter with your drinks! These are great for breakfast, lunch, dinner, as a mid morning snack or when you are very hungry. They are awesome as a picnic lunch o…

Christmas
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…an prepare a large batch of your favorite Vindaloo and save it for another day as it keeps and matures well. If there are any left overs, then divide into portions and keep it in the fridge. Whenever you need a break from cooking, or if you are tired after work and are not looking forward to enter the kitchen, have unexpected guests, and may be if you have chores to do on the weekend or simply because you do not want to cook an elaborate meal then…

Fast Food
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…so it should not be a problem. Besides, one does not deep fry every day. Today’s post is the ever popular Irani samosas which are also called patti samosas. These samosas are triangular in shape, crispy & crunchy… In Pune we have Irani restaurants & bakeries at every corner serving these awesome flavorful & crunchy samosas which have a perfect triangular shape. Naaz Restaurant in Pune was very popular for their Irani Chai & Patti S…

Curries
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…cial fragrant gravy which we enjoyed & it tasted even better the next day.. J Ingredients : ·         1 kg Chicken pieces ·         8 to 10 dry Kashmiri Chillies (remove stalks & deseed) ·         3 large Onions (chopped) ·         4 med. Potatoes (halved) ·   &nbsp…

Fast Food
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…um effort. It is a wholesome meal which can be relished at any time of the day. It is an excellent alternative for working people & bachelors who prefer fresh wholesome food which can be enjoyed piping hot with minimum time spent in the kitchen after a hard day at work.  Here we go … preparing these delicious parathas which are soft inside & crisp outside. J Ingredients for the Stuffing : 4 med. Potatoes 2 med.Onions (finely chopped…

Bakes
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Put your day-old bread to good use by baking this gorgeous marbled Bread Butter Jam Pudding. So easy and delicious that irrespective of whether you are a child or an adult; it is truly irresistible. Serve it at breakfast, pack it in your tiffin box for a tea or coffee break or short school / college break, at tea time or serve as a warm or cold dessert. My husband is good at bread puddings; steamed or baked and he would often make it for our kid…

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