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South Indian Potato Kara Kulambu

Ingredients (Refer cooking index category for ingredients translation in Hindi and Tamil) Potato…………………………………………….. ..1 No (Cut into round slices) Garlic…………………………………………………10 Pods Pearl Onions……………………………………2 to 3 Nos (Or add 1 Big onion-finely chopped) Pepper Corns………………………………………..5 Nos Tomato……………………………………………….2 Nos(Finely Chopped) Chilli Powder………………………………………….2 tsp Turmeric Powder……………………………………..1/2 tsp Coriander Powder……………………………………1 tsp Cumin Powder………………………………………..1 tsp …

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Quick Chilli Chicken

Ingredients Chicken – 500 gms(boneless) cut into small pieces Green chillies – 7 nos(cut lengthwise) Spring onions – 3 Nos(cut into pieces) Capsicum – 1 (cut into 1/4 inch pieces ) Finely chopped garlic – 1 tsp Tomato ketchup – 3 tbsp Chilli sauce – 2 tbsp Soya sauce – …

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Spicy Dal Puttu

Ingredients Split Bengal Gram(Kadalai paruppu)…………..1/2 cup Toor Dal…………………………………………………1/2 cup Black Gram(Urad Dal)………………………………1/2 cup Green Gram(Moong Dal)…………………………..1/4 cup Dried Red Chillies……………………………………4 Nos Green Chillies………………………………………….2 Nos Asafoetida Salt to taste For Sauting Mustard seeds Dried Red Chillies Urad Dal Oil for frying For Garnishing Grated Coconut Curry Leaves Coriander Leaves Lemon Juice(1 …

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Indian Masala Chai Powder

Normally people feel refreshed after a hot cup of chai. ,and having a hot cup of masala tea after a nap in the afternoon or after coming back home from office is definitely rejuvinating. Make a powder of Cinnamon,Cloves,Dried Ginger(Chukku) and cardamom (Elaichi) and store. Just mix it with tea …

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Fish Names in English and Tamil

English Tamil Anchovies Nithili Barracuda Cheela/Seela/ Vanjiram Black King Fish Kadal Veraal,Nei Meen Black Pomfret  Karu Vaaval Cat Fish Kelluthi Cat Fish Keliru Cod Panna,Kalava Conger Eel Vilangu Crab Nandu Cuttle Kanavai Five Spot Herring Koimeen or Nunalai Gar Fish Mural Giant Sea Perch Koduvai Great Barracuda Ooli Indian Goat …

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Ingredients Index (English,Tamil,Hindi)

  English Tamil Hindi All Purpose Flour Maida Maida Aniseed Sombu Suwa or Shopa Asafoetida Perungaayam Hing Basil Thulasi Tulsi Bay Leaf Biriyani Ilai or Brinji Ilai Tej Patta Bengal Gram Kadalai Paruppu Channa Dal Black Gram Uluntham Paruppu Urad Dal Cardamom Elakkai Elaichi Carified Butter Neiy Ghee Cinnamon Pattai …

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Cooking Measurements

{backbutton}{loadnavigation} 1teaspoon(tsp)   5 gm 1 tablespoon   15 gm 1 tablespoon(tbsp)   3 tsp 1 Cup   16 tbsp 1 Cup   8 ounce 1 Cup   250 ml 1 pint   2 cups 1 quart   4 cups 1 gallon   16 cups 1 oz   28 gm 1 pound   454 gm 1 cup Flour   141.5 gm 1 …

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Amazon Kindle Free Ebook reader for PC and MAC

{backbutton}{loadnavigation} Amazon now provides free Kindle software for PC and MAC users. This is a free ebook reader software. You can use this software even if you dont possess a Kindle device. If ebooks are not available for download in PDF format in the above mentioned websites, try to download …

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Free eBooks: Collections

Most of us love reading books. If you are one among them, this information is for you…. Internet is huge and there are lots of free ebooks of all categories available. To make it easier to find these collections, which today represent nearly 2 million titles, take a look at …

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Basic facts about Google which most of us may be unaware of:

When you’re searching for something on the Web using, say, Google, put quotes around phrases that must be searched together. For example, if you put quotes around “electric curtains,” Google won’t waste your time finding one set of Web pages containing the word “electric” and another set containing the word …

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