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Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Chicken Lettuce Wraps – PF Chang’s style The chicken lettuce wrap we get at PF Chang restaurant, is one of my favorite appetizers. I have tried to make these at home, with my own variations. Everyone in our household, including my kids who run away when they get a glimpse …

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Strawberry Kiwi Mango Summer fruit salad

Strawberry, Kiwi, Mango Summer Fruit Salad  Ingredients Lemon juice – 2 teaspoon       Honey – 2 teaspoon       Mint leaves – 2 teaspoon (freshly chopped)       Mango chunks – 1 cup      Kiwis(peeled and sliced) – 1 cup      Strawberries(hulked and quartered) – …

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Butter beans masala

Butter beans masala is an easy to make, tasty side dish, serves as a perfect accompaniment with rice and curry. This can be served with rotis or chappathis too. Rich in protein, B vitamins, iron and fiber, butter beans are a great source of nutrition. Half cup of butter beans has …

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Coconut Rice

Coconut rice – South Indian stylE, is a yummy, tasty, rice recipe with grated coconut as the main ingredient. Ingredients Cooked Rice – 2 cups Coconut – 1/2 coconut (6oz or 3/4 cup) Freshly grated Mustard seed – 1 tsp Urad dal – 1 tsp seeds, urad dal, bengal gram dal, …

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Curry Idli

Once I got an oppurtunity to taste this non=veg curry coated idlies, especially mutton curry coated ones, in the outskirts of Madurai city.  The taste was too good and I tried this at home with my own version of the recipe. Trust me, this recipe is a big hit and …

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Buttermilk Pancakes from scratch

Made these real yum buttermilk pancakes from scratch and they turned out to be a big hit. This is a neat and simple recipe to make soft, fluffy and super tasty pancakes at home. Topping it with fresh homemade whipping cream, strawberries and glazing honey on top of it, this …

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MaintainIng cast-iron pans

Seasoning prevents a cast-iron pan from rusting and creates a non-stick surface. To season cast-iron pans Brush shortening or vegetable oil over the entire inside surface, then heat the pan in the oven for an hour at 350F. Cool and wipe with a dry towel. It’s ok to use (a …

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The goodness of bananas

  Bananas are gifted by nature, packed with multiple health benefits. Being rich in vitamin B6, bananas are a good source of vitamin C, dietary fibre and manganese. Bananas are also fat-free, cholesterol-free and virtually sodium-free. Have a banana with breakfast or as a snack. Heart health The plant-based anti-oxidants …

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Fish Masala/Pirattal

Fish  Masala/ Pirattal Ingredients King fish/Salmon – 750 gm Onion -1 (finely chopped) Tomato – 1 (finely chopped) Garlic – 1 tsp (julienned and chopped) Ginger – 1 tsp (julienned and chopped) Coconut oil 2 tbsp Fennel seeds – 1/2 tsp Green chillies – 2 Garam masala – 1/2 tsp …

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Pineapple Kesari

Pineapple Kesari – Simple to make, felicious to eat Ingredients 1 cup = 250 ml 1 cup rava (250 ml) 4 cups water 1 1/2 cup Sugar 1/2 cup pineapple slices 4 tbsp Ghee  2 tbsp Cashews 1 tbsp Raisins Method Heat 2 teaspoons of ghee in a wide-mouthed saucepan. …

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