Unakka Chemmeen Chammanthi Podichathu / Dry Prawns Chutney Powder :)....

My dad loves fish and he insisted on having fish every day. So when fresh fish was not available mom used to make curries like chemmenum mangayum, unakka meenum vazhakkayum,unakka meenum murigakkayum or dry side dishes like unakkameen varuthathu, unakkameen chamanthi or this chammanthi podi. Recently I grabbed a packet of dry prawns and I phoned my mom’s sister for the recipe ;) This easy to make...

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White Chocolate Pumpkin Truffles

By now all of you must have understood that I love to make different varieties of truffles at home….. So when I was searching for ideas on what to do with the Pumpkin Puree left over from my Pumpkin Coffee Mousse, I ended up with the idea of making Pumpkin Truffles….. Saw this White Chocolate Pumpkin Truffles at Jenn Cuisine….. White chocolate pumpkin ganache came out perfect for me and of course...

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Melon Fruit Bowl

When I saw the Melon Fruit Bowl at Soma of e-curry blog, I thought of impressing my little one with the Honeydew Bowl …. Though I am no where close to Soma’s styling and photography skills, I thoroughly enjoyed making the melon basket… I added some strawberries to the melon… as I didn’t have any blueberries, blackberries or even mint leaves :D…visit Soma’s place to see her beautiful melon basket...

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Dark Cherry Crumble Cake With Cinnamon

This is one of the long pending posts that I had in my drafts…saw this cake at Mowie’s beautiful blog and I immediately fell in love with it; I baked this cake that week itself…but somehow wasn’t able to post it at that time… I know now the cherry season is over, but still you can make these delicious cakes using frozen cherries…I halved the recipe and it came out really nice and was enough for...

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Liliko’i Bars / Passion Fruit Bars

Passion Fruit is known as Liliko'i in Hawaiian.Liliko’i Bars / Passion Fruit Bars(Adapted from Dana Zia)The crustAll purpose flour - 1cupPowdered sugar - 1/3 cupsButter ` 1/3 cupsThe fillingEggs- 2Sugar - 1 cupAll Purpose flour – 3 tbspBaking powder – 3/4 tspLiliko’i puree or Passion fruit puree - 1/3 cupPowdered sugar for dustingMethod: Preheat the oven to 350F (180C).To prepare the crust, whisk...

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Tomato Soufflé

Sweet Punch’s November challenge was hosted by Ria and this time she choose the topic Mousse and Soufflé… she gave 3 recipes to choose from:1- Tomato Soufflé2- Eggless Instant Chocolate Mousse (this I made a couple of months back and have already posted it here).3- Chocolate Mousse (with eggs)I wanted to try this soufflé after I saw the recipe at Maria’s place… somehow I couldn’t meet the posting...

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Chundum Payarum Thoran (Vazha chundu/ Vazhakoobu) / Banana Flower & Red Gram Stir fried with Coconut

After an array of sweet indulgence posts here is a simple nutritious side dish from God’s own country :) …Ingredients:Vazha chundu (Banana Flower)-1 smallVan payar (Red Gram)-1/2 cupFreshly grated coconut-1/2 cupChumannulli (Shallots)-6-8Dry red chillies-2-3 nosJeerakom (Cumin seeds)-1/2 tspGarlic cloves-2Turmeric powder-1/4 tspSalt to tasteCurry leaves- fewMustard seeds-1/4 tspMethod:Clean and remove...

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Red Velvet Cake Pops :)...

Bakerella introduced Cake Pops in the blog sphere and I was waiting for an occasion to try it. My little one always wants to cut a cake not only for his b’day but also for his mom and dad’s …So on my birthday I tried these cake pops instead of my usual birthday cake with butter icing which is my son’s favorite (my husband and I are really fed up of eating the same ;)...… I thought I could impress...

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Qubani Ka Meetha / Sweetened Apricot

Qubani ka Meetha is a very popular dessert in Hyderabadi cuisine. It is a common feature at Hyderabadi weddings. My hubby loves this dessert and I often make this simple and delicious delicacy at home. Try this; I am sure you will love it. Qubani Ka Meetha / Sweetened Apricot Ingredients: Qubani (Dried Apricots)-250gm Sugar-150gm or to taste Warm water Blanched almonds (Badam) to...

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