When ever I see beets with greens attached in farmer’s market, I have to buy it because I know one really yummy and healthy recipe which me and my husband both love. If you don’t like beet root, this curry will change your mind. Beet root and beet green curry is a healthy recipe with Beet’s roots and […]
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Roasted Cauliflower and Chickpeas
Roasted cauliflower and chickpeas is an easy and yummy recipe in which cauliflower and chickpeas are coated with Indian spices and roasted until golden brown. The flavor of Indian spices including curry powder, cumin powder, red chilly and turmeric with lemon juice and zest makes it so good that you cannot resist it. The lemon […]
Curry powder
Curry powder Curry is an everyday way of cooking in India, using a complex mixture of various spices. When the British came visiting they too liked the curry flavors but apparently the heat was too much, so they came up with Curry powder which is a milder version of the much spicier Indian curry which […]
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Chettinad chicken is a spicy, aromatic chicken curry recipe from the region of Chettinad in Tamil Nadu. This curry is super flavorful because of the spices used. First the whole dry spices including coconut and poppy seeds are toasted and then processed to a smooth paste. Chicken cooked low and slow in this super aromatic […]
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Coconut Burfi / Nariyal Burfi / Coconut Bars
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Ginger Peanut Dressing
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