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Avarekalu Gashi




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Avarekalu Gashi
Serves 5
Avarekalu or Field beans cooked in coconut gravy
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  1. 1 cup avarekalu (field/ hyacint beans)
  2. 1 potato
  3. 1 onion
  4. 2 cloves garlic
  5. few curry leaves
  6. 3 tbsp coriander leaves
  1. 1/2 coconut
  2. 1" ginger
  3. 2-4 cloves garlic
  4. 1" cinnamon
  5. 4 cloves
  6. 1 large tomato
  7. 1 large onion
  9. 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  3. Add paste and fry till raw smell goes.
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Ajwain Methi Puris



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Drumstick Rasam


The monsoon season reminds me of school days. Of carefree days when the day`s strategy was to attend classes, play, eat, some more play, homework and more play! The rains were perhaps the best. We found delight in getting drenched in the rains. The rain drops caressing our cheeks felt like pure joy. All the sorrows were forgotten as we splashed about in the puddles. We all played and read with a spirit of togetherness. The future then seemed good and bright, even without a clear view. Life was full of happiness and bliss.


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Life is beautiful.

She longed to be set free. To fly away to a distant place where the sun always shone down on earth. Where the steady golden rays of the sun penetrated into all places and drove away the darkness. Where even rains did not chase away the sunlight but would fill the sky with rainbow. Flowers bloomed all through the year. To a place where she was in a harmonious relationship with nature. It fed her body & soul. She would taste food of elemental beauty.

The place would be filled by melodious music from the chirping of the birds and flowing river. The music would captivate her soul and fill her mind with positivity. And this would trigger the hidden joy inside her to break free and engulf her permanently. 

All chains that tied her and kept her from her freedom would melt away, never to return.

She would be deliriously happy, forever

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Lunch Time Memories. Carrot & Coriander Rice.

Today`s recipe brings in a flood of memories. Memories so warm that they unfreeze my frozen fingers. It is like the warmth one feels when sipping a cup of tea. The early morning rush, the smell of something delicious being cooked and packed into colorful boxes is a sight still so vivid, so touching. Being engrossed on these thoughts is for me like a perfect antidote to wade off the winter chills! The warmth of these memories gets my frozen self back to life…

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Pepper Curry, to soothe the frozen soul…


“In the depth of winter I finally learned there was in me an INVINCIBLE summer.”

~Albert Camus

The night was cold and seemed to drag on endlessly. The moon had curled up and hidden itself in the darkness of the sky. The cold winter creeping in showed no mercy on her. As she lay on her bed, staring out into the star-less sky, she could envision days ahead filled only with more darkness and frigidness from the harsh winter. Oh, where had the summer gone? When would spring come alive once again to fill her world with sweet scented roses? The night seemed to hold no promise of better days. The cold winds blowing in through the window held no signs of hope and compassion. The howling wind seemed to mock at her, laugh at the state she was in. She got up and shut the window to keep out the hopelessness of that night. 


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Potato & Peas Gashi

They say small towns are devoid of thrilling events. Like my native place. The place were I spent many a vacations in. Here the time  stands still. The nights are dark and  peaceful with the silence broken only by the fireflies. A blanket of calmness covers the whole town. It was a place we ran too whenever we craved to calm then frenzied mind. I am talking about my ancestors village. It is a village untouched by noise, pollution and all the characteristics of a modern town. It is a village of simple living, unity and hospitality. To me it is a prosperous. It is a place rich in humanity, love for neighbors, fresh air, cool breeze, plentiful of shade under the big trees. Flower blooms merrily  The golden sunlight fills the entire village with warmth during the day and the with silvery light during the night. Sunrise and sunset are an everyday sight, something that is not visible in big cities.


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Corn Sundal



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Chai with Pakoras

‘Tea Time’has always been a lavish affair in England. The Afternoon Tea is a light meal had between 4 pm late afternoon and may go on till 6 pm. Hot tea is served in delicate tea pots accompanied by light snacks. Sandwiches, cookies, scones, muffins or toast along with a cup of piping hot and freshly brewed tea complete the ‘Afternoon Tea’. 
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Chettinad Urulai


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Chettinad Urulai
Serves 4
Mouthwatering recipe from the Chettinad cuisine of Tamil Nadu.
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  2. 3 tsp ghee
  3. 3 tsp oil
  4. 2-4 curry leaves
For masala paste
  1. 1 medium onion
  2. 1/2" 3-4 cloves garlic
  4. 1 tsp coriander (dhania) powder
  5. 1/2 tsp cumin (jeera) powder
  6. 1/2 tsp turmeric (haldi) powder
  7. 1 tsp tamarind (imli) paste
  8. salt
  9. 1/2 tsp peppercorns
  11. 4 curry leaves
For garnish
  1. fried curry leaves and green chillies
  2. lime wedges
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