Tasty Buds…Series 37

Khuskhus Rice Red chillies, khuskhus, tamarind, garlic,salt, boiled rice,cashewnuts,curry leaves Dry roast tamarind, red chillies, garlic in a kadai and grind it Dry roast separately khuskhus and grind This mixture can be preserved to be used later too Heat oil in a kadai, add cashewnuts, curry leaves, saute, then add a cup of boiled rice,

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Birthdays !

Excerpts from a Blog in the Editorial Times of India newspaper Birday blues A birthday is the anniversary of the birth of a person, or figuratively of an institution. Birthdays of people are celebrated in numerous cultures, often with birthday gifts, birthday cards, a birthday party, or a rite of passage. Many religions celebrate the birth of their founders or religious figures with special holidays With

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Neighbours… Friends !

Excerpts from a Blog in the Editorial Times of India newspaper Friends at hand: The lockdown has made us get to know our neighbours – and find that they can be very helpful Banks and other financial institutions have a KYC (Know Your Customer) protocol. The virus lockdown has introduced what could be called a

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Tasty Buds…Series 36

Mango cake Easy and tasty egg free mango cake recipe made with whole wheat flour, fresh mangoes, butter and condensed milk. ingredients for mango cake 1.5 cups whole wheat flour, levelled or 180 grams whole wheat flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda 100 grams unsalted butter or ½ cup chopped chilled butter

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Tasty Buds…Series 35

Chocolate Cake Without Oven for eggless chocolate cake 1 cup whole wheat flour – levelled or 120 grams (you can use all-purpose flour also) 3 tablespoons cocoa powder ½ teaspoon baking soda 1 pinch salt ¾ cup sugar or 150 grams sugar ( i have used unrefined cane sugar, regular sugar can also be used)

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Tasty Buds…Series 34

Whole Wheat Banana Cake 4 medium to large ripe or over ripe bananas – 300 grams or 10.50 ounce bananas 1.5 cups whole wheat flour or 180 grams whole wheat flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda a pinch of salt ½ cup regular sugar or organic unrefined cane sugar or 100 grams

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Tasty Buds…Series 33

Honey Jaggery Pancake Use wheat flour 1 cup, add jaggery powder ½ cup, add pinch salt and baking soda and mix well using little water Use 1 egg, beat it well and mix with the batter Whisk the batter well to get thick consistency Add dry grapes for garnishing Heat a pan and cook small

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Are you missing material things… in the lockdown ??

Have we realised it yet ? That nobody is missing the materials things; we all miss the company of othes, great conversations, a hug, a smile… that’s what life is all about… Do you agree to this ?? Today, I saw this as the status in a social media account of a colleague; I realised

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Tasty Buds…Series 32

Multigrain sweetmeats / saltmeats For the sweetmeats – 1 cup multigrain flour, add jaggery melted, one pinch salt, 1 spoon elaichi powder, then mix well For the saltmeats – 1 cup multigrain flour, add salt, curry leaves, ginger, green chilly ; then add splutter urad dal, chana dal, mustard seeds and mix well;  then Make

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Tasty Buds…Series 31

Cabbage dry curry (vegetarian sora puttu) Cabbage, onion, red chilli, green chilies, oil, salt, rai, saunf, curry coriander leaves, ginger garlic, chana dal powdered Take a kadai, heat oil – splutter rai, then add red chilly, saunf, curry leaves, green chillies, ginger, garlic – saute well Add finely chopped onions, fry till golden brown Add

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