Mango Recipes on Easycooking

Author : Divya Kudua      Blog : Easycooking      Date : 6/13/2013 11:30:00 AM

'Are you done with eating Mangoes this summer?Now who am I kidding,we can never get tired of eating mangoes which make its presence only for a few months in a year.For us it is always the same,we enjoy the mangoes as is for a long time and when the season is just about to end,I am looking for ways to incorporate mango in my cooking and baking.Ambya Gojju is a no-cook sweet mango curry(except for the tempering) which works perfectly as a cool after-meal dessert.Choose fibrous mangoes (...)'

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Espresso Choco-chip Bundt Cake

Author : Divya Kudua      Blog : Easycooking      Date : 6/10/2013 2:30:00 AM

' There are days when I think of baking something and then some other work takes over and the baking gets postponed.Then there are days where I'll be in the kitchen doing a headless chicken run trying to finish one job before the next one crops up.Funnily it is on those days,when I am most busy in the kitchen I try and find solace in baking.I had to clean up the fridge leftovers and then cross check the provisions for the month and the maid was on leave.Suddenly I had this idea (...)'

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I love your Blog - Dassana, Veg Recipes of India

Author : Divya Kudua      Blog : Easycooking      Date : 6/6/2013 11:30:00 AM

'I don't know if it is the gorgeous pictures or the simple recipes or the pleasing layout which drags me to Dassana's blog.But I know for sure that it is her passion and hard work which makes the site so popular it is today.I still remember when I hopped on to her blog first.I had posted a Biryani recipe and Nags commented on the post saying she too posted a Pulao on her blog and Dassana as well.I Google'd her blog and now I am absolutely hooked to it.Gorgeous pictures of food litera(...)'

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Dilkush Buns - Soft Bread rolls with Coconut-Tutti frutti filling

Author : Divya Kudua      Blog : Easycooking      Date : 6/3/2013 2:30:00 AM

'Whenever someone reminisces about the food served in their school/college canteens,I sit dumb founded.I did my education in a convent institution beginning with the kindergarten through my graduation.I might have stepped into the campus canteen maybe once or twice in all those years.Primary reason being,the canteen stank and stank big time.Maybe because during that period I wasn't as familiar with non-veg food as I am now or maybe it was the lack of cleanliness;it was a never-go-eve(...)'

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Anjeer Milkshake - Fig & Honey Milkshake

Author : Divya Kudua      Blog : Easycooking      Date : 5/31/2013 2:30:00 AM

'While writing out the title for this post,I was reminded of our college days where my friend Mary always ordered a fig and honey ice-cream from Baskins.I still don't know if she really liked it or ordered it just because it sounded exotic and different.We hadn't even known what a fig looks like then,so how can someone rave endlessly about the fruit,I don't understand.Now Mary,do not kill me after reading this ok?In March,while we were in Udupi attending a cousins wedding,I was start(...)'

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Instant Tomato Rasam | South Indian Tomato Rasam

Author : Divya Kudua      Blog : Easycooking      Date : 5/29/2013 3:30:00 AM

'For a long time I was indifferent to Rasam.I didn't understand what the fuss was about a water-like gravy with tomatoes and coriander leaves.To top it,whenever I tried making it,it didn't come out all that good.I mean,Rasam was supposed to be a very easy side dish,is it not?Now how hard can that be?Apparently,Rasam is not a simple gravy spiced up with podis and tomatoes.To make a water-like gravy taste good there has to be a good balance of ingredients.I've tried many recipes for ma(...)'

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Anjum's Indian Vegetarian Feast- Cookbook Review & Best Ever Bombay Potatoes Recipe

Author : Divya Kudua      Blog : Easycooking      Date : 5/27/2013 1:30:00 PM

'If you've watched Anjum Anand's show Indian food made easy on TLC,you'd understand it when I say she makes cooking look so easy,more so when it comes to Indian dishes.There are so many intricate and time-consuming,please note I didn't say complicated,dishes in our cuisine which we find excuses not to cook.But in this show she shows people(mostly people in the UK)how easy and quick it is  to whip up an Indian dish.When I received the book from MySmartPrice for a book review,I wa(...)'

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Bialys-Chewy Rolls topped with Caramelized Onions ~ We Knead to Bake #5

Author : Divya Kudua      Blog : Easycooking      Date : 5/24/2013 2:15:00 AM

'What started out as just another Facebook group with 12 breads to bake for the year,one bread every month,We knead to bake has grown leaps and bounds.It is more of a community now,with more than 80+ members who are ready to help each other with doubts and queries and of course the prime reason so many of us are posing as bread baking experts-Aparna,who thought of this wonderful idea to bake together as a group.When she mentioned we are baking a bread of which the name starts with B,(...)'

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Raw Mango Chutney - Ambuli Chutney

Author : Divya Kudua      Blog : Easycooking      Date : 5/22/2013 3:20:00 AM

'The only silver lining in this excruciating Chennai summer I would say is,the arrival of mangoes.The king of fruits can make the harshest of summers bearable with its mere name.So as I sat awaiting kilos after kilos of fresh,juicy mangoes,I got a huge bag of raw mangoes from a friends' farm.Now I was confused.I love to eat raw mangoes as is,smeared with some red chilly powder,salt and coconut oil.I ate it too,till my teeth started shivering at the mere mention of raw mangoes.Then I (...)'

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Cinnamon Rolls

Author : Divya Kudua      Blog : Easycooking      Date : 5/20/2013 3:10:00 AM

'How many times have you postponed making something you really wanted to try,fearing it may not work well or it may not rise to your expectations?I have and I regret postponing cinnamon-rolls-project for so long.because it is just so delicious and I wonder why I feared it so much.Cinnamon is one of my most favorite spices.I add it to my cookies,cakes,muffins,breads,milkshakes and even to my regular cup of tea.The fragrance of the spice is just so warm and earthy!I have shook my (...)'

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Mini Caramel Fudge Tarts

Author : Divya Kudua      Blog : Easycooking      Date : 5/16/2013 3:35:00 AM

'I miss having Cone ice-creams.Not the waffle cone and definitely not the Cornetto ones but the simple cone ice cream with even simple(but delicious)ice-creams.There was a place in Adyar where we went specifically to buy the plain cone filled with rich,delicious chocolate ice-cream.I'd be lying if I say I wasn't devastated when once I ordered,the owner gave me a Kwality brochure to choose from since they stopped the cone ice-cream altogether for lack of customers.Same case with baker(...)'

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Shahi Gobhi Masala - North Indian Style Cauliflower Curry

Author : Divya Kudua      Blog : Easycooking      Date : 5/14/2013 10:05:00 AM

'There are a few vegetables with which I usually do not play around.Cauliflower is one such.Mostly Manchurian or Kurma is made with Cauliflower and I once even tried making a Biryani out of it!So when I had a big Cauliflower peeping at me every time I opened the fridge,I decided to cook something with it after all.Many ideas popped up and then I made this.Shahi gravy is a quite popular one when it comes to North Indian curries.Thickened with either a nut-paste or cream,these gravies (...)'

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Peanut Butter-Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips

Author : Divya Kudua      Blog : Easycooking      Date : 5/10/2013 10:05:00 AM

'I have a love-hate relationship with Peanut butter.I might eat it like's there's no tomorrow at times and then get sick of it and wouldn't touch it for a few months.Yeah,that problem.I remember the first time I ate Peanut butter,it was so bad tasting that I swore I'd never touch it even with a barge pole.Then slowly I started liking it(courtesy Sundrop Peanut Butter).No crunchy peanut butter for me,I am from the smooth Pb gang.It's been a long long time since I baked a batch of Bana(...)'

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Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes

Author : Divya Kudua      Blog : Easycooking      Date : 5/8/2013 3:24:00 AM

'Even though it is way past New Year and resolutions,I think I am sticking to one even now.Well,not exactly a resolution,but one of my food-goals this year was to cook something which I never thought I'd cook/bake fearing it wouldn't come out well,either because of the ingredients used or the method of cooking.Baking Croissants from scratch was never-ever in the list even,but thanks to WKtB,that was successfully accomplished.Using Egg yolks or making a custard with yolks was one in t(...)'

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Ginger-Cardamom Tea | Adrak-Elaichi Chai

Author : Divya Kudua      Blog : Easycooking      Date : 5/3/2013 12:10:00 PM

'I've been a tea-drinker ever since I can remember.Of course,at home it shuffled between Coffee and tea since I believe amma makes out of this world Bru coffee,I always want a cup of tea for a real pep-me-up when I am tired or sleepy.Ajay being a true-blue tea lover meant it was the given choice of beverage in our house,any time.I am not particular when it comes to the kind of tea I love.Amma makes a milky tea whereas my friend makes an awesome watery tea with just a dash of milk.I t(...)'

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Eggless Dates Bread | Easy & Simple Bread Recipes

Author : Divya Kudua      Blog : Easycooking      Date : 5/1/2013 5:05:00 AM

'I have always dreamed of a scenario where,when the loaf of bread is empty I pull up my socks and bake a batch of my own bread loaf.Yes,I've dreamed of a similar scenario which featured cake before,but I guess I have mastered a bit in that area.After the series of bread we baked for WKtB,I think the confidence levels have upped a bit.I'd bookmarked this recipe for Dates bread for a while now.Something about the recipe called out to me.At the back of my mind,I am always looking out fo(...)'

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Coffee Cupcakes | Easy Baking Recipes

Author : Divya Kudua      Blog : Easycooking      Date : 4/26/2013 2:30:00 AM

'It's been a while since I posted any sweet-bake on the blog.I haven't been baking much too,just few breads and cookies,that's all.Main reason being the dreaded one-d.i.e.t.Now that I am posting a sweet bake does not mean that I am off the diet,of course;).Inspiration to bake these cookies came from my amma who saw a similar cupcake recipe on Vanitha and urged me to try it.When I went through the recipe(Lakshmi Nair's look & cook series on Vanitha),it looked strikingly similar to(...)'

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Torcettini di Saint Vincent ~Sugar Crusted Twisted Cookies from the Valle d’Aosta | We Knead to Bake # 4

Author : Divya Kudua      Blog : Easycooking      Date : 4/24/2013 2:30:00 AM

'I was a bit amused and happy when I saw this month's bake at 'We knead to bake!'.It was not a bread but a cookie which involved the same process of baking a bread-yeasted dough,rising and prooving but a cookie,not a bread.As always,this almost seems like a pattern now,I was among the last ones to try it in the group.I don't know why I kept delaying,this is one easy recipe and a delicious one at that too.Torcettini are smaller versions of Torcetti (meaning small twists), and these pe(...)'

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Mint Chutney Sandwich with Cheese and Cucumber | Easy Bread Recipes

Author : Divya Kudua      Blog : Easycooking      Date : 4/19/2013 10:30:00 AM

'Mint was never really a favorite herb of mine.Part of the reason why i disliked it was because I had tasted more of mint flavored products than the real deal.So whenever the mention of mint came,I started getting a toothpaste/mouthwash smell,gross right.But all it took to change that was the small herb garden in our balcony.Something like,fruit of your labour?I started liking mint and thought of ways to introduce it in our menu.Ajay has been reminiscing a lot about the mint sandwich(...)'

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Good ol' Cold Coffee!

Author : Divya Kudua      Blog : Easycooking      Date : 4/17/2013 2:30:00 AM

'Remember my summer adventures with my brother in this post,where we used to whip up glasses of Tomato juice on our own?Well,I am adding this one to the list as well,as something which started out as a flop but as time flew by,we mastered the technique of making the best ever cold coffee[according to us,at least!]To put it plain,cold coffee is just that- chilled milk+sugar+coffee+lots of ice.But many things can go wrong even when the recipe is as simple,well I am speaking from experi(...)'

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