Happy New Year 2015 | Lets Celebrate with a Sweet | Chocolate Burfi

Happy New Year to you all.May your everyday of this year be joyous,cheerful and blessed.I wish this year to be glorious one that rewards all your future endeavor with success.On this first day of the year lets start with a sweet.

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Ragi Chocolate Mikshake | Finger millet chocolate milkshake

I always give my kids a drink first when they return from school probably it will be Tang juice sometime i go for fresh juice if stocked in pantry.When searching priya's blog i came across this drink and tried immediately to say the truth my kids love it to core and was a clash for it.Now lets go of to the recipe

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Christmas Greeting

Wishing you all Merry Christmas :)

Simple Broccoli Stir Fry | Side Dish for Rice

Looking for some easy recipe with broccoli then this is the one.Try this simple stir fry and enjoy the crunches of the the florets with hot steamed rice.Here i have not used coconut you can use it for extra taste.

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Memorable Holidays

I love to travel a lot and i said this to my loving husband so that he may take me to many places.I always insist him to take us to holiday to take  a break from regular routine work and he too take us.Every year we will plan four or five days holiday to any new places.Due to financial crisis we have been to only one international place and  some national holiday.The places we have seen so far are Ooty,Kumarakom in kerala,Yelagiri,Goa and Dubai.Hope we will have fun in more places in future.We really enjoyed the holidays with our kids and the memories still rings in our thoughts.Each places are different from another and we have planned to see some places next year too.

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Potato Kofta | Easy Potato Balls | Snack Recipe

This recipe and photography are totally by my daughter my duty here is just write this post for her.Every Saturday in Vijay TV chef Venkatesh bhatt share easy recipes and this is one such she saw last week ,tried it immediately that evening for snack.Most pictures were shaken only the above one was good.Since she want step by procedure took all snaps and i just made a collage.She made few changes in ingredients too.

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Homemade Grape Wine | Christmas Recipe (with step up step pics.)

Updated on dec.2014(below is the wine colour i got in 2014)

This is my first try of grape wine & second wine to try.This wine was very good than my rice wine.Think all will be busy shopping ,preparing cakes&cookies ,etc.We too have finished our shopping, kids are waiting to go to native to celebrate Xmas,mainly they are not studying for their exams.This wine i collected items from three   blogs and  did  it.

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My First Event with Giveaways

First i need to say some thing.Its had been more than 2 years since i started to blog without knowing anything about blogging.To say the truth i thought why not i too write about recipe after seeing Yummy Tummy aarthi's blog ,yes her blog only made be to come into this blogging world.Even  now i use use think how silly i was used to ask many people the basic of blogging.But now i can't saw i know everything about blogging still a lot to learn,yes learning is a big ocean one can never say i have learnt everything.

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My fear.

‘Fear’ the word itself makes  one fear.No one can say i am not feared of any thing ,

each one will have fear about something some will be silly or it will be big. I am a sort of person who fears for everything from childhood.I am soft spoken,calm and quiet girl who is not much interested in any adventures and so my life goes normally.

My fears are countless and i can write pages of it.From where shall i start from.When i was small i was even frightened to talk and hence even now i can’t talk boldly and loudly.I even stammer now to talk.In school and college i was a quite girl and i never talk much.Can you believe that i don’t know the boy’s name in my class.

When i walk on walk if i see a car/vehicle coming far away i use to stay behind  afraid of the rash driving they ride.When i travel by auto i very much concerned about the speed.I can’t tolerate the over take the drivers take on road and i pray till i reach the place safe.Another fear is the people who cross the road while i travel by bus/auto or any vehicle.Once while i was seated at back of a bike i just jumped down when seeing a lady crossing her bike before us just not bother to look back.Due to my jump the person taking me got hurt and i didn’t.

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Healthy Gingerman Bread Cookies | Christmas Bakes

I was longing to bake this ginger bread cookies from a long but i don't have this cutter and feel lazy a bit to go to waltax road for buy only this.When i saw it on a bakery suppliers FB page i immediately ordered and got couriered in two days.I have use mixed flours to make it a bit healthy.

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My contribution for Akshaya Patra through Blogadda

Blogadda has come with a new idea of funding a child's food for a year to Akshaya patra for  every blogpost a blogger writes for this theme.I already wrote one and decided to go with another blogpost.For a good cause one  can write any time.

We are really proud of our country’s  rich heritage and we a have great history too.Our country is full of natural resources.In one side our country is growing day by day and in other side  many people don’t even get their daily requirements.Many families are below poverty line and don’t have enough to  feed their children with basic food.Many family send their children as labours for  a very low wages in order  to fulfill their big family needs.This has to be changed.Child labour must be totally banned/stopped.

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Spiced Sweet Potato Muffins | Easy Breakfast Recipe

Sweet potato with the spiced blends in to it gives a delicious taste and this was our yesterday snack.Do try this as sweet potato is in season now.

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Mutton Fat Curry | Mutton Kuzhuppu curry

Are you amazed like me to see mutton fat curry, me to when i saw it in divya's space i thought what is this mutton fat curry ,how it will be and must try one day when i get this fat.I had some fats pieces extra when i bought mutton for my son's birthday and  i reserved it to make this curry for chapathi one day.It is high fat content so once a while you can eat and cannot be taken regularly.With some slight change i adapted it from here.

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My 5 Wish list from Airbnb | Places I like to see

I am a type of person who love to travel a lot and explore different place.Just a few places i have explored so far and wish to travel many destination.Who will say no when someone offer a room/flat at very low price and many offers.Airbnb is one such portal which has more 190+ countries listed in it.If if we want to monetise our free house/space it is easy to list it here and earn.

Check here and see it.

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Cherry Cake with a hint of Cinnamon | Christmas Bakes

Yesterday was my father's birthday as i as was wandering what to bake stucked with baking a cherry cake.While mixing flour thought why not add a tsp of cinnamon and added.Its was super dopper with the favour of it.Try this and surprise your family.

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Multigrain Sprouts Flour Appam | Easy Snack Recipe

I try new snack for my kids when they return home in evening yesterday i was wandering what to do and while checking found a packet of multigrain sprouts flour which i bought a month back.Also i was left with some over ripe bananas.SO i decided to go with appam.Do try this healthy and tasty snack for your kids.

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Vazhapoo Thoran | Banana Flower Sidedish

I rarely make this kootu/side dish at home because it is lightly has bitter taste and my kids refuse to eat it.But one must consider its health benefit and eat atleast once a a while.

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Sweet Buns | Raisins &Tutti Fruitti Bun

When ever i see buns/breads in any blog /web page i just stare it for a long time and wish to bake it as soon as but only certain recipe i try immediately and this is one among it.Although i have confident to play with yeast sometime i over bake it hence the bottom get burnt lightly but  no change in taste or nothing lag behinds after baking.Tasted awesome and vanished quickly.Tried this recipe from here.

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About the Men in my Life #WillYouShave activity

How to start to write about the men in my life who is none other than my loving husband.Our is an arranged marriage and we hardly don’t know anything about both before just a one time of 10 mins  meet we met before our marriage.Just think what one can talk in that few minutes to know about each other.

But i slowly started to know about him after marriage.A little about me i am simple ,calm girl little coward to get into things/people but he is just opposite bold and to say he is very smart man.What ever work one ask him he would never say NO.He will do his best in all work and i am seeing  it right from the beginning of my marriage life that by the grace of God ,he excels in it.Whether it is small or big he does it with involvement.

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Lets us all Together Clean India #AbMontuBolega

We are now a days feel proud to live in this high advanced era but  not bother about the cleanliness and sanitation in our country.We lift our collars and say proudly that we  are very much skilled and advanced in life style but did anyone realise what we are leaving for the next generation.

As i walk down the station of my cities urban railway transport i can see garbage are loaded on the ends in which mainly i see are plastic covers flying here and there.I am tongue stucked and really ashamed to live in a society where people are not responsible to clean their surroundings clean.Government take many steps not to use plastic bags but still we use it which are not suitable for the environment.

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Ragi malt | Healthy Porridge with ragi flour

Ragi porridge is a healthy and filling one.Usually in my in-laws house many are diabetic and they often take a bowl of it in morning.Yes ragi is very good food for diabetic people.We can make it sweet or salty.My daughter also love this porridge.Its a quick one to fix lazy morning breakfast.

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Jamun Kofta Masala | Easy Side Dish for Roti / Chapathi

Do you have any left over jamun packets and wandering what to do then try this kosta masala.Its super easy and tasty.

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Nutella Brownies | 3 Ingredients Brownies | Easy Brownie Recipe

 Today i am here with an easy brownies recipe ,just three ingredients.I had a bottle of nutella sitting on my pantry for a long time.When i browsed for recipes with it cam across this and decided to go with slight changes in measure.Without any more delay lets go off to the recipe.

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Potato Stew/Isthu Recipe (Kerala) | Side Dish for Appam / Idiyappam

Isthu Recipe is nothing but potato stew which is also one of Kerala's recipes.Potatoes are loved by all and with the combination of coconut milk it tastes too good.Best to pair for appam,idiyappam.As this is not spicy kids will love it.

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Rice Flour Puttu | Steamed Rice flour cake | Kerala Breakfast Recipe

Puttu is one of the famous kerala breakfast recipe.They mostly have it with green gram  and papad.But i simply love to have it with banana and sugar.It east taste too good with kadalai curry.For non-veg lovers,the previous day fish curry will be awesome.

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Dal Palak | Spinach in Lentils (With Moong dal)

We all know the health benefits of greens.We can have them as stir fry,with dal,as kabab,with non-veg,etc.There are so many ways to use it and this is one such method.Here i have use moongdal  you can use what dal you prefer.

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A Touch Changes Life | Short story

It was a nice cold evening,harry was  walking sitting in a bench  on a park.He was just looking around the place watching each and every  thing that caught his sight.A group of children were playing cricket thinking as if they were playing world cup match.Another team hopping around catching the spiders and butterflies.Some cute little pies were playing with their toys.As he was watching each of it his mind rewinds back…..

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Harry was the only son for Sam and Bindu.They both love him so much especially her mother loved him a lot even if his father beat or scold him for silly things she would fight with her husband.She loved him that much and her life was only caring him.We can’t say bad about Harry ,he too loves them and was a clever,smart and intelligent boy.He stood first in his studies too and hence he had a very good name in school also.Their family was a happy family.

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My contribution for Open Defecation free Villages In India

We all are proud to say that we are in the very highly scientific era with daily a new development in technology.There is a rapid advancement in this area but do it is same everywhere.Can you imagine there are still a house without a toilet in India.Can you believe it?I have read this ,that More people have cell phones than toilets.We are able to buy fancy gadgets and items for them but never try to built a toilet for them.I really feel shamed for this.

Our Country India is focused on villages and can say soul of India lives in villages.About 60% of the population lives in villages.People prefer village because of it stress free calm life and beautiful  scenery surrounding.Some people don’t have toilets in their house here in village and its mainly in villages in states Maharashtra ,Orissa and some northern states.One need to go to an open land for their daily sanitation need.

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Ginger Cardamon Tea

I always love to have chai/tea only in evening.My day begins with either filter coffee or instant coffee but evening only with tea.Mostly i make it plain but sometime with this ginger and cardamon.Hot pakoda/bhaji with a cup of tea Oh,God what a pair,no words that  too in rainy days ..WOW.Let's move to this simple chai recipe

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Akshaya Patra - Blogging for a different Cause

Food,food yes for this only  we all suffer a lot.One works hard and save for a hassle free three times meals in his retired life.While working too he struggles  much to get his.But do all really gets three meals a day ?  The answer would be a big NO.

In India government has taken many measure to see that  people below poverty are supplied with food grains,cereals at very very low prices.In my state TamilNadu the current government gives 20 kg of free rice for people through civil supply shops.Many are getting benefited through it.Government also take measures for the young school going generation too.

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Ragi Idiyappam | Finger Millet Flour String Hoppers | Millet Recipes

We all know millets are healthy and rich in nutrients and one should use them in a meal  either in breakfast,lunch or dinner.My kids love string hoppers/ idiyappam  so i tried making it with ragi  flour for breakfast today.It can be had with simple red coconut chutney ,kurma,or any non-veg gravy else with sugar.I slightly adopted it from here.

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White Chocolate Mousse | No Gelatin or Agar-agar

Happy Children's Day ! My heartful prayers and wishes for all children to have all basic needs with good health.May we too have their innocent thinking in us.On this day I share an easy mousse recipe.I had white chocolate bar sitting in my pantry for while.I actually want to try millet chocolate but didn't so when searching found it mousse recipe and immediately went in action and did it.

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Mughali Chicken Curry | Shahi Chicken Recipe

After coming to this blogging world I have learnt a lot of new recipes.Every time I wish for a new one this blogsphere has a lot of it.When coming to chicken i have learnt a quite a few and this one is one such.Sunday mostly meat in our house I love trying new recipes.Last Sunday tried this very rich chicken for lunch which was awesome.

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Strawberry Lemonade

I bought a small box of this beautiful berry last week to try some recipes but after making strawberry milkshake we all eat few and I was left with some of it.I don't want to let it decay to decided to do this lemonade and my daughter took it to school yesterday.Try it from here.

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Eggless French Toast -Sweet | Easy BreakFast Recipe

Life has become soo busy now a days for  many people and they opt for quick,easy and healthy breakfast.Bread comes a main role in this case.When you have some bread slices you can quickly fix your breakfast in few minutes.I usually make toast with egg,sugar and milk.When i saw this recipe here with custard powder i immediately tried it.It was tasty ans yummy.

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Indus Ladies Kids Lunch Box Ideas - FREE Ebook

Indusladies is a largest online woman community has now comes out with a free down loadable e-book for Kids lunch box ideas.It had more than 100 new recipes which are tried by many food bloggers and a bonus of 30 more recipes.

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Strawberry Milk Shake | Easy Drink

I can see this lovely fruit only from  November here in Chennai.I want to try more recipes with this in summer but no way,so i decided to go with milk shake when its available.I'm sure this is not the season to post milk shake but I do.I always give my kids a drink first then snacks once they return for school.So this was their after school drink a day before.

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Wheat Flax Seeds Dinner Rolls | Eggless Dinner Rolls

After started to bake I have tried making Indian pav and it was great success too but I  haven't posted any pav in my blog except a masala stuffed version.Two days before I made this healthy Pav using flax seeds and we relished it with bhaji.Yes pav bhajji in one of the favourite recipe my kids love to have to dinner.

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Betel Leaves Rasam | Vethallai Rasam

We would have seen grand parents chewing this betel leafs after lunch.Once for a while i take pan from the pan-wala outside restaurant after having heavy lunch.This pan leaf/betel leaves help in digestion.During summer I had plans to make paan ice icream must due to lazziness i didn't try but i promise will try and post next summer.This leaf also cures cold,so next time when you are left with some of this leaf try this rasam.

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Kuska Biryani | Plain Biryani | Biryani without Vegetables or Meat

Kuska biryani is nothing but a plain biryani without any vegetables or meat.Since yesterday was Sunday mostly non-veg at home I want to try a biryani without any stuff.Long back I remembered this name  "Kuska" so I googled and made this plain biryani yesterday.Onion raitha will be best pair for it.But i made mutton masala for it.

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Eggless Butterscotch Cake | Eggless & Butterless

This is the cake which i made for my daughter's birthday,butterscotch cake.Since I have to go for her school to attend parent's seminar and having cold,madras eye i couldn't try new theme cake for her.For her last birthday I made blue velvet cake with frosting but this year it was soo simple.But we had a great dinner at Anjappar restaurant near our area.

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Badam Halwa | Rich Almond Indian Sweet

Do I need to say anything about this which is rich,tasty halwa.Badam is a nut which has to be consumed daily.Do practise your children to eat  at least five of it daily.In this way once a while you can have because its loaded with sugar and ghee which will increase your calories so better try to eat plain.Slightly adapted  from here.

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Pumpkin Choco Chips Muffins | Halloween Recipe

Today is my daughter's birthday and I have planned to make a butterscotch cake for her.Since my son had Madras eye and in leave me too having cold ,not in mood  to cook or blog.But i don't want my space to be idle so goes with my drafted recipes.Halloween is not much celebrated here in India but i want to try a cup cake with this pumpkin and hence this recipe.

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Eggless Cinnamon Rolls | Eggless Baking

I love to bake more than cooking that too working with yeast has become fun and excited now a days.On fine evening I made this for tea time snack,my daughter who is the best critic of my foods finished it off saying ma,its damn good can't stop with a roll.I addition to cinnamon I also added some chocolates in the filling which is purely optional.

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Kollu Chutney | Horse gram Chutney | Side Dish for Idli / Dosa

Hope you all had a great Diwali and wishes that the happiness last longer in your life.After having much sweets lets now move to some healthy and weight reduction recipes.Horse gram /Kollu is consider a good food for it.So I come with chutney for idli/dosa with it.

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My Way Of Diwali Celebration

Diwali / Deepavali as we say one can feel the joy of it.Yes, its a festival of lights.Decorated with lamps and Divas with the aroma of food from the kitchen ,its simply amazing.Its a festival  which destroys the darkness and bring light into one’s life.Its a one of the main festival which is celebrated in India and also by Indians in whatever region they live.

Mostly all festivals and functions are themed with food.Yes food make a major role in it.For the festival of lights sweets is the main food which one eats and disturb to friends and neighbours.

As I have a Food Blog I can people rush with their new recipes before everyone post.To get more traffic I too prepare Indian sweets and post in my blog meanwhile we indulge in it.

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Sweet Boondhi | Festive Sweet Recipe

Happy Diwali / Deepavali to all my friends,readers and blogging friends.May the light brings more prosperity in all our lives.To celebrate this occasion I share with you all a easy sweet recipe,yes it is Sweet Boondhi.

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Garlic Karasev | Savoury Snack Recipe

Its almost Diwali, festival of lights in India and all will be busy preparing sweets and savouries for it.Another best thing happening monsoon has begun in Chennai and its pouring for past three days.For this raining days best accomplished with chai/coffee is some deep fried snacks.So on Saturday I made this for snack you can even make it in bunch for the festival season.

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A healthy child makes happy home

Every Mom’s dream is that her children are free from any disease and they have more immunity to fight against the germs.But is it possible ,do all the children have the power to fight against the germs.The big answer will be  “NO”.

Yes ,in this modern days kids hesitate to eat healthy foods which we when kids use to eat.Due to this they often fall sick and become weak which worries me a lot.

If I ask them to eat fruits and green leafy vegetables ,they mostly deny to eat it.My kids are so allergic to fruits,they almost hate all types of fruits,I push them at least to eat a banana a day.Also i make some baked goodies with other fruits and make them relish the fruits nutrients not knowing.But this cannot be done all time as sometime they identify it and avoid to eat them.

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Potato Murukku | Aloo Chakli | Easy Snack Recipe

After many sweet recipes here i come with a salty one.Diwali ,Festival of Light is around the corner and I hope all will be busy preparing sweet & savoury for it.Do try this chakli  variety which is very easy and tasty.

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Mysore Pak | Indian Sweet Recipe

I promised not to post Indian sweet but sorry I couldn't keep the promise as all food bloggers tempt me to try sweets.I have already gained few pounds and if it continuous i may become obese soon.This mysore pak variety uses half oil and half ghee    and hence the porous look.Do give a try it this diwali and enjoy.

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Oreo Cupcakes | Eggless & Butterless

I decided not to go with a Indian sweet recipe this time and hence a baked one that too  its kids & adults favourite OREO cookies in it.After started baking i want to try different version in different means and thus this eggless Oreo cupcakes.

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Chocolate Sandesh | Indian Sweet Recipe

Actually i don't have a plan to post a sweet recipe today but i was left with some fresh paneer this morning so quickly decided to make a sweet and hence this post.With not further things lets go to the recipe.

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Kaju -Pistachio Rolls | Indian Festive Sweet Recipe

Hope everyone will be busy preparing sweets for diwali ,I can see a lot of them in blogsphere which tempt me and carve for it.Me too started to make many sweet recipes & I am worried about my calories but i can't stop eating them.If anyone can suggest how get rid of extra fat.Let move on to this royal dessert,Kaju-Pistachio rolls.

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Maida Burfi | Easy Flour Fudge | Festive Sweet Recipe

India is a country which has many festivals,each state celebrated different  festival in different way but one thin remain common ,yes its sweets...Festivals means sweets,whatever religion one may belong to ,sweet is one dish common in all.And for a sweet tooth like me i prepare them when ever i carve for it.Try this easy maida sweet and enjoy your day.

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Jeep and Bourbon Chapter-23 #CelebrateBlogging

Team : The Scribe Tribe

Chapter:23 -In Confusion

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It felt like the coldest and darkest evening of her life.

Tara's head was reeling and she was feeling like something was clutching at her heart. The photograph of the third person caught by Jenny's camera couldn't have been any clearer. With the huge crowd of people around them she found it difficult to breath.

Somehow Shekhar and Tara managed to leave the crowd behind and reached their flat, with Roohi still unconscious and Jenny in tow.

As Roohi was still not fine they paid more attention to her. Tara gave her a hot towel wipe while Shekhar stepped into the kitchen to prepare Roohi's favourite sweet corn soup. The little girl felt much better after relishing a bowl of the soup and soon fell asleep again out of extreme tiredness, from the frightful evening. None of them uttered a word about the episode, until Roohi was safely tucked in bed again.

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Red Rice Flakes Coconut Milk Pudding / Aval Payasam With Jaggery | Payasam Recipe

Payasam is an easy dessert one can prepare .When ever i carve to eat something sweet i make  a payasam for lunch relish some and keep it in fridge and will indulge as often.when can make payasam with many ingredients.Here i have used thick red aval (rice flakes),jaggery and coconut milk.Need to say the taste sooo yummy.

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Beef Mappas | Beef Cooked in Coconut Milk

Beef is a meat which i prepare more often after chicken while mutton is least preferred in my house.This recipe when i saw it here want to try it & it was a super doper hit.Do give a try once & i"m damn sure you will make it again and again.I usually veal variety which is very soft meat type compared to beef.

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