A Mom making a Difference through Grace
Heres my take on the Rogani Kumbh.My boredom for having the same recipe for mushrooms, lead me to this dish.I ve tweaked the recipe to the ingredients I had at hand. To Grind in a Mixie: 1 handful small onions/shallots 2 medium tomatoes 5 cloves of garlic 1 inch ginger 1 green chilli Whole Garam masala:
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I love this quick and easy dessert and the fact that it requires just a few ingredients just makes it a favorite. Needed: 3 cups of skinless almond(soak in water for 5-6 hours to easily peel of the skin) 2 1/2 cups sugar Cashews as needed 5 tbsp Ghee Saffron – 3- 5 strings Procedure: 1.Grind the almonds into a
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I have never loved Korma and have always passed over it.But this recipe has given a new love for Korma’s.This very creamy and absolutely mouth watering dish is great with bread,Idiyappam,Idli you name it!Yumm! To Cook: 1/2 kg chicken 1 tbsp gg paste 1 cup thick coconut milk 1 cup thin coconut milk(1/2 cup thick coconut milk+1/2 cup water) 1 cup ground coconut(optional,if need
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Of all the meatloaf recipes I’ve tried, my friend Jill’s meatloaf recipe is truly a treasure.It is unbeatable for its simplicity and exquisite taste. Ingredients 1 ib. meat loaf mix 12 crushed saltine crackers 1/3 c. dry oats (cereal) 2 beaten eggs ½ c. diced onion 1/3 c. diced green bell pepper ¾ tsp salt Good SHAKE of black pepper,
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I made fried rice out of my leftover Turkey ,couldn’t think of a better way to use it. Ingredients: 1/4 cup carrots diced 1/4 cup beans chopped 1/2 onion chopped 1/4 green bell pepper diced 1/4 red bell pepper diced 1/4 cup celery/1 tsp celery seeds 1/4 tsp chili flakes (add as needed) 1 tsp pepper (add as needed) 1 tbsp Sira racha sauce (add
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Until I married my husband I have dreaded having Pongal.My mother in law was the one that cultivated my love for this dish. Ingredients: 1/2 cup Rice 1/2 cup Moong Dhal 3 1/2 cups Water 1 clove garlic 10-15 pepper corns 1/2 tsp urad dhal 1/2 tsp black mustard seeds 1/2 tsp cumin seeds 2 Green chillies Curry leaves 3-5
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This is a must make dish for the fish lover.Even my little boy loves the fish when prepared in this way. Needed: 1 tomato quartered 1/2 onion quartered 1 lemon sized dry or wet Tamarind juice of 1/2 lemon 3 whole cloves of garlic 1/2 kg of Fish (I prefer pompfret) 2 green chillies sliced vertically For Paste: 2
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A dish that makes me nostalgic.Memories of this dish made at our home and my granddad’s place makes me reminisce the holidays.This is an authentic dish to our hometown Sivakasi which is also called as Little Japan. A very easy and simple dish to make,yet will leave you wanting for more. Ingredients: 1 Onion Chopped 1 tsp cumin seeds 1
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So this is our take,on the ‘traditional pepper chicken’ recipe which will leave you wanting for more.. Ingredients: 1-2 cardamom, 1-2 cloves 1-2 cinnamon sticks an inch 1 tsp ginger garlic paste 1 Onion finely chopped 3/4 Tomato finely chopped 2 tsp pepper powder 1 tbsp coarsely crushed pepper(adjust according to taste) 5 curry leaves(adjust according to taste) 2 to 2 1/2 tsp coriander powder 1 Green Chili(adjust
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So this Thanksgiving I thought I would try cooking an entire thanksgiving meal.This was my first time cooking a whole turkey.I have to be honest in admitting I was extremely anxious how it would turn out.Thanks to my friend and other mom Kathy.I was able to pull of a hearty thanksgiving meal.I hope you will enjoy making these recipes like I did.Wish you a
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