Cowpea Beans Subzi / Valachi Bhaji

Author : Raksha      Blog : Raksha's Kitchen      Date : 5/16/2013 5:25:00 PM

'My hubby loves healthy food. He wants only home cooked food every day. He needs atleast one type of subzi in his lunch pack everyday, apart from salad. So every weekend when we go to buy vegetables at the local super market, we plan what we need to cook for the entire week.My challenge every morning is to cook the subzi's quickly and yet to retain it's nutritious values. This Cowpea meaning "vaal" in Konkani is another subzi. I have used pressure cooker in this recipe to make it qui(...)'

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NuNaturals Giveaway Worth $57 USD Update

Author : Raksha      Blog : Raksha's Kitchen      Date : 5/14/2013 4:01:00 PM

'I just wanted to update all my readers, that the NuNaturals Giveaway is currently running on my blog. The NuNaturals Stevia are 100% Natural products which can be used like essence or flavours on baking and cooking. Apart from this, they can be added in milk to make great milkshakes.The special feature about this giveaway is that, the total value of the products is $57 USD and what more, there will be 4 winners. So friends what are you waiting for, just follow the rules and send me (...)'

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Firmoo Glasses May 2013 New Arrivals For Free

Author : Raksha      Blog : Raksha's Kitchen      Date : 5/14/2013 3:23:00 PM

'Don't you feel that sometimes you need to match your eye wear to your dress, footwear, hand bag and other accessories that you wear? I always feel that my sunglasses should match with the outfit that I wear :)Sometimes people get so bored with their dressing style that they want to do a lot of changes to it.Did you consider changing your regular glasses with a new pair of glasses?This post is much different from my regular posts, but since they have the First Pai(...)'

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Prawns & Egg Fried Rice - Happy Mother's Day

Author : Raksha      Blog : Raksha's Kitchen      Date : 5/12/2013 2:30:00 AM

'Fried rice made by me is always a hit in Raksha's Kitchen. This is something which I learnt from my Mom. My Mom has magic in her hands. Whatever she cooks always turns delicious and yummy. Not just us, but even relatives and friends love whatever my Mom cooks. My Mom has won a lot of prizes in cooking competitions.Whenever I cook fried rice, I always try to get my dish to the same level as my Mom. But it always remains a level below. So is this fried rice which I learnt from my Mom.(...)'

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Modern Healthcare Touches Life Of A Multiple Sclerosis Patient

Author : Raksha      Blog : Raksha's Kitchen      Date : 5/8/2013 2:36:00 PM

'It all started on 24th January 2012. Mrs. Indira a lady in her late twenties, a software engineer and a mother of a toddler suddenly felt blurring vision in her right eye. She thought that it was a viral infection and kept on washing her eyes. Little did she know what was about to come. Her hubby had planned a weekend off to be enjoyed in Kerala. Unknown about the fact that her life will change soon; she went off to enjoy the weekend with her family in Kerala. Her blurred vision did(...)'

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Rawa Fried Broccoli And CupoNation.in

Author : Raksha      Blog : Raksha's Kitchen      Date : 5/5/2013 8:41:00 AM

'CupoNation.in is India's largest and leading coupon portal. For people who don't have time to go shop to shop in search of discounts and deals on a product of their choice, CupoNation.in helps them to save time and speeds their shopping by providing them with a lot of deals and discounts vouchers. They have more then 1000's of guaranteed working coupons on their portal. They are the only coupon portal which offers up to 60% discounts for a vast selection of categories rang(...)'

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Simple Breadfruit Subzi

Author : Raksha      Blog : Raksha's Kitchen      Date : 5/3/2013 2:30:00 AM

'This is the first time in my life that I have prepared breadfruit subzi. I had a similar type of subzi when I had gone with my family on an outing to Chikamagalur in Karnataka. We stayed in a homestay there and they always served us healthy and nutritious home cooked food. The best part was that they also ate what they cooked for us.  I had a similar type of subzi there. I could make out what all ingredients they had added to it.This week when I went to do the weekly grocery sh(...)'

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Coupondesh.Com – Offering the Best Deals and Discount Coupons!

Author : Raksha      Blog : Raksha's Kitchen      Date : 5/1/2013 5:36:00 PM

'There are a lot of deals and discount coupon sites coming up nowadays. Each and every site is special in its own way. Coupondesh.com is one such site which has exciting deals and discounts for consumers all over India. It is a one stop solution for different types of coupons and moreover these coupons are available for free.This site was developed in 2013 and it provides the best discount coupons for all the age groups, namely kids, youth to old people. They also prov(...)'

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NuNaturals Stevia Giveaway worth $57 USD @Rakshaskitchen

Author : Raksha      Blog : Raksha's Kitchen      Date : 4/29/2013 3:17:00 PM

'Being a food enthusiast, I got a wonderful opportunity to try and taste the NuNaturals Stevia products. I used these products in baking, desserts like puddings, milkshakes, sauces and much much more. Check this link to see the China Grass Pudding recipe which I made using NuNaturals Vanilla Stevia.NuNaturals Stevia products are a sweet and a delicious way to reduce sugar and carbohydrates in your diet. These superior dietary supplements are the best tasting Stevia products available(...)'

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China Grass / Agar Agar Pudding With Almonds And Pistas

Author : Raksha      Blog : Raksha's Kitchen      Date : 4/27/2013 8:37:00 AM

'My childhood was a very beautiful one. I used to be always engrossed in my studies and art. I loved to draw and paint. My Mom always encouraged me by taking me around for various competitions and she used to feel very good when I used to win something and get it home. Apart from dance, painting and studies I did not do anything else. Come the summer vacations, I used to stitch pillow covers and do hand embroidery on then.Begin an artist at heart, I also started writing poems and wou(...)'

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Mushroom Ghee Roast

Author : Raksha      Blog : Raksha's Kitchen      Date : 4/24/2013 3:20:00 PM

'With nice cool breeze around, I am waiting for rains. It rained so heavily yesterday that I went back to my childhood. Those fond memories are something which I will treasure forever. Today I will be presenting you all with a delicious recipe from my kitchen i.e. Mushroom Ghee Roast. This recipe turned out yummy and all ended up licking fingers in the end. The taste of mushrooms with ghee and masala is awesome. I like to experiment with mushrooms because they are a great source of c(...)'

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Goan Special - Rawa Fried Drumsticks/Sangachyo Fodi

Author : Raksha      Blog : Raksha's Kitchen      Date : 4/15/2013 2:30:00 AM

'This is another yummy dish which we GSB's make in Goa. Drumsticks are very good for health. They are an excellent source of calcium, iron and vitamins. I have learnt a lot of traditional dishes from my mom. My dad being a pure vegetarian, my mom cooks different varieties of vegetarian food for him. In my in-laws house mostly non-veg food is cooked. I have learnt all my cooking skills from my mom and no one else. The things which I did not learn from my mom are the things which I lea(...)'

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Goan Special – Drumstick Curry / Sangacho Ross

Author : Raksha      Blog : Raksha's Kitchen      Date : 4/10/2013 3:30:00 AM

'Many people want to see a lot of Goan recipes here. Today I will write about Goan Drumstick Curry/ Sangacho Ross. We prepare this curry in Goa on veg days. This ross/curry is another specialty of the GSB community of Goa. The GSB's in Goa have their own unique style of cooking and I love to cook dishes belonging to my tradition even after getting settled in Bangalore.My hubby loves this drumstick curry and he says that he prefers this curry to the usual Dal tadka(...)'

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The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf - A Restaurant Review

Author : Raksha      Blog : Raksha's Kitchen      Date : 4/9/2013 5:25:00 PM

'On a fine evening, my friend and me decided to meet up at The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf(CBTL) , at Pheonix Market City. It is located in a spacious open air balcony of Pheonix Market City, right next to Copper Chimney. We really liked the ambiance. We went there in the day time and felt that it was a great place to relax after a hectic day of work with simply the best cup of tea or coffee. Also it is one of the best places in Bangalore, if you wanna take your boyfriend or g(...)'

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Round Up of 'ONLY Continental' Cooking Event And Giveaway

Author : Raksha      Blog : Raksha's Kitchen      Date : 4/6/2013 4:41:00 PM

'In the month of March 2013, I got a wonderful opportunity to guest host the 'ONLY' Continental Cooking event and giveaway. Thanks to Pari for providing me with this opportunity.There were a total of 25 entries from Indian blogger participants and 17 entries from the International blogger participants. Also there was one entry from a non-blogger. So all together there were 43 entries.A wonderful round-up has been displayed here. Wishing good-luck to all the participants. Also pl(...)'

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Strawberry Cake

Author : Raksha      Blog : Raksha's Kitchen      Date : 4/4/2013 1:30:00 AM

'I had 2 packets of strawberries lying in my fridge. My kid wanted to eat all of them. Yet I managed to negotiate by giving her 1 packet and keeping the rest for me. I told her that I will prepare a yummy dessert using the strawberries and I forgot what I had told her.By evening she came back to me and asked me where the dessert was. She also gave me a warning that if the dessert is not ready by night, she will finish all the strawberries in one shot!Gosh, I was scared. This is the e(...)'

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Exciting Coupons And Deals At CouponDunia.com

Author : Raksha      Blog : Raksha's Kitchen      Date : 4/3/2013 11:39:00 AM

'Hey Guys,I’ve just come across CouponDunia, an amazing site for finding coupons & deals for online stores like FlipKart, GoIbibo, Dominos, SnapDeal, Myntra, Pepperfry, ShopClues & many more.CouponDunia, is India’s Largest Coupon & Deal site, and has over 150,000 Likes on FaceBook !CouponDunia covers deals/coupons for products across various categories from Books, Clothes, Perfumes & Watches to Air Tickets to Electronics. They even have an option to subscribe to (...)'

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Goan Special - Brinjal Rawa Fry / Eggplant Rawa Fry

Author : Raksha      Blog : Raksha's Kitchen      Date : 4/1/2013 2:30:00 AM

'In the month of March 2013, you all hardly saw any recipes in Raksha's Kitchen. I was getting a lot of comments why I am writing for an alchohol brand and that I should discontinue writing for it. But I did not loose my spirits. Yes, I was writing as I was asked to write for it. I took it up as a challenge given the fact that none in my family including me drinks alcohol (even occasionally!).  But that's what we bloggers are right? We have to be creative and creativity lies ins(...)'

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Soldier For Women

Author : Raksha      Blog : Raksha's Kitchen      Date : 3/31/2013 9:07:00 AM

'Nowadays Bangalore has become extremely unsafe for women. I will not blame the men completely, there are some mean who cause problems to women, but along with that there are a bigger percentage of men who always stand for women and have lost their own life when they tried to save a woman who was in problem. It is a real must that every woman has a soldier around to protect her.  Yes, I see so many men who have become soldiers for some or other woman at some point of their life.(...)'

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Black Dog Scotch And The Wonderful Times

Author : Raksha      Blog : Raksha's Kitchen      Date : 3/30/2013 2:30:00 AM

'By now you might have read a lot of posts regarding Black Dog Scotch on my Blog. Today I am writing my 30th post on Black Dog Scotch. In all the previous posts you have seen the history of Black Dog Scotch, how it got it’s name, it’s variants and how it is made. You also saw how Black Dog organizes Easy and Comedy Evenings for its consumers to unwind and relax. That is because they consider laughter and music as an instant vacation. You have learnt how to pair food and chocolates wi(...)'

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