Chocolate Kalakand | How to make Chocolate Kalakand

Author : Srivalli      Blog : Spice your Life      Date : 6/16/2013 6:30:00 PM

'We are starting the third week in Blogging Marathon. I am going to be sharing one of my kids favourite ingredient cooked in different avatars, yet it blended so well that it goes to show that one can't get just enough of this. Yes I am talking about Chocolate. Many months ago, when I was browsing something I saw that Sanjeev Kapoor had released his new book on Chocolate, and it supposedly had Indian twists to it. Well I was hooked to the thought and decided I would surely try my han(...)'

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Blogging Marathon # 30 - 3 Day Marathon for 4 weeks!

Author : Srivalli      Blog : Spice your Life      Date : 6/16/2013 1:30:00 AM

'As months roll on themselves, we find ourselves going to plan for the 30th Edition of Blogging Marathon. This won't have been possible if not for my energetic friends without their enthusiasm for all sorts of crazy themes I come up with. The best compliment and something that made me so happy was when PJ told me that she has her this page ready and keeps checking for the announcement. She eagerly waits for the themes to be announced and it feels like giving your exams. I was so touc(...)'

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Dapka Kadhi ~ Gujarati Special | How to Make Dapka Kadhi | Indian Cooking Challenge - May

Author : Srivalli      Blog : Spice your Life      Date : 6/14/2013 6:30:00 PM

'For the Indian Cooking Challenge in May, we decided to make Dapka Kadhi, a Gujarati Special.As always I again have a story to share, this month also I sort of was undecided on what to take up. That's when I ate a very delicious Chili pickle that my colleague's Mom sent across. I immediately wanted to try, however it was getting postponed as her mom was busy. Finally when I did get the recipe, the climate took a turn and became very gloomy. Now a climate that never steps do(...)'

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Kurma Masala Podi

Author : Srivalli      Blog : Spice your Life      Date : 6/12/2013 4:57:00 PM

'For the final day under Spice powders, I wanted to record a simple masala that Amma makes. This is mostly used for Non Veg dishes, however the vegetarian dishes turn out well too. The aroma of the freshly ground spices can't be matched. Amma always makes it fresh and never compromises on this fact. I guess this makes a huge difference to the final dish. Even when I try my best to follow her recipes to T, I have always heard comments that Amma's dishes taste different. Since I c(...)'

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South Indian Masala Powder ~ SIMP

Author : Srivalli      Blog : Spice your Life      Date : 6/10/2013 6:30:00 PM

'One of the greatest pleasures of blogging has always been the friendship it has got me. I had lost touch with my school and college friends after marriage and after a while, it was all about family, kids, and working. One of the biggest changes that came into our life, was the constant mention of this blogger or that blogger. At one point, even Konda knew who this aunty was and what she blogs on..:)Apart from the online interaction, talking and meeting these friends was the next gre(...)'

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Milagu Kuzhambu Podi | South Indian Spice Mix for Kulambu

Author : Srivalli      Blog : Spice your Life      Date : 6/9/2013 6:30:00 PM

'We are starting the second week of BM # 29th Edition. I am planning to make Indian Spice Mixes that aid and enhance the dishes. These Spice blends are versatile and can be used in many dishes. For the first day I decided to make this spice blend with Whole pepper. The famous Kuzhamus of Tamil Nadu can be so easily prepared by using this spice blend.I rarely buy masala powders. Other than Pav Bhaji Masala and Chana Masala, I mostly make other things at home. I even prepare Channa Mas(...)'

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Chocolate Shrikhand | Shrikhand with Chocolate

Author : Srivalli      Blog : Spice your Life      Date : 6/4/2013 6:30:00 PM

'I know you must be wondering if I had forgotten my theme for the week! Well for a moment I thought that myself too and rather realized that I am being very ambitious to imagine I will be making the other complicated chocolate dishes for the theme down 2 weeks later.Anyway as it sometimes happens, I couldn't get around making the dishes I wanted to do. The result was I had the curds for the shrikhand ready and realised making a chocolate fusion with it would be the best option. As ex(...)'

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Honey Chocolate Chip Chocolate Cake

Author : Srivalli      Blog : Spice your Life      Date : 6/3/2013 8:00:00 PM

'Well I need not have actually bothered much about the title today. Anyway out of habit and the fact that I actually ended up posting it now made all the difference. With great difficulty I ended up with the H, those who are planning to do the Sep BM will know. Sadly I have to share it much ahead and I am hoping I would find a H soon.The weekend was filled with million things and though I managed to do most of it, I missed doing one that ensured I had a post for the second day. Well (...)'

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Samba Godhumai Ladoo | Broken Wheat Laddoo

Author : Srivalli      Blog : Spice your Life      Date : 6/3/2013 2:06:00 AM

'We are starting the BM 29th Edition today and I am going to blog about sweet treats for Kids this week. When I talk about sweets, my kids are not so keen into sweets, other than chocolate treats and cakes. And if at all they eat, it's only sweets that we make at home. Nothing of the store bought sweets for them, other than Sonpadi.So I know I will end up making cakes and chocolates when I decided to do this theme. However we were surprised when Konda loved this laddo that Amma made (...)'

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With Samosas and what not!

Author : Srivalli      Blog : Spice your Life      Date : 5/29/2013 4:57:00 PM

'The week that I was supposed to be making Samosas, I ended up travelling to Bangalore and even end up eating Samosas to and fro during the Train Journey. This trip was something that we did on the fly, seeing that the Double Decker train had seats available and the fact that I have never travelled in Shatabdi Express. And the fact that I had promised to visit my school friend. As Athamma and boys were on their vacation, it was just Konda, hubby dear and me. It was quite a fun trip, (...)'

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Nutella Samosas | Samosa with Nutella

Author : Srivalli      Blog : Spice your Life      Date : 5/28/2013 4:34:00 PM

'I almost thought I might just skip the last two days of this week's BM. We had an unexpected tour that came up and I was left without any choice in leaving the theme half way. There was no way I could make the samosas as I planned as I was already in need to make something for my nieces and nephew. I managed to make one version and was so sad that I had to miss the two. In every edition, there is always one theme that I like very much and in this edition it happens to be Samosa(...)'

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Punjabi Samosa | Samosa with Potato & Peas ~ Punjabi Style

Author : Srivalli      Blog : Spice your Life      Date : 5/23/2013 11:39:00 PM

'We are starting the final week of the BM # 28 and I will be doing my most favorite snack of all time. Samosas with different fillings. When I was thinking of this theme, I was planning to make with different filling with both savory and sweet. Finally decided that I might be the only one eating those sweet stuffing, so you will be seeing only the savory ones. I waited till the end to make these, and managed with the most famous one, being the Punjabi Samosa. I have already post(...)'

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Masala Koki, Sindi Aloo | Sindhi Style Onion Parathas, Aloo Roast

Author : Srivalli      Blog : Spice your Life      Date : 5/19/2013 1:00:00 AM

'When I was thinking what I should make for the final day, I suddenly remembered that I had copied some sindhi recipes from one of the earlier marathons. Manisha had blogged about sindhi dishes and I remember just copying the recipes, so I simply glanced through them and went ahead making it. Infact this was not in the plan at all, as I thought I might simply post whatever I had already made. Everybody at home were indulging, with parents wanting me to make dinner for them. They(...)'

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Sindhi Guar Bhaji | Dry Cluster Beans Sindhi Style ~ Side Dish for Rotis

Author : Srivalli      Blog : Spice your Life      Date : 5/18/2013 1:00:00 AM

'For the second day of Sindhi dishes, I decided I had to make something with cluster beans, the sindhi way. As I had said my wish of putting my cookbooks to good usage went down the drain, I had to think of ways to make the best of what I had. Though the perennial question "What to make for dinner" seems to plaque every household, somehow it is not so strong when I can discuss that with Athamma. Now hubby dear said he is dreading the moment I step in, as I ask him that right awa(...)'

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Sindhi Dal, Aloo Took ~ Sindhi Meal with Dal and Aloo Tuk

Author : Srivalli      Blog : Spice your Life      Date : 5/17/2013 7:27:00 AM

'We are starting the third week of Blogging Marathon Edition 28. I decided to take up Sindi dishes and thought long and hard on the dishes I should be making. I decided against the regular ones and wanted to try some really difficult ones. I also decided to refer my cookbooks rather than the online source. Guess what on both account I couldn't meet my own conditions. My books surprisingly vanished. I knew I had but however much I search for those books, I couldn't find them. The prob(...)'

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Blogging Marathon # 29 - 3 Day Marathon for 4 weeks!

Author : Srivalli      Blog : Spice your Life      Date : 5/16/2013 11:10:00 AM

'Days surely fly, of course this is an oft quoted statement, nevertheless so true. I can't believe may has passed us half way through! And here I am with the themes for the next edition. Though the theme selection takes up my thought process for a longer time than I wish, some of the themes for this edition are suggested by Rajani. I simply made it a bit more complicated.For those of you who are landing here for the first time, then please check out these posts on Blogging Marathon,(...)'

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Sannas ~ Mangalorean Idlis/Steamed Rice Cakes | Indian Cooking Challenge - April

Author : Srivalli      Blog : Spice your Life      Date : 5/14/2013 6:30:00 PM

'For the Indian Cooking Challenge in April, we travelled all the way to Mangalore to taste these delicious Sannas. If you are from Mangalorean or Goan, you must surely know about this. However for me, the first time I ever tasted or even knew this, was when we dined at the The Taj, Southern Spice. We went for the lunch thali and they served all exotic dishes famous from each of the four southern states. When they serve these spongy pillows, we were literally taken in.I had (...)'

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Navratna Dal, Moth Dal Tikkis aka Roti

Author : Srivalli      Blog : Spice your Life      Date : 5/12/2013 12:45:00 PM

'Athamma was intent on making some Tikkis and she even had some lentils soaked. We wanted to use up some moth beans and navratna dals that were leftover. Whenever some lentil is lying around for a while, the first thing that Athamma wants to make are tikkis. She is very fond of this somehow and always insists on making with whatever she finds. On this occasion, she went ahead with soaking these and sprung on me quite unexpectedly. Since I had already planned on making something (...)'

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Kodubale | Kodbale Recipe 2

Author : Srivalli      Blog : Spice your Life      Date : 5/10/2013 6:30:00 PM

'When I choose Kodubale for Indian Cooking Challenge, I had selected two versions. One from Suma and another from Lathamma. I tried both versions back to back and ended up with too much of Kodubale on hand, one because I almost tried using the same proportion and second one recipe failed on me. So had to improvise. Suma's recipe worked out correctly for us, however something went wrong when I was making Lathamma's recipe. I am sure the recipe works out perfectly, something (...)'

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Pancakes with Rose Cookie Batter with Chocolate Sauce

Author : Srivalli      Blog : Spice your Life      Date : 5/9/2013 6:30:00 PM

'I have always been proud of the fact that I never had a kitchen disaster in terms of recipe failing miserably that I had to dump the entire stuff in gutter. Of course there have been many instances when a recipe was not liked by all. In which case I would see if at least somebody liked it. I know I am not being very modest here, but then I think there is nothing wrong in knowing certain things about oneself. One main reason I would always attribute is the fact that I have a scientif(...)'

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