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overnight oatmeal recipe

April 21, 2019

overnight oats are a no-cook method of making oatmeal. Instead of cooking the oats , you can soak oats with the liquid and other ingredients and let it rest in the fridge overnight. The soaking process allows the oats to absorb the liquid and soften them enough to eat uncooked.    In the morning, either add fruit,…

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Odia cuisine

Quick Aam Panna Recipe for Indian Summer

April 19, 2019

Aam Panna is a very refreshing drink made with Raw mangoes, fresh mint, sugar, black salt and roasted cumin powder for this scorching summer heat. Summers are incomplete without the mention of mangoes which can be used for making various recipes.In Odisha, the Summer has knocked our door and the heat is unbearable. The temperature in…

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Food Heritage & History, Odia cuisine

Bela Pana- Traditional Odia Summer Drink

April 15, 2019

Bela Pana is offered to Lord Jagganath as prasad or summer juice in Odisha and it act as an antidote for sun stroke also. This is one of the healthy and natural juice which would keep our stomach cool and filled, and guard us against the summer heat. To identify whether the ‘Bael/Bela’ is ripe…

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Indian regional cuisine

Pallippalayam Chicken Curry-celebrating Tamil Cuisine

April 4, 2019

As you know that I am doing a concept series #flavorsofregionalcooking along with some of my blogger friends , Preethi from Preethicuisine and Pushpita from pushpitaschakhum and plan to cover a state each month and explore its cuisine during the entire month. Last month we have covered Karnataka and made some delicious food from that…

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Indian regional cuisine

Mangalorean Fish Curry

March 10, 2019

Mangalore being a coastal town, gets a bountiful catch of sea food which is then distributed across the states. Like any other city on the coast, it also has its own unique fish recipe. This fish curry I made using the Kundapur masala which I had made earlier  . The addition of grated coconut in…

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