Nifty Hands
Lakshmi’s Domain

Vinayaka Chavithi is avery important festival for all of us. The very thought of the festival reminds me of the huge idols of Lord Ganesha . People from different associations used to come to collect funds for the idols a fort night before the festival.

In Khairtabad I remeber having seen an idol about 80 feet […]

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Ravva Kesari or Seera is a sweet made as a naivedyam on Satyanarayanaswamy Vratham .

Very easy to make and tasty too.
RAVA KESARI

INGREDIENTS
Bombay Rawa - 3 cups
Sugar - 5cups
Water - 7 cups
Cardamom - 6 - 7 nos
Food colour - Yellow a pinch
Ghee - 3 tbsp
Milk - 2 tsp
PREPARATION
Heat ghee in a pan and fry rawa till […]

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From my childhood I always had a wish to bake a cake on my own . Today it fulfilled by BABA’s grace. Actually my son too had wanted to eat a cake made by me. It took some time for me to initialise my self but it was successfull… at last and lots of happiness […]

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My husband had very severe cold and wanted to eat some thing really spicy . I was reminded of karappodi my favourite what my mother used to make on demand . It seems like all of us now away from her miss it lots. But then I had no other option on hand except to […]

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Cauliflower cooked with carrot and peas is awesome !!!

INGREDIENTS
Cauliflower - 1 no
Peas and Carrot - 2 cups
Onions - 2 nos
Green chillies - 5 - 6 nos
Coriander Powder - 1 tbsp
Garam Masala Powder - 1 tbsp
Curd - 1 cup
Coconut powder - 1/2 cup
Poppy seeds - 1/2 cup
Salt - 2 tsp
Turmeric - […]

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Aloo can be cooked in many forms and I challenge no other vegetable brings so much taste how ever cooked . Dum Aloo is very tasty and its not too spicy either.

DUM ALOO

INGREDIENTS

Aloo - 2 - 3 nos
Coconut powder - 2 cups
Curd - 2 cups
Greenchillies - 10 nos
Poppy seeds - 1/2 cup
Onions […]

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VERMICELLI PAYASAM
Ingredients : milk 2 lcardamom 8 nossugar 7 - 8 cupsvermicelli 1/2 kgghee 2 tbsp cashews and raisins for topping
PREPARATION :
Fry the cashews and raisins and set aside. Now fry the vermicelli into golden brown with limited ghee if required it can be added slowly . Set aside. Boil milk and slowly add sugar […]

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INGREDIENTS
Kheera - 1Tomato - 1Onion - 1Curd - 3 cupssalt - 1 tspOil to season, 1/2tsp mustard seeds , cumin seeds and urad dal each along with curry leaves and red chillies.

PREPARATION
Take kheera , tomato and onion and chop into small pieces into a big bowl.. Add curds and salt well mixed and made […]

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INGREDIENTS :
Cinnamon sticks - 2-3Cardamom- 5 - 6Cloves 7 - 8Shahjeera - 1/2 tspAll other pulav masale - 1 tspPulav masala powder 2 tbspGinger garlic paste - 2 tbsp eachVegetables - peas , beans , carrot - 3 cupsBasmathi rice - 7 cupsSalt - 3 tbspOil for cooking - 4 tbsp

PREPARATION:
Heat oil in a pan […]

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VADA

Vada made with chana dal is very tasty . I tried to make the same with sprouted chana .

INGREDIENTS

Sprouted chana - 1/2 kg
Onions - 3 nos
Green Chillies - 7- 8 nos
Salt - 1 tbsp
Mirchi powder - 1 tbsp
Ginger and garlic paste - 1 tbsp each
Garam masala - 1 tbsp
Rice Flour - […]

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