Voting has ended and the winners are....

Let me start by saying a big thank you to everyone who participated and voted for my very own event here. Its been a very big success thanks to everyone of you! It was fun watching everyone vote for their favorites and enjoying looking at all the dishes as I did myself!! :)) I didn't think till the last minute if I was even going to get any entries...but I did and now I am Happy declaring this! Well coming to the winners.....ITS A TIE! Its not easy for anyone to spend so much time and effort collecting votes by calling their friends and family,...

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Chicken Tikka Masala, CTM

Hi everyone!!..How is everyone doing?....I was away from the blog for couple of days and things pile up quickly here in the blogosphere! :)) Just a small reminder....today is the last day to vote in the "Best food I have eaten or Blogged about" event here on my blog. I will annonce the winner tomorrow.....So keep a look out on this blog space!! :)) I wrote this post way before the T&T (Tried and Tasted event) was announced. I wrote it for...

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Bruschetta ~ Semi - Homemade

Here is an easy appetizer you can make without much thought put into it! and I will assure you that it willl come out perfect each time. When we order bruschetta in a restuarant, we might be skeptical of how much fat it is put on it!. When we make it at home we are able to control that. I just like to make it semi-home made so that the true flavors are captured. You can surely go ahead and make it completely at home, but using a few ingredients...

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Fish Fry with Kothimeeru / Coriander / Dhaniya Masala

There are days when I can go on and go on about a recipe, but for some I can't seem to write much as its such a easy and simple recipe. This is one such recipe, another quick and simple fish fry. It's a quick simple dish I made on a weekend night after getting fish from the grocery store! Instead of the regular masala...I made this quick masala by grinding together all the ingredients and marinating the fish for an hour or less. Then...

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Chocolate dipped Strawberries

I have been waiting to prepare this from along time. At first I wasn't sure if they would come out right or if the recipe was not easy enough. But now after I have tried it, its a totally easy and perfect recipe. We were kind of busy on Valentine's. So I prepared these yesterday. My kid's couldn't wait till they dried and wanted to eat them right away! Usually if you want to buy these outside in a good chocolate store, they are very expensive...I...

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Poha ~ Simple and easy, My Mom's way..

I hope everyone has voted for their favorite dish in the event..If not go ahead and do it now!! For the 7th and the last day of the Blogging marathon I chose another version of rice called atukulu or beaten flat rice. I have always liked Poha right from when I can remember it. I always liked the way my Mom made it. Poha is made from what we call in Telugu 'Atukulu' or in English 'Beaten Flat Rice flakes' For making Poha the correct variety of the...

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Borugulu, spicy Murmuralu, Puffed rice snack

Hope everyone is taking part in the voting....Go ahead and choose your favorite dish!... For the 6th day of the marathon, I wanted to prepare something other than regular rice...so I chose 'Puffed rice snack'! Borugulu is probably one of the very common street side snack you can find in Andhra...I don't know about rest of the country. I remember when we were young, a guy would bring a big bag of puffed rice on his bring selling street to street....

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Vangi bath ~ Brinjal, Eggplant, Vankai, Vankaya rice with peanut powder

VOTING started for the event "BEST FOOD I HAVE EATEN OR BLOGGED ABOUT" here on my blog. ALL my friends and readers, please go over and vote for the best foods you like. Please click HERE to be taken to the page where you can see all the entries and vote for them. REMEMBER to invite all your friends (by announcing on your blog or by personally letting them know :))) to come over and vote for you (and the others). You can also make it easy by adding...

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Voting starts today for "BEST FOOD I HAVE EATEN OR BLOGGED ABOUT"

For the first event completely hosted by me I have had here....I am soo happy!... Thanks to all my friends and fellow bloggers in joining me and making this event a big success for me!!.. I was so nervous when I didn't get any entries for the first few days....but I ended up getting 30+ entries...what more can I ask!! Thank You everybody!! Well half of the event is still left....The VOTING part of it! From today VOTING starts for the event "BEST...

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Brown Rice khichdi

For the forth day of the Blogging Marathon, I decided on 'Brown Rice Kichdi'. Its a very easy and simple dish made with brown rice and moong daal. Its again tempered with some spices. I make it this way when ever I am bored with plain brown rice. Its made just as I make it with white rice. I don't add any veggies, cos I like it this way. But you are most welcome to add veggies to make it more interesting. I like it to this with any curry or even...

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Simple and easy ~ Karam Annam with Masala Karam Podi ~ Comfort and Healing Food :)

I am so sorry guys, but I couldn't start the voting page poll today for the event, as I wished to!! I am so happy that I got a good number of entries, and everyone helped in making the event successful. There were a few last minute entries and a few technical difficulties, due to which I am having to create the whole poll again, and which is taking some time, and as I won't be able to get to it till late tonight to do it!. I will be working on it...

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Nutty Brown Rice Kheer for crossing 100 Followers on my blog and 2nd day Blogging Marathon

Last Day to send in entries to "Best Food I have Eaten or Blogged about" Event on my blog. Winner gets a cookbook by Raghavan Iyer. For Details check out the ON GOING EVENT in the side bar. Voting for the BEST one starts tomorrow, 11th FEB and ends on 20th FEB. Don't forget to invite all your friends to vote for you! I am sooo happy!!!!!!! I have crossed some really memorable milestones during the last few days, one year anniversary, 200...

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Layered Vegetable Biryani ~ 7 day Blogging Marathon

Only today and tomorrow left to send in your yummy entries to 'Best Food I have Eaten or Blogged about' event on my blog!. Winner gets a cookbook by Raghvan Iyer. Event open to all US and non-US residents. For details check out the side bar 'ON GOING EVENT' Here is to the first day of our Blogging Marathon - Layered Vegetable Biryani. What's Blogging Marathon? you ask....Its an event where lot of bloggers get together and blog continously...

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White Chocolate Mousse Tarts ~ Semi-Homemade

2 more days to send in your entries to my event here on my blog....send them in quick and win a cookbook by Raghavan Iyer. Click the ON GOING EVENT Picture in the side bar for details. It that time of the year again when chocolate is irresistable, that is I find it irresistable...actually chocolate is always irresistable...I can gobble it up any time! Valentine's day is next monday and I am still thinking of what to gift my hubby!... Have already...

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Strawberry Banana smoothie

3 more days to go...send in your entries to 'Best Food I ever ate or Blogged about' event here. Winner get a wonderful cookbook by Raghavan Iyer. Check out details here. Summer surely is the best time to have smoothies and other cold drinks. But they are surely missed in our house during winter. For that reason, I made this last week. Who can resist fresh fruit smoothies. They come with the whole package, fresh fruit, milk, yogurt and not...

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4 more days to send in entries to win the cookbook

HI Guys 4 more days to go...if you were planning on sending in entries....go ahead and send them in before its too late.... I am still waiting for everyone's entries.... Then comes the voting time and please be sure to invite all your friends to come and vote for your entry. The winner with the most votes would win the wonderful cookbook by Raghavan Iyer.... Check out details by clicking the logo in the sidebar or by clicking here ...

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