HAPPY UGADI

Nandana nama samvatsara subhakankshalu Wishing everyone a very Happy and Prosperous UGADI! A very Happy New Year to all celebrating! Happy UGADI and Happy Gudi Padwa!! I know I have again disappeared... I am having problems with my computer yet again... Hopefully they will be resolved soon... Till then enjoy the UGADI Pachadi! :) ...

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Spicy Corn Fritters / Corn Pakoras or Pakodas

 Its going to be raining here for the next few days...Rain = winter in CA = kinda cold and chilly too... not pleasant at all...well better than winters in East coast, but East coast is having spring like weather right now!...Grass is always greener on the other side isn't it! Whats better than to have spicy and crunchy pakodas during the rains...brings back memories of the childhoods days, wen we used to get the yummy pakoras or spicy...

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Vegetarian Tostada with Papaya Orange Pico de gallo

 Wishing all the women in my life, and all the people I have come across in this blogging journey a very happy "International Women's Day". And also to my Mom who has been my inspiration who has been supportive in all ways through this Journey. My MIL, who has given me some good and interesting recipes and is supportive too. And my Sister, who has been a person who I can lean on to when I need any kind of help and also been supportively...

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Homemade Rasam powder

Rasam is a tangy and sour soup which is mainly South Indian. though South Indian, there are many types and versions of how its made. I love having hot hot fresh rasam in a glass before my meal. It just feels very refreshing and comforting. Rasam is usually eaten with rice, by mixing it with rice. Since it is thin, it can also be consumed as soup, when you are sick or not! :) Rasam as it itself doesn't have much nutritional value, but its...

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