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It has been exactly one month since we moved to Houston, Texas. The move went well and we are slowly adjusting to radiant Houston climate. We made an offer on a new house. It is under construction and will be finished in another couple of weeks. Until then, we are staying at our kind friends [...]
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August 15th ~ Independence Day
To my fellow Bharatiya,
Swathantra Dina Shubhakankshalu!
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Bye Chief
Hello Sam
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Warm and juicy cherries from farmers market. Unsweetened Chocovic baking chocolate from Trader Joe’s. Hazelnuts from last winter. Combined with all-purpose flour and baked together. This cherry chocolate cake has strong bitter taste. Almost like medicine, and I love that kind of choco-potency. A rare extravagance that puts in a mood for an equally decadent [...]
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Tamarind (Chintapandu, Imli)
Native to India, tamarind is prized for its intense sweet and sour flavor. A pantry staple, tamarind is added to dals, rasams, and sambars. Tamarind based pulusu and rice are lip smackingly good. For chutneys and pacchadis, tamarind is a must. Then there is tamarind-jaggery-cumin candy, a childhood favorite lollipop. I grew up [...]
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Cashews ~ Imported from India
I feel like I am also an expert in cooking. But I rarely get a chance to make something and post on this website. I have few favorites, and karam jeedipappu (can also be called masala cashews) is one of them. The process seems simple, but one has to do it [...]
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Gongura
These fresh gongura leaves came all the way from Houston, Texas. Lovingly picked and packed from their backyard garden by our dear friends Lakshmi and Prasad. I have been longing to get such fresh gongura for a while now and I felt like my prayers were answered. Yes, I love the tangy taste of gongura [...]
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Michou, Seattle
Michou is a nice place to get some fresh, inexpensive and quality food at Pike Place Market in Seattle. This is a small eatery between Le Panier and Piroshky Piroshky.
We stumbled upon Michou last summer in one of our Pike Place food quests. It has become a regular lunch stop on the [...]
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We have moved “Mahanandi” web contents on to a new server today. Lately, we were experiencing problems with the previous server due to increased traffic and spam attacks, and that was creating problems on the server and causing it to shutdown frequently. I am hoping that the new server environment can sustain the problems and [...]
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వేయించిన మసాలా వేరుశనగపప్పు(Masala Peanuts, Sing Bhujia)
Party food should be fun and something special. Masala peanuts fit the profile. This is a retro recipe resuscitated to celebrate a special occasion. Roasted peanuts are dipped in besan-masala batter and deep-fried. 15 minutes in front of the stove or a trip to favorite Indian snack shop, whatever method [...]
