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Jan 20, 2011, 1:57 pm
Those of you who follow Mirch Masala on Facebook will know about the recent changes that has happened. For the others, it is my pleasure to let you all know that Mirch Masala has moved from Blogger to Wordpress and also that So I Married a Meat-a-holic has finally been merged with Mirch Masala. To... Comment - Like
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Jan 2, 2011, 10:10 pm
Happy New Year everyone!! Hope you all had a great beginning to the new year. It was a busy and relaxing first two days of 2011 and I hope that combination lasts for the rest of the days of the year as well. It was a great start for the blog as well as I made quite a lot of things and we had two gor... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 2010, 4:26 pm
Here is wishing all the readers of Mirch Masala a very happy and flavorful New Year!! Everyone must be busy at this time planning parties – at home or elsewhere, making resolutions, wondering whether your resolutions are doable, wishing friends and family and all the other fun things. I always get... Comment - Like
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Dec 28, 2010, 5:54 pm
I have to admit - the first time AJ and I went to Citizen was because we had a Living Social coupon. We had heard from friends about this nice little cafe on Queen Anne and when we saw an amazing deal on Living Social we bought the coupon. It is one of those coupons that we used sooner than many of ... Comment - Like
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Dec 27, 2010, 3:55 pm
Having lived in Kerala for most of my life with many malayalee Christian neighbors and friends, Christmas never went unnoticed. Even though Carols and Christmas stars put up in front of everyone's homes reminded you that Christmas was here, the highlight of the holiday season were the numerous fruit... Comment - Like
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Dec 22, 2010, 2:15 pm
Its time for some restaurant reviews again. These are some reviews that I wrote sometime back for Yubit.com, a local startup that offers deals from local businesses in and around the Seattle Area. Since I have put in some effort (read: EAT and of course, write the review too), I thought I might as w... Comment - Like
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Dec 9, 2010, 8:20 pm
I have been lazy and busy all at the same time. Wondering how one can be both of that at the same time? Ask me! :) We were in India for a good 3 weeks and had one of the most amazing times out there. It was only 3 weeks but we managed to do a lot of things, meet a lot of people and eat a lot, A LOT,... Comment - Like
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Oct 25, 2010, 1:02 am
Its been a while but things have been busy, so let’s leave it at that! Its gonna get even busier when I take off to India in a week. I have plans of documenting, taking pictures and blogging about all the delicious food I am going to eat there and I really hope I remember to do all that and not ge... Comment - Like
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Sep 15, 2010, 12:38 am
Sometimes some vegetables are irresistible because they are fresh, sometimes you find a rare vegetable – something you don’t see everyday and want to buy it but it also happens that sometimes a vegetable is “cute” that you want to buy it. Yes, you heard me right. Cute!! A couple of days ag... Comment - Like
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Aug 27, 2010, 3:46 pm
Last month we signed up for a CSA with Full Circle Farms here in Carnation, WA in an attempt to try and eat local and organic food. I went through a whole lot of other options before I decided on this one and the reason why I chose FCF is because they have a home delivery system apart from the regul... Comment - Like
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Aug 26, 2010, 10:43 pm
The spirit of Onam continues and this time it is yet another one of the vegetable sides that is a part of the Sadya (the traditional feast). One specialty of all the vegetable sides that are served in a Sadya is that, there is just about enough spices and other flavoring ingredients used so that... Comment - Like
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Aug 22, 2010, 9:44 pm
Onam, Vishu, Diwali – all these festivals make me very nostalgic of the good times I had celebrating with family back home and sometimes a little sad too as I start to miss those times. In the last few years we have been building a family of friends here and it feels just as great to celebrate... Comment - Like
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Aug 17, 2010, 11:06 pm
I almost did not post this recipe here thinking that summer is going to be over soon and who is going to make or eat ice cream now. But then we had a couple of really hot days and out came the ice cream maker as well as the ice cream. My Cuisinart ice cream maker is probably one of the best thin... Comment - Like
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Aug 12, 2010, 10:32 pm
This is probably one of the single most delicious, filling and easiest side that you can make for a weeknight dinner. It even tastes great as a leftover for lunch the next day (it may get a little soggy, but still very tasty). Have I told you the story of how I used to HATE asparagus at one poin... Comment - Like
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Aug 9, 2010, 4:08 pm
This gorgeous spicy noodle dish was made for dinner one night along with the Steamed Dumplings, some Egg Fuyong and Butter Prawn. I spent about 2 hrs making all this and then ended up making some dosas to eat with the chutney powder amma had sent to me through a friend who visited India. Sounds craz... Comment - Like
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Jul 28, 2010, 4:45 pm
I had sort of taken a break from blogging for a couple of weeks and I have noticed that this is becoming a trend for me during summer. Even last summer I stayed away from blogging for a while. I think its because a lot of outdoor activities, travel etc come into your weekend and weekday routines tha... Comment - Like
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Jul 13, 2010, 11:07 pm
It has been a while since a restaurant review has been posted here at Mirch Masala. I have been pretty busy lately and have been mostly concentrating on making and photographing something blog worthy and somehow managing to post at least one recipe a week. Going at that rate I don’t think I will w... Comment - Like
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Jul 8, 2010, 1:23 am
Looks like summer has finally decided to grace us folks here in Seattle. The temperatures have been in the 80s for the last two days and is forecasted to increase or stay the same for some time to come. We have a camping trip planned for the weekend and hope this awesome weather stays so till then. ... Comment - Like
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Jun 22, 2010, 2:36 am
I waited and waited and waited for summer…still waiting, in fact but it looks like summer doesn't have Seattle in its plans for the year and we may directly move to fall and then winter. We hardly had a few days of 70+ temperatures and bright sunshine. I had plans of buying an ice-cream m... Comment - Like
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Jun 7, 2010, 1:51 am
Chocolate is something that I can get a craving for instantly – by seeing a picture of a chocolate something, reading a chocolate something recipe, sometimes even after I have just finished eating one of the giant chocolate muffins I get at deli at work. I came up with this recipe last day wor... Comment - Like
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Jun 2, 2010, 11:00 pm
…and finally, I am checking something off my wish list. You may have noticed the not so small wish list of things I would like to make once at least. I made that list quite some time back but have never got around to making anything from it. The coconut macaroons have been on my mind for a while n... Comment - Like
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Jun 1, 2010, 7:00 pm
Its been years and years since I have tasted this. It never was one of my favorites and I used to like it just because it was a change from the regular sambar or pulisseri or pitla. But some dishes like this just bring back good old memories and you want to have them just for that. A couple of w... Comment - Like
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May 18, 2010, 11:34 pm
Paneer in this form is usually made as a filling for katti rolls or atleast thats how I make paneer katti rolls. Katti rolls, also called frankies are rolls made out of chapathis / flat bread (sometimes dipped in egg and then cooked on a skillet) rolled with meat or paneer or vegetables as filling a... Comment - Like
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May 15, 2010, 4:08 pm
I don't know what it is with good weather and baking. Whenever it is nice and sunny outside, all I want to do is bake! I have been meaning to bake something to go with tea for sometime now and zeroed in on blueberry coffee cake. Our balcony/patio is all cleared up now of unwanted pots. I decided not... Comment - Like
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May 12, 2010, 12:44 am
I don’t know what it it - Either I have lost the patience to take good photographs or I am just getting bad at it. Or maybe its just that I only have a window of a few hours in a day to cook and take pictures, that I totally have to rely on whatever or however the light is during that time. Also I... Comment - Like
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May 5, 2010, 10:11 pm
Happy Cinco de Mayo!!! Here is a special exotic margarita recipe to celebrate the day. This is also a toast to the “triple 5” couple, friends of AJ and I, who are celebrating their 5th wedding anniversary today! Here’s wishing you many many more to come – V & N!! :)
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May 3, 2010, 11:18 pm
Sauce less pastas – they are my current favorite! They are as easy to make as pasta with any sauce and I see a lot more creativity coming in when I make these. Maybe its just because I am not that good at making pasta sauces. Whatever the reason is – I like these and AJ likes them too. That mean... Comment - Like
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Apr 28, 2010, 1:06 am
Indo Chinese food – now, you just have to taste it once, JUST ONCE to fall head over heels in love with it and continue to love it until death do you apart! For a really large part of my life, I grew up thinking this was “Chinese” food that even now I find it very difficult to t... Comment - Like
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Apr 25, 2010, 4:35 pm
Nutella has just changed the way I look at Hazelnuts now. Hazelnuts and Chocolate – now, there cannot be a more divine combination than that. Just a few weeks ago, I saw these hazelnut chocolate thumbprint cookies on one of my favorite blogs of all times – Smitten Kitchen an... Comment - Like
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Apr 19, 2010, 10:22 pm
There are some preparations which are so common that everyone knows how to make it – infact everyone will have their own recipe for it as well. This is one such dish. I was even thinking whether to post this or not, but I got some awesome pictures of these crispy potatoes (i don’t always get the... Comment - Like
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Apr 19, 2010, 1:08 am
Life has just been crazy busy with some sudden new things and I didn’t even know how it is almost the end of second week of April. I did not mean to delay this round up so much, but with so many entries it really was difficult to get it out there on there. Thanks for being patient with me. So here... Comment - Like
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Apr 10, 2010, 8:57 pm
Deviled eggs are an easy and great way to have some appetizers ready for a party. It doesn’t take much time at all to prepare, you can just let your imagination go wild in terms of what flavor you want – there is no worry about getting the consistency wrong, getting it over/undercooked etc and y... Comment - Like
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Apr 9, 2010, 9:15 pm
So finally, the round up for MLLA 21 is here, even if it just the first part. I am not even going into the reasons why this got delayed by 5 days. Lets just say there were things that kept me REALLY busy! First of all thanks to Susan for letting me host this lovely event and a bigger thanks to all t... Comment - Like
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Apr 1, 2010, 3:56 am
Pomegranate and Blackberry – Now, that smoothie screams antioxidants! So what, they are only good for you. In general I love smoothies/milk shakes – be it for a quick lazy day breakfast or an evening snack or as a treat after coming back from the gym. I try to bring in variations in the flavor a... Comment - Like
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Mar 30, 2010, 2:51 am
I saw this restaurant for the first time when I went to Tidbit Bistro in January this year. The name captured me instantly and I wanted to go back and check it out. I came home, looked up for Huiyona and found out that it was a “relatively” new restaurant at that time – opened some time in Jun... Comment - Like
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Mar 28, 2010, 10:59 pm
Idlis - wonderful pillowy steamed white cakes - are one of the staple South Indian breakfast dishes. Regular plain idlis are made from fermented batter of rice and urad dal (skinned black lentils). Since they are steamed and there is no oil or any other form of fat added to it, they are perfect for ... Comment - Like
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Mar 25, 2010, 5:14 pm
Did I just say banana bread?? Again?? Yes, such is my love for this baked goodie that I make it very often as it is and with variations. Last week I was in the mood for some variations.
Now what do I add to the plain old banana bread?
Other fruits? Naah. I have had not so good luc... Comment - Like
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Mar 24, 2010, 4:05 am
This is undoubtedly, undisputedly the best sandwich place around! It is totally the love at first taste, knock your socks off, the one that you dream of kind of a place. Well, don’t look at me like that – no one paid me to write this stuff. You’ve just got to eat it to believe it! Paseo with i... Comment - Like
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Mar 21, 2010, 11:00 pm
Kaalan was not something that was very commonly made at home, even though other similar preparations like Pulisseri and Mor Kuzhambu was a daily affair. I used to love the Kaalan that a friend of mine used to bring for lunch at school and also used to devour it at wedding feasts. But somehow it neve... Comment - Like
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Mar 20, 2010, 1:18 am
Spring is here and the weather is definitely getting a lot warmer. Time for soups and stew is almost gone. Well, you can enjoy a hot bowl of soup anytime but the extra comfort that it gives during winter is something different altogether. There are still a couple of chilly evenings here and there an... Comment - Like
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Mar 18, 2010, 7:48 pm
Those of you who follow me on Twitter or are on my friends list on Facebook must have seen all the updates about this baking class that i went to a couple of weeks ago. Indhu of Thayirsaadham was the one who saw this class on Not Without Salt and asked whether I wanted to go for this. I have... Comment - Like
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Mar 17, 2010, 1:52 am
This is a request from a dear friend P. I made this for tea during one of our “meetings at each others place”. 3 of us friends – M, P and I used to meet at one of our homes for a whole day during the week – lunch and tea. We got to sit and chat a lot but the main motive was to eat good homem... Comment - Like
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