Vaish Shivi

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The One Minute Manager Notes.* People who feel about themselves...

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Feb 17, 2011, 9:53 am
The One Minute Manager Notes.* People who feel about themselves produce good results.* The best way to achieve both of these results is through people (quality and quality).*Behavioral terms.* No complaining.* Arrange your goals.*Take a minute to relax.* Encourage people. * Praise people when they ...
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corn fritters

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Sep 27, 2010, 11:17 am
Ingredients: Corn Kernels : 1 cup Green Chillies : 2 Onions : 1 big sized Corn Flour : 2 tbsp Salt to taste Oil Method: Peel and chop the one onion into small pieces and keep aside. Grind the corn kernels along with green chillies a smooth or coarse paste. Add the ...
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Pav Bhaji

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Sep 21, 2010, 10:28 am
Bhaji Ingredients: 3 cups mixed vegetables (carrot, cauliflower, beans, peas) 3 big potatoes 3 big onions, chopped small 3 medium tomatoes, chopped 1 tsp garlic paste 1 tsp ginger paste 2 tbsp oil 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli po...
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Potato brinjal stir fry

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Sep 13, 2010, 8:13 pm
Ingredients: brinjal small - 3 potato (boiled)- 2 coriander powder - 2 tsp turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp red chilli powder - 1 tsp mustards seeds oil salt Method: Heat the oil and add the mustard seeds. Once they have spluttered, add the ...
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Coca cola cupcake

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Sep 7, 2010, 12:55 pm
IngredientsPart One • 1 cup coca cola or other cola drink • 1/2 cup butter • 1/2 cup vegetable oil • 1/4 cup powdered cocoa • 22 large marshmallows  Part two• 2 cups all purpose flour • 2 cups sugar • 1 teaspoon baking soda • 1 teasp...
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Vietnamese steamed fish in ginger and scallion sauce

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Aug 31, 2010, 10:56 am
Ingredients: 1 knob or finger of ginger-julienned 4-5 stalks of scallions 12-14 oz. (340-400g) flat fish filets, such as tilapia, flounder, or sole(I used trout) finely ground white pepper (do not substitute black pepper) sea salt 2 tbsp. oil 2 tsp. ...
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Shape cakes

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Aug 23, 2010, 10:42 am
got a new cake pan and wanted to try it out...made these lovely cakes and my son loved it. hope you all had fun too this weekend.
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Egg Masala with onions

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Aug 16, 2010, 7:11 pm
Ingredients: Boiled Eggs -2 onions- sliced one large coriander leaves - a handful garam masala - pinch chili powder, turmeric powder - as per taste salt oil for tempering mustard seeds- 1 tsp Method: Temper the mustard seeds and add the oni...
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Bitterguord(pavakkai) Pappu

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Aug 9, 2010, 12:31 pm
Ingredients: Bitter gourd - 1 medium sized tamarind extract - 3/4 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Salt Toor dal - 3/4 cup Fresh grated coconut - 3/4 cup Chana dal - 2 tsp Red chilli - 2 (modify according to your level of spice tolerance) For tempering:   Oil - 1...
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Ellu Podi (Till chutney powder)

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Jul 31, 2010, 1:10 am
I Ingredients: 1. Sesame Seeds - 8 table spoons 2. Whole urad dhal - 3 Table spoons 3. Salt - to taste 4. Red chillies(dried) - 6-7 Nos 5. Asofetida - 1/4 teaspoon Method: 1. In a heavy bottomed pan or kadai dry roast all the above ingredients one by o...
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Cheesy fondue for two

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Jul 28, 2010, 10:40 am
Ingredients: FLorentina cheese - 1 cup chicken broth - 1 cup(will have salt) pepper french baguette bread Method: melt the cheese and broth in a sauce pan(heavy bottomed preferably) and add the seasonings. You can even add your favourite herb on hand.Heat th...
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Coffee cake

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Jul 19, 2010, 6:06 pm
This is the recipe for cake that I baked for my hubby's birthday. Continued from previous post. Got this lovely recipe from One Perfect Bite- Mary's blog and it turned out just perfect. Ingredients: 1/2 cup milk 1/3 cup instant coffee granules 2 cups sifted all-purpose flou...
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Happy birthday

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Jul 16, 2010, 10:42 am
I made this cake for my hubby's birthday using fondant. This is our first time with fondant and gumpaste. He loved it. The cake is of coffee flavour. Will post the recipe for the cake in coming article.
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Vegetable puff - The Vahchef way

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Jul 11, 2010, 3:58 pm
Ingredients: potato boiled and smashed , peas, carrot1 tsp chaat masala1 bunch coriander chopped1 tsp coriander powder1 tsp cumin pdr1 tsp ginger garlic paste1 small lemon1 tsp oilpuff pastry sheets1 tsp red chili pdrsalt1 tsp turmeric pdr Method: Take all type of vegetables cut into small piec...
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Baigan bharta

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Jul 7, 2010, 11:15 am
Got this recipe from My Feasts blog. We loved this recipe and will do it more often. Ingredients: 1 medium eggplant 1/2 tsp ghee 1 tb vegetable oil 1/2 tsp black mustard seeds 1/2 tsp cumin seeds 1/2 turmeric powder 1/2 tsp garam masala 1...
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Tamarind rice/Puli sadam

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Jun 21, 2010, 11:49 am
Ingredients: Rice – 500 grams Pulikaichal (aka puliyodarai mix) – 2 to 4 table spoon Peanuts - handful For dry roasting and powdering Bengal gram – 1 table spoon Coriander seeds – 1 table spoon Urad dal – 1 tea spoon Red chilli – 4 to 5 no Pepper cor...
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The Neelys' are back again---Southern spicy fried chicken

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Jun 15, 2010, 6:03 pm
Ingredients: 1 (2 1/2-pounds) fryer chicken, cut into 10 piecessalt and freshly ground black pepper1 quart buttermilk2 tablespoons hot sauce1 teaspoon cayenne pepperPeanut oil, for frying3 cups all-purpose flour1 tablespoon cayenne2 teaspoons garlic powder1 teaspoon paprika Method: Season the chick...
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Coconut cake from Patrick and Gina Neely's recipe

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Jun 10, 2010, 1:11 pm
We frequently watch food network and other than Paula an Ina garten, the Neelys are on our list. We love to catch Sunny Anderson but seem to miss her show. This is a typical southern style coconut cake, been in the Neely's family for generations now. So we can safely say this is a pretty authentic r...
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Stuffed capsicum

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Jun 8, 2010, 11:44 am
Ingredients: Capsicum - 2 For stuffing: 2 medium potatoes,boiled 1/4 cup fresh/frozen green peas 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander 1 small onion,finely chopped 1/2 tsp red chilli powder 1/2 tsp jeera powder 1/2 tsp garam masala 1/2 tsp kasuri methi salt to taste 1 tsp oil Method:Peel the skins of boi...
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M- seal work on pot

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Jun 6, 2010, 2:02 am
hi,   We have posted a mural work which is done on a pot using M-seal.We got the idea when we were browsing the internet . We used the same procedure that we have explained in our earlier blog posts under M-seal art work. So you can refer back to those posts for reference.
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Vegetable Upma and thengai(coconut) chutney

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Jun 2, 2010, 7:51 pm
This easy to make tiffin item is our all time favourite. This indeed goes very well with chai. I know but we like it that way. For the benefit of the readers, we stuck to coconut chutney. Ingredients: Rava - 1 cup water - 2cups salt carrot beans peas F...
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Tanjore paintings

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Jun 1, 2010, 11:13 am
Hi all, we are posting two more tanjore paintings done by us some time back. Hope you all like it. Egyptian  queen - Neferetiti  Lord    balaji
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Black eyed peas(aka redneck caviar) and chicken Tacos

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - May 26, 2010, 12:11 pm
For Taco assembling: Ingredients: Tortillas hot sauce (optional) black eyed peas salad chicken cheese( we omitted this) Black eyed peas salad/ dip preparation:(adapted from the Neelys' recipes) Ingredients: 2 – 15 oz. cans of blackeye peas, drained ...
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Kothu Parota and Parota

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - May 18, 2010, 11:38 am
Ingredients: Parota - 2egg -1curry leaves - fewtomatoonion choppedgreen chilliessaltpepper To make parota: maida - 1 cupsalt pinchwateroil Method: Make a dough with the all purpose flour or maida. Keep it aside for 2 hours minimum. Then make balls and roll them out. Fold them like how you do with ...
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Cone Painting

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - May 12, 2010, 10:51 am
Hi all, Here we are posting a painting done using the cone technique, it is quite easy to do , can be done on tile, plywood or even pots.  Here the painting is done a  small strip of plywood , which was lying waste for sometime . The mixture used is that of chalk , ceramic powders and fevicol...
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Tofu sandwich

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - May 10, 2010, 12:35 pm
Got this recipe from Priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes from her extensive collection of sandwiches. Ingredients: 2nos Potatoes (pressure cooked & mashed) 1/2cup Frozen green peas 1/2cup Grated firm tofu 1no Onion (chopped) 2nos Garlic cloves(crushed) 1/2tsp Fennel seed powder 1/4tsp Cu...
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Sweet corn vegetable soup

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - May 6, 2010, 11:53 am
This recipe was adapted from Sanjeev kapoor's show KhanaGhazana. Hope you will enjoy it the way we did. Ingredients: sweet corn kernals - 1/2 cupcornflour - 1 1/2 tbsp mixed in 1/2 cup of watercarrot diced green onions choppedbeans choppedcreamed corn - 1/2 cupWater 3 cupssalt and pepper ...
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Pudina Panneer Masala

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - May 3, 2010, 4:33 pm
Ingredients: Mint - 1 bunch panneer - 250 g onion - 1 medium sliced tomato - medium chopped whole garam masala (cinnamon, elaichi, cloves, bay leaf) chili powder - 1/2 tsp turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp coriander powder - 1 tsp salt heavy cream (optional) Method: Heat oil in a pan and t...
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Baked Bhindi (Okra)

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Apr 29, 2010, 11:03 am
Ingredients: 1 pound Fresh Okra 1 teaspoon hot chili powder 1/2 teaspoon each of ground cumin and coriander Pinch of turmeric 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 3 teaspoon oil Method: Cut each okra into two after washing and drying them. Transfer in a large mixing bowl and combine with all t...
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Asian Egg noodles

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Apr 26, 2010, 11:37 am
Ingredients: Egg noodles oyster sauce- tsp soya sauce - 1 tsp carrot julienned celery julienned mushroom - handful chopped egg-2 salt and pepper Method: Boil water and add the egg noodles and salt and cook per directions on the packet. Add olive oil in a wok and then add the egg an...
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Tyler Florence's sauteed shrimp

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Apr 21, 2010, 11:00 am
Ingredients: 1/2 cup flour sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 pound jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 shallots, finely chopped 1 lemon, juiced 1/2 cup chicken broth Chopped fresh flat-leaf pars...
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Thengai Mangai Pattani Sundal

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Apr 19, 2010, 12:21 pm
Ingredients: white dry peas - 1 cup coconut grated - 3/4 cup or as needed Mango raw grated - hand ful salt green chillies chopped - 4-5 curry leaves - handful ginger - 1 in piece grated mustard seeds oil Method: Soak the peas overnight in water. Then cook them in pressure cooker for...
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African Harissa sauce coated chicken kebabs

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Apr 14, 2010, 4:31 pm
Harissa is an African sauce that is spicy and flavourful with lot of flavours blending in your mouth. Try it and you will fall in love. Ingredients 6 dried red chili peppers 1 Red bell pepper 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon Olive oil 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1...
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Poppy seed cake

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Apr 7, 2010, 5:50 pm
We are in love with this cake. We couldnt stop eating it( not for it narcotic properties as you think) for it is very tasty , soft and has got great flavour. This recipe was bookmarked sometime ago from Mary's One Perfect Bite blog. Ingredients: 1/4 cup poppy seeds 1 cup milk 2/3 cup un...
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Wagamama - A review

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Apr 6, 2010, 1:13 pm

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Strawberry Tartlettes

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Apr 5, 2010, 10:41 am
Ingredients For Crust 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup butter, cut into small cubes 1/3 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup cold water For Filling 1 bar cream cheese (softened) 1/4 cup sugar 3-4 cup strawberries, hulled and halved 3 tbsp corn starch Makes 8 servings Meth...
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Konkani based fish curry

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Apr 2, 2010, 11:23 am
Ingredients: 8 to 10 Smelt fish pieces cut into 1 ½ inches  1 medium onion finely chopped ½ tsp chopped garlic(optional) ¼ tsp turmeric powder For the masala: ½ cup coconut gratings 5 to 6 fried red chillies ¼ tsp tamarind concentrate For tempering: ¼ tsp fenugreek/ m...
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Malaysian Shrimp(Fish) Curry

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Mar 30, 2010, 10:56 am
Tried a Malaysian recipe for the first time and came out very well. Lots of flavour. Seafood gently cooked in a skillet of coconut milk makes a mouthwatering curry for any occasion. Sambal, a fiery hot relish is usually served with this curry. Got this beautiful recipe from one of my prized cookbook...
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Tara Restaurant - A Review

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Mar 26, 2010, 9:13 am

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Carrot - ginger juice and Awards

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Mar 26, 2010, 8:59 am
Ingredients: Carrot - 2 nosGinger - 1 inch pieceSugar - 2 tsps or as needed Method: Cut the carrot into smaller pieces and put the carrot and ginger into the blender and make a very smooth puree with water added when needed. Add the sugar and give it a whirl. Strain the puree through a strainer...
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Goat cheese souffle

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Mar 25, 2010, 9:54 am
Nice and fluffy souffle that are good with almost anything. Souffle is a light fluffy dish of egg yolks and stiffly beaten egg whites mixed with e.g. cheese or fish or fruit. We have cheese souffle here. They go fine wherever bread is used. They are great with gravy or sauces that you prefer. They ...
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Ginger body scrub

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Mar 24, 2010, 6:27 pm

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Giveaway winner

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Mar 24, 2010, 9:54 am
We thank everyone of you for following our blog and supporting us. We are happy to announce the winner of the Swarovski giveaway as Priya of Priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes. We used random.org to pick a random comment and it is number 4. Congratulations Priya.Priya, If you would be kind enough to m...
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Donuts and a Swarovski Giveaway

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Mar 21, 2010, 11:00 am
Hi Readers,We have always liked donuts(or doughnuts). Finally we managed to muster up enough guts to try it and say what, it came out really nice. Fluffy, soft and beautiful looking. No, we are not talking about a newborn, it is about a donut.Ingredients:flour - 2 cupssugar - 3/4 cupunsalted butter ...
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Panneer Bhurji

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Mar 18, 2010, 3:47 pm
Kids will love this. Very colourful yet very nutritious. Easy to make if you have readymade panneer. Serve while hot.Ingredients:Panneer - 1 cup or a little moreOnion - 1 small chopped finelytomato - 1 small chopped finelygaram masala - 1/2 tsp(optional)turmeric powder - 1/4 tspgreen chillies - 3-4 ...
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Sourcream Pancakes

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Mar 17, 2010, 10:31 am
This recipe is adapted from Ina garten's recipes. The pancakes turned out fluffy and we could taste...
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Ganesh Mural

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Mar 17, 2010, 10:10 am
hi all, We are posting a snap of the Ganesha mural that was done some time back. This was done on...
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Brown rice stuffed bittergourd

Vaish Shivi posted an article on - Mar 16, 2010, 9:44 am
This recipe was adapted from Yasmeen's blog. This is very good for diabetic people. You can find ...
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