Supporting the Fund Drive for Vaidehi Ashram of Destitute Girls, Hyderabad

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I am happy to support Siri's innovative fund raiser. Siri was organizing a fund raising event to raise money for Vaidehi Ashram. Vaidehi Ashram is home for about 108 girls who have no parents or a single parent who can no longer take care of them. Each one have a story of their own which will melt your heart and bring you to tears.

Please read about Vaidehi Ashram here and here.

I am being a small part of this fund raiser. I am giving away 2 cookbooks to one winner and will be shipping within India.

For more details regarding event participation, please visit Siri's blog

If you would like to bid for my cookbooks, the code is RF8

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Ragi Flour and Peanut Laddu Recipe

Ingredients :

• Ragi Flour / Finger Millet Flour : 2 cups
• Peanuts : 2 cups
• Powdered Jaggery : 3 cups
• Melted Ghee : 3/4 to 1 cup
• Cardamom Pods : 6

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Mixed Vegetable Broken Wheat Upma Recipe

Mixed Veg Broken Wheat Upma

Ingredients :

• Broken Wheat / Cracked Wheat : 1 cup
• Mixed Vegetables : 1.5 cups ( I use carrots, beans, fresh peas, tomatoes and potatoes )
• Onion : 1 medium sized
• Chopped Ginger : 1 tsp
• Mustard Seeds : 1/2 tsp
• Chana Dal : 1/2 tsp
• Urad Dal : 1/2 tsp
• Cumin Seeds : 1/4 tsp
• Green Chillies : 3
• Dried Red Chillies : 2
• Curry Leaves : 1 sprig
• Oil : 2 tbsp
• Salt to taste

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Biyyam Pindi Manugupoolu ~ Rice Flour Chakli Recipe

Ingredients :

• Rice Flour : 3 cups
• Roasted Bengal Gram Powder : 1 cup
• Ajwain Seeds : 1 tsp
• Red Chilli Powder : 2 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil

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Happy Makara Sankranthi 2012

~ సంక్రాంతి శుభాకాంక్షలు ~

WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY PONGAL

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Makki Ki Roti ~ Indian Corn Flat Bread Recipe

Makki Ki Roti with Spicy Ivy Gourd Dal

Ingredients : 

• Fine Cornmeal / Makki Atta : 1 cup
• Wheat Flour for dusting
  
• Salt to taste
• Oil

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Chakra Pongali ~ Sankranthi Festival Special Recipes

Ingredients :

• Raw Rice : 1 cup
• Moong Dal : 1/2 cup
• Sugar : 1 cup
• Ghee : 3 tbsp + 1 tsp
• A pinch of Edible Camphor ( Pachha Karpooram )
  
• Cashews and Raisins

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Paakundalu / Pakam Undalu ~ Makara Sankranthi Recipes

Pakundalu ~ Andhra Traditional  Festival Recipe

Ingredients :

• Homemade Rice Flour : 2 cups
• Powdered Jaggery : 1 cup
• grated Coconut : 1 tbsp
• Cardamom Powder : 1/2 tsp
• Ghee / Oil

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Korra Biyyam Chitrannam ~ Millet Lemon Bhath

Korra Biyyam Nimmakaya Pulihora ~ Millet Lemon Baath

Ingredients :

• Foxtail Millet / Korra Biyyam : 1 cup
• Green Chillies : 6 - 7
• Dried Red Chillies : 4
• Mustard Seeds : 1 tsp
• Chana Dal : 1 tsp
• Urad Dal : 1 tsp
• Peanuts : 2 tbsp
• Curry Leaves : 2 sprigs
• Lemon : 1
• Turmeric Powder : 1/2 tsp
  
• Hing : 1/8 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil : 2 tbsp

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Onion Pakoras ( Soft Pakora ) Recipe

Ullipaya Mettha Pakodi / Bajji ~ Onion Soft Pakoda

Ingredients :

• Onions : 2 medium sized
• Besan : 1/2 cup
• Rice Flour : 1/4 cup
• Chopped Green Chillies : 1 tsp
• Cumin Powder : 1/2 tsp
  
• Red Chilli Powder : 1/2 tsp (Optional )
• Curry Leaves : 1 sprig
  
• Salt to taste
  
• A pinch of cooking soda
• Oil for deep frying

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Sweet and Sour Elephant Yam Curry Recipe

Ingredients :

• Elephant Yam / Kanda Dumpa : 1 cup
  
• Thick Tamarind Extract : 1 tbsp
• Powdered Jaggery : 1/2 to 1 tsp
• Mustard Seeds : 1/2 tsp
• Chana Dal : 1/2 tsp
• Urad Dal : 1/2 tsp
• Red Chillies : 2
• Red Chlli Powder : 1 tsp
• Curry Leaves : 1 sprig
• Salt to taste
  
• Oil : 2 tsp

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Ela Ada / Vazhayila Ada / Ila Ada Recipe

Ela Ada / Ila Ada / Vazhayila Ada Recipe

Ingredients :

• Rice Flour : 1 cup
• Grated Fresh Coconut : 1 cup
• Powdered Jaggery : 1/2 cup
• Cardamom Powder : 1/2 tsp
• Ghee : t tsp
• A pinch of salt
• Plantain Leaves

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Foxtail Millet Pongal ~ Healthy Diet Plan Recipes

Millet Ven Pongal

Ingredients :

• Millet / Foxtail Millet / Korra Biyyam : 3/4 cup
• Split Moong Dal : 1/4 cup
• Water : 3 cups
• Green Chillies :3 - 4
• Black Peppercorns : 1 tsp
• Grated Ginger : 1 tsp
• Cumin Seeds : 1 tsp
• Curry Leaves : 1 sprig
• Turmeric Powder : 1/4 tsp
• Ghee / Oil : 2 tbsp
• Hing : 1/8 tsp
• A few cashews 
• Salt to taste

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Happy New Year 2012 !!

Wishing you all a very happy new year !!

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