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DELICIOUS FOOD

Hi Friends,

A very good morning to all of you. ‘I hope you are enjoying your Sunday. To make this day special, I am inviting all of you to enjoy these visual treats.

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Gujarati Khichdi, a special Indian dish, made of lentils and rice.

Another Indian dish from Manipur, Bamboo Salad.

Dal Makhani is a Punjabi dish from India. It uses urad dal (black beans) and other pulses  and is a relatively modern take on classic lentil  recipes. It also contains butter and cream  (makhan is Hindi for butter). This is an accompaniment to Rotis. ( Indian Flatbread).

Thukpa is a Tibetan Noodle Soup ( Wikipedia)

Pad Thai is a dish from Thailand made of soaked dried rice noodles with the flavor of tamarind pulp, fish sauce , dried shrimp , garlic or shallots , red chili pepper and palm sugar. It’s presented with lime wedges and chopped roasted peanuts. ( http://www.tikithaimaui.com).

Yummy Eclairs! Delicious French dish.

Kerala ( India)’s appam is like dosa but served with sweet coconut milk.

Vegetable Biryani. Indian Fried Rice mixed with vegetables.

A spicy gravy made of lentils and radish in Rajasthan ( India).

Another delectable dish from Thailand

Enjoy Mushroom soup and Soybean curry.

Gingerbread Hot Chocolate ( Pinterest)

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SUNDAY SPECIAL DELICACIES.

Good morning friends,

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend🍕🏠🎉. Let’s continue to celebrate with a special visual treat for you.

VEGETABLE UPMA FOR BREAKFAST

SHEERMAL FOR LUNCH.

ACCOMPANIMENT ( SIDE DISH). BAKED POTATO

SNACK ( PAV BHAJI FLAVOR PASTA)

PITA CHIPS

DINNER

INDIAN STYLE RAMEN SOUP

THAI QUINOA SALAD

STARTER ( SOY MANCHURIAN).

hUMMUS

MAIN COURSE

VEGETABLE FRIED RICE WITH ONION RAITA.

DESSERTS

PEAR ICE CORNFLAKES

PUDDING WITH CARROT

STRAWBERRY SWEET POTATO TOAST

APPLE CARROT CAKE SLICE

MAC AND CHEESE

LEMON AND BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

COFFEE MOUSSE

FALOODA

DRINK AND SMOOTHIES

FAUX MOJITO

MANGO COCONUT SMOOTHIE

CHIA AND CHERRY SMOOTHIE

BANANA AND PEANUT BUTTER SMOoTHIE

Hope you enjoyed it.

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DELICIOUS TREAT

Good morning friends,

Are you craving for mouth watering, scrumptious meal but scared of putting on weight? Well, I can only help with the visual delights because I also want to shed away my excess weight. These are treats for eyes. So, you can enjoy.

I welcome you all with a cup of coffee. Breakfast will follow. Guess what? We have cinnamon pancakes for breakfast.

Or would you prefer Thai Coconut Dumplings ?

Special lunch Tawa Pulao

Or Pasta salad?

Or Thai Green Papaya Salad.

Followed by a Watermelon-Grape mocktail.

Mouthwatering yummy Kheer, sweet porridge.

Wow. Looks like delicious Sundae for dessert.

I hope you enjoyed it.

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A YUMMY SURPRISE

Good morning friends,

Hope you are enjoying your weekend. I invite all of you for a visual treat.

Vadas are like fritters and these are made from Coriander.

These are like Indian version of dumplings but the filling is made of sweet coconut scrappings.

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FATHER’S DAY DELICIOUS TREATS

Hi friends,

Hope you are celebrating and enjoying Father’s Day with your respective dads. I thought of sharing some mouth watering delicacies for the special occasion. Let’s begin with breakfast.

A yummy Masala Dosa with potato stuffing and sambar and coconut chutney. It’s a typical South Indian Vegetarian breakfast. Just try it once and you will never regret.

Stuffed bottle guard paratha ( Indian Flatbread) best served with Tomato Ketchup or Jam.

This is a special type of mango jam. You can enjoy the paratha above with this jam.

Let’s go for lunch:

Rotis ( flatbread) with spinach-cottage cheese stew ( Palak Paneer).

Spicy, tangy potato gravy, an accompaniment to the rotis above.

Vegetable Biryani. A special dish made of Basmati Rice, vegetables and spices with cashews, coriander for garnishing and best consumed with onion raita ( chopped onions dipped in curd or yoghurt).

Tea time snacks:

Onion fritters or onion pakoras make tea a delightful moment of your life.

Fritters made of sago. Sago (/ˈseɪɡoʊ/) is a starch extracted from the pith, or spongy core tissue, of various tropical palm stems, especially those of Metroxylon sagu.[1] It is a major staple food for the lowland peoples of New Guinea and the Maluku Islands, where it is called saksak, rabia and sagu. ( Wikipedia)

Dinner:

Soup

Tasty Mushroom soup.

Salad

Caesar Salad

Starter.

Gobi Manchurian makes an excellent appetizer.

Awesome Mexican Tacos

Wow! Pizza. Now I am truly hungry.

Let’s check out the desserts.

Choco Jaffa Cake

Marshmallow Lemon Jelly cheesecake.

Shahi Rabri Falooda: a type of Indian cold dessert made using ice cream (ideally kulfi) , rabdi (thickened milk) and falooda. ( Wikipedia)

Mango kulfi: Indian version of mango flavored ice cream.

Vanilla ice cream.

Bubble tea! Never heard of it but looks delicious and served cold.

Italian cream soda. What a perfect way to end the day.

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DELICIOUS MEAL AND DESSERT.

Hi friends,

I would love to have you all to join me for a grand visual feast. As we are separated by the oceans, seas, continents, countries, states and so on, this is the only way to have meals with all our friends. I hope you like it. I wish it was possible for me to hold a grand feast and all of you could join me. Anyway, let’s begin because I am already drooling.

Yummy Maggi noodles for breakfast.

Baked asparagus for health conscious friends.

Pasta : an option for breakfast, lunch, or dinner?

Leftover Indian flatbread ( Rotis) given Mexican makeover.

Paneer Butter Masala: Very tasty gravy made of cottage cheese ( Paneer) butter and spices. Tastes best with Rotis.

A tasty dish ( looks like Uttappam) made of quinoa.

Vegetable cutlet is a crisp, tasty evening snack taken with tea. It’s just like fritters but made of mashed spiced vegetable patty that is dipped in batter, later dredged in bread crumbs and fried in oil. (www.indianhealthyrecipes.com).

Now let’s enjoy the desserts:

Besan laddoos are sweet balls made of gram flour, sugar, cardamom and pistachio. We prepare them for weddings and festival celebrations.

Yummy, mouthwatering, Rasgullas dipped in sugar syrup.

Enjoy caramel flavored tea.

Frozen Chocolate Dessert. 😋😋😋😋

Yummy mango custard.

I hope you enjoyed the delicacies and the dessert.

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INDIAN STREET FOOD

Good afternoon friends,

Do you get occasional craving for fast food? I do, but I don’t regularly eat them for health reasons. I prefer binge eating, feasting on these amazing delicacies once in six months or so. These are the Indian Street Food that would make you salivate and you can’t resist the temptation of having them at least once in a while.

Images and Information : Wikipedia.

Pav Bhaji

Pav bhaji is a Maharashtrian dish consisting of a soft bread roll (pav)served with a thick mixed vegetable gravy, topped with pieces of butter, and garnished with coriander leaves, chopped onion, and a piece of lemon that’s squeezed on the gravy to add more flavor.

Bread Pakora

Bread pakora is considered an Indian and Pakistani dish. Pakora means fritters. Triangular pieces of bread are dipped in the batter of spicy gram flour and fried. It’s served hot with tomato sauce or coriander chutney.

Bhelpuri

Bhelpuri is a savory snack made out of crushed puris, puffed rice, sev, tamarind sauce, garnishing of coriander leaves and chopped onions. It’s quite delicious and has a unique taste.

Kachori

This is one of my favorite Indian snack. Kachori a round flattened ball made of fine flour filled with a stuffing of baked mixture of yellow moong dal or urad dal (crushed and washed horse beans), besan (crushed and washed gram flour), black pepper, red chili powder, salt and other spices. It originated in the Hindi speaking region of India.

Samosa

A samosa is a kind of triangular or conical shaped fried savory with the filling consisting of mashed and spiced potatoes with chickpeas and garam masala, a type of seasoning used to prepare vegetable gravy and curry. It’s eaten with green chillies and tomato sauce. It originated in Persia ( now Iran) and became very popular in India, South Asia, Middle East, East Africa, Central Asia, and others.

Masala Puri

Squashed puris are absorbed in hot masala sauce comprised of puffed rice, green peas, stew powder, garam masala, chaat masala, coriander powder, and so forth. Garnishing of little slices of onion and tomato, carrot shavings (discretionary), coriander leaves and sev are then added, before the dish is served.

Dahi Puri

Dahi Puri consists of the small puris with the filling of mashed potato, chickpeas, tamarind sauce and yogurt with coriander leaves and sev, a type of homemade snack with sliced pieces of raw onion for garnishing.

Pani Puri

Pani puri is a pan fried fresh flatbread, loaded up with a combination of enhanced water (known as imli pani), tamarind chutney, chilli powder, chaat masala, potato squash, onion, or chickpeas.

Pani puri is a pan fried fresh flatbread, loaded up with a combination of enhanced water (known as imli pani), tamarind chutney, bean stew powder, chaat masala, potato squash, onion, or chickpeas.( Wikipedia) It’s additionally called golguppa, puchka, jalapatra ( Sanskrit name) pani ke patashe and so forth.

Each one loves this thing and depending upon their inclination, the filling inside the panipuri can be hot, more tart, sweet or a combination of both. It’s additionally called golguppa, puchka, jalapatra ( Sanskrit name) pani ke patashe and so forth.

Each one loves this thing and depending upon their inclination, the filling inside the panipuri can be hot, more tart, sweet or a combination of both.

Feel like eating, don’t you? Even I am salivating now.

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