Its been one of my favorite sandwiches since I was a young girl. One of our neighbors in Coimbatore, India was a fantastic at making dishes with a snacky spicy touch and of all of them this one stayed on in my mind. This sandwich makes a healthy and filling breakfast. It also makes tasty and fun school snack/lunch box. This recipe uses grilling in a sandwich maker which makes it less messy and easy to carry in a lunch box as well. You can grill in an oven, a Panini or a stove top grill.

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Pongal festival is to celebrate the harvest festival and the first day of the Tamizh (Tamil Calendar Month) month. It is a festival that is spread over four days. Pongal in tamil means something that is overflowing. The act of boiling over of milk in the clay pot is considered to denote future prosperity for the family. See more at The Pongal at wikipedia. This mouth watering sweet dish which is traditionally offered on a fresh banana leaf along with ven pongal, vada and vegetable kootu. This dish is made with jaggery and rice and mildly flavored with cardamom powder. Absolutely Delicious!

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A very famous tiffin dish in Southern India. Pongal festival is to celebrate the harvest festival and the first day of the Tamizh (Tamil Calendar Month) month. It is a festival that is spread over four days. Pongal in tamil means something that is overflowing. The act of boiling over of milk in the clay pot is considered to denote future prosperity for the family. See more at The Pongal at wikipedia

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A delicious dish for people who don’t like bottle gourd. That poor healthy vegetable is made to go through this process of frying and hence lost most of its nutrition value. But unbelievably these kofta’s are big favorite in my family.

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Calcutta is very famous for its street food culture. It’s a place one will fall in love with in terms of shopping and street food to keep you going through all that shopping! Puchka’s as they are called in Calcutta are the best street food you can have in India on a hot summer day, a rainy day, a gloomy day, basically a day you want your mood to be high lightened. A spicy tangy thirst quenching street food, there is so much one can talk about this famous dish which is popular all over the world.

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This really mushy preparation of this healthy vegetable tastes great with phulka’s. I have been experimenting with this vegetable to make it tasty and yet retain its nutrition. Inspired by a friend and neighbor who taught me how to make this gourd tasty. Its very interesting to note that, it requires minimum amount of spices and yet its delicious.

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These kofta’s are extremely delicious and is very common in my household. The lightly deep fried spinach with stuffed paneer brings out the individual taste. When cut into half and served, it gives a moonlit night feel to the kofta. The makhani gravy has a slight touch of sweetness, which enhances the taste of the makhani gravy. Enjoy this dish with hot phulka’s or a bread of your choice.

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Great dish by itself, inspired by Richa’s Sweet Potato Parathas. Sweet potatoes are high in beta carotene and a fibrous and nutritious vegetable. The soft nature of this paratha, makes it’s a great snack for children as young as 10 months. I have fallen in love with these parathas.

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Quesadilla is a dish in Mexican cuisine or Tex-Mex. Exactly what constitutes a quesadilla varies from region to region and between the U.S. and Mexico, and is not universally agreed upon.The recipe here is made with healthy and low fat at ingredients (unlike the traditional dish) is a regular at my home for dinners. Most times, to make it quick, if I don’t have tortillas at home, I use up old roti’s aka phulka’s and make quesadillas out of them for my children. They simply love the combination of cheese and vegetables.

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Low fat version of this pumpkin soup is delicious and nutritious. Serve with warm garlic bread. The touch of cinnamon and coriander is the light for this soup. The story behind the tree you see in the photograph - I was sitting in the balcony drinking my soup, with the tress swaying and was wondering how can I photograph this soup. Ola, the swaying trees, sparked my idea!

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