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All Indian Food Recipes like Curries, Rotis and Breads, Chutneys, Sweets, Pickles, Snacks, Drinks and more are showcased here. Regional recipes and cooking from other parts of the world will also be posted.

Chinese fried rice featured in traditional bowls. Photo by Eulinx

Fried Rice has to be one of the popular recipes that you find in Indian restaurants today. Along with the usual Rotis and South Indian dishes, you can expect to see different variations of the fried rice on the menu.

One of our guest readers at Indian Food Kitchen, Niti Sharma from Delhi submitted this recipe for Chinese Fried Rice.

What probably differentiates Chinese fried rice from Indian fried rice recipes is the use of the Soya sauce, spring onions and almost no usage of any other spices or masalas.

You can find one more recipe that was posted previously here:

How to make vegetable fried rice?

Enjoy this recipe with Tomato Ketchup or hot and sweet sauce.

Kuzhambu (or Kulambu), is similar to Sambar, but a little thinner in the gravy. Tamil Nadu has lots of varieties of Kuzhambu to appeal both vegetarian and non-vegetarians.

Lakshmi from Chennai shares this recipe for Thengai Araitha Kuzhambu which means gravy from ground coconuts. She says

“This goes the best with Rice, Idly and Dosa. Don’t forget to add a teaspoon of ghee to your rice…..mmmmmmmm……”

In my house Sambar and Kuzhambu are always made and served in thick aluminum pots which adds it a traditional touch and flavor.

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Kootu is a thicker version of Sambar and Kuzambu and comes from Tamil Nadu. Though I don’t like Kootus as much as Sambars they make for a good substitute and as a side dish for Chapattis.

Maria Raj from Chennai, a guest at Indian Food Kitchen has submitted this interesting recipe which combines the Kootu with another snack, Appalam (or Papad). Have this Kootu with Rice, Dosa or Chapattis.

Another version of Kootu (Source:Wikipedia)

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I have known Kosambari or Kosmari as a traditional South Indian Salad. It is usually prepared and served as part of a long menu during special occasions such as festivals and weddings in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

The regular version of Kosumbari is the one with Cucumber. The other version is the one with Carrots. The video below shows you how to make Carrot Kosambari. This video comes courtesy of Hetal and Anuja from Show me the Curry.com.

Links:

Cucumber Kosumbari Recipe

Indian Salad recipes

Who says Valentine’s day should be only about Chocolates? You could always cook something up that compliments the chocolates and sweets.

Triveni Rabindraraj from Bangalore shares this recipe for Finger Chips Omlette, which is very unique in that it combines two dishes into one tasty snack. Thanks Trivei for this different recipe.

Share your love tomorrow for all things tomorrow, including cooking and try this dish!

Recipe follows below:

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The article below features a recipe for Vegetable Kurma. On my mother’s insistence I named it easy vegetable Kurma. This Kurma is actually a side-dish to the Pulao that was posted previously but it goes well with Chapattis (Links is for a video) or Rotis.

This Kurma is a quick solution when you need something easy and quick as an accompaniment.

Veg Kurma ready to be served

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Pulao is a great party dish. It’s loved by many and can make cooking for a group fun. That is the opinion that my mother has on party cooking. So instead of the regular Pulav, variations will help in making the meal different and tasty. A few days back I had Corn and Peas Pulao for weekend lunch.

This Sunday, the main dish was Chana Pulao. Chana - also called as Bengal Gram, chickpeas, Garbanzo Beans etc is used in many Indian dishes especially curries. This recipe can be made for either lunch or dinner and goes great with either raitas or vegetable kurma.

Channa Pulao decorated with cucumbers, onions and black grapes

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