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Anu's Kitchen Rasam

Goddu saaru | Goddu Rasam

It has been raining for the past few days. Officially spring is here but still no signs of improvement in the weather. Thankfully there has been no snow fall. This yucky gloomy weather makes me sick. I have been taking soups these days to fight cold and cough. Amma used to prepare goddu saaru (rasam). […]

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Ven Pongal with Coconut Chutney

I really drool when people talk about famous restaurants like Saravana bhavan. Here in Chicago there are very few south Indian restaurants. Well, for the past one year, I have never had a decent coconut chutney in the hotels! I guess they just mix salt with the coconut flakes and do seasoning. I wanted to […]

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Anu's Kitchen Kheer or Payasam

Aval Date Payasam | Poha Khajur Kheer | Beaten rice date pudding

Wish you all happy Sri Rama Navami. I bought soft poha this time. Couldn’t find hard one in the nearby Indian store. I knew pretty well that the soft poha could not be used to prepare avalakki (aval upma), still ended buying that! Luckily I remembered the aval payasam (poha kheer) that amma prepares for […]

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Anu's Kitchen Sweets Tanjore Marathi Recipes

Puran Poli | Hoorna Holige (Obbattu)

Puran Poli is a Maharashtrian dessert. Polis are like chapatis (Indian bread) with the puran (sweet prepared with lentils) stuffed in it. It is known as Hoorna holige in Kannada. It is customary that we prepare Poli/Holige during Ugadi/Gudi padwa. My mom is an expert in preparing puran poli. Am yet to learn it from […]

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