Award Time!!! : )

It is time I thank all my blogger friends

• Niveditha of Nivedithas kitchen
• Babli of Khana masala
• Niveditha of Nivedithas blog
• Akhila of Akhilaskitchen

for giving me the above "Versatile Blogger Award"... This award means a lot to me ... each of you are so talented and there is a lot I need to learn from you folks ... this award encourages me blog more recipes n try to be more creative... thank you once again

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I would also like to thank Kitchen flavours too ... for passing me the above "Versatile Blogger Award" . You have a great collection of recipes n I need to learn a lot from you too.... thank you so much again for giving me this award.

The rule of these awards is I need to pass to another 10-15 blogger friends, but I want to share these beautiful with everybody so friends please collect it n spread the love...

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Participation Award from Akila of Torview for participating in the "Cold Desserts" Event with a wonderfull roundup of recipes...you can view the cold dessert roundup here

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And another participation award from Srilekha of Me And My Kitchen for participating in the Sweets and Savory for Diwali Series Event

Angel Hair Pasta With Veggies

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There is a very thin variety of italian pasta (Capelli d'angelo) which literally means angel hair. I was very excited to find this pasta as it seemed so fine, looks like spaghetti but thinner. There was a recipe on the box and i varied it slightly but the base ingredients were all the same.There are many varieties of pasta and this has become one of my favourite.I am sure you would love it.

Preparation and Cooking Time: 45 min

Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 1 handfull grip angel hair pasta
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 1/4 cup onion or spring onions
• 1 tbsp chopped garlic
• 2 tbsp fresh chopped parsley / 1 tsp dry parsley
• 1/2 tsp dry basil
• 1 cup chopped spinach
• 1/2 cup any color bell pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
• 1/2 cup vegetable stock (4 cubes )
• 2 chopped chilles
• 1/4 tsp black pepper powder
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp grated parmeson cheese
• salt to taste

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Cooking Procedure:

Take 4 cups water in a deep sauce pan and let it boil .

Add a little salt and oil to boiling water,let it boil for 30 sec then add the angel hair pasta (adding oil prevents the angel hair pasta to stick to each other).Let it cook till tender and drain the water and run under cold water some 1 minute then drain again and keep the angel hair pasta aside.

Heat olive oil in a pan/wok and add garlic,onion,green chilli and fry for a minute, then add chopped bell pepper and fry for one more min. Then add mushrooms,spinach,parsely,black pepper and salt to taste and cook for 3-4 min.

Then add the tomatoes and let it cook for 1 more minute.

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Now add vegetable stock and stir for a while.Then add pasta and mix it nicely and let it cook for 2-3 min.

Then sprinkle the basil stir it and then add parmeson cheese and toss it nicely.

Your angel hair pasta is ready , serve immediately.

This pasta recipe goes to two wonderful events

Pesto Pasta Nights 2010 #176 hosted by Siri started by Ruth

Kids Delight hosted by Pari

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Award Time !!

I would like to thank Chaitrali Pathak from I m not a chef blog who passed me so many beautiful awards, she is an excellent blogger with so many delicious recipes ... most of them are restaurant style mouthwatering dishes. Don't miss her blog.

And thanks to all blogger friends who give their valuable encouraging comments that make me realize i have touched so many hearts. Looking forward to your continued support...

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Tags: Pasta, Angel Hair,Capelli d'angelo,Mushroom, Spinach, Parsley, Tomatoes, Basil, Italian Food, Healthy Food, Light Food, Tasty Food, Italian Recipe, Pasta Recipe, Spaghetti

Award Time ( The versatile blogger award )

This versatile blogger award was given to me by 6 wonderful bloggers Akheela, Neetz , Fajeeda, Veena Krishna kumar, Mina joshi, Satrupa. Each of them are special and have their unique style of presentation. My hearty thanks to all of you for giving me this award. Love you

7 things about me

1. Cooking is my passion and also love to eat out and experiment different cuisines and my favourite cuisine is indian street food !!

2. Love jokes and always jovial and cheerfull

3. Want to be help anybody to any extent,
4. Love travel to new places or just go out anywhere to spend maximum time with my hubby, it can be just the reliance grocery store : )
5. Love to practice yoga and meditation

6. Love to make new friends, watch movies, chat and have a good laugh

7. Love blogging and reading other blogs

I am honoured to pass this award to 15 blogger friends each having their unique style, but i wish i could give to more bloggers but policy does not permit me.

( this list not in any specific order )

Ushnish Dada

Kanthi ji

Veenila Siva

Vasavi Suresh

Krishnaveni

Valarmathi

Nisha

Suhaina

Usha

Suman Singh

Vegetarianzest

Pranis

Palatable

Sukanya Ramkumar

Uma

Foodzone

Dear friends please collect the award and pass it to other 15 wonderful bloggers

Hyderabadi Mirch Ka Salan

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I need not mention Mirch Ka Salan is a popular hyderabadi delicacy which compliments with biriyani. I had always wanted to prepare this salan, I got this recipe from vahrehvah video. I tried with pulav today and it was a nice combination. I hope you will all enjoy it too

Ingredients :

6-7 long green chilli(slit along the length on one side with tip intact)

3/4 cup chopped onions

1/4 cup peanuts

1/4 cup coconut powder

1 tbsp sesame seeds

1 tsp garlic ginger paste

1 red chilli

1/2 inch cinnomon sticks(2 no)

1/4 tsp mustard seeds

1/4 cumin seeds

1 tsp coriander powder

1/2 tsp cumin powder

1/4 tsp chilli power

1 pinch hing

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

5-6 methi seeds(fenugreek)

1.5 cup curd

1/2 tsp concentrated tamarind pulp(soaked in 1/4 cup water)

1 tsp sugar

3 tbsp oil

salt to taste

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Cooking Procedure

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan add peanuts and fry on medium flame till it is roasted then add sesame seeds, once it starts to splutter add coconut powder and fry for a min, take it off the stove and let it cool, after it cool make it a fine paste with a half cup water.

Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan,add cinnamon stick,red chilli,mustard seeds,cummin seeds,hing,methi seeds and stir.Once mustard seeds splutter add chopped onions and salt fry till onion is light brown. Then add garlic ginger paste and stir for a minute.

Then add all powders and stir once, then add 1/2 cup water,let it boil for 1-2 min, Once the oil saturates in the masala add the beaten yogurt and grinded peanut paste and stir nicely. Cover it with lid and let it cook till 5 minutes.

Add tamarind juice,sugar and stir nicely and on sim let it cook for 15-20 min. After 20 min add the slit green chillis and let it cook till chillies become soft.

Your mirch ka salan is ready to be served pulav,biriyani and plain rice.

I am sending this dish to the event Side Dishes from India hosted by Suma

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Award timeeeeee!!

First of all I must thank Aipi and Reshmi for giving me this beautiful "Loving Blogger Award"which shows i have won a few hearts...everybody knows Aipi of usmasala , she is an excellent blogger who has won many hearts in a very short period of time with her delicious yummy recipes.And Reshmi of leckerandyummyrecipes is also one of my favourite blogger who is very talented with wonderfull baking recipes, she has a lot more recipes and every blogger has something new to find on her blog.

This award was started by Jay of Tasty Appetite. As i got this award from two people and its a policy to share with another 3 now it is 6 people as i got it twice !! This is a lovely idea to pass the award as it means we are all sharing our happiness of knowing each other too. I wish this award can be given in person : )

Now it is time to pass the award but it is a difficult decision as everybody is special to me as everybodys blog is special in its own way...

I would like to pass this award to 6 blogger friends who are very special in their own way

Sushma Mallya of Authentic Food Delights, no need to introduce her but i must mention i am a big fan of her and she was also my motivation to start blogging. She also happened to give be the first commentor on my blog and i was on cloud nine !! I need not mention about her blog as it is known to everyone and she is also superb active blogger.

Priya of Priya Easy n Tasty Recipes,again everyone knows about her , a very active blogger who sometime used to post 2 to 3 recipes a day !! ,the best part is she is very innovative in her cooking n she never waste a single peel of any vegetable at the same time makes a delicious dish out of it too.

Priya of Elaichii ,one more wonderful blogger with excellent variety of recipes ,first time when i saw her blog i became gr8 fan of her ...go n visit her blog then only u will come to know what i want to express.

Raina of GardenOfYum is a lovely blogger who such wonderful recipes that are captivating to the eye and to the tastebuds...Dont miss her recipes

Nandini of Ushanandini has a lovely collection of recipes with all types recipes from traditional to exotic.Her recipes are very inspiring to try.

Asha of Guna's Kitchen, she is my sweetypie, who cooks such delicious recipes with very nice presentation and beautifull clicks.. She has a very nice collection of authentic andhra food n delicious baking recipes.You must visit her blog to know more about her.

Dear friends please accept this award from my blog and pass it forward to three more lovely bloggers.

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Tag:Mirch, Salan, Curry, Hyderabad, Biriyani, Pulav, Green Chilli, Sesame, Peanuts, Coconut, Spice, Indian, Food