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Aparna Parinam

Cooking is devotion – this is my mantra!

I am a pharmacist by profession and live in Margoa, Goa. Am also a tireless vegetarian food and travel lover. I believe in making traditional dishes and preserving the recipes. Through my blog: www.tangytales.com, I endeavor to share healthy vegetarian recipes with you.

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Soya Manchurian

Nutrela Soya chunks • soya sauce • corn flour • green chillies (slit lengthwise) • onion chopped • capsicum slit lengthwise • sugar • chilli sauce (optional) • oil • Oil to fry • Salt as per taste • pepper powder (or more as per your taste)
- 20 minutes
- 3 servings
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Upma Chaat where South meets North

upma freshly prepared or leftovers • date and tamarind chutney • small onion • thin chewda savory, fried, gram flour flakes • coriander leaves
- 10 minutes
- 2 servings
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Chocolate Brownies

maida • baking powder • cocoa powder • cup coconut sugar • butter • vanilla essence • milk • nuts almonds, walnuts, cashewnuts chopped (optional) • ghee for greasing • For the frosting: • cocoa powder • butter softened •
- 45 minutes
- 10 pieces
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Dates and sesame Laddo

dates (chopped finely) • sesame seeds (powdered) • cashewnuts • ghee • cardamoms
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Easy chickpeas salad – healthy, vegan and a filling treat!

chickpeas (kabooli chana) soaked and boiled with salt • medium sized onion • medium sized tomato • chaat masala • chopped coriander leaves • black salt or salt
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The ‘nutritious’ ragi (finger millet) dosa

ragi flour (flour of millets) • rice flour • buttermilk • green chillies • coriander, chopped • onions, finely chopped (optional) • salt (to be adjusted as per ones taste)
- 4 servings
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Punukulu the tasty and crunchy drops

idli batter • onion Medium sized • green chillies • curry leaves • Jeera / Cumin seeds • Salt as per taste
- 20 minutes
- 4 persons
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Your sweet protein treats this Christmas - Almond cake

Almond powder (badam powder) • All purpose flour (maida) • Clarified butter (Ghee) • Milk • powdered sugar • baking powder • baking soda • vanilla essence or • cardamom powder (elaichi powder)
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The gentle Udupi treat – Beetroot and black chickpeas curry

large beetroot (cut into small pieces) • black chickpeas (kala chana) • mustard seeds • grated coconut • cumin seeds (jeera) • red chilli powder • asafetida (hing) • oil • salt (to be adjusted as per one’s taste)
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The gentle Udupi treat – Beetroot and black chickpeas curry

large beetroot (cut into small pieces) • black chickpeas (kala chana) • mustard seeds • grated coconut • cumin seeds (jeera) • red chilli powder • asafoetida (hing) • oil • salt (to be adjusted as per one’s taste)
- 4 servings
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Carrot masala vadas

chana dal (soak in water 2 -3 hrs) • onion, large, finely chopped • grated carrot • ginger, chopped finely • green chillies, finely chopped • cumin powder • coriander leaves, finely chopped • Salt as per taste • oil for deep frying
- 20 minutes
- 4 servings