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		<title>Nutmeg (Jaiphal)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Varada</dc:creator>
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We grow many things in our backyard &#8211; decorative plants, flower plants, vegetables, medicinal plants etc. This year when Shilpa visited us, she took pictures of as many different plants as possible. She asked me to write a little about each one. I thought of starting the series with nutmeg. We have a big nutmeg [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jackfruit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 02:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Ever since I came back from India, I am trying my best to get adjusted back here. My feelings are also something similar to Sia&#8217;s. I am missing home terribly and have become very very lazy. So thats the reason I haven&#8217;t replied to any queries here or the mails. I am sorry about that.
While [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kokum</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shilpa</dc:creator>
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Garcinia Indica or Kokum(called &#8216;bhirnda&#8216; or &#8216;bhinda&#8216; in Konkani, &#8216;murugala hannu&#8216; in Kannada) can be called as one of the most used ingredient in Konkani cooking. Almost every household at our native and Goa has a Kokum tree. I was very lucky to go to India during kokum season this year. So I took the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to boil eggs</title>
		<link>http://www.aayisrecipes.com/2007/06/05/how-to-boil-eggs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shilpa</dc:creator>
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Many of you who eat eggs might think I have gone crazy to write this post. But when we take a moment and go back to those initial days of our cooking with an unknown ingredient, we will know how difficult it is for anyone to try a new ingredient. When 4-5 of my friends [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to make Ghee</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 02:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shilpa</dc:creator>
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Ghee(Hindi), tuppa(Kannada),tup(Konkani)-clarified butter must be one of the most important ingredients in any Indian sweets. It gives a unique flavor and aroma to any sweet dish and takes the dish to a new level. When in India, my supply of ghee always came from my Aayi. I never liked the store bought ghee. I started [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What do you make with papaya?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Dec 2006 15:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shilpa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aayi&#8217;s Recipes is becoming a big learning experience for me. I learn a lot from the comments by my readers. Also, when some recipe request is put here, I try my best to find the recipe, in that way I learn a lot of new recipes. I am very very greatful to you for all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Biryanis</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:02:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shilpa</dc:creator>
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2-3 years back I did not know the difference between biryani and pulav. I thought biryani has a different masala called &#8220;biryani masala&#8221;, but the method for both are same. We were in San Diego for a small business trip and one of my colleagues always prepared biryani on the similar lines as pulav. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chapathi and Phulkas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jul 2006 16:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shilpa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people had asked me to post &#8216;how to make soft chapathis and phulkas&#8217;. Finally I am here with this post. Those who are expert in chapathi/phulka making, skip this post.
My experience with chapathi/phulka was very bad. When I started cooking, I could never make soft chapathis/phulkas. They used to come out very hard. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to make soft and puffed puris</title>
		<link>http://www.aayisrecipes.com/2006/06/18/how-to-make-soft-and-puffed-puris/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2006 23:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shilpa</dc:creator>
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Who doesn&#8217;t like to make soft and puffed puris? Here are few tips which can be followed to make perfect puris. Follow any one of them most suitable for you.

Puri dough should be made little harder than chapathi dough. This prevents puri from retaining more oil when it is deep fried. Also once dough is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to clean crabs</title>
		<link>http://www.aayisrecipes.com/2006/06/04/how-to-clean-crabs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jun 2006 18:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shilpa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many readers who read crab recipes here, asked me to explain how I clean crabs. This is an account of how I do it.
I checked in few of American grocery stores. They had the &#8217;snow crabs&#8217;, which were too big compared to what we get in India. I am not sure how they are cooked. [...]]]></description>
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