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		<title>Thalai Vazhai Ilai Sappadu &#8211; Tamil Meals</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2017 01:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cooking is like love&#8230;It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.                                                                               - Harriet Van [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Maa Vilaku &#8211; Divine Lamp</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2014 19:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have lots of commitments these days. So there isn&#8217;t much of cooking these days!! Pardon me folks. This is the most recent cooking (though this isn&#8217;t exactly a meal) I have experimented in my kitchen. Growing up, I have had my share of several divine dishes! If I have already told you this story, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Adhirasam &#8211; Diwali Delight</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2014 12:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malar Gandhi]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time is working against me. I wish, there is 27 hours a day! Or, it would be very nice&#8230;if someone could generously lend me, couple of hours from their free time. Well&#8230;this is one of the several times&#8230;I am trying to update this lil space! Apparently nothing from my end goes as per plan. As [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Thalige Saadham &#8211; Votive Food</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2014 08:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malar Gandhi]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thaligai - meaning &#8216;cooking&#8217; and during festival times&#8230;a special care is given to prepare a ritual meal (I will go into those details, in yet another post). And, coming to this particular dish&#8230;it doesn&#8217;t call for a recipe of its own! We just toss the most favorite items from the festival spread into one large [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Akkaravadisal &#8211; Ritual Food Taste Better</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malar Gandhi]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do food rituals make the food taste better? I come from a family that is big on traditions and rituals, even when they don&#8217;t make any sense (like the exact count of coconuts on a prayer plate)! But&#8230;cooking, sharing and enjoying the food just wouldn&#8217;t be the same without all these formalities. My Mommy did [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Meetha Paan Beeda &#8211; Innocent Kid-Friendly!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 10:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malar Gandhi]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Also Known As Beeda, Sweet Beeda, Meetha Paan Beeda. Supari Paan. Thambulam, Vetrilai, Vethalai, Killi or Tambulam, Sireh (Malay), Sirih (Indonesian), Suruh (Javenese), Mark (Lao). In India, offering a paan (betel leaves) has numerous meanings: it is an honor if presented to guests; it is a gracious hospitality when served after a festival meal; it [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Lemon Rice &#8211; Temple Style</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ingredients 1 cup &#8211; cooked rice 1-2 lemons, juice salt to taste 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 3 green chilies, chopped 1 inch ginger, grated curry leaves few 1-2 tsp chana-urad dal 1 pinch of asafoetida 1/2 tsp mustard seeds 1/4 tsp cumin seeds 1 fistful peanuts / cashew nuts few tsp sesame oil Method   In [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Pazhani Panchamirtham &#8211; Temple Food &#8211; Ambrosia!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malar Gandhi]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pazhani Panchamirtham:(Temple Food) Authentic Temple Food. Tamil Nadu Temple Prasad. South Indian Temple Food/Prasad. Palani Panchamirtham. Banana Jam. Dates and Honey Jam. Food plays an integral part of religion too! Feeding the poor/devotee is taken as a good deed, throughout world! Among many faiths, they agree &#8216;edible gift&#8217; as a sign of universal brotherhood. One [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Perumaal Koil Thayir Saadham &#8211; Temple Food / Iyengar Style</title>
		<link>https://kitchentantras.com/yogurts-rice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malar Gandhi]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perumaal Kovil Thayir Saadham: Spiced Yogurts Rice. Spicy Curd Rice. Tamizhar Thayir Saadham. Aaaah you got me there&#8230;being an atheist raving about Perumaal Kovil Thayir Saadham!!! Thiruparkadal is a small village, about 100 km from Chennai. The place is famous for a Hindu temple. Sri Ranganathar&#8230;actually the beauty about the deity is &#8216;he is on [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Maavilakku</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2007 23:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malar Gandhi]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maavilakku:(Tamizhar Style) Deepa Kozhukattai. Ma Vilakku. Dough for making South Indian Country Style Lamp. Edible Lamp from Tamil Nadu. Edible Dhiya. Edible Deepa. Rice dough Lamp. Festival Lamp Preparation. Hmmmm I am not the right person to talk this! Yet….will try to explain this maximum. In Tamil Nadu, ladies make this rice dough recipe and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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