Vishaka Rautela

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Paneer Tikka Masala

We all have those days where you are bored making the same old food. Kids crib too and imagine my kids who get so much more variety than their peers. I guess I give them too many options. Well lucky them, their mom keeps experimenting. 😛 Had some paneer in the fridge and was wondering …

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Sesame Prawn Toast

When I was little, my Mami who I call Aunty Mummy would especially make this dish for me whenever I visited her house for a meal. I would love it ? In the recent years I haven’t had prawn toast and was missing it. Read up on a few recipes and made it today. When my …

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Chicken Pad Thai

Pad Thai is a stir-fried rice noodle dish commonly served as a street food and at casual local eateries in Thailand. It is made with soaked dried rice noodles. The key to perfect Pad Thai is in the cooking (or “not” cooking) of the noodles Ingredients Flat rice noodles (boiled but little al dente) 1 pkt button mushrooms (slit to 4pcs) 5 …

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Coconut and Almond Macaroon

Super sinful right? I died and went to heaven. Crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside and with a drizzle of melted chocolate to this coconut and almond macaroon is the perfect lift me up. Its a recipe I had saved over 9 months ago, that I kept thinking back to but never really …

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Kheema Chawal

Another recipe that I make pretty often is Kheema Chawal. Looks like some effort went into it but its actually such a quick easy recipe. Perfect to impress guests who turn up on short notice. Ingredients 1 big cup basmati rice 400 gms kheema 4 baby potatoes peeled and halved 3 laung 6 peppercorns 1″ …

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Al’s Meat Chilli Fry

I met Alicia when I lived in Goa. She was my bestie for the 2 years i lived there. At that time I didn’t know to cook much and would love when she would feed me all her specialities. One of my favourites was her Beef chilli fry and would crave to eat it. She …

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Sabudana and chana dal Payasam

Yaay. Vishual Foodie completes a year today. Time to celebrate So after quite a bit of nagging from my friends, a year ago I started this blog. Many helped me with all the technical know how and edged me on to expand my food horizons   Some recipes are from my family pitaara and some …

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The prettiest cake I have made

This cake needed to feature on my blog. So here it is. A chocolate cake filled with fresh strawberry mousse and decorated with hand piped coloured ganache roses.  

Creamy Lemon Butter Chicken

I am getting hooked to the food videos that come on FB. They look so easy and droolicious. Had saved this a while back with the thought that I would make it sometime. My family and friends know that I love cooking and 2-3 of them sent me the link to check out. Which meant …

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Butter Cookies

I like making something elaborate, something that requires planning and a meticulous prep. The pleasure that the final product gives me is utter bliss. And then sometimes I like to keep it simple. What can I say I am a bundle of contradictions. This recipe is from Pooja Dhingra’s Big book of treats. I like …

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