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	<title>Mahanandi &#187; Dried Fruits and Nuts</title>
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		<title>In Season: Asparagus with Buckwheat Noodles</title>
		<link>http://www.themahanandi.org/2011/03/09/in-season-asparagus-with-buckwheat-noodles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Indira</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Houston has spring like weather since third week of February. That means the beginning of planting season. I had been in the garden, cleaning the garden beds, starting seedlings and planting vegetable plants. Kind of lost in spring sunshine, and who can resist the spring charm? 
Spring means asparagus is in season. I bought a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chocolate Date Cake</title>
		<link>http://www.themahanandi.org/2011/02/23/chocolate-date-cake/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Indira</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I baked a chocolate-date cake for two adorable little girls last week. Charming chocolate and demure dates, energizing and detoxifying at the same time, they just seem to belong together. It was a moist, dense cake and the girls liked its comforting taste.

Chocolate Date Cake
(for 12 generous servings)

2 cups, all purpose flour (unbleached)
1 cup, semi [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coconut~Pecan Burfi</title>
		<link>http://www.themahanandi.org/2011/02/02/coconutpecan-burfi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 03:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Indira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coconut]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pecans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s so cold outside today, the brain prefers to stay numb rather than focus on work. The weather will remain frigid all this week, and there is also snow forecast for tomorrow. Houston&#8217;s is really mild compared to what Northeast and Midwest US are facing right now. Winter is really too much this year and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chikkudu Vittanaala Kura for Sankranthi</title>
		<link>http://www.themahanandi.org/2011/01/18/chikkudu-vittanaala-kura-for-sankranthi/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themahanandi.org/2011/01/18/chikkudu-vittanaala-kura-for-sankranthi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Indira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Amma & Accha Telugu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chikkudu(Papdi Lilva)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peanuts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Chikkudu (Telugu) also known as papdi lilva (Hindi) is a type of broad bean from India. The tasty pods and plump seeds are culinary delight and part of the menu on Sankrathi festival in our part of Andhra. 
The photographed chikkudu are from my garden. I shelled those seeds last month just before the onset [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Almond Burfi (Badam Burfi)</title>
		<link>http://www.themahanandi.org/2011/01/05/almond-burfi-badam-burfi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Indira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Almonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amma & Accha Telugu]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Special occasions need something sweet that is simply wonderful. Almond burfi is one such simply wonderful, quick and easy sweet that is nutritious as well. This classic Bharath mithai is a favorite of mine and one of the sweets I made and took to London. Almond burfis are the perfect dessert for the holiday indulgent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Autumn Americana ~ Pecan Picking</title>
		<link>http://www.themahanandi.org/2010/11/08/autumn-americana-pecan-picking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 02:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Indira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Houston]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pecans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Deepavali, dear friends and readers. I have missed the web world, and it is good to be back and blogging again. Right now, it&#8217;s pecan harvest time in Houston. Mature, pecan trees line up the streets where we live and during autumn season you will see families with baskets and bags picking up the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brinjal Sesame Kura</title>
		<link>http://www.themahanandi.org/2010/09/07/brinjal-sesame-kura/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Indira</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bigger isn&#8217;t better always. You always know that for making delicious dishes, what is needed is not a big house, even bigger multiple kitchens. Sometimes, bigger things bring bitter results. All you&#8217;d need is a tender heart that responds to love and affection to make food that touches the other hearts.  I have come [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Badam Beerakaaya (Almond Turia)</title>
		<link>http://www.themahanandi.org/2010/08/30/badam-beerakaaya-almond-turia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themahanandi.org/2010/08/30/badam-beerakaaya-almond-turia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Indira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Almonds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The badam-beerakaaya combination is a new recipe that I have come up with the beerakaaaya harvest. This recipe really concentrates the flavor and brings out the sweetness of both beerakaaya and badam. Dice the beerakaaya, saute and add ground badam paste. Simple vegetable curry with some protein profile, badam-beerakaaya makes a delicious filler for chapatis [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>Beach Snack ~ Boiled Peanuts</title>
		<link>http://www.themahanandi.org/2010/08/09/beach-snack-boiled-peanuts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themahanandi.org/2010/08/09/beach-snack-boiled-peanuts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Indira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Houston]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peanuts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Bottlenose Dolphins in the Galveston Bay
Last weekend, we went to Galveston, a small island in the Gulf of Mexico. It&#8217;s about an hour drive from my home. We spent time watching bottlenose dolphins and on the sea on a free ferry ride. The weather was balmy and the beaches were crowded. Still it was fun, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gongura Peanut Pachadi</title>
		<link>http://www.themahanandi.org/2010/08/03/gongura-peanut-pachadi/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themahanandi.org/2010/08/03/gongura-peanut-pachadi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Indira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gongura]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peanuts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to the frequent rains this summer, my gongura plants are thriving. In fact, there is a surplus of fresh gongura leaves and that allows me experiment some new recipes. You know the peanut chutney in which we add tamarind or lemon juice to perk up the pachadi? I thought why not replace them with [...]]]></description>
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