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MEGA BLOGGING MARATHON -SEPT 2017 #80TH BLOGGING MARATHON THEME: PROTEIN RICH DISHES DAY:26     Today is the last day of the Mega Blogging Marathon and what an experience it has been for me. Planning, researching, deciding, drafting and commenting. I've thoroughly enjoyed this marathon. I've made new blogger friends, learnt so much about different regional cuisines from them and we have nearly 442 protein rich dishes between 17 bloggers. That certainly takes care of protein intake from starters to desserts. At this juncture I must thank fellow blogger Veena of Veena's Vegnation . She casually asked me why I was not taking part in the Mega Marathon and I replied I don't think I can post a recipe for every day for a month with only Sunday being the day off. After that I thought why not and wrote to Srivalli to count me in.     I love baking, be it cookies, cakes or breads.However, when it comes to decorating cakes and cupcakes, I probably have two l...

MEGA BLOGGING MARATHON -SEPT 2017 #80TH BLOGGING MARATHON THEME: PROTEIN RICH DISHES DAY:23    I t is believed that there is no super food in the Indian cuisine like sattu. What is sattu? Sattu is simply flour made from roasted chickpeas (brown ones) or chana as we know it. Its different from besan atta. Besan atta is made from raw chana dal whereas sattu is made from roasted ones. When protein powders were not available or made, olden time wrestlers, soldiers and body builders would have a glass of sattu mixed in water. Sattu is very rich in protein, calcium, iron, manganese, magnesium and a good source of carbohydrates too. Sattu drink is famous during the hot summer days as it not only refreshes the body but energizes you. Sattu is good for kids, elderly people and pregnant women too. In some parts of India sattu is made from roasted barley, millet or corn.     I love this amazing energy packed powder. It can be used in ladoos, to stuff littis for litti chok...

Foodiemonday/bloghop &  MEGA BLOGGING MARATHON -SEPT 2017 #80TH BLOGGING MARATHON THEME: PROTEIN RICH DISHES/LENTILS DAY:15    While writing this post, I was feeling a bit uncomfortable presenting 2 events together. And then I thought why not as my recipe takes care of both.  So let me talk about both the events.     The FoodieMonday/Bloghop is a close knit group of 15 who take turns to decide on a weekly theme. We prepare the dish accordingly and our posts go live every Monday. We also post it on our Facebook page tagging all the members.Simple and straight forward. The initiator of this group is Waagmi who blogs at Cooking is Funn .  This week Alka who blogs at Culinary Xpress chose lentils as our #110 theme .     It was apt that if I'm preparing a lentil dish then it should be shared on the mega Blogging Marathon as the theme is Protein Rich Dishes.     Blogging Marathon started by Srivalli who blogs at Spi...

Colocasia Root(Taro root) Flatbread/Arbi ke Paranthe#BreadBakers   When Karen Kerr of Karen's Kitchen Stories set the November theme to use any root vegetable in our bake I thought "oh no just baked with potatoes last month!" What now?? Thought of carrots and couldn't think beyond that. Thrice a week a vendor comes to our apartment complex to sell fruits and vegetables. He brings colocasia roots every time and I just tend to pass by them and pick up other vegetables. So this week, I actually stopped to buy the colocasia roots as now my mind had progressed from carrots to something different. By the way, if you want to learn how to use sourdough and make exotic and different kinds of breads then make sure you visit Karen's site. She has an awesome collection.   Colocasia roots, also known as taro roots, or as arbi in India, is a popular vegetable in many parts the world. Its known as arrowroot or nduma in Kenya, kalo in Hawai, or as dasheen. I personally have neve...