Today, let s stick to the most important meal of the day, BREAKFAST.

You won t believe how easy it is to make:

Porridge
French Toast
So get your notebooks out and write it all down.
For simple and yummy porridge, here s what you need:
Half cup semolina or sooji (You can use wheat germ as well; it s healthy!)
Pinch of salt
Sugar to taste
1/2 l milk
Little butter or ghee
You will also need:
A heavy base pan (those non-stick ones are best)
Now here s how it s done.
Heat your pan till you know it s hot. Then take it off the heat and put your sooji
in it. Now here s the tricky part. Sooji tends to burn if the pan is too hot. So
make sure you keep stirring the sooji to roast it. Do that till the sooji roasts
completely and turns golden. (This should take approx 10-15 mins.) Add a pinch
of salt.
Then put back the pan on a low flame, keep stirring. Then add the milk according
to the consistency you like. (Some like it watery, some like it firm. I persona
lly like the watery version) Add the sugar according to taste. Keep stirring til
l it comes to a boil and till the sooji and the milk are well blended together.
Serve hot!
For delicate French Toast, this is what you need:
Bread (interestingly bread that is a day old tastes much better than fresh bread
)
2 Eggs
Milk
Sugar to taste
Pinch of salt
You will also need a tawa or flat pan to fry it up. Keep a clean kitchen towel o
r tissue also ready.
How to make:
First, whip your eggs with a fork. Add a dash of salt. Then pour in some milk an
d whip some more. You basically need to get a flowing consistency of the mix. Ad
d some sugar, as much as you like for your taste. It always helps to put your fi
nger in the mix and touch it to the tip of your tongue to see if the sugar is ri
ght. (At this time, it would be good to forget you are working with raw eggs.)
Once your mix is ready, you can proceed to the next step. Keep everything ready
in hand, because the process can get messy if you miss anything.
In the tawa, brush some softened butter or ghee or even vegetable oil. Dip the b
read completely in the egg mix. Coat both sides. Make sure you don t keep it dippe
d for long, or the bread will break.
Place the coated bread on the tawa on high flame. Turn it around quickly and the
n lower the flame. After that just wait till the bread becomes a nice golden or
brown colour.
What I usually do is, get the first one off the tawa, and taste some of it to se
e if it suits my taste. Check for sugar, and whether it is cooked right through
the bread. You don t want the inner portions to be soggy.
One you got your taste right, fry up the rest of the bread slices. Use tissue to
wipe off any excess oil. Serve hot with a smear of butter and honey on the top.
Oh and one last tip.
I have a secret stash of recipes in my kitchen. A collection of tried and true r
ecipes that have been given a thumbs up by Snackers of all ages. This recipe for
banana bread is like an old friend, someone I can always count on to pull throu
gh, flawless nearly every time. And who doesn t always have a few extra speckled b
rown, maturing bananas in the kitchen? I often adapt this recipe to make cupcakes
for birthday parties or school events. (Kids are enticed by the label cupcake vers
us muffin , its amazing what a little word play can accomplish.) Although this brea
d is not super-duper healthy by standards of a health nut its delicious and makes
a semi-nutritious snack when served with fresh fruit and tea. Happy baking!
BEST BANANA BREAD EVER
2c whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon, optional
1/2c butter, room temperature
1 c sugar
2 eggs
2 or 3 ripe bananas, mashed
1/3 c milk+1 tsp lemon juice or vinegar (could substitute buttermilk for this co
mbo)
1/2 c nuts, chopped
1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease bread pan or muffin cups with butter.
2. Stir flour with soda and salt in medium bowl.
3. Cream butter and gradually add sugar, mix well. Add eggs and bananas, blen
d.
4. Slowly and alternately fold in flour mixture then milk mixture. Beginning
and ending with dry ingredients.
5. Fold in nuts. Pour batter into bread pan or muffin cups.
6. Bake 55 minutes for bread or 20 minutes for muffins.

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ranjanimadhira on June 22, 2010 at 11:26 pm
Aloo poha is good. while I am a housewife, being veg. I found this is v good bre
akfast. poha is rich in iron. that way also good.
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Khristina on June 22, 2010 at 7:36 am
Thank you to all for your comments and recipes. Will try them out and add them t
o my collection as well. I am most thrilled to see so many men responding to thi
s post, it s just what I wanted. Do keep writing in.
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Ajay on June 21, 2010 at 4:44 pm
These receipes r really gud n quick to make. The other quick B:fast can b in 5 m
ts. thats Sandwitches; infact u can pack also for lunch if u dont want that dail
y stuff in the Pantry..
Veg Sandwitch Ingriedents; Sandwitch spread(its available in the mrkt),cheese sl
ice, butter, Paneer, Kheera, Tomato & onion round (and if u can make mint chetny
at home,it works well or u just leave it).
Take brown bread( because its made of wheat) thinely chop the sides. Keep them o
ne after the other. Spead the sandwitch spead one after the other slice of bread
, keep cheese slice on it, cut paneer in the slice shape ( square)put roundly cu
t kheera, tomato and onion ( all three veges can be optional)then put butter on
the other slice and then apply mint chutny if u hv made or just leave as it is.T
hen put this slice on the other slice where u have put all other things. Just pr
ess it for a second and cut it in a shape u want it. just eat it or pack it for
the office can hv in breakfast or in Lunch. Its very light but stuffy if taken wit
h tea/ coffee/juice etc.
2. Potato, Paneer, onion, hari mirchi, hara dhaniya.
remove ski of 2-3 Boil Potatos ( infact every household should have boiled potat
os in the fridge for ready use in any form)50-100 grms paneer, finely chopped in
smal pieces onion, 1 green chilly chopped( or as per ur taste), hara dhaniya ch
opped. put all in a small bowl n mashthem together. once the mixture is made u c
an have it put them on slice n put butter on the other side n put on it. OR u ca
n put in a sandwitch maker n heat it for some time till the bread gets baked / b
rown. cut in any size of ur likeing. its also very tasty B fast, light lunch or ca
n bused as snacks. will go well with tea/ coffee/ juice/ lemonade.
Enjoy ur sandwitches .any time every time.
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Nirmala on June 21, 2010 at 1:40 pm
Good recipes Thanks a lot.
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Sameer on June 21, 2010 at 9:29 am
Thanx a lot to all of the guys who had sent recipes of such a delicious and mout
h watery dishes u really helped me a lot i hate maggi now..
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rajeevelkunchwar on June 20, 2010 at 11:08 pm
All you singles, need one dish meal? Try this one:
Light fry about 250 gms of whatever mixed vegetables you have in ghee (not bitte
r gourd though), with 1 Tomato, 5/6 garlic petals, 1? ginger, 2/3 green chillies
, and 5/6 whole black paper. Add equal amount of half cooked rice. Drown the mix
ture with hot milk. Cook until rice is done.
Boast that this is Rice Strogannof veg. You can add some prawns for flavour whil
e saute-ing, still better, for Prawn rice Strogannof. Nice when you need to empt
y your fridge before you change residences also.
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Jef on June 20, 2010 at 10:32 pm
Feel the real fruit taste. from jef.recipe name:BANANA FRITTERS.indgredients:ban
anas-2,milk-50ml,refinedflour-30gm,eggs-1/2,castorsugar-30gm,fat for fry,METHOD-
Peel bananas and cut into long pieces,prepare a batter with flour,eggs and milk,
dip slices of bananas in batter.deep fry,drain and toss in castor sugar,serve on
a dish lined with a paper napkin.cook it, feel it and enjoy with happy jef
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vidya on June 20, 2010 at 10:19 pm
ya dese are real handy but in case you want a lil mo variation in your brk fst m
enu go for dese too.
1)egg scramble
Beat eggs in a bowl; add salt and red chilli powder,Heat the oil in a non-stick
pan.Add green chillies, ginger paste and onions.Heat it until onions turn golden
brown.Add beaten egg and mix well.Let the beaten eggs to set a little and then,
turn it on the other side, breaking it into small pieces until cooked well.jus
distort the egg sa much as possible and dere your scrambled egg.
2)aloo poha
Soak poha or beaten rice in water. Wash it gently and drain out all the water th
rough a strainer.Add turmeric powder and salt and keep aside.Chop onions, chilie
s, coriander. Peel and cut potato into small cubes.Heat oil in a pan and add mus
tard seeds, peanuts.Fry the contents until they begin to crackle.To this, add ch
ilies, chopped onions and potatoes. Mix well and add salt to taste.Cook till the
onions are golden brown and potatoes are tender.To this, add the coriander leav
es and poha and stir.Cook on a slow flame, for 5 to 10 minutes.Take it off the f
lame and allow to cool for some time.Add lemon juice for added flavor, before se
rving.
3)hard boiled egg fry
Place the eggs in a pot containing cold water.Put the pot over high heat till th
e eggs reach a rolling boil.Reduce the heat to medium and boil them for an addit
ional 10 minutes.Now remove it from the flame and pour cold water into the pan a
t once, till all the hot water is replaced and eggs are immersed in chilled wate
r.cut d eggs as desired and heal a little oil in a nonstick pan.add the eggs,a p
inch of salt and pepper .toss it so it is evenly mixed.enjoy.Hard boiled egg fry
ready to serve.
hope these help you
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Jef on June 20, 2010 at 9:48 pm
From jef: all husbands make your morning with your wife With happy sunshine brea
kfast morning.but one thing when sun is sunshining means your face will not act
like beauty.we want to make the beauty with ourself.
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Jef on June 20, 2010 at 9:35 pm
Simple recipe from me jef for break fast.(Bread pudding).
Ingredients for 4 person:bread,butter-30gm,milk-250ml,sugar-60gm,egg-2,sultanas-
30gm,nutmeg-apinch,cashewnuts-30gm,limerind-a pinch.
METHOD:Butter bread and break intn small pieces.boil milk and pour over bread an
d set aside for half an hour.beat eggs well.add sugar,limerind and nutmeg.pour o
ver bread,add sultanas and cashewnuts.mix well.pour into greased mould.cover wit
h greaseproof paper and steam till set. serve hot with lime juice.
,cookwell,eatwell,be happy. By jef
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atiya on June 20, 2010 at 9:22 pm
its nice try it
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chris on June 20, 2010 at 9:18 pm
simplest of all. soak a handful of gram seeds in water at night. next morning, j
ust drain water and eat soaked seeds. healthy and simple.
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abishek on June 20, 2010 at 8:54 pm
i mean mouth watering food
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Devaprasad on June 20, 2010 at 8:25 pm
AMMO ..Hats Off 2u for suggesting Cerelac as breakfast ..
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pradeepa on June 20, 2010 at 7:16 pm
Yup hi Khris,
saw some of ur recipies.Let me give u a new one
Take AVUL and marrinate it for 10 minutes.
Drain d water
Add a banana,sugar n a tbspn of ghee to it
Jus try it.Its very healthy n delisious
U can stock AVUL(It ll look like oats) in fridge
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chinnu on June 20, 2010 at 7:12 pm
hi..french toast was nice..the 1st one is so so..
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Vishwa Nath Sood on June 20, 2010 at 7:02 pm
These recipes of Krishna! I wonder what he was trying to tell.What he is trying
to show already used to be done more than sixty-seventy years ago even in villag
es where bread was not avaiable but wheat CHAPATI would be handy to make somethi
ng like french toasts.Use of SUJI in this style is not new but people in cities,
who never peeped in their kitchens, may find it fascinating.
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S K Munjal on June 20, 2010 at 5:50 pm
Though they are common but good for new comers.
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gaurav on June 20, 2010 at 5:09 pm
great!~thanks
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Suchita on June 20, 2010 at 5:08 pm
Hi thanks to all those recipies, being single everyday breakfast is a very import
ant aspect and reminds of home away from home though i am acquainted with all tho
se and keeps trying some thing but not too often i will definately say u keep tryi
ng as cooking is some thing to be therapy to our routine life as stress buster
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nisha on June 20, 2010 at 4:35 pm
hey gud yar!! nice nice cute recipies,wud really help out d needy great !!!keep go
ing help us out wit some more simple n easier ones..thnx al d way..
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Nur Al Hasan on June 20, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Hi,
I tried the first one recipe of suji. Its really yummy and tasty, Use sufficient
milk to enrich its taste. You can use banana flavor also with it.
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Paul Gonsalves on June 20, 2010 at 4:24 pm
Love your articles very much!
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sri durga on June 20, 2010 at 4:12 pm
hey,
all of them r nice but they r common break fast s most of them have , any ways u g
ot a nice idea
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Rumana on June 20, 2010 at 4:01 pm
i really feel bad for guys living alone coz foooood is the basic worry k here s some
thing my mom prepared for me,takes a little tym, take a lil oil,add 4-5 curry le
aves,onion chopped,g chilly,carrot grated,tamato finely cut roast a bit add salt
maybe 1/2 teaspoon..then smear a little buttter on a pan put a bread slice and
turn it twice den put the mixture on it n hav fun wid the lovely sandwich.
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Sameer Malhi on June 20, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Swell! I am just starting out on being single again. I need more of such easy DI
Y jhat-pat healthy recipes. Thanks for these, although I already knew about the
French toast. I have one of my own which I like a lot. Scrambled eggs in Milk. J
ust pour half a cup of milk in a shallow non-stick pan and heat for a minute, br
eak in two eggs(or more) and stir on a low flame with a spatula, sprinkle salt t
o taste and keep stirring. You may need to lift the pan off the fire to avoid it
burning. I like to keep it a little soggy myself. You can heat it till you have
the desired consistency. Enjoy!
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Hardev Singh Bindra on June 20, 2010 at 3:32 pm
There is nothing new. I had been using it since last more then40 years.
At my this age eggs and oil are not advised. French toast with salt and pepper i
nstead of sugar also taste great. Anyway, Tahanks for reminding my old favourite
s. Suggest some thing good and new.
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Lisa on June 20, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Well, i have been cooking all these before but thanx Kris 4 posting the new type
of omlette i have to try it
i wud like to share one more recipe
take 2 to 4 white bread. cut away there brown ends. then tear them to small piec
es. put a little cooking oil in a pan. put some grated onions and Kari patta in
the oil and fry them until the onions starts to bcome red.then add the pieces of
bread and fry after adding a pinch of salt and 1 to 1.5 teaspoons os sugar.Add
a little amount of water( very little) until u get to know that it has been cook
ed. then serve hot! u can also add some vegetables if u like :)
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meenu on June 20, 2010 at 2:48 pm
hi every one, this like suji ka halwa, if we added replace of salt in sugar, the
n its make asuji ka halwa, its not take too much time n its easy to make, n its
good for health.so try it.
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Jatin on June 20, 2010 at 2:02 pm
Guess wat.. not for only singles Khris Its for couples like us too Got up in the m
ornin to chk my mail. And Yahoo, the homepage for my browser, showed up says recip
es for singles . And I thought wow wat a start, to see it was written by WHO? Haha
haha but early mornin at 11:30am French toasts were not a bad one ;) Thanks yo!!
Jats..
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Nipun Jain on June 20, 2010 at 1:57 pm
hi, i think having lot of fruits in the breakfast is Yummy. poha isvery easy to
make.
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palak on June 20, 2010 at 1:47 pm
i dont like the dish its not suitable fr all ..soo tellls us something different
which can be made easily and it shuld be tasty
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Payal Jain on June 20, 2010 at 1:41 pm
Hi Khristina, i am not single but want to try something new for making my mumma
happy. I am looking for some good and easy recipes (vegi) and i liked that sooji
one (Porridge) most.
Thanks and looking forward to get some more tips and recipes from you ..
cheers!!!!!
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Shilpa on June 20, 2010 at 1:31 pm
I have been making these dishes from ages. Yupe they are real good and in times
of fast cooking ti-fin items they are good.
I think not only these but fried rice can be make fast too. You r thinking about
the chopping u have to do dont worry about that get a food processor or chopper
it comes real handy. Just keep the cooker for preparing rice. Take a pan with g
hee/oil add these veg s or even one veg like carrot or capsicum (these I have trie
d) and fry for some time remember not to fry them out completely toss them aroun
d in the pan and add salt and any masala(packed one will do) and finally add ric
e. Mix and keep the lid closed for some time(2-5 mins). Its done.
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Snig on June 20, 2010 at 1:13 pm
hii all, take a slice of bread,spread some amul cheese spread(it s salty so take c
are..); on top of it spread sliced tomatoes,cucumber.sprinkle soem pepper .n some
herbs if u like like basil,oregano etc.take another bread slice,apply some butter
n cover the sandwich. now roast both the sides crisp either on a tawa or a sandw
ich maker .njoy with kectup/thai chilli sauce/ dhania chatni !!!! it takes 2-3 mins
to relish this :)
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Raj on June 20, 2010 at 1:12 pm
Another quick fix, not necessarily for breakfast.
Pasta with broth
Preparation time 30 mins tops.
you will need
-Pasta (whichever kind, I prefer elbow)
-Your favourite Soup or (veg/chicken) stock packets
-cilantro/coriander/dhania optionally for seasoning
-salted butter
cook pasta as instructed on Pack
-qty bowlful to serve 1
-similar to Maggi, without adding masala
-drain the excess water.
-run cold water and drain immediately
-keep pasta aside.
-toss in a teaspoon of salted butter
Prepare the soup/broth , use 2/3rd the water indicated so as to decrease the con
sistency of the soup(not make it too watery)
add chopped vegetables/spices* for flavor.
cook till veggies are boiled.
mix and serve hot.
(season with cilantro finely chopped.)
* based on your preference , idea is to use for flavor.
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rajanish on June 20, 2010 at 12:55 pm
Very good
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preeti on June 20, 2010 at 12:46 pm
yet another veggie omelette .take atta put in some dahi add salt and seasoning(jee
ra powder etc) to your liking mix well. Add water if you want the batter a little
liquidy. When the tava on gas is suitably hot, add a little oil/ghee on the tava
and put the batter. Pat out the batter for even cooking. Enjoy the sizzle of th
e dosa/omelette whatever u wanna call it eat with relish
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Ammo on June 20, 2010 at 12:45 pm
When in absolute hurry and you need a good tasting, nutritious breakfast in a ji
ffy then I generally have Cerelac Stage 4 :) ).. It may sound strange but it is
good try it!. You can add variations by adding cheese cubes or chocolates :) . Tru
st me it tastes yummy and is super nutritious.
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shikha on June 20, 2010 at 12:29 pm
wow i really liked these recipes though i knew about them but reminding them aga
in wid a different touch is something i liked about it. thanks Khristina
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Single on June 20, 2010 at 11:48 am
Hi,
I am single and looking for jobs right now. I will soon have to move out of home
and am already panicking about the whole idea of cooking for myself. Thanks a l
ot. Please do keep up the social service :)
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Hina Ssemeen on June 20, 2010 at 11:08 am
Have tried this recipes earlier but have nt added in sugar.
The first one is quite common in S India know as uppit the only difference is on
ion,green chilies,green coriander is added in and no sugar or milk is used.Its n
t only for singles my mom/bro/myself makes this in home.Good recipes thanks for
posting
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anil george on June 20, 2010 at 10:41 am
Hi
i just woke up , a lazy sunday morning. the first thing flashed on my pc monitor
is this. you made my day.
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ARTI GOYAL on June 20, 2010 at 10:41 am
hi
This is really good for those who is single . even those also who don t no even co
oking. This is the first step of cooking. Really nice .
Thanks
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Sujoy Ghosh on June 20, 2010 at 10:27 am
Thats good.For singles only? and only the young ones living alone? I have severa
l cooking items for the single elderly male(widower) thats me.Cooking any meal f
or just one person is a herculean task specially the quantity.Ask your Mum or he
r friend or your friends Mum to cook just for one.It is tough.Ask me I know how
tough it is.It can last several meals and get spoilt in the fridge.I have near p
erfected the art of cooking for just one thats me.And for friends when they come
when they come acalling it is so much easier.I have several recipes and a cook
book on the anvil or shall we say on the chuli!Sujoy Ghosh
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soma mukherjee on June 20, 2010 at 10:24 am
Hi Everybody,
Another recipe that I commonly use is:- Take a full sweet bun and cut it into tw
o half or take two slices of bread. Mix some unfrozen butter or cheez with a lit
tle tomato ketchup, beat it nicely and apply it between the two halves of the bu
n. Then sprinkle some salted mixture or broken pieces of kurkure on it. And serv
e it with chilly souse. You don t even have to use the gas stove or microwave for
it.
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Nisarg Shah on June 20, 2010 at 10:24 am
What an easy recipe..i am deadly bored with maggi. I think now i got answer to m
y daily routine question what to have for breakfast?Its easy to make and time fr
iendly. Just wanna say thanks Khristina!!!
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Alice on June 20, 2010 at 10:02 am
Do not bother roast semolina, ready to cook roasted semolina is now available, t
he brand names are double horse etc.So all you need to do is add the sauteed onion
s, chillies, salt, boiled water and the roasted semolina to make the upma or por
ridge.
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Balagan on June 20, 2010 at 4:44 am
Hi Khristina,
I wonder the first one I read was this Recipes for Singles Breakfast . I felt as if
it s written for me. Though, I did not read the full write up, (and take risk:))
I appreciate u for these thoughts!