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Recipes which are complete meal in itself and require less effort and time are on everyone's wish list. Cold rice noodle salad in peanut sauce dressing is a perfect example of that.  Dressed in creamy and nutty peanut sauce, this salad will become your favourite on the go lunch/dinner/snack. You would want this peanut dressing all the time in fridge to accompany noodles, chips, tacos, fritters, pasta- it goes with pretty much everything! I was amazed when I first learnt about noddles which were made of rice and not wheat flour.  Rice noodles once cooked have a smooth and slightly slippery texture which is addictive. It comes in various forms ranging from flat noddles to thin vermicelli like noddles. It can be eaten hot in soups and dishes like path thai or cold in salads. You must be wondering whether it is actually a salad. It indeed is! Salads can be based around grains too like barley, rice noddles, quinoa.  Nutritional content ...

Like entire India, I am still recuperating from Diwali madness too. I have eaten a lot of food these past few days. So much cooking and eating has happened that I want to take a break (Yes! you heard me right, I want to take a break) Growing up, I wasn't really a fan of South Indian food. When I moved to Mumbai to pursue studies, I realized that if I had to eat out everyday for survival, it better be healthy. And so started my fondness for South Indian cuisine. I ate it everyday for breakfast for 6 straight months. My love for South Indian cuisine still prevails. One of my favorite dish is upma podi which is served at Madras Cafe, Mumbai. I think it is one of the best place to eat anything South Indian. They also serve the best "filter coffee"! It is difficult to not stop by Madras Cafe , entire atmosphere is filled with aroma of filter coffee. My other South Indian favorites are sambhar, onion uttapam, oats upma, fried idli and of-course the tangy lemon ric...