Side dish for chapati (Chapathi) / Indian flat breads
I have been thinking to have this collection post of all the side dish for chapati/ Roti/ Phulka or poori at one place. Sometimes I get confused what side dish to make and even forget the side dish...
View ArticleLauki palak paratha recipe | Lauki spinach paratha
Lauki also known as bottle gourd, sorakkai used to be one of my favorite in childhood days. Only I like the sorakkai kootu my mom makes. Otherwise I have no idea what one would do with it. But after...
View ArticleMaravalli kizhangu murukku recipe | Tapioca murukku
I have tried this tapioca murukku long time back once when I came to Singapore after marriage. We usually buy tapioca often and cook it with salt to have it as an evening snack. Before marriage, at...
View ArticleChow chow bath South Indian breakfast (Menu 17)
Chow chow bath / bhath is a famous south Indian breakfast menu from Karnataka. Last week when I was browsing Instagram, I saw this picture of chow chow bath. Being a upma lover, I obviously got...
View ArticleRose falooda recipe | Easy rose falooda
Like kulfi, falooda is also one that I have not yet tasted at restaurants. Obviously no idea about the recipe. When Sangeeta had suggestions for summer recipes and when I posted rose milk, she...
View ArticleSpinach cheese sandwich recipe (Grilled spinach cheese sandwich)
These days, I am not liking to have rice for lunch and look for easier, as well as healthy options that is quick and interesting enough too. For a while now, sandwiches makes me comfortable. So I make...
View ArticleVegetable makhani recipe | Indian gravy side dish
Vegetable makhani or vegetable makhanwala is a very rich gravy with mixed vegetables cashew, onion tomato and cream based. This goes very well with naan, roti or any mild pulaos. We had lunch last...
View ArticleMilagu poondu kuzhambu recipe | Kuzhambu recipes
I already have three milagu kuzhambu versions, one withbrinjal what we call it as ennai kathirikai kuzhambu,sukku milagu kuzhambu and other one a easy simple recipe. This milagu poondu kuzhambu...
View ArticlePeerkangai thogayal recipe (Ridge gourd recipes)
We usuallu make only this ridge gourd gravy for rice which we call it as chutney (consistency is more like sambar/ kuzhambu) but haven’t tried making thogayal. I have only once tried with it and this...
View ArticleBread bonda recipe - Kids snacks recipes
Bread bonda is the very first snack I learnt almost 12 years back, after seeing a TV show. Me and my mom tried it and it was a success. When I got married, I tried making this snack at in-laws place....
View ArticleNorth Indian lunch menu idea - Lunch menu 56
I was craving to have missi roti for past few days. And its been a while I posted lunch menu as well. So thought of making a North Indian lunch menu. When I posted 50th lunch menu, I thought I should...
View ArticleCoriander rice recipe | No onion No garlic recipes
I got this recipe form a reader friend Sangeetha Sekar. She Shared vendakkai puli kuzhambu that I posted before. This is an easy no onion no garlic recipe that can be perfect for lunch box too. Also...
View ArticleMango jelly popsicle | Agar agar popsicle | Mango recipes
During my childhood, I once when bought popsicle from a street vendor during our summer holidays, I got mango popsicle, it was 2 Rs, usually the popsicles are only 1 rupee. And the texture of the...
View ArticleIdiyappam varieties | Lemon, Dal, sweet (Breakfast menu–18)
I made this last week for breakfast after a long time. I used to make very often atleast weekly once, but only two at a time, always sugar and coconut (family favorite) and a tangy version – lemon or...
View ArticleEggless chocolate banana cake | With wheat flour
I always buy banana as its the only fruit other than apple my kid eat. He likes it only when it is just ripe and if its over ripen, no one touches it at home. Sometimes I make milkshake with other...
View ArticleMango shrikhand recipe | Amrakhand recipe
I have tasted shrikhand few years back in Chennai, but not homemade, I got from store in frozen section. When I came home eagerly to taste and had my first mouth, it was not tasting good at all! I am...
View ArticleChocolate milkshake recipe | Kids milkshake recipes
To be frank, as a kid, I have never drank milkshake. Really. May be we had no refrigerator those days, never frequented restaurants. After I came here to Singapore, I tried strawberry milkshake and...
View ArticleRagda pattice | Ragda patties recipe
When I was browsing my recipe book that I wrote before marriage, it had this Ragda patties recipe. When I saw the spelling and ingredient measurements I had written, I can’t stop laughing. It clearly...
View ArticleSemiya pakoda recipe | Vermicelli pakora recipe
This recipe was in my hand written cookbook. I found it interesting and wanted to try. It would have been 12 years almost since I wrote this recipe, but trying for the first time. The ingredients were...
View ArticleEasy beetroot rice | Indian lunch box ideas
I love beetroot a lot. Mostly make poriyal and have it. I thought I should try something different and already tried making beetroot pulao, so something easy and simple. Found this in my notebook and...
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