Cucumber raita recipe (with tadka)
Cucumber raita – vellarikka thayir pachadi, made by sauteeing cucumber so that it doesn’t leaves out water later. With tadka. Perfect for lunch boxes and good alternative for onion raita. I never pack...
View ArticleNellikai sadam | Amla rice recipe
Nellikai, amla or Indian gooseberry rice is healthy, delicious as well as easy to prepare rice. Made with the big variety amla. We always make neer nellikai, thayir pachadi with this one. Recently...
View ArticleSweet mixture recipe | Diwali recipes
Potato is grated, deep fried and mixed with dry fruits and nuts, coated with sugar to make this exotic mixture. I am a big fan of sweet mixture from my childhood, from the very first time my dad got...
View ArticleNorth Indian lunch ideas - Lunch menu 57
North Indian lunch menu with dhokla, salad, aloo kulcha, shahi paneer, rice, dal fry, pakodi kadhi, bhendi subji, pickle, dahi and gulab jamun. Check the links for recipes. This post is just idea on...
View ArticleSundal recipes in tamil | Navratri South Indian recipes
Sundal is made during Navratri season when Kolu is kept in households. Sundal is must and offered to God and distributed to the people visiting kolu. It's simple and easy to make, can be made easily in...
View ArticleKollu sundal recipe | South Indian sundal recipes
Navrathri is here and sundal is one of the main dish made in this season in South Indian households. I love keeping kolu and this Navrathri, sadly one could not keep as someone in close circle passed...
View ArticlePuzhungal arisi murukku recipe | Diwali snacks
Puzhungal arisi murukku – south Indian murukku made with parboiled rice and fried gram dal (pottukadalai) by grinding wet batter in grinder. When I posted pottukadalai murukku recipe last year for...
View ArticleKaruppu ulundu sundal | Sundal recipes
I tried this sundal very recently, it was very delicious. It is very healthy, easy to make too. Since I love the flavour of asafoetida, green chilli and coconut combination in ulundu pooranam for...
View ArticleAloo kulcha recipe | video recipes
Aloo kulcha is an Indian flat bread made with all purpose flour, stuffed with spiced potato mix. I have never had aloo kulcha at restaurants. But last week my friend sent me pictures to tempt me and...
View ArticleAshoka halwa recipe | Diwali Video recipes
I tasted ashoka halwa only in my marriage, before that, I have never tasted the sweet or know that such sweet exists. My FIL arranged and brought 2 chefs (thavisu pillais)Â from our native side and...
View ArticlePakoda kadhi recipe
Pakodas made with besan, dunked in dahi kadhi makes a delicious accompaniment for rice. Pair it up with a spicy curry, this easy kadhi can be made in a jiffy. The flavour, taste of this kadhi is...
View ArticleKaramani kuzhambu recipe | South Indian kuzhambu recipes
Karamani kuzhambu – Lobia gravy - Black eyed pea gravy is a tangy gravy made with tamarind base and with south Indian spice powder to make it flavorful. I love all kuzhambu made with legumes. The...
View ArticleChivda recipe | Easy Diwali Snacks
For me I knew only the South Indian mixture as I have eaten it n number of times, but later only knew there are many varieties in mixture like Bombay mixture, this Chivda etc. I tasted this Chivda 2...
View ArticleEnnai kathirikkai fry | Ennai kathirikkai curry
This ennai kathirikkai fry is an easy no onion no garlic recipe, which is different from the usual kathirikkai poriyal or kathirikkai curry I make with garlic in onion tomato base. I tried this...
View ArticleCarrot burfi recipe | Easy Diwali sweets
Carrot burfi is made with grated carrot, coconut, sugar as main ingredients. Very easy and simple straight forward recipe without any fancy ingredient or method. I had this recipe in a cook book, but...
View ArticleKaju strawberry recipe | Diwali sweets recipe
Kaju strawberry, a latest sweet I tasted when I visited Chennai this year. My relative got it when they visited us. Me and Aj loved this sweet so much that my MIL packed this for us. It had a rose...
View ArticleKasi Halwa recipe | Poosanikai halwa
       Kasi halwa or Poosanikai halwa is an easy halwa recipe made with white pumpkin, sugar and ghee as main ingredients. Very simple recipe with simple ingredients. I have tried only once before and...
View ArticleOnion murukku recipe | Diwali snack recipe
I love murukku a lot, can keep munching without knowing how much I eat. When I was thinking to try some new murukku recipe than our usual murukku I make, my co-sis suggested garlic murukku first. I...
View ArticleCoconut rava ladoo recipe | Ladoo recipes
This is an easy and rich ladoo recipe with coconut, rava, khoya and sugar as main ingredients. My friend Sangeeta told this recipe almost 2 years back. But I had forgotten and every now and then she...
View ArticleRagi semiya recipe | Sweet & upma
I rarely buy ragi semiya because, the first time I tried it was a disaster. I did not follow the instruction properly given in the back of the packet and ended up making raagi kali rather upma. Also I...
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