Friday, December 27, 2013

Mint -Tomato Dip | Pudhina-Tomato Chutney | Chutney recipe


This dip/chutney is very easy and came be made in jiffy if you love mint flavour then i am sure you will love this dip.


Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Christmas Greeting with a Special Rich Plum Cake




Merry Christmas to all readers.May the Baby Jesus full fill all your desire and wishes.On this special occasion i share with you the fruit cake i made with soaked dry fruits.I couldn't cut it and show since i baked it to take to my native along with the eggless version(previous post).

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Eggless Christmas Fruit Cake | Boil and Bake Method

eggless fruit cake

Christmas without plum cake oh! God you can't imagine it.Last year i don't have oven to bake this but i made a simple cake using my cooker.This year i have soaked fruits and nuts in brandy for a traditional one.I also want to bake an egg less version,for this one didn't soak in alcohol but poured it after baking.


Friday, December 20, 2013

Kuzhal Appam -Famous Kerala Snack


kuzhal appam

This is also one of the famous snack recipe of kerala.Try this easy snack recipe for Christmas and share with friends and relatives.

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Moong dal Snack | Fried moongdal (Haldiram style) | Kids Special


This moong dal snack is my kids favourite specially my son's favourite.When saw this one in many blogs i decided to make my own version.Try this simple easy snack.


Friday, December 13, 2013

Pistachio Cardamon Cake | Cardamon Flavoured pistachio cake | Eggless Baking

pistachio cardamon cake

December 5th was my dad's birthday,for that special day i baked this lovely  aromatic cake.The compliment i got was,its just like the one we get from bakery and very very yummy.


Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Vegetable Stew for Aapam -My Version

vegetable stew

I think aapam  must be everyone favourite same here too we too love it more.I love to eat it with any sweet side dish but my daughter need spicy version so i have to  prepare different food for her.This stew is my version of making,usually vegetable stew for aapam will be white  but here i added some spice powder.


Saturday, December 07, 2013

Eggless Slovak Paska Bread | For Eggless Baking Group


For November month Gayathiri suggested to bake this slovak paska bread and paska peeps for eggless baking group.I made the bread but did not make peeps.Its the Easter bread of eastern Europe with decorated top.


Thursday, December 05, 2013

Phool Makhana/Foxnut Snack /Lotus seeds snack | Healthy snack

lotus seeds snack

Are you looking for a healthy snack then try this.After making lotus seeds gravy/masala for chapathi i had  some seeds left out.Wandering what to make with it searched up and ended with the guilt free snack.


Wednesday, December 04, 2013

Friday, November 29, 2013

Baby Corn Manchurian-Low Calorie version


Manchurian is mostly deep fried one.when searching i found few with no fry method also.Last week when i went for veggie shopping i bought some baby corn and tried this.


Thursday, November 28, 2013

Vegan Biscotti - Wheat Almond Biscotti


At last i baked a biscotti which is nothing but twice baked cookies originated in Italy.I made it with wheat,oats,almond meal and flax meal.Slicing the first baked one was messy as many pieces broke any way got it.Also mine was little sweet less try to add some more.


Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Peanut Chutney/Dip (without coconut) | Chutney Recipe

peanut dip/chutney

Look for any dip/chutney recipe for your favourite idli/dosa or savoury dumpling(kozhkattai) then try this super easy peanut chutney,its easy and yummy too.I already have a peanut dip recipe but thats with coconut.


Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Lotus seeds/Foxnuts/Phool Makhana Curry | Side Dish for Indian Flat Breads/Roti/Naan

foxnut curry

Foxnut also know as phool makhana,makhana,lotus seeds and gorgon nut.It grows in water and widely seen in India,china,Japan and Russia.It has wide health benefits.some are


Monday, November 25, 2013

Tandoori Roti on Stove top | How to make Tandoori Roti without Tandoori oven (with a small video)



Tandoori is a famous Indian flat bread made in tandoori oven.While searching i found an easy way to make on stove top here.I tried it and it was super easy,try this method.

Friday, November 22, 2013

Masoor Dal in Spinach | Protein packed recipe | Gravy for Rice

masoor dal in spinach

Need to say anything about this great combo masoor dal and spinach.This unbeatable combination nourishes your body with protein,iron and folic acid.Try it.


Wednesday, November 20, 2013

How to get SOFT IDLIS | How to prepare idli/dosa batter at Home | South Indian Breakfast Batter Preparation( with a small video)


I want to share some kitchen basic which I follow.Each one follow thier own way to prepare the idli batter.Some add poha/methi seeds,sago(javarisi),etc while grinding.But i don't add anything such like it while grinding then too i get soft idlis.check it out.


Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Baby Potato Biryani | Biryani Recipe


If you love spicy food then i am sure you will love this biryani too.As i have already said sunday we will  have special food i made this last sunday.Though the things needed may look long its sure in your kitchen.


Monday, November 18, 2013

Creamy Gravy with Baby corn&Carrot | Side dish for Roti/Naan

shahi gravy

Do you love creamy masala/gravy then u am sure you will definitely like this masala too.Nowadays i have started to prepare different gravy/masala for chappati/roti.My daughter loves it very much,do give a try .


Sunday, November 17, 2013

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Ada Pradhaman | Kerala Ada pradhaman | Onam sadya Recipe


I love ada pradhaman and its my favourite.For my daughter's birthday i made this payasam and just love it.I enjoyed it the next day too.Try this easy one and enjoy ,i made it with the readymade ada.Want to make it at home will try next time.


Thursday, November 14, 2013

Orange Flavoured Tutti Fruitti Muffins-Eggless | Children's Day Special

eggless muffins(orange flavoured)

Today is Children's day in India and for the cute kids in my house i  made this eggless muffins in a cute mould which i won from a giveaway in Merry Tummy.


Oats Puttu (Oats Steamed cake) | Diabetic Friendly recipe | Step by step Pictures

oats puttu
As today November 14th is world Diabetic day Swathi  with some fellow bloggers have come with an awareness of it.So today's post is related to it.

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Vendakai/Orka Puli Kuzhambu | Lady's finger in spicy tangy sauce | Gravy for rice

vendakai puli kuzhambu

Okra/Vendakai/Lady's finger cooked in tangy spicy sauce is absolutely tasty and will be great with some pappad and hot steamed rice.Try it.


Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Whole Wheat Flour &Oats Brownies -Eggless | Eggless Baking


Looking for any easy baking recipe then try out this brownies which was so easy,yummy and full fill your sweet buds.Yesterday evening for an evening snack i made this and we all love it with coffee/tea.


Monday, November 11, 2013

Butter Chicken | Chicken Recipes | Step by step

Butter Chicken | Chicken Recipes | Step by step

As  i have said Sunday means special lunch in our house. Yesterday as special lunch day i made this butter chicken.I slightly adapted the recipe from here.My Kids loved it very much.


Friday, November 08, 2013

Vegetable Cheese Balls | Easy Kids snack Recipe


Looking for quick snacks for kids when they return from school try this easy  vegetable cheese balls.You can use any vegetable of your choice or a mix of it.I made it with cabbage alone.


Thursday, November 07, 2013

Pumpkin Dip/Thogayal | Recipe with Pumpkin

pumpkin dip

Thanks to the blogging world which had made me explore new dish and do some new innovation in it too.Recently i had started making dip with many vegetables and here comes on of it.


Wednesday, November 06, 2013

Homemade Rose Syrup | How to make Rose syrup at Home


When i saw this syrup making here i wanted to try it immediately but i don't have roses in my hand.when i got some roses for my daughter's birthday i tried this.Its  very easy to make and you can have it in ice creams,shakes or juices.


Tuesday, November 05, 2013

Pina-colade cupcake-eggless | For Eggless Baking Group


Pina colade is a sweet rum-based cocktail made with rum,coconut cream and pineapple juice.It had been the official beverage of Puerto Rico since 1978.For October month Meena  of Chettinad fiesta suggested this pina colade cake for the eggless baking group.First i thought of skipping off then decided to do cupcakes of it.Actual frosting must be coconut cream cheese frosting i replaced it with whipped cream frosting.


Pineapple Pulissery (Pineapple cooked in yogurt and coconut sauce)- | Kerala Recipe


Pulissery is nothing but vegetable cooked with spiced coconut and yogurt is added to it.We can use quite a few vegetable to make this pulissery.Last week brought a pineapple and was wandering what to make with it and made this.Its a sweet and sour dish we just love it.



Monday, November 04, 2013

Barley Dosai/Dosa(crepes) -Recipe with Barley | Healthy Breakfast

barley dosai

Hope everyone had a fun filled Diwali and wishes for the light to glow in your life each day.Coming to the recipe its barley dosa. Recent cereal which i am doing experiment is this,you can check the barley pongal which i made through it.This barley had loaded nutrients mainly its a high source of fibre.Apart from porridge try different way to use it.


Saturday, November 02, 2013

Deepavali/Diwali Wishes with a Simple Ladoo using Rice Krispies and Oats


Wishing all readers a Happy  and Safe Diwali.May this festival of light bright light,prosperity and health in everyone life.On this special day i share with you an easy and healthy laddu made with oats and Kellogg's rice krispies.


Friday, November 01, 2013

Blue Velvet Cake with Whipped Cream Frosting

blue velvet cake

October 28th was my daughter's birthday,for her i made this cake.I wanted to bake something with blue while searching internet saw many and ended up with this one.Also i gave try with cream powder which i purchased a month back for frosting.Kids were happy to see colour.


Thursday, October 31, 2013

Ulli Theeyal -Small onions(shallots) in spicy Tamarind Gravy | Kerala Recipe


Theeyal is nothing but the sauce made with well burnt coconut  and spice with tamarind.Ulli means small onions ,shallots.Theeyal is a kerala dish and i love it very much.


Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Karasev | Spicy Sev Recipe| Festive Savoury Recipe

kara sev

Diwali is almost at your doors hope all will busy preparing for it although we don't celebrate it we buy little crackers for the kids to fire making them happy is the main one.I don't prepare special dishes for it but in evening to feed them i make different snack,this is the one which i made yesterday.


Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Capsicum/Bell Pepper Masala | Side Dish for Roti/ Chappathi


As yesterday was my daughter's birthday i prepared some items for it and this masala was one among it,also made blue velvet cake for her,ada pradaman,chicken curry with idli and chappathi.Some of the recipes will follow soon.About this masala it was soooo creamy,rich and taste awesome do give a try once.We all loved it very much.


Monday, October 28, 2013

Mushroom Biryani | Biryani Recipe

mushroom biryani

As i have already said Sunday means special menu in our house and yesterday i made this yummy biryani which turned out well.My daughter who is the best critic said ma, its soo tasty.So try this easy biryani and enjoy with kids.


Saturday, October 26, 2013

Friday, October 25, 2013

Mixed Vegetable in Spinach sauce | Side dish for Chappati/Roti

vegetable in spinach sauce

As Diwali is nearing all will be busy preparing sweets and snacks for it.I too have many of it check it out.You can see blogsphere  loaded with sweet recipe for it. i just took a change from it to a healthy one.Looking for a healthy ,easy side dish for chapati/roti try this one with spinach.


Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Soya Chunks /Mealmaker 65 | Vegan Chicken 65

mealmaker 65

Mealmaker 65 with step by step pictures.
Try this vegan chicken 65 and you will fall in love with it when i made it was a super hit among my kids and it is easy to make too.


Monday, October 21, 2013

Omapodi | Festive Recipe | Step by step

Omapodi  | Festive Recipe | Step by step

Omapodi is a savoury snack prepared during Diwali or any festive occasions.Being a blogger i want to try this.My daughter asked it to make Bhel puri so i prepared this for her.My son too loves this omapodi very much.Try this easy savoury snack for Diwali.


Vegetable Soup | Easy Soup Recipe

vegetable soup

Its pouring in chennai since night and its a rain holiday today.Thank God for the rain and it must rain the most to fill all lakes and reservoir .since there was no rain last year serious water problem exist this year so we shall pray for good rain this monsoon.Coming to the recipe last week one evening my daughter asked for it ,i kept pending posting it think today is the right day as its raining.Its so easy to make try it.


Saturday, October 19, 2013

Eggless Tutti Fruity Cake | Eggless Bakes


I made this cake last month but couldn't post and was lying in draft ,decided to post today.I always more comfortable with eggless baking i don't know why.With no more excuse we shall move on to the recipe.


Friday, October 18, 2013

Radish Chutney/ Dip | Side Dish for Idli / Dosa


One fine morning i was wandering what to make for dosa and when checked found a white radish and tried this chutney ,believe me it was soo tasty and my kids to love it.


Thursday, October 17, 2013

Pumpkin choco chips cake | Recipe with pumpkin


As i could see more pumpkin recipes i want to bake a cake/loaf with it and tried this.I don't want the maida/all purpose flour to dominate so made it with wheat flour.I just added an egg while blending it was soft but as i baked it ,it was not soo soft like what i expected but fine.Next time will add 2 more egg to get the correct texture.If making try to 2-3 eggs for a great super soft one.


Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Kara Boondhi | Festive Recipes

kara boondi

Does it need any info about his recipe i think no, as all know its an easy ,crunchy ,savoury deep fried balls can be had as like that or mixed in mixture.This can also be mixed in curd/yogurt and had as bhoondi raitha.Try to make this for ur diwali we don't celebrate yet make sweets for kids.


Sunday, October 13, 2013

Unniappam | Kerala Dish -Easy method

unniappam

Unniappam is one of the famous authentic kerala recipe its so easy to make and having kids in home i make daily a new snacks for them as they get bored with the regular one.These appam i made few weeks before  my daughter who is a critic of my food loved it more and ate most of it.I also have another variety of panniyaram using wheat flour check it out here.


Friday, October 11, 2013

Quinoa Lentils rice crepes/Thinnai Adai | Healthy Breakfast | Recipe with thinnai/quinoa

quinoa adai

I try to include almost all cereals in food mostly in breakfast.Kids most like dosai very much so try to make dosai with almost all cereals check recipe index for various dosai variety with many cereals.Adai is nothing but cereals with lentils together and the batter needs no fermentation.


Thursday, October 10, 2013

Ragi/ Finger millet and Wheat Flour Loaf Bread | Healthy Loaf | Diabetic Friendly Loaf-Low Glycemic Index



At last i baked a loaf bread.
Yes,i did it.
For a long time i wanted to bake loaf ,but 2 reasons i couldn't do it,one my loaf pan was very big and i had some doubts in baking it.Last week i got a small loaf pan and Preeti from Indian Kitchen cleared my doubts,thanks preeti.I have decided to try many variety loafs