Monday, August 12, 2013

Focaccia | Mixed Herbs Seasoning Focaccia | Italian Bread

focaccia


Focaccia is a flat oven baked italian bread topped with  herbs or other ingredients.
Its usually seasoned with olive oil and salt and sometimes with herbs.Here i used mixed italian herbs for seasoning with olive oil.


Sunday, August 11, 2013

Green and Sweet Chutney for Chats | Chutney for Chat



When one thinks of chat, the green and sweet chutney comes to our mind first,as we all prefer to have the chat with it alone. Its very easy to make, make it refrigerate it and use when needed. For longer shelf life keep it in the freezer.



Friday, August 09, 2013

Homemade Granola Bars | Chewy Granola Bar | Healthy breakfast bars


I like nuts very much and love sweets made with them but my kids hate it,my daughter favourite is kaju/cashew sweets alone..This bar was in my list to do for a long time,yesterday i decided to make it and made it.It tasted good ,try out this healthy bar.
I slightly adapted the recipe from here.



Wednesday, August 07, 2013

Eggless Dates Cake | No Egg and No Butter Dates cake | Recipe with Dates


For a long time i want to bake  a dates cake and it came true on Saturday,as i have said in my earlier post,baked it on that day.Also for another reason i want to bake,since my brother was in vacation i promised him i would bake a cake for him,and did it.The feedback from my brother's house was it taste excellent.To make little healthy i used wheat flour.


Tuesday, August 06, 2013

Upma Recipe | Rava/Sooji Upma | Quick breakfast


"Upma " is one among the most disliked breakfast among youngsters and the same adds for me too..When my mum use to make it i never like it,but things changed now.After marriage i started liking it . Upma will taste good if  eating with coconut chutney and  equally taste good with sugar too .This is quickest recipe to make on busy morning days or when alone.


Monday, August 05, 2013

Dhokla Recipe | Famous Gujarathi Dish

Dhokla

Dhokla was in my do to do list for a long time,last month itself i bought the ingredients for it but didn't do.On Saturday when my kids are at home i assured  my daughter i will make it for you and made this and two more dishes on that day,one i have posted yesterday custard cookies and other eggless wheat dates cake will follow.My daughter wandered and asked why making so many,i replied her i decided so made it.Now to the recipe,this can be made in MW too,but i made it in my idli steamer.


Sunday, August 04, 2013

Custard Cookies -Eggless | Kids special

custard cookies


This is one of the soft cookies which just  melts in your mouth.Two days before while watching  Podhigai channel cooking show came across this cookies,noted down and made it yesterday evening.I must say this ,when my cookies was cooling my toddler son took a fork and made impressions on them,can you see it,naughty boy.



Friday, August 02, 2013

Karamani Sundal / Black Eyed Peas Recipe | Sundal recipe



Sundal is one healthy ,filling and protein packed dish for kids,its very apt to give them when they are tired in the evening.My daughter likes all variety of sundal and one fine evening i made this.


Thursday, August 01, 2013

Walnut Cocoa Truffles | Healthy Sweets | Recipe with Walnut


Need anything else to say about this healthy truffles loaded with walnut.I have a huge quantity of walnut with me,wandering what to do with it,if i notice any recipe with walnut i gather information more about it.Have to scold children for they don't like these  nuts and must looks some alternate to make them eat.Got this recipe from here.She used pure coconut palm sugar and its not available in India so i substitute it with brown sugar,If ur in US you will get it there.Try it out.


Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Corn and Cheese Pie | Savory Pie | Eggless Baking Group

Corn and cheese pie

For this month eggless baking group Gayathiri suggested a pie recipe and it was happy to bake it.After i join the group i have started trying out these and exploring new recipes thanks  to the group.I referred many sites to made this.The filling depends on your wish,i made little white sauce and mixed the corn it with spices.


Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Meen Kuzhambu | Fish curry in coconut paste | My Mother's Special | Our Traditional method -Fish curry


Meen Kuzhambu as i say this name my mouth is  watering,yes nothing in world could beat this fish curry.This method of making is our traditional way.when i am in my school days i use to help my mum to extract tamarind juice for this ,as my mother had some skin problem ,like that i learnt making it.After marriage in my MIL place they grind small onions/shallot with masala whereas my mum won't grind onions.I mostly use earth wares to make fish curry and it tastes excellent and i am fond of collecting them in different size.The gravy taste excellent the next day when made in it.Try our traditional method at least once and give feedback.


Monday, July 29, 2013

Chewy Dates Bars | No Bake Bars | Kids Special


This is one of the easiest  bar which can be made just a few minutes, even children can make it.I got this on from here.I just made it two ingredients ,if you prefer you can add nuts to it.




Saturday, July 27, 2013

Sago Vada / Fritters | Easy snack for kids

sago fritters

Sago/Sabudana fritters is one of the snack of north Indian,which is a filling snack and make best pair with a hot cup of chai/tea of coffee.