Monday, April 06, 2015

Mint Tea | Mint Chai | Fresh Mint Leaves Tea


How was your Easter celebration we had a blast ,i made an eggless truitti fruity cake and for lunch i prepared chicken biryani.After having heavy lunch i want to have something that aids in digestion so i prepared this mint chai yesterday evening for a change.Trust me if you love mint then this one is surely for you,i just love it to the core.

Saturday, April 04, 2015

Thinnai / Foxtail millet String Hoppers | Healthy Millet Breakfast

foxtail millet  string hoppers

We all know the health benefit of millets and i no need to repeat it again some it are it is rich in fibre,low in carbohydrates and full of nutrients.do intake millets atleast a meal a day.We can make almost all south Indian breakfast recipes with it and this one string hoppers/ idiyaappam is my kids favourite.

Thursday, April 02, 2015

Rice Flour Sweet Balls | Ottu Maavoo Urundai | Our native recipes


This recipe is my in-laws side famous sweet.People who comes around the sea shore village in kanyakumari must have heard about this one which is quite popular over there and they make this usually during the last week of lent reason to eat it on good Friday.Last week when i ground a huge batch of rice flour i decided to make this and blog about it.Its very easy and "ulakkai " a bigger from of  mortar padestal is used for  binding the ingredients together but now since we can't find if we can use mixer/mixie too.Do give a try and let me know.

Wednesday, April 01, 2015

Rava/Sooji Vegetable Sandwich | Easy Breakfast Recipe


Now a days i started buying bread often since my daughter like to have sandwich which she makes by herself.For one fine morning as i was thinking what to make for breakfast i remembered a TV show featuring about this sooji/rava toast and made this for breakfast.Do try its very filling and tasty.

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Spiced Walnut Tea Cake | Eggless Baking


I guess i baked a cake after a couple of months yes my oven was idle for a long :Donly with some cookies i did with it.This week i was so eager to bake a cake decided to do my own imagination with nuts & spices which led to this spiced walnut cake.

Friday, March 27, 2015

KAL DOSAI | EASY BREAKFAST RECIPE



We south Indians mostly prefer idli /dosa for breakfast and to say the truth its the healthiest and tastiest food nothing can match it.We can make lots of variation in it by adding millets ,oats and other cereals.This is one way of making dosa  where it is made very thick in iron tawa/skillet.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Singaporean Food


With  multicultural heritage Singapore cuisine too  has variety  ranging from Chinese,Indian,Malay,Penakan,Indonesian and many other.One can say it  is the great place to taste all variety of food.

Food in Singapore are mostly served in hawker centre or cooked food centre which in nothing but a open air complexes which are inexpensive.We can see the globalisation here in Singapore which Chinese chefs experimenting with turmeric and ghee while Indian chef work with fried noodles and others

Being a food blogger i wish to visit this lovely paradise for food and indulge in it.If you were to visit there in near future do try some of the food i’m mentioning here .Their foods are mildly spiced which are not liked our south Indians cuisine  where we mostly prefer spicy food.

Monday, March 23, 2015

Curd Rice | Thayir Sadam |தயிர் சாதம்



As the temperature is rising steadily its becoming difficult to work long in kitchen.Simple and easy recipes help during these times and this curd rice is one such recipe which can relish just with/without a pickle.


Friday, March 20, 2015

Vadu Mango Pickle | Baby Mango Pickle | Maavadu


Pickle ,I'm not a fan of it and very rarely take a piece of it but the cook in me push me to try all types of pickles.These baby mangoes are seasonal product which we can see in markets only during march-April.Two weeks before i saw this in a vegetable stall i  am bought it immediately to try this vadu mango pickle.I got some ideas from here to try this.

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Neeragaram | Palya Sadam | Leftover rice porridge | Summer Cooler

Neeragaram | Palya Sadam | Leftover rice porridge  |  Summer Cooler

Neeragaram / palya sadam is the one best  cooler for summer which does not need any great cooking technique.Just soak it and drink it.It very healthy,filling  and best coolant.

Monday, March 16, 2015

Keerai Poriyal | Easy side dish for rice


Greens/Keerai are very good to health ,its very rich iron and many nutritional benefits.Try to include these greens three or four times a week.My son don't like keerai he use call these as leaf but my daughter likes it well.Mostly i made it with dal sometime as masiyal and rarely this way.

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Homemade Chewy Choco chips Granola Bars


These bars are chewy,healthy and addictive too.When i just looked up my blog i see that it had been a long time since i posted a baked recipe,to say the truth even my oven may  cry for not using it since December.So i decided to bake a easy granola bar which makes a good food when you plan to diet.,It very easy too.Do try this.

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Pasta Kheer | Easy Kheer Recipe


Last Sunday i was carving for some payasam as it was quite some months since i drank it.On looking up my pantry i decided to go with very easy kheer to fulfil my sweet tooth.Do try this easiest kheer  and enjoy.