Semolina /Rava coconut cake -Eggless & Butterless

As the kids are at their summer vacation they ask for some/more snack.What ever i buy from outside it get over instantly so a day i decided to bake this coconut cake since a pack of it was lying in my pantry.The aroma of freshly baked cake is truly awesome and tasted great with a cup of tea.

Lemon Mojito | Lemon Mint Mojito | Virgin Mojito

When we went to pondicherry in January we saw this mojito drink  in a hotel menu card but i didnot try it.Last week when i had a bunch of mint leaves i decided to try this drink to taste it.Actually i didnot have any drop to indulge since my daughter finished it all.We can use  some alcohol like rum/vodaka in it,since this is made without alcohol it is called virgin mojito.Do give a try this easy drink.

Masala Oats | Oats cooked with mixed vegetable | Zero Oil recipe

We all know the health benefits of oats and i  need not explain any about it.Two days back we had bread bhajji for evening snack which made us feel very heavy so we thought to skip dinner,then i made up my mind to cook some low calorie recipe with oats and prepared this.This was super tasty,easy and healthy with added vegetables.

Pomegranate Mint Cooler | Summer Cooler

Day by day its being hot in Chennai and we long to quench our thirst with some juices.Due to adulteration in ready made juices i prefer homemade juices now a days.My son is a great fan of a branded pomegranate juice.Whenever we go for supermarket he use to pick few tetra pack for him.One day i made him fresh juice of it with my newly bought hand blender and he relished it well saying it taste soo good then store brought.From then he use to ask for this juice frequently.Its soo simple and taste awesome.I just added few mint leaves for extra freshness omit it if you don't prefer.

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.

Thinnai / Foxtail millet String Hoppers | Healthy Millet Breakfast

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.

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.

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.

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 only 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.