Beans Thoran | French Beans cooked with Spiced coconut | Onam sadya Recipe

This another simple and easy recipe that make appearance in the sadya menu.It just so simple to prepare but taste delicious when eaten up with rice.Apart from beans , cabbage, beetroot , and many other vegetables can also be prepared as thoran in the same way.If you are planning for sadya this year do include this recipe as this can be prepared in few minutes where the only time consuming job is chopping of the beans which can also be prepared in advance.

Sweet Payaru Sundal | Sweet Mung Beans Sundal

With navarathiri in line ket me finish my post in draft before it. After the salty version of this payaru sundal here some the sweet version of it.Its so easy to make just thicken the jaggery syruo and add the cooked beans.Here I have used jaggery but ordinary white sugar can also be used in it.

Lauki Halwa | Bottle Gourd Halwa | Festive Sweet Recipe | Review of Preethi Turbo Chopper

Recently I had an invitation to attend the Blog -Jam meet conducted by Preethi Appliances.This was was my first met I attended personal and I had to leave the meet in midway due to a personal issue.I regret that I couldn't attend it fully as I learned that the second part was related to food photography which is much needed for a food blogger.I hope no further issues like this happens in future.

Idli Milagai Powder | Gun Powder | Side dish for Idli/Dosa | Video Recipe

Idli podi/gun powder comes as a saver when we are not in a mood to make any side dish for idli/dosa.It is unbeatable with some sesame oil.My kids are adherent lovers of this podi as they don't need any other side if this podi was there.I usually make this in a big batch and they stay fresh till last.The secret of it is dry roasting of the salt.If we do so this podi/powder won't spoil and till remain fresh.Do try this way and see.

BRAHMI LEAVES / VALARAI KEERAI CHUTNEY | HEALTHY CHUTNEY RECIPE

Valarai keerai / Brahmi leaves is a fan shaped herb has vast medicinal properties.It increases  memory power.Try to include this atleast once a week in diet.Apart from having it as kootu it can also be made like .Try this way.

Chicken Sandwich | Chicken- Egg Sandwich | Easy Breakfast Recipe

I have posted many sandwich recipes on my blog, to add to the list here is my first non-veg sandwich with chicken and egg.Here I have used egg omelet in addition but you can avoid it if you feel its too heavy.This recipe can be made for dinner or breakfast, I made it for dinner.I just fried the marinated chicken but you can also boil the chicken, add spices and make the sandwich.

Double Chocolate Cookies | Easy Video Recipe

Simple and easy double chocolate cookies to pair with your evening tea /coffee.Here I have added an egg but if you want to avoid it then use some curd/yogurt in place of it.Do try this easy cookie at home and feed your kids.

Ragi Coconut Milk Kozhukattai | Millet Flour Balls in Sweetened Coconut Milk | Festive Recipe

Another millet flour sweet dumpling in jaggery sweetened coconut milk.When it comes to sweet I never deprive of anything and would just happily indulge in it.Yesterday I made for my sweet craving and enjoying it chilled even today.I have already posted Foxtail millet flour sweet dumpling with coconut milk and paal kozhukattai with rice flour.Do give a try and eat healthily.

Fried Modak | Festive Recipe

As the name says this is a deep fried recipe.The filling can be anything either sweet or savory.Here I used a sweet filling with grated coconut and jaggery. I made this yesterday's after-school snacks for my kids.The whole process takes about 30 mins only.Do give a try for the festive and relish with your family.

Caramel Pudding | Caramel Custard Pudding | Flan Recipe

This is one of a simple and easiest pudding recipe.The key ingredient here is egg, milk, and sweetener.Just blend everything up in a mixer and steam or bake it.I adopted this recipe from here.

Sambharam | Spiced Buttermilk of Kerala | Onam Sadya Recipe

Sambharam is a thirst quencher drink of Kerala which is almost similar to tamilians buttermilk..This simple drink also appear on the onam sadya menu.Since onam will be in just a month I thought to share few onam recipes.

Indian Wild Plum Ice Cream | Jamun Fruit Ice Cream

Simple and easy to  make ice cream with jamun fruit which has a sweet tarty taste.With no fancy ingredients init this dessert is so easy to make with just corn flour,milk and sweetner.

Vegetable Kara Panniyaram | Breakfast/ Dinner Recipe

When its panniyaram, I always make sweet one for snacks ( may be because of my sweet tooth).My daughter always insist me to make kara/savory.Very rare I make kara panniyaram by mixing residual idli batter with avaliable flours in my pantry.One day when I want to make a different dinner apart from roti/rice I made this panniyaram with my left over millet dough along with fresh vegetables.Here I have used the vegetable as such but if you prefer you can slightly saute them in oil and add it to the batter.