Aloo- Peas Samosa | How to make Punjabi Samosa

Punjabi Samosa with step by step pictures.Samosa is a deep-fried snack where the outer coating is made with flour/maida and the inner filling will be mostly potatoes.Now with more innovation in recipes, people change the inner filling and make a different variation.

Oats -Strawberry Banana Smoothie | Breakfast Smoothie

Oats strawberry banana smoothie is one best breakfast drink which has the goodness of oats, milk, fruit(berry)and banana.For people who wish to start the day with a healthy low GI food, this oat comes in handy.Since strawberries are in season and we get it at a low price I have used it else you can opt for other fruits or simply add some almonds, dates and make this smoothie.

Flourless Brownies | Healthy Brownies | Valentine Day's Special

Flourless brownies with step by step pictures.Healthy brownies with no maida or wheat flour.When I decided to bake healthy brownies for paleo diet ( this not purely paleo as I have used white sugar) I referred many sites and decided my own version and attempted this.The output was a chocolaty, chewy and addictive brownie which I had never tasted before.

Easy Sabzi for Roti | Sabzi with Green Peas & Red Carrot

An easy sabzi with winter vegetable fresh green peas and red carrots which are seen abundant in markets nowadays.After making carrot halwa I was left with some red carrots and I want to use it in a different way.When I saw the recipe here I decided to try with adding capsicum and it turned out tasty.I just take around ten minutes to make this side dish.If you don't get red carrot use a regular one.

Strawberry Yogurt | Fresh Strawberry Yogurt

I can have yogurt/curd as much as like it but this fruit-flavored was new to me when we went aboard on our last vacation.There I tried few varieties of it by my husband's suggestion.Back home at that time, we couldn't see much of this flavored yogurt in the market but now these are flooded in the market by various brand names.

Carrot Halwa | Gajar Ka Halwa | Indian Sweet

Carrot Halwa with step by step pictures.

I wanted to try this easy carrot halwa long before and post it as my 1000th post but somehow it didn't happen since that time this red carrot/Delhi carrot was not in season.  I particularly was to try halwa using red carrot only. As now these carrots are in season and mainly the vendor where I buy my veggies had this carrot with no second thought I bought it to make this dessert.

Senai Kilangu Puli Kuzhambu | Yam in Tamarind Sauce

Yam puli kuzhambu video recipe. Although fish curry is mandatory in our daily food I feel bored many times daily eating fish. I such days I make puli/tamarind curry with any vegetable I have and fry the fish to go with it.Here I have made it without using coconut but you if making for many people you can grind some coconut and add to it.

Tempered Tapioca | Kappa Thalichathu

I love tapioca/kappa very much.Whatever the form I can have it all day for three meals.Back in my native, we get a very good variety which has a different taste that of those we get here in Chennai.Some years back when we went to Kerala for a short trip we got some stem from my hubby's friend house and I planted it in sac on our terrace which yielded some amount of kappa.This December also I got some stem and have planted it.Good thing is that it has sprouted and new leaves have started shooting up.Will post pictures later.

Chikungunya and Dengue – Causes, Symptoms and Prevention

The hot and humid tropical countries have always been a hotbed for various viral
diseases. The names Chikungunya and Dengue have become synonymous with
epidemics in these regions.

Avaram Poo Tea &Health Benefits | Tanner's Cassia tea

Avaram Poo, called Tanner's Cassia in English, avarike in Kannada, tamgedu in Telugu, commonly found in dry regions of India and Srilanka.This tea is full of antioxidants.While browsing I learned that in the olden days, when people walked for a long distance under the hot sun, they used to carry a bundle of avarampoo (Tanner's - Cassia in English) on their heads to keep their body cool and prevent the body from getting dehydrated. If even keeping the flowers on the head prevents dehydration, just imagine how hydrated the body will be when you take it internally. 

Ragda Patties | North Indian Chaat Recipe

Ragda patties in step by step pictures. Ragda patties is one of the famous chaat recipes in which patties are made with boiled potatoes & spices.It is then served with white peas gravy spread over it and sprinkled with chopped onions, tomato, green & sweet chutney.This chat is very famous street food in states of Gujarat & Maharastra in India.

Vegetable Khicadi | Easy Breakfast Recipe | Video Recipe

Vegetable khichadi/vegetable bath comes in handy when there is no batter to do any breakfast or dinner. In upma, we usually don't add vegetable and it should be like breadcrumbs like texture whereas in khichdi one need not worry about the water as we have to make the khichdi semi thick.To serve this khichdi coconut chutney is the best combo.

Pongal Collections | Sweet & Savory Pongal Collection

Here are some list of sweet & savory Pongal collections on my blog.Take a look at it if you are interested.