Homemade Grape Wine | Christmas Recipe (with video)

Updated on dec.2014(below is the wine colour i got in 2014) [ The reason for more deep colour is that i added some caramel syrup in to it.]

This is the first time I tried the wine and quite happy with the result. I was a bit tensed but gathered the courage to make it. I referred information from many pages..This wine was very good than my rice wine.I think all will be busy shopping ,preparing cakes&cookies ,etc. We too have finished our shopping, kids are waiting to go to native to celebrate Xmas, I am much worried as they are not studying for their exams.

Glass Stained Cookies | Christmas Cookies

Glass stained cookies with step by step pictures.These are so-called because of the glass finished look in the centre of it.The glass effect is by the hard coloured candies which melt in the oven and give the effect as it cools.

Eggless vanilla pancake | Simple pancake | Breakfast recipe

 

Eggless vanilla pancake with step by step picture and video.

Pancake is the easiest breakfast option when you don't have any batter leftover in your refrigerator. Just whip up flour with all the ingredients and make them. You can easily pancake with or without eggs. Here I have shared a simple eggless vanilla pancake recipe. My son is a die-hard fan of this pancake and I mostly make pancake only for him. You can use either a mix of maida(APF) and wheat or simple APF.

Healthy Gingerman Bread Cookies | Christmas Bakes

I was longing to bake this gingerbread cookie for a long time but i don't have this cutter. When i saw it on a bakery suppliers FB page i immediately ordered and got couriered in two days.I have used mixed flours to make it a bit healthy.

Mulled Wine | Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Version| Christmas Recipe

Mulled wine is nothing but an alcoholic drink where red wine is boiled along with spices and then served warm or hot.It best for this Christmas season.I have already post homemade red wine recipe on my blog.I recently did some wine for my dad and was having a bottle of it.I want to make a new drink with it for Christmas and googled up.Mulled wine got my attraction.Each recipe uses different spices and I ended up adding my own spices to make it.

Snake gourd baji | | Podalangai baji | snack recipe

 

Snack gourd / Podalankai baji with step by step picture and video.

As the weather here in Chennai is rainy and cool we are appetite towards some bhaji/pakora for tea time snack. Bhaji can be made with any vegetable. Just prepare the batter, dip the vegetable, and fry it. Serve it hot with some tomato sauce for evening chai. check out the baji bonda ready mix here.

Oats Muffins | Healthy Breakfast Muffins

Oats muffins make an excellent breakfast option as it is loaded with oats, egg, milk.To enhance more nutrition you can even add some nuts/dry fruits in it.For people opting for eggless option avoid egg and use yogurt/curd to get a moister muffin.

Ajwain leaves/ Karporavalli rasam | Immunity boosting rasam

Ajwain leaves rasam with step by step pictures and video.

Ajwain leaves also known as Karporavalli in Tamil, Dodapatre in Kannada is a medical herb.  The dried version of this leaf is oregano, the seasoning used in Pizza toppings. This leaf is best for cold and cough. One can directly have the leaf raw. During this monsoon season try to include this leaf more in your diet. One such way is this rasam which can be served with hot steaming rice or can have as soup.

Beetroot Rasam | South Indian Rasam with Beetroot

Beetroot rasam with step by step pictures.
Mostly it will Saturday when I will be clueless what to cook for lunch.One such day I got this idea to cook simple rasam with beetroot.The recipe is same as rasam only difference is I added some cooked beetroot juice init. It was on that day I made beetroot chaas to accomplish the meal.

Dry Fruits Ladoo | Dates & Nuts Balls | Festive Sweet Recipe

Dry fruits ladoo with step by step pictures.

Dry fruits and nuts laddoo/ balls are so easy to make which makes the best way for kids to eat them.Its healthy since no other sweetening agents were added to it as the sweetness for dates & raisins are quiet enough for the taste.With festive season around make this and have fun.You can even make it any shape cylinders and then cut it or even in a shape of  modak.

Wheat thattai. (Video recipe)

 

Wheat thattai with step by step pictures and video recipe.

Wheat thattai is a crispy deep-fried snack recipe. We can usually make thattai with rice flour but here I have made it with wheat flour. To get a crispy thatai one needs to roll it very thin else you will get a soggy thattai. Let us see how to make this.

Potato Murukku | Aloo Chakli | Easy Snack Recipe

After many sweet recipes here i come with a salty one.Diwali ,Festival of Light is around the corner and I hope all will be busy preparing sweet & savoury for it.Do try this chakli  variety which is very easy and tasty.

Adhirasam | Festive Sweet Recipe

Adhirasam is  one of the famous sweets i think which i made in all religion for their festival,its one of my favourite.Mostly now a days people buy them shop,as it very easy,me too the same.This is the first  time i tried and it came out quite well.