Homemade Baked Donuts- Eggless

For this month egg less baking group Jayanthi of Sizzling Veggies decided to make donuts, I thought we have to bake it and baked ,but other friends have fried it.
Coming about this wonderful donuts,two years back when we went to Dubai,i asked my hubby for it to taste since then I haven't tasted it.My husband brought a big box full with soo many topping,as it was on our travel date we couldn't eat it all. I enquired my husband about the remaining,he easily said we throw it out.But now we carve for it.
I have been thinking for making this donuts at home for a long time and its was the theme this month.

Almond/Badam Chutney | Easy Side Dish For Idli/ Dosa

Almond/Badam Chutney may be new to many as to me, while browsing I saw many people make this dip/chutney.I too decided to try it.First day I tried it in a different way with red chillies and without tempering but today morning I tried it in another way and it was an awesome combination for dosa,my kids love it a lot.

Eggless Chocolate Brownies

As I have said earlier I love to bake than to cook but I am just a beginner in baking, as seen in many blog people say that they carve for brownies, so I decided to bake one. Earlier I have posted No bake biscuit brownies, now  decided to bake one brownies. Got the recipe from here made slight changes.Do try it  and enjoy this chocolaty,chewy ,yummy brownies.

Nutella Banana Ice cream- My 200th post

I am soo glad to write this post as this is my 200th post. What a co-incidence, my 100th post was also an ice cream, kulfi this to happens to be a the same category.I first all friends, co-bloggers and visitors who supports me and encourage me with their lovable comments.

Coming to the recipe its soo easy to make ,can be made in jiffy time. When I saw this here I immediately decided to make and to say the truth it tasted yummy and was apt for the season. Do try this and sure kids will love it.

Bottle Gourd in Lentils

Bottle gourd/Sorakkai is one of my favourite vegetables my kids to love it.it has many medicinal properties like
(Source web)
Its has enormous impact on high blood pressure & heart disease.
The juice from its leaves cures jaundice.
It reduce fatigue and keep you fresh during summer.
And goes on.

Try to eat more at least during summer.

Spiced Buttermilk / Neer More | Summer Drink

Neer More/moor is the  best summer  cooler besides other aerated drinks and very cheap too. Its one of the common drinks in south India during summer. Now a days government too are disturbing it free on stalls installed at almost all roads for public, free of cost. Do drink more liquid food and cool your body.

Aloo Matar/Peas Potato Gravy | Side dish for Roti/Chapathi

Hello everyone today I just blog about the dish I got from Homely food ,this is such an easy and yummy side dish for roti.Will there be anyone who hat potatoes I guess no one will be.Meenu aunt made it with baby potatoes but I just used regular one.Potatoes with green peas doesn't sound good ,try it and enjoy.

Watermelon Lemonade

Hello friends I am back to blog after a short break,summer is peak every where not only in Chennai in our native kanyakumari too its very hot not able to bear it.Though we get little summer rain the humidity is high we shall pray to get more rain.
Coming to recipe this is such a simple one.In our house when we buy watermelon when its fresh all will eat on the next day it just remains in fridge.It is very difficult to make kids to eat that ,so I decided to make some lemonade with it,tried it and tasted excellent which disappeared in minutes.

Mango milk shake | Mango Recipe

If its summer then there will be mangoes,who will say no to this yummy delicious fruit, it is quite worthy to wait to taste for this lovely yellow fruit.

Eggless Tiramisu- Alcohol free

Tiramisu means  " lift me up " or "pick me up" is an Italian dessert.Its made with ladysfinger(Italian: Savoiardi) dipped in coffee and layered with mascarpone cheese and flavoured with wine.This can be made in any form pudding,cake and other dessert.I deceided to make it in my wine cup.Got the recipe from here.This dessert should be served chilled.

Basic Sponge Cake- Eggless & Butterless

This is one of the basic cake, this can be made eggless and with egg.Since I have to make it for a month challenge I made it eggless.

Mor Kuzhambu | Easy Gravy For Rice | Buttermilk Recipes

Mor Kuzhambu  is one of the easiest and quickest gravy which can be made in jiffy time,apt for lazy days when we feel bored of cooking heavy items.You can make this gravy with  any of these  vegetables lady's fingerfinger,pumkin,cucmber,poosanikai,etc to it.Each one has it own taste & flavor.Everyone have their own version of making mor kuzhambu this is mine.I usually make it without coconut only.

Homemade Peanut Butter

Homemade peanut butter  doesn't sound interesting.Its very very easy to make you can make it in jiffy time without any preservatives or such.I didn't think that making this butter is soo easy. Thanks to blogging for it teaches many easy and simple recipes.Do try this yummy butter and enjoy.

Simple Vegetable Pizza

After starting my baking with yeast I decided what not make a vegetable pizza first and tried this.I want it to be more indianised and made many changes,got some idea from here.You can change the toppings as your wish,it can be anything veg or non veg.I have decided to make a chicken version of it and will let you know once it turn out good.

Nankhatai- Eggless Indian Cookies

Nankhatai -eggless indian cookies might be well know by the people of Chennai who travel by the sub urban train,it just melts in your mouth.The main difference of this cookies from other is this made by ghee( clarified butter).

Pearl Millet/Kambu/Bajra Pongal- Recipe with Pearl millet | Healthy breakfast

As I have said earlier in my posts apart from white rice I use other cereals to make dosai,pongal.You can see many such pongals like oats pongal,wheat pongal,ragi dosai,thinnai dosai,etc.Try to use these cereals more in your food at least twice a week.This time I made kambu pongal and it was excellent.I made it in my rice cooker,you can even make it with your ordinary cooker.
Try this and let me know.

Marshmallows Ice Cream

As I have said in my earlier post I have made marshmallows to make fondant only since my kids asked I made some ice cream with it.Its was yummy and tasted excellent for this summer.This recipe doesn't need much ingredients,do try this and enjoy.
I got the recipe from here.

Homemade Marshmallow without corn syrup

As I have said earlier I love to try baking & baked products,i want try out something with fondant.so searched,searched for it got some idea,making fondant with gelatin was little bit difficult it says for a beginner,but with marshmallow its quite easy.Then searched for marshmallow recipe,many was this corn syrup,but I think we don't get it here at last got recipe without corn syrup,gathered things for it & made it.

My main idea is to make fondant only but as my daughter as I have decided to make some marshmallow ice creams too with it,i will let u know about the recipes & post it when I make.Now lets see about the basic marshmallow making now.

Garlic Buns | Eggless Baking

As i have mentioned earlier i love to bake more,i never thought one day i would try a bun/bread at home and it will come success.First i thank God almighty for giving me the courage& wisdom to do so,secondly i thank all co-bloggers post about it,their step by step procedure,tips all helped me.

 Also for this month egg less baking challenge,Gayathiri has announced to bake dinner rolls,first i thought how i am going to do it,baking a bread.bun would be a disaster.Then decided first lets try a bun and then confidently try other dinner rolls.Coming to the recipe i tried this from Raks Kitchen and the result was absolutely wonderful.When i checked for the yeast ,water become forthy then i was little confident that the buns would come good.

No Bake Biscuit Brownies

 

 

I am not a brownie person but seeing so many brownies in other blogs I too want to try it and taste.First  I decided to make a easy one ,this recipe is no bake one and any one can it very easily.I got the recipe here.You can alter it by adding any nuts of ur choice.

Orange Squash/Juice | Summer Drink

Hot ! Hot ! every where hot,need something to cool.Juices is the best way for it.Make this squash & keep it ready in the cooler,drink it whenever u like to sip something cool.Its every easy to make.

Methi Roti/chapathi

As I have said earlier I love gardening,but no way for me in apartments,but I try to do some planting here.This leaves too I grow in my apartments.I pray that in future I must have an individual house so that I can have my own garden.

This methi leaves is rich in antioxidant,iron and good source of fibre,its diabetic friendly too.Try to use it once a week.If you don't get this leaves ,try to sow some methi seeds in any container ,it will surely grow.

Homemade Butter

 

When I write this post I do remember when I was small my granny use to mix curd with mathu and take the butter from it.After seeing many blogs I decided to take butter and to say for this I was collecting milk malai(aadai) for past 5 months.It came a medium sized container but the butter I got was just the quantity here.

 

 

Curry Leaves Powder/ Karuvepillai podi

 

 

 

Karuvepillai  known as curry leaves plays a main role in south Indian cooking.It is rich in nutrients and has unique aroma & taste.Its a iron packed leaves and it prevent the hair from greying.In a TV show I heard a person saying ,a person from type2 diabetic heredity if eats this leaf in morning empty stomach,he may in future has very less chance to get diabetic.Try use this leaves more in ur cooking,for kids grind it in some means & give them.

 

 

Ragi Dosa & Raisins Chutney | Healthy Breakfast | Recipe with Ragi/Finger millet

When coming to breakfast one has to intake  good & healthy of it to  start a day.I usually replace white rice with other cereals ,you can see variety of dosa like that in my blog,pearlmillet,horse gram,oats,thinnai.Do try to replace white rice with some other gluten free,less fat one.Coming to this recipe quite easy to make,if u prefer u can use without fermentation also,here I have used fermentated one.Raisins as you know has more health benfits,my kids if u add it in any food they would take out,but in this chutney/dip method they like it most,try to give children raisins.I  learnt that it prevent cancer cell formation,so use it.

Easter Greeting

 

 

 

 

Happy Easter to all readers.

Sugar Iced Cookies | Easter Cookies

Its Easter today to mark this special occasion I made Easter bunny cookies with iced sugar ,isn't it look lovely ?Happy Easter to all.may the risen Lord bring joy,happiness,peace to all.Coming to the recipe ,blogging has teach me a lot,this is one of it,i also made vanilla cake with butter icing ,if possible I shall write that post later.My son & daughter loved these cookies very much,it will be a definite hit among kids,if u make.

Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk

For a long time I wander to write some basics in my blog,at last  a time came for it.

Whenever I wish to try for some new recipes they need condensed milk,sometime I have it mostly don't,then I have to skip that recipe.When searching I found this can be easily made in home in jiffy time.I tried it and it was awesome.Do give a try and check it out.

Bread Upma | easy breakfast

When kids come tired and hungry from school we need to energize them,for my daughter first I will give a fruit drink then she will roam about looking for some snack,if I am making anything she wait to eat it hot.I love to try new dishes every day to fulfill her taste buds. This is one simple snack which can be made in just time and suitable for kids for after school snack. This can also be served as breakfast.


For variation, you can add capsicum, carrot, boiled peas,etc.

Badam/Almond Burfi

Badam Burfi is one of the burfi which is quite easy to make,i always prefer sweet items than savoury but my daughter is just opposite to me.When ever I carve to eat something sweeter I make something,this is the one just like that,try it  I am sure you will love it.Does it need any festival to make sweets?

Soya Chunk Cutlet

Soya chunk/ Meal maker cutlet is very easy to make and can be made quickly.I had a pack of meal maker lying on my fridge for a long time actually i bought to make some gravy or briyani with this but it was lying down at last decided to make cutlet to give to kids when they come tried from school. and i made it yesterday evening for tea time snack we all loved it.

Suzhiyam

Suzhiyam/suzhiyan/seeyan/suyam in whatever name its called is one of a traditional recipe prepared during deepavali.This is a simple sweet filled with sweet fillings.In our area thats in kanyakumari the stuffing we usually prepare with whole green moongdal but in other blogs i see the stuffing is prepared with channa dal.For a evening snack i cooked whole green moongdal,some quantity was left so i decided to make suzhiyam.

Sunsilk Perfect Straight Product Review-My first Review

 



As a member of Indiblogger i received a pack of sunsilk perfect straight shampoo & conditioner to do a review of it.This is my first review.Intially i thought to skip it off then decided why not write as these words stuck my mind,something is better than nothing.Lets start my review.

 

 

Need any explanation about the sunsilk,its well established, know to all & i have been personally using sunsilk shampoo alone from my schooling,i.e. for more than 15 years.Mostly i use black colour and i love it.

Dates Pickle

For a long time i was trying to make this pickle at last i made it,as i made it was lying on my draft for more than 3 months,now the time has come to post it.I love to eat dates but my kids hate it don't know  when they are going to realise the benefit of it.Coming to the dates pickle it goes well with briyani.I got the recipe from here,altered little.

Chettinad Chicken Kuzhambu

 Chettinad is famous for it dishes,we can see almost chettinad restaurant in almost all place,many are fond it me too.I think the freshly made masala give good aroma for their dishes.Coming to the recipe,chicken gravy,i mostly make with out coconut.Last sunday i thought why won't we try chettinad chicken and so googled and got the recipe.

 This post is a part of Healthy & Tasty Recipe Contest with Fortune Rice Bran Health Oil &  title="The Best community for Indian Bloggers"   BlogAdda.com.

Matar Gobi Masala | Side Dish for Chappathi

In our house if i make chapati i have to make  another side dish for it my daughter won't eat which the gravy that is left out in afternoon,i will manage anything,that too if i make the same side dish she won't like.I make different dish every time i make chapati,i love to make,chicken sausage she likes the most.

Coming to the recipe this is quite easy to make,think many know to make let it be useful for the beginners.

Cucumber Kuzhambu/Gravy | Gravy for Rice



 

 

Summer has started in Chennai and don't know how severe it will in the month of May,we get lots of watery vegetables and fruits during this season and we have to eat it to avoid dehydration,i advice avoid eating more spicy during this season.Coming to the recipe i have made it with cucumber you can use any watery vegetables like white pumpkin,even lady's finger,etc & its quite easy to make.My daughter like this gravy the most.Try it.

 

 

Eggless Trutti Frutti Cookies

Cookies are almost everyone's favourite i too like to much it when ever,thought lets start this march month with a sweet so made it yesterday and posting here,kids surely will like them.

Eggless Banana Muffins

For a long time i was longing to make banana breads,after i bought my OTG too i couldn't find time for it to make.I like banana very much but its very difficult to make my children eat them,after making this my daughter was curious to eat not knowing banana was added in it,but on tasting it recognised whether you have added banana  and refused to eat, anyhow my son ate that was little consoling for me:) .Coming to the recipe this is quite easy to make even a beginner like me can make it easily.I added wheat flour too in it to make it little bit healthy.

Pistachio Burfi/Pista Fudge

I had more pista nuts in my fridge and wandering what to make with it.when looking through web pages i got this recipe.My kids hate to eats pista as nut,but when i made this they enjoyed eating.Its very easy to make and needs little ghee.

Peppered Mushroom | Easy Side Dish

This pepper mushrom is very easy to make and it was a great side dish for roti/chappathi.Though this is my first try with it ,it tasted awesome,do try it .

Eggless Chocolate Cupcakes

Hope all had a wonderful day,it was a virtual treat to see blogs flooded with cute heart shaped foods,love it all.Coming to the post for this month egg less baking challenge it was decided to use Hershey's chocolate but i don't have it so made with the cocoa powder i had,the result was a absolutely beautiful cupcake,tastes excellent & very easy to make :).

Bringal Kuzlambu | Easy gravy for rice

This kuzlambu i make when i feel bored with fish curry and all non veg gravies.This is quite easy to make and will taste excellent.I love the tangy taste of it very much,do try it .

Eggless Choco chips cookies

Yet another easy cookies to make ,i bought choc chips  a month before & did not do anything with it,my daughter was insisting to do cookies with it many days at last i made it.Its very difficult for my toddler son to make things eat,once he get the taste of it,then alone he eat anything ,this too  the same way,after knowing the taste he finished it off.Sure kids will love it.

Sweet Potato Kootu -Version 2| Side Dish for Rice

Today i came with  an easy side dish for rice/Kootu with sweet potato,i do have another version of make it cheack it out here.This dish is very easy to make %& tasted excellent,if i make this my daughter will finish it off fully.

Orange Loaf Cake

When i got some oranges i decided why don't we try this loaf cake which i saw in aarthi's yummy tummy,one thing i have to say when the cake was in oven the aroma filled the entire house & my son was curious to eat had no patience,i have to make him wait for sometime to eat.It was really yummy to eat .

Mixed Vegatable Khichdi

Today i come with an easy khichdi which can be made in 15min and it can be called as one pot meal.Yesterday for dinner i made this and it tasted awesome with coconut chutney,do try this easy one.

Pearl Millet / Kambu / Bajra Dosai | Healthy Breakfast

Kambu/Pearl Millet dosai may be new to some,i use to make it often,instead of making regular idli/dosa i use to make dosai with quinao,finger millet,oats,horse gram,etc. as the regular rice has not much health  benefit i use to do so.This kambu has many good things with it like low cholesterol,gluten free,high iron content,rich in fibre, folate, iron, magnesium, copper, zinc, vitamins-E and B-complex, thiamine, riboflavin and niacin.Try using this in your diet.

Beef kothu parotta

I think many like parotta for dinner,my daughter like kothu parotta very much,whenever we buy parotta she use to ask me to make  it.I don't know to do parotta,but have seen in co-blogs about it must try one it.This is very easy to make try it.

My husband is a greater cook than me,he makes us variety dishes when in vacation,my daughter like his cooking more than  mine.

Strawberry Cake with butter icing

Hi friends,hope you all had a wonderful Xmas,New Year and great pongal.Sorry i couldn't write post for a long as we were tight scheduled,we went for a vacation to Goa and it was wonderful,i am still in the same mood.
Coming to the post,let me start my first post of the year with a cake.This cake i made for my niece baptism and it came out well,the only thing is the icing was little salty since i used salted butter.