Green apple pickle | Instant pickle | Spiced green apple

We all know apple is the healthiest food a person can eat.As the saying goes ,an apple a day keeps doctor away.There are many variety of apples and red apple id the most common one which is sweet whereas there are some variety which are sour and this green apple falls to that category.Green apple has many health benefits than the red one but many hesitate to eat it as it is sour.I too don't like its taste but when i made this spiced version i totally enjoyed it.

Rose Lassi | Sweet Lassi | Summer Drink

Lassi is a yogurt based drink which is mostly sweet and rarely salted..We can make variety of lassi either with fruit based or flavoured based.Here i am sharing an easy rose flavoured based sweet lassi which has an attractive pink colour.

Dates Milkshake | Healthy Drink

I need not say the health benefits of dates as we all know about it.Loaded with nutrients its the best food for anaemic patients because of it high iron content.Here in gulf countries we can see many varieties of dates and when i ask ny kids to eat them they refuse it.So i decided to make milkshake with some added ice cream i and my daughter loved it to the core  while my son who is picky eater refused it.To say the truth it was too good.Do try to eat dates daily.

Eggless Garlic Pull-apart Rolls | Garlic rolls

I bake this garlic pull apart long back but couldn't post.Now while enjoying my holidays i just have only juices to post so decided to go for this baked dish from my draft.Its very easy and it can be had as dinner too.I tried this recipe from here.

Carrot Orange Juice | Fresh Juices | Summer Drink

I am enjoying all sorts of fresh juices from fruits and vegetables here in Dubai.This carrot orange juice had a nice vibrant colour which will surely attract one at first glance.I added a piece of ginger for digestion purpose it may cause any stomach upset.

Blueberry Milkshake | Drink recipe ( using fresh fruit)

Blueberry milkshake with step by step pictures.

Here in  Dubai i see variety of fruits and vegetables in almost all supermarkets/hypermarkets which I found rare in Chennai. The first thought that comes to my mind on seeing these fruits are to make some recipes for my blog and I guess most food bloggers will have the feeling like me. When i got a small box of fresh blueberries I made a milkshake with it and fully enjoyed it.

Eggplant fry | Spicy Bringal fry | Side Dish for Rice

When i saw a big egg plant on the refrigerator immediately i decided to make a fry of it.I just love to have brinjal in any form and the most favourite is that its cooked along with masalas and tomatoes.Since eggplant fry is not in my blog i decided to cook and blog about it.If you are a brinjal lover like then surely you too will like it.

Rose Milk - Summer Drink

This drink doesn't need any introduction/information as its quite popular for ages  and its easily available.Its can be prepared in jiffy and even children can prepare.As we are in Dubai for a short holiday i took some pictures before travelling and this is one among it.

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.

Neeragaram | Palya Sadam | Leftover rice porridge | Summer Cooler

Neeragaram / palya sadam is the one best  cooler for summer which does not need any great cooking technique.Just soak it and drink it.It very healthy,filling  and best coolant.

Keerai Poriyal | Easy side dish for rice

Greens/Keerai are very good to health ,its very rich iron and many nutritional benefits.Try to include these greens three or four times a week.My son don't like keerai he use call these as leaf but my daughter likes it well.Mostly i made it with dal sometime as masiyal and rarely this way.

Homemade Chewy Choco chips Granola Bars

These bars are chewy,healthy and addictive too.When i just looked up my blog i see that it had been a long time since i posted a baked recipe,to say the truth even my oven may  cry for not using it since December.So i decided to bake a easy granola bar which makes a good food when you plan to diet.,It very easy too.Do try this.

Pasta Kheer | Easy Kheer Recipe

Last Sunday i was carving for some payasam as it was quite some months since i drank it.On looking up my pantry i decided to go with very easy kheer to fulfil my sweet tooth.Do try this easiest kheer  and enjoy.

Fresh Grape Juice | Grape Juice with a touch of Lemon

Last Sunday while returning from church we had packed juice in a shop it was good.The next day problem started my daughter complained she is having stomach ache since she got up.I thought it must be some gastric problem,gave her medicine and send her to school.On returning she was totally in a fainted condition.When i took her to the doctor he said its food poisoning.I urged that we drank only canned/tetra pack juice,doctor said fungus mainly in it only and advised to buy fruits  and make fresh juice.From that day we decided not to take  any outside drink.Pl  readers avoid street/packed juice and go with fresh homemade juice.

Eggless Strawberry Ice cream | No Churn Method | Ice Cream Recipe

While going through my FB page i noticed that today (27th February )is  strawberry day immediately with no second thought i decided to round up my last strawberry recipe which i had in my draft.When i bought a box of it some where lying on my fridge with no attention.Wandering what to make with it decided to make ice cream so kids will like it.It soo easy just give a try.

Creamy pasta | Pasta in White Sauce | Past & Vegetables | Easy dinner Recipe

I make paste once for a while but mostly with loads of vegetables and very rare i make it in white sauce.Last time when i made this for dinner decided to post and hence clicked it.Its super easy and taste too good when its is taken hot.

Strawberry Lassi | Summer Drink

As summer slowly showing it way we have started to look for some chilled juices.My one suggestion would be please avoid street drinks since we don't know how hygienic it was made.Try some simple homemade juice to quench your thirst.

Strawberry Pannacotta | Dessert recipes

Panna cotta  is an Italian dessert means cooked cream.Its mainly made with cream but here i have used cream & milk.Adding some strawberry gives a pleasant colour to the pudding.

Gatte Ki Sabji | Indian Style Sabji Recipe for Roti / Naan ( No Onion No Garlic )

"Gatte" a Hindi word means solid piece.Here it is prepared with gram flour & spices cooked in boiling water and then a yogurt based gravy is made in which these gatte's are dunked.While searching i found this is a Rajasthani recipe and the gravy can be made in many ways but here i have used curd based one.

Blueberry Smoothie Recipe (Using Blueberry preserve)

Happy Valentine day ,enjoy the day with your loved ones.On this special day  i share with you an easy smoothie recipe which is very quick to make.I had a bottle of this blueberry preserve lying on my fridge for a long time.The only thing made with it was blueberry ice cream,Blueberries are good for children as they boost memory power.Please suggest me some recipe to make with it in the comment box so that i can finish the bottle soon.

Heart Beet Cookies | Beetroot Cookies | Valentine Day's special | Eggless & Butterless

This cookies is a valentine day special which  i thought to post on Feb 14th only but pushed to post soon seeing so many V day's special recipes by co-bloggers.This is made with beetroot puree which gave a pleasant colour to the cookies.Do try this easy cookies and enjoy the V day with your loved ones.

Prawn Fry | Prawn 65 | Shrimp Fry

Yesterday when the fish vendor bought this king size prawns with no second thought i bought it.Actually small ones are difficult to peel & clean but big size is easy and more important its fully fleshy.Made this tempting fry for dinner and relished it.

Shahi Paneer Recipe | Side dish for Roti / Naan

Shahi paneer with step by step pictures.

Shahi paneer(Indian Cottage Cheese) is a very rich tomato based gravy which is very famous in North India.The name "shahi" means royal ( very rich).Yes, this gravy is rich with cashew nuts, cream & saffron. You can find many north Indian recipes rich with saffron , cashew nuts or badam.

Paneer & Capsicum Sandwich | Easy Breakfast Recipe

Now a days i have  started making more sandwiches because my daughter ask for more variety and another reason is its soo easy to make  very apt for lazy days. You can check sprouts sandwich, vegetable sandwich, sweet corn capsicum sandwich in my space.Do check this easy bread pizza too.

My First Event Winner announcement..

Hai all,

 I am little bit late to announce the winner of my first event.Thank you all for linking your entries to my first event with giveaway.I thought i will get  more number but its okay .I said in my event page that if i get 250+ entries i will go for 2nd prize.But i just got 100 entries and don't want disappoint so decided to give 2nd prize too.

Neer Dosa / Dosai | Mangolore Special Neer Dosa | Easy Breakfast Recipe

This dosai is very famous in mangalore  and easy to make too.Just soaking the rice for few hours then grinding and make it just like that.This dosa does not need fermentation.THis  can be accomplished any veg or non-veg side dish.We had it with egg curry absolutely yummy.Let us see how to make this.

Sprouts Sandwich | Sprouts Potato Sandwich | Healthy Breakfast

Yesterday for after school snack i made this for my kids.Super healthy and easy,do try this and give nutritious food for children.

Hakka Egg -Vegetable Noodles

My children love noodles , even if i give it for all three times  for meal they will happily eat it.Yes it is always welcomed in my house i think probably almost all kids love it.I buy instant 2 minutes noodles sometimes and plain one more often as i can add loads of veggies to it.Two days before i made this for dinner.It was more filling  and yummy .

Easy Beef Fry | Simple & Quick Beef Fry

Beef in one ingredient which is loved by all in my family.Due to health concern i take once or twice a month and everyone will enjoy that day's meal more.This recipe is an easy and simple one apart from pressure cooking this can be made in jiffy.

Sarkarai Pongal | Sweet pongal | Pongal Wishes

Happy pongal to all who celebrate it.For the people who don't know what pongal is ,its the harvest festival of Tamilnadu,India.On this day people  prepare sweet and salt pongal in new earth wares before sun rise.I make them often and i love this sarkarai pongal a lot.Let us now see how people sweet pongal easily now.

Garlic Bread | Easy snack Recipe

Now a days i am  rarely blogging since my daughter's board  exam's are fast approaching i have sit beside her and encourage her.Please pray for her.I don't want my space to be idle long so decide to go with some simple recipes.Kindly bare with as some may contain detailed step by step pics and many may not.

Hot Chocolate Drink

This is the first time i tried & tasted this hot chocolate To say the truth its super tasty and decided to make it often.The recipe called for rum since i didnot have it i omitted it.Next time will try with rum .

Homemade Pineapple Jam | Pectin Free Jam

Hope you all had a great Christmas and new year celebration we had a great time at our native and i am not in mood to blog.Another main reason for not blogging is since my daughter's board exams are fast approaching i have to guide her,sit beside her  and so friends please pardon me  as i may not reply/ comment in blog post.Do pray for her and lets go off to the recipe.As pineapple's are in season now i decided to make a jam of it.It was super easy,tasty and cost less.Do try.

Happy New Year 2015 | Lets Celebrate with a Sweet | Chocolate Burfi

Happy New Year to you all. May your everyday of this year be joyous, cheerful and blessed.I wish this year to be a glorious one that rewards all your future endeavor with success.On this first day of the year, let us start with a sweet.