Vatha Kuzhambu | Vatral in Tamarind sauce | Tangy gravy for rice

If you are a tangy love then I am sure you will love this gravy.In almost almost restaurant if you order for veg meals sure one gravy will be this.
I just love tangy taste, as writing this post too my mouth is watering.

Cabbage Fritters/ Pakoda | Heathy evening snack | Recipe with cabbage

 Deep fried version is definitely a hit among kids.If I say I am not going to deep fry  and ask my daughter shall I bake it  'coz its healthy my daughter won't accept it,she likes/prefer deep fried version only.For an evening snack I was wondering what to make for kids,then ends up with this cabbage pokoda.

Flaxseeds Balls/ Ladoo | Healthy Sweet | Recipe with Flaxseeds

Flax seeds is one of the more nutritious seeds, its a high source of Omega 3 fatty acids, antioxidant and fiber.Its very low in carbohydrates and ideal for people you like to intake less carbohydrates.

      Yesterday evening I was wandering what to make for kids when they return home,suddenly stuck up with an idea to make this and made.Kids first refused to eat, then saying the benefits of it ,they ate.One thing the sweetness was less,so increase it little.
 This is very very easy,try it.

Eggless Jam Swirled Muffins | Eggless Baking Group challenge

For the June month's egg less baking group challenge, Priya Suresh of Priya's Versatile recipes suggested this Jam swirled muffins .Baking a cake/muffins is always fun at home and same was with this jam swirled muffins too. The jam is used here is ready-made mixed fruit jam, the muffin was soft, moist and yummy. Try it. For egg replacement, I just add a little more yogurt.

Uppu Seedai | Easy Festive Recipe

Seedai is one of the easiest recipe one can make,first I too thought it will be difficult to make but after trying its was soo easy.Try this one and enjoy.I always like sweet seedai and my  daughter hate sweet dishes and so for her I made this  one evening.

Instant Kaju Katli | Cashew Fudge | Festive Sweets

 Kaju katli is one of famous Indian sweets which is easily available in almost all sweet stalls.This sweets is one of our family favourite.I already a have one easy method of making this sweets,no failure method,but this is damn easy than that. I came across this recipe here with instant method/no cook method,so I gave a try immediately and clicked it.Its very easy ,try it.

Fig/Anjeer and Dates Halwa | Healthy Sweets

Its 4th Thursday of the month means it is vegan Thursday.Priya of Priya's Versatile Recipes has come with this new idea of vegan Thursday any blogger interested check her space for details.As this is my first post for vegan Thursday I decided to start it with a sweet.
My father brought me a pack of dried figs when he visited Israel holy land for a tour on May.It was lying on my fridge  for a long,i was wandering what to do with it,first thought to make fig milkshake,then later while browsing got this sweet from here, made light changes in the ingredients.The one think I love about the halwa is the crunchy effect of the fig nuts was something different,do try it if u get/come across figs.

Health mix Balls/ Sathu maavu urundai | How to make Sathumaavu /Health mix at home |

Health mix /Sathu maavu urundai/ladoo is one of the kids friendly ,power packed snack.I have been addictive to this flour recently,we can make puttu ,which I use to make often, with it and I love puttu.I made this with store brought powder,you can easily make it at home,its very easy.Here I have given the method to make sathu maavu,try it and feed your kids with healthy foods.

Pepper Chicken Gravy | Chicken Recipe

Chicken is one of our main dish in almost all Sundays,to say the truth its a must.I very rarely cook mutton and sometimes cook beef. Kids too love to chicken and beef only they are not fond of mutton. Coming to the recipe last Sunday I made this,clicked and sharing it with you.

Walnut Coconut Chutney/Dip | Recipe with Walnut

Walnut ( Karat/akhrot  ) chutney/dip is one of the recipe which I got when browsing.I made it a day for dosa and had some dip left over,since I am alone in afternoon for lunch I just mixed it with rice ,to say the truth it tasted awesome with rice rather than in morning.Got it from here and made slight changes.

Sweet Samos Recipe | Festive Sweet Recipe

 One afternoon my daughter said that I want to eat something sweet to eat,that too I want that sweet filled samos which she likes the most. I always crave to eat something sweet, so at once decided and made it.My daughter was surprised to see it after she returns from her hindi class.My son like bhaji more and for him I made that and fulfilled their liking.

Mango Sambar | Recipe with Mango | Gravy for Rice

 Mango  sambar the name may be look somewhat odd like,i too thought the same but after trying it it was very tangy,delicious recipe.If you are a tangy lover then sure you will definitely like it.Got the recipe from here.I usually make sambar with many vegetable ,first time making it with mango alone.Try it and you will love it.

Easy Shrikhand | Recipe with Hung Curd | Quick Dessert

Shrikhand is one of the easiest dessert one can make and is a popular sweet in Marathi menu.Learnt while googling they use to serve this with puri ,doesn't look strange, each part has different food cuisine.This recipe just need mixing and no any extra effort to make it,while writing this post too I am eating a cup of it.

Carrot Rice | Easy LunchBox Ideas | Left Over Rice Recipe

Schools have reopened after summer holidays, mummies will be little  worrying what to cook for the kids ,for me  to the same.I have toddler who is having full working from this academic year,i was little worried about his lunch,how he is going to eat, but to my surprise he likes what I am giving him for lunch finishes it off. This rice is also one among it, I gave him. Try out this easy,tasty rice.

This is how I made it.

Eggless Peanut Butter Cookies | Eggless Baking | Peanut Butter Recipe

When I made peanut butter at home  I thought to do some recipe with it,but did not do & it was lying on my fridge for a long then all of  a sudden decided to make cookies with it.First thought why not try using an egg in it then decided it would be heavy for cookies and made eggless version.To make more colourful with it I pressed MM on it else  can use cadburys gems which attracts the lil ones more.

Flattened Rice/Poha Dish | Easy Breakfast Recipe

This is one of the easiest, simplest, healthiest dish one can make for a breakfast/snack. The ingredients needed for will be sure in all kitchen. I often make as evening snacks and rarely for breakfast and daughter like this dish more.

Try this.

Jack Fruit Seeds Stir Fry | Side dish for Rice

Summer is a season when one will get jack fruit .whenever I go to my in-laws house in nagercoil I use to bring a jack fruit on returning since in my brother-in-law house there is a tree and its fruits is very very yummy one will never say no to it.But unfortunately the tree dried/spoiled due to some reasons and did not taste any jack fruit this year.
A week before my uncle, who went to kerala bought a jack fruit and gave me 1\4 of it.We ate those yummy yellow fruit and I made this stir fry with it.We usually cook the seed and eat as like it,for a change this time made a dish it.



Nungu/Palm Fruit Delight | Summer special

Nungu/Palm fruit is one fruit which you can see only is summer,its one of the best thing to beat the summer heat.It has many medicinal properties.It known as Ice apple in English,its loaded with minerals especially phosphorus and calcium.With absolutely no fat in it, its a boon for those in diet.

Eggless Mango Muffins

 Mango is a super delicious fruit who will say no to this lovely yellow king of fruit.

Some mangoes were lying on my fridge for some time, I decided to make something with it and make it muffins,though I am a non-veg I love to bake eggless version very much.

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.