Sweet Potato ( Shakarkand ) Halwa

Potatoes are almost liked by all age group and this sweet potato too do the same.Its easy to just cook it and eat like that with some grated coconut love this way my daughter loves the poriyal i make of it.I have two version of making it check it in recipe index.

Simple Vanilla Ice cream | Without Ice cream maker & Eggless

Looking for a simple ice cream recipe try this easy and yummy vanilla ice cream.Its very very easy to make and my kids keep on insisting me to make this.You can also use this as a base of other ice creams too.

Masala Vadai(Vada) | Lentils Fritters

Some hot vadai with a cup of chai/tea in evening  what a great combo -nothing will beat.My hubby loves all vadai variety but he wants everything to be hot,hot from stove.After marriage i too got used it and even kids following the same.Now to this recipe everyone may have their own version,here is mine.

Masala Stuffed Buns | Step by Step pictures

I love to bake breads and i just a beginner in baking  but love to try new ones.My daughter loves savoury food more and i made this for her.Does its funny to say buns? i made in that shape but after raising it all joined together and i got like this ,i must have kept in a big baking pan, will do next time its all trial & error.Lets go the recipe.

Eggless Ferrero Rocher Tart | Eggless Baking Challenge

For the September month eggless challenge group , Priya Srinivasan of Enveetu kitchen
suggested this tart recipe .The original recipe is from trissalicious,i made slight changes in it.Since i did not have hazelnut i substituted it with almonds which i had.

Sago /Javarisi Payasam | Payasam Recipe

Love payasam in any way as i love to eat if after lunch .This one i made for my son's birthday.If ur a sweet lover like me wandering to drink some kheer after ur heavy lunch try this easy payasam with sago.

Doll Cake for Kids Birthday Party | My First Fondant Cake

As i have said earlier 20 Sept we had two birthday one my son's another my brother's daughter.That little girl celebrates her first birthday although they ordered cake i just want to make a surprise cake for her and made this doll cake.Long back i made marshmallows ,you can check it my homemade label,from it i made fondant and kept refrigerate it, used that for covering the doll.Since i don't have different sizes of cake pan to bake in my OTG i used MW safe bowls and made two microwave eggless chocolate cake of different size.

Pumpkin Erissery | Side Dish for Rice | Onam sadya Recipe

I don't need to say much about pumpkin as everyone knows more about it and this kootu is easy to make and will taste yummy.

Sambar-Saravana Bhavan Hotel Style | Side Dish for Idli/Dosa

Have you been to saravan bhavan hotel  and  tasted their idli/ Dosai with their sambar,it would heavenly i just love it and waiting for a branch of their hotel to open at my area.Recently while browsing i got this recipe and made it,it tasted similar to one we get their and i am making it again and again.It suite well for idli/dosai,pongal rather than rice.Try atleast once.

Easy Funfetti Cake from Starch | Birthday Cake for Kids

I am not a great baker just a beginner in baking and love to try out new ones in baking.As 20th Sept was my son's birthday i made this cake for him.My son love the colour sprinkles  in it and it tasted great.

Paneer Mattar Masala | Paneer Peas Masala

As yesterday was my son's birthday i prepared few dishes for it and this was one among it and first paneer dish to post in my blog.I wanted to post long back dishes with it but the time has come now only.Paneer is a favourite one in my house,my daughter will eat it just like that i too love paneer dishes.Not more about it we got to this easy recipe with paneer.I made this in my own way adding nuts for more richness.

Birthday Time Again- Two in a Day

As i have said earlier September means birthday month in our house and today two birthdays one my son's another my brother's daughter.

First i thought to  make jelly beans cake from glorious treat blog but the flower making didnot set as i thought ,later decided to make Funfetti cake  for my son here it is .

Nendran chips | Kerala Nendran Banana Chips

I have been  posting many sweet recipes  for past few days so decided to go with a savoury one today.Recently i got a new friend divya from Happy cook,i don't know about her,we are graduated from the same college & so we are friends now .But she is very much junior to me,great cook,lovely person and also we  also do from same area near nagercoil.In our area the nendran chip we get will be more tasty,yummy,etc,etc and nothing can beat it.When ever we go there for vacation we use to buy it in huge quantity.In her blog she posted this chips variety and i decided to make it.

Papaya Pradhaman | Payasam Recipe

Hope everyone must have celebrated onam,as we are from nagercoil we celebrated in a small way with few dishes and flower kollam.Kids had great time decorating kollam with flower and lighting lamps specially my daughter is more interested in these thing.Coming to the recipe ,for onam sadya i made this and it tasted awesome,try this atleast once and i am sure you will love it.

Onam Sadya | Onam lunch menu list

HAPPY  ONAM

Hearty wishes for all readers.I have created a few menu for your onam sadya.Check it out.Have a great day.

This was our onam sadya 2013,

Banana Dates Halwa | Sweet Recipe with Dates

Its difficult to make my kids eat banana,i have to push them my son some how will eat but daughter won't .Lastly when i got some banana some were left out  and i don't want to make any cupcake or paniyaram,made this halwa together with dates and it was yummy.
As i like sweets more i post this on my special day today,my birthday.

Beetroot Cake -Eggless & Butterless | For a Special Person in my Life

As i have mentioned in my first post of this month,September means birthday month for us and the celebration starts from today,yes today my life's special man's birthday.To him i want to make different cake,while searching many goes with beet- choc cake but i don't want any chocolate and ended up with this cake.Blogging has given confident to bake cakes now i am glad about it.

Ragi / Finger millet Flour Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai | Easy and Healthy Kozhukattai

Today is a festival for Hindus,birthday  of one their God Vinaygar,festive wishes for all of them.One this festival one main preparation is kozhukatattai as the God like it the most.Kozhukattai can be prepared by almost all flour.I made some using ragi/bajra flour.Try this easy method.

Rajma Sundal | Helathy Recipe

This is a simple and healthy sundal variety.When i made rajma tikki/red kidney beans cutlet i have some left over of it,i decided and made it.

Wheat Flour/Atta Flour Halwa | Sweet Recipe

I just love sweets and go crazy for it.For a long time i want to make wheat halwa,but it need more stirring and quite difficult too .While searching got this recipe from here.Try this easy method and i am sure u will love it.

Rajma Tikkis | Rajma/Red Kidney Beans Patties/Cutlet

Red kidney beans or Rajma is a pulse used all over the world in variety of dishes like gravies, salads and topping.Its health benefit are numerous some of it are good for brain, provide energy,maintain blood sugar, lowers bad cholesterol,good source of vitamin B and goes on.Try to include this pulse in your diet.One way is to make cutlets and make kids eat,sure they will love it.

Kaju Katli /Cashew Burfi | Traditional method | Festive Recipe

This is my third method of making kaju katli and this is the traditional way for making it.My earlier methods of making this were no failure method and instant method.Once when were for shopping i got this silver wraps,ever since i bought it my daughter was insisting me to make kaju katli ad she is a huge fan of it and when i made this,there was great fight for it on our home , and all vanished in just 10 mins,nothing let for me to taste.

Apple Custard Smoothie | Kids Delight

This is actually to be posted yesterday but due to a day current cut for maintains i couldn't do it.It has become difficult to make my kids drinks fruits and i have to look out some different way like juice,smoothies,etc to make them eat it and made this.I slightly adapted this recipe from Tarla Dalal.

Easy Milk Peda using milk powder | Easy Sweet Recipe

Milk peda with step by step picture.
Milk peda made without condensed milk. This sweet is so easy and quick to make. If you are clueless what sweet to make for festival try this simplest sweet.

Thenkuzhal Murukku | Festive Recipe

This recipe finds a place in almost all festival and its quite easy to make .First i too thought its very difficult to make it but after trying it out, and with the result, my thinking is totally wrong.Try this easy murukku.

Vegetable Biryani | Easy Method | One Pot Meal | Easy Lunch Box

Having kids at home,daily have  to think and do different rice variety for their lunch box.Now a days it has become difficult for my son to make eat his lunch but no problem with my daughter.Coming to this recipe on fine morning my daughter asked vegetable rice for her lunch box,made it.Try out this easy rice.

Choco- Almond Loaf Cake -Microwaved & Eggless

Past three days were terrible days for me  as my son swallowed a coin and we all were worried.First we took x rays to confirm it ,then doctor adviced to give more bananas and water.By God's grace it came out yesterday night and a million thanks to God almighty.

Now coming to the recipe,i was looking to make some microwave baking and referred many,at last i decided to make almond cake,then thought to add some cocoa powder to it and make choc almond cake.The result was a soft moist almond loaf cake.

Vanilla Cup Cakes with Butter Frosting | Easy Baking | For Celebrations

Yesterday we all celebrated our Independence day,we respect all people who sacrificed their lives to get this.

Rice Porridge / Arisi Kanji | Easy dinner recipe

Its been raining in Chennai from midnight and the weather is soo comforting,thank God for the lovely climate.Coming to the recipe ,this porridge is so easy to make within 10-15 mins and don't need a extra side dish to accompany this.We ate it as like that,if u prefer u can have some hot pickles to it.

Focaccia | Mixed Herbs Seasoning Focaccia | Italian Bread

Focaccia is a flat oven baked italian bread topped with  herbs or other ingredients.
Its usually seasoned with olive oil and salt and sometimes with herbs.Here i used mixed italian herbs for seasoning with olive oil.

Green and Sweet Chutney for Chats | Chutney for Chat

When one thinks of chat, the green and sweet chutney comes to our mind first,as we all prefer to have the chat with it alone. Its very easy to make, make it refrigerate it and use when needed. For longer shelf life keep it in the freezer.

Homemade Granola Bars | Chewy Granola Bar | Healthy breakfast bars

I like nuts very much and love sweets made with them but my kids hate it,my daughter favourite is kaju/cashew sweets alone..This bar was in my list to do for a long time,yesterday i decided to make it and made it.It tasted good ,try out this healthy bar.
I slightly adapted the recipe from here.

Eggless Dates Cake | No Egg and No Butter Dates cake | Recipe with Dates

For a long time i want to bake  a dates cake and it came true on Saturday,as i have said in my earlier post,baked it on that day.Also for another reason i want to bake,since my brother was in vacation i promised him i would bake a cake for him,and did it.The feedback from my brother's house was it taste excellent.To make little healthy i used wheat flour.

Upma Recipe | Rava/Sooji Upma | Quick breakfast

"Upma " is one among the most disliked breakfast among youngsters and the same adds for me too..When my mum use to make it i never like it,but things changed now.After marriage i started liking it . Upma will taste good if  eating with coconut chutney and  equally taste good with sugar too .This is quickest recipe to make on busy morning days or when alone.

Dhokla Recipe | Famous Gujarathi Dish

Dhokla was in my do to do list for a long time,last month itself i bought the ingredients for it but didn't do.On Saturday when my kids are at home i assured  my daughter i will make it for you and made this and two more dishes on that day,one i have posted yesterday custard cookies and other eggless wheat dates cake will follow.My daughter wandered and asked why making so many,i replied her i decided so made it.Now to the recipe,this can be made in MW too,but i made it in my idli steamer.

Custard Cookies -Eggless | Kids special

This is one of the soft cookies which just  melts in your mouth.Two days before while watching  Podhigai channel cooking show came across this cookies,noted down and made it yesterday evening.I must say this ,when my cookies was cooling my toddler son took a fork and made impressions on them,can you see it,naughty boy.

Karamani Sundal / Black Eyed Peas Recipe | Sundal recipe

Sundal is one healthy ,filling and protein packed dish for kids,its very apt to give them when they are tired in the evening.My daughter likes all variety of sundal and one fine evening i made this.

Walnut Cocoa Truffles | Healthy Sweets | Recipe with Walnut

Need anything else to say about this healthy truffles loaded with walnut.I have a huge quantity of walnut with me,wandering what to do with it,if i notice any recipe with walnut i gather information more about it.Have to scold children for they don't like these  nuts and must looks some alternate to make them eat.Got this recipe from here.She used pure coconut palm sugar and its not available in India so i substitute it with brown sugar,If ur in US you will get it there.Try it out.

Corn and Cheese Pie | Savory Pie | Eggless Baking Group

For this month eggless baking group Gayathiri suggested a pie recipe and it was happy to bake it.After i join the group i have started trying out these and exploring new recipes thanks  to the group.I referred many sites to made this.The filling depends on your wish,i made little white sauce and mixed the corn it with spices.

Meen Kuzhambu | Fish curry in coconut paste | My Mother's Special | Our Traditional method -Fish curry

Meen Kuzhambu as i say this name my mouth is  watering,yes nothing in world could beat this fish curry.This method of making is our traditional way.when i am in my school days i use to help my mum to extract tamarind juice for this ,as my mother had some skin problem ,like that i learnt making it.After marriage in my MIL place they grind small onions/shallot with masala whereas my mum won't grind onions.I mostly use earth wares to make fish curry and it tastes excellent and i am fond of collecting them in different size.The gravy taste excellent the next day when made in it.Try our traditional method at least once and give feedback.

Chewy Dates Bars | No Bake Bars | Kids Special

This is one of the easiest  bar which can be made just a few minutes, even children can make it.I got this on from here.I just made it two ingredients ,if you prefer you can add nuts to it.

Sago Vada / Fritters | Easy snack for kids

Sago/Sabudana fritters is one of the snack of north Indian,which is a filling snack and make best pair with a hot cup of chai/tea of coffee.

Poondu/Garlic Kuzhambu- Onion garlic gravy | Easy gravy for rice

This is one of the easiest kuzhumbu which can be made in jiffy.The ingredients needed for it will be in ur pantry for sure.Try out this easy gravy.

Vegetable Cheese Roll | Easy Snack For Kids | Recipe with Bread

I am receiving Tarla Dalal 's  "Cooking & more "for more then 5 months and i have not tried any dish from it as sometimes as when i decide to make any, things won't be in my pantry.Two days before i decided to try this one from her book with slight changes.Very apt to feed the kids back from school.

Broken Wheat Upma | Diabetic Friendly | Easy Breakfast

Upma is one of the easiest breakfast which can be made in jiffy.When i was young i hate it but as i grow i started liking it,specially with coconut chutney.If i feel lazy to make chutney i just eat it with sugar nothing matches.Once when we were in boat house they served us upma with kadalai curry,after tasting the combo my kids to started liking this very much.

Badami Chicken/ Chicken cooked in Almond-Coconut paste

Chicken is one  non-veg which is liked by almost all non-vegetarians.We can do different experiment with it and to say the truth it will not fail.One Sunday i tried this chicken with almond/badam and it was hit.Its very easy to make and try it out.

Oats Savory Crackers | Oats Recipes

When i saw this post here, I immediately decided to  make this and made it.I just made very slight change in the ingredients, try it. Very good combo for tea/coffee.

Adai Dosai /South Indian Lentil Crepes | Protein Packed Breakfast

Adai  is nothing but a crepes made with mixture of lentils and rice.Its a protein power packed,filling food to start your day.This crepes doesn't need any fermentation ,u can make it immediately.

Breads Sticks | How to make Bread Sticks

Bread sticks with step by step pictures.

This was in my list to do for a long,at last, i made it. Although the shape is not so perfect i will make it better next time.It calls for garlic powder but I didn't have it in hand,i somehow dried some garlic in oven and powder it,but it didn't work as it became a mass.I have coated the sticks with that only. You can see something sticking on the outer surface of it, it is that what I powdered, but the taste was too good.Try using garlic powder.

Sweet Corn Tikki / Cutlet | Healthy evening snack

I  bought two corn and it was lying on my fridge for a long,i just don't want to boil and eat,want to make something different.Yesterday evening tried this,my daughter liked it very much,she say mummy i have become fat now eating more.Do try this and i am damn sure kids will love.