Blog Feed: Priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes

Bellpeppers & Boiled Peanut Salad

Published on 2012-05-25 17:00:00

I make salads almost twice or thrice in a week for our dinner.Obviously i do many varieties of salads with many fresh veggies,cooked legumes,nuts and serve them with different dressings.When i choosed peanuts as this week's star ingredient for blogging marathon,i was quite breaking my head for making a simple,quick and easy salad as Valli suggested to make 7 different dishes with salad and soup as one among those dishes with the main ingredient we choosed for a week.Two days back my H came home [..] > read more

Bottlegourd & Raw Peanut Dal

Published on 2012-05-24 17:00:00

Have you ever tried making dals with raw peanuts, if not you should give a try to this super comforting,nutty and fingerlicking dal.I never thought of > read more

Pan Fried Peanut & Paneer Stuffed Bread Pakoras

Published on 2012-05-23 17:00:00

Sometimes i had to break my head to finish up leftover slices of stale breads, we usually have for breakfast.Seriously i got bored of using those bread slices for making vadas or cutlets, after trying out > read more

Peanut Channadal Masal Vadas

Published on 2012-05-22 17:00:00

Here am starting an another week of blogging marathon, as i told earlier this week is gonna be interesting week with definitely delicious foods. For this week of blogging marathon, i choosed 'pick one and cook all' as theme, after a long discussion and hesitation, finally i choosed this week star ingredient 'Peanuts'. So i'll be post foods prepared with peanuts as main ingredients for this whole week.check out the other marathoners running this 16th edition with me > read more

Lemony Mango Soda

Published on 2012-05-21 17:00:00

Last week we had a sunny day,its was too hot suddenly and we were quiet happy for seeing the sun god after a long, after that day the climate is getting worst and its raining like anything. I prepared this super refreshing mango soda with freshly squeezed lemon juice,soda and mango puree to beat the heat on that particular day. The final result was an incredible,super refreshing drink,obviously this drink is definitely a thirsty quencher.A prefect drink to enjoy without any hesitation while its [..] > read more

Coconut and Rava Burfi

Published on 2012-05-21 01:36:00

I think its been more than a year i prepared my mom's signature sweets coconut and rava burfis.This weekend we had a rainy days and my sweet tooth started craving for some sweets, immediately i wanted to make some coconut burfis. My mom's burfis goes > read more

Spiced Carrot Mini Idli

Published on 2012-05-19 17:54:00

After trying out pumpkin,beets,tomato and chocolate for colouring my dishes, here comes one more catchy and colourful cute looking mini carrot idlis as my theme for this whole week of blogging marathon is 'Cooking with colours'.I have told earlier, that i can feed easily my teddies with mini idlis. This time i prepared a special carrot idli batter with cooked carrot puree and usual idli batter.These cute idlis tastes bit sweet,that why i spiced it simply with pav bhaji masala and idly molagai po [..] > read more

Eggless Dark Chocolate Buns

Published on 2012-05-19 03:30:00

Dunno how i missed to post my all time favourite dark chocolate buns till now,these brown buns are truly fantastic. This spongy and soft buns are really very simple to prepare, filling and definitely delicious to enjoy.Just dip this sweet buns in a cup of tea and enjoy it either for breakfast or for snacks, they will tastes absolutely divine.You can also serve them with nutella spread or with fruits jams and butter.This buns stays prefect for three to four days in room temperature and for month [..] > read more

Lebanese Potatoes Saute in Garlic & Coriander

Published on 2012-05-18 14:00:00

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Beets & Shah Jeera Naan Without Yeast

Published on 2012-05-18 02:34:00

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Baked Cornmeal Onion Rings

Published on 2012-05-17 13:28:00

I couldnt stop myself making some more onion rings,sorry guys if am boring you all once again with some guilt free baked onion rings. This time i went for finely grinded cornmeal,chaat masala and white pepper powder, they came out extremely addictive and quite crispy,delicious and yummy finger food. The addition of chaat masala and white pepper powder gives a fabulous taste to this super crispy onion rings. Definitely this recipe is a keeper for me, am gonna try with different spices later.We en [..] > read more

Tomato Dosa

Published on 2012-05-17 01:18:00

Most of our dinner goes for quick,simple and healthy salads or soups,but my better half love to have crispy dosas anytime, he can just eat dosas even everyday.Needless to say that i have to prepare dosas quite often for our dinner eventhough sometimes i dont feel like having it.Its been a long i was planning to prepare dosas with tomatoes.When i choosed cooking with colours for this week of blogging marathon,the first natural food colour came immediately to my mind is tomatoes.Its time for me to [..] > read more

Baked Herbed Sesame Onion Rings

Published on 2012-05-16 15:34:00

While bloghopping this morning, i came to know about this interesting event called From Fried To Favourite started by Nupur of UK Rasoi, seriously i wanted immediately to join this group and mailed her.For my surprise,she invited me to join this group of bloggers.The main aim of this challenge is to try deep fried different dishes as either baked or steamed but not as deep fried, who will say no to this incredible challenge definitely not me.This month's challenge goes for baked samosas or onion [..] > read more

Pumpkin Lacha Paratha

Published on 2012-05-15 23:38:00

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Fennel Flavoured Spicy Yam Roast

Published on 2012-05-15 02:59:00

We get fresh yam in Indian grocery very much easily,obviously i never failed to get them whenever i go there.Back home i usually cook them partially with turmeric powder and salt in hot water,once they gets cooled i'll freeze them for further use.So that you can cook up these frozen yam cubes easily as anything, you can make out any kind of dishes with this already cooked frozen yam cubes quickly as they are already ready to cook. Weekend while cleaning my freezer, i got a packet of already cook [..] > read more

Cashew Brinji Rice

Published on 2012-05-14 02:28:00

Sunday's lunch goes always for briyanis,pulaos or either flavourful spiced rice dishes, its been a while i prepared my favourite brinji rice for sunday lunch. As i told earlier we invited a Spanish gal for a week of language exchange programme, after having spiceless dishes specially i prepared for her,she was quite curious to taste our spicy Indian dishes. Personally i wanted to prepare something spiceless,but she was quite tempted to have something mildly spicy,so i prepared this mildly spicy, [..] > read more

Red Rice Murukku

Published on 2012-05-12 16:28:00

Crunchy munchy murukkus are always my teddies favourite,i do quite often varieties of these crispy beauties whenever we feel like munching some.My mom passed me a packet of > read more

Green Peas & Soyabeans Masal Vada

Published on 2012-05-11 02:46:00

Soyabeans are extremely rich in proteins, we do make quite often sabjis and sundals with this healthy legumes..But somehow i didnt tried them in making vadas,fzw days back i tried making this super crispy vadas by combining both split green peas and soyabeans together.They turned out quite addictive, super crispy,for my surprise both greenpeas and soyabeans together worked out wonder in this vada..Enjoy this vadas for your snacks with spicy coriander chutney or simply with coconut chutney. I dee [..] > read more

Mixed Herbs Semolina Focaccia

Published on 2012-05-10 03:11:00

I dont know much how to prepare focaccia at home before blogging, but blogsphere teached me a lot of things, especially baking and eggless cakes.Thanks to this wonderful world,nothing is impossible here. Most of us know that focaccia is a kind of flat bread quite famous in Itlay. Usually seasoned with olive oil and herbs, topped with onion, cheese and meat, or flavored with a number of vegetables, focaccia suits prefectly with any kind of dishes as accompaniments. Focaccia doughs are similar i [..] > read more

Mint, Paneer & Soyachunks Pulao~~Pressure Cooker Method

Published on 2012-05-09 14:14:00

Am not very much good in writing an intro, whenever i want to write each of my posts i used to break my head to come up with a brief introduction. Few of my blogger buddies write so many marvellous introduction while writing in their space, everytime while going through their spaces i was awestruck to see their way of writing, hope a day i'll write as they do.I can cook up anything with paneer, coz its our family favourite cheese. We simply love it as anything in anything, obviously a packet of [..] > read more

Bread Pakoras - No Fry

Published on 2012-05-09 01:18:00

Last month coz of my surgery, i missed many interesting events. One among those events is Radhika's bloghop wednesdays, i was eagerly waiting to know to whom am gonna be paired this month's event. Finally i got the mail with the name of my pair,i was paired with Charul > read more

Lebanese Thyme Bread

Published on 2012-05-08 04:20:00

We received loads of goodies from a Spanish gal yesterday,yep my daughter had a chance to invite a spanish gal for a week to our home as my daughter is learning spanish as her second language,we couldnt stop having their famous candies she brought specially for us from Madrid.We have to say big thanks to Language exchange programmes,obviously we guys are trying to learn spanish for her and teaching her french on the same time, its really funny to learn a new language.I love to try different cuis [..] > read more

Beans & Soya Granules Stir-fry

Published on 2012-05-07 02:58:00

Finally we choosed our President yesterday, we guys were watching the TV continously and was very much happy for our new socialiste President Mr. Hollande. So yesterday i whipped quickly some dishes just to watch out the debats and election results here..Our sunday lunch went for a quick,simple and healthy dishes.Coming to this stir fry, i cooked this yummy,healthy and protein rich stir fry for our sunday's lunch. A prefect side dish for hot piping rasam and curd rice,this stir fry gets ready re [..] > read more

Milk Powder Barfi~~Virtual Bridal Shower for Aarthi

Published on 2012-05-06 04:48:00

We blogger marathoners decided to prepare a virtual bridal shower when we heard that a young,energtic and wonderful foodie blogger gonna marry this month of May..Immediately we went through her space and choosed one of her own recipe, we recreated at our home.Today we (blogger marathoners) revealed wat we cooked from her space for this virtual bridal shower. Wat an incredible way to celebrate her future marriage virtually eventhough many miles separate us physically.Marriage is one of the import [..] > read more

Bottlegourd Rasam

Published on 2012-05-05 04:02:00

I have hardly seen peoples says no to rasam, its our comforting food. Everyone at home can survive for many days with rasam.We love variety rasams and i have already tried many sorts of this dish with veggies or either with greens.Inspired by Sangee's bottlegourd onion rasam, i tried this rasam yesterday for our lunch.I skipped the onions and used grated bottlegourd for making this rasam,just to feed easily my teddies.Thanks to Sangee for sharing this interesting rasam,we simply loved it..Sendin [..] > read more

Soya Kheema Paratha

Published on 2012-05-04 02:39:00

I dont want to say more about soya granules, how healthy they are na. With loads of nutritional values,these soya granules suits prefect to add ton of proteins in your daily diet.Coming to this stuffed soya kheema paratha, its sounds and tastes exactly like the kheema parathas usually prepared with meat based kheemas.As this parathas are stuffed with spiced soya kheema, definitely you can have it for your breakfast or for your dinner with your choice of side dish.This parathas are quite filling, [..] > read more

Zucchini Pickle - Instant Version

Published on 2012-05-03 02:52:00

Summer in India, i truly miss it. Its really a disadvantage for people who lives in abroad to miss those nostalgic summer days in India. Every summer vacations,me and my younger sister never failed to go to our grandma's village to spend our vacation. Every year, we grandkids get together to help our grandma for making her big batches of vathals,pickles,vadagams etc. My grandma makes varieties of vathals,pickles and we never failed to get some big bags of her homemade preserves and pickles when [..] > read more

Greengram,Potato & Carrot Kootu

Published on 2012-05-02 14:41:00

Once a week, its quite an obligation for me to make out some dals based gravies, sometimes i'll go for an easy breezy comforting dals. Yesterday i tried this kootu with greengram,potato and carrots,they turned out simply delicious,nutritious and definitely fingerlicking. Usually i make kootu simply with a masala paste prepared with coconut,green chillies and cumin seeds,this time i prepared a quite different masala paste using some spices along with grated coconut, this kootu turned out super [..] > read more

Chicken & Drumstick Leaves Curry

Published on 2012-05-02 02:00:00

My freezer will have always frozen greens, i usually buy fresh Indian greens from Indian grocery whenever i'll go there. Back home,i'll clean them immediately and stock them in freezer for further use, unfortunately we dont get variety of greens here. Apart from drumstick leaves,methi leaves and amarnath leaves we dont have any choices of greens, obviously i have no option rather than freezing them. Its been a routine for me to freeze drumstick leaves,so that i can make many dishes using this gr [..] > read more

Dry Nightshade Berries & Potato Gravy/Manathakkali Vathal Urulai Kuzhambu

Published on 2012-05-01 04:28:00

Most of my buddies and followers left comments asking about the new name of my space, yep guys its been a while i want to change the name of my space. Finally i changed it before few days,hope you guys like it. Also am trying to finish my header with some recipe clicks,but its quite a tough task for me.Will get my header soon hopefully,till that please bear with my simple header..Coming to this kuzhambu, its one of our family favourite, comforting food for us. Serve me this kuzhambu with papads, [..] > read more

Eggless Butter Tarts

Published on 2012-04-30 06:08:00

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Chocolate Chips Yellow Cake

Published on 2012-04-29 15:14:00

Anything with chocolates are our family favourites, obviously most of my bakes will definitely have chocolates.Recently i prepared this fabulous looking cake with chocolate chips,custard powder along with eggs and usual ingredients.A super spongy cake to enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee, definitely a delicious,buttery cake.Everyone at home just loved it.You can prepare this cake as eggless version,just by replacing eggs with fruits puree or silken tofu puree, give a try to this super spongy but [..] > read more

Achari Bhindi Masala

Published on 2012-04-28 17:00:00

My mom never failed to feed bhindis when we were kids,earlier i hate this veggies a lot.But once i came to know about their health values slowly i started eating them. Now after bittergourds,one of my favourite veggie is this bhindis.Once a week,i'll go to Indian grocery here and never failed to pick bhindis.Fortunately everyone at home love this vegetable, obviously i have to cook this veggie with variations everytime to suit our tastebuds,this time i prepared this ultimate achari bhindi masala [..] > read more

Dhania Flaxseeds Spice Powder

Published on 2012-04-27 17:00:00

We usually have variety of spice powders in my pantry,coz these spice powders are really handy,versatile and definitely tastes marvellous if you mix them with hot steaming rice. Once a month, i prepare my spice powders with mixed lentils,spices and with different seeds, this time i prepared Oats Paruppu Podi and this dhaniya flaxseeds podi..Both spice powders are healthy and really versatile,coz both these spice powders suits prefectly to spice up your curries also you can have with rice topped [..] > read more

Carrot & Shallots Chutney

Published on 2012-04-26 17:00:00

Its raining here and the temperature is very less when compared to the last year spring.Obviously most of our dinners are hot warming soup, sometimes my H need hot steaming idlis or crispy dosas for his dinner. As i told earlier,i do variety of chutneys to serve along with those spongy idlis or dosas. I do quite often chutneys with carrot, for a change this time i tried adding some shallots i picked from Indian grocery,for my surprise this chutney turned out super flavourful,yummy and delicious. [..] > read more

Cabbage Chickpeas Curry

Published on 2012-04-25 17:00:00

Its been a while,i wanted to combine both cabbage and chickpeas together in a curry.This curry goes for a simple preparation, with a mild gingery flavour this curry tastes truly fabulous when served along with rotis or rice.Even i prepared some quick sandwiches using this curry sterday for our dinner, yep we had this curry for lunch along with sambhar and for dinner we enjoyed the left over curry along with toasted bread slices as sandwich.The addition of chickpeas definitely turned this cur [..] > read more

Oats Paruppu Podi/Oats Lentils Spice Powder

Published on 2012-04-24 17:00:00

My pantry is always filled with different sorts of spice mix powders,i cant survive without them. Whenever i feel lazy to cook up something,i simply mix some spice powder with hot steaming rice topped with ghee,my kind of comforting food. Everyone at home love these kind of spice powders, my recent favourite spice powder is this healthy lentils spice powder with rolled oats.This spice powder is definitely handy,healthy and versatile, you can spice up even your curries with this oats paruppu podi [..] > read more

Broccoli Chutney

Published on 2012-04-23 17:00:00

Chutneys have their important place in our breakfast menu.My mom used to serve hot steaming idlis or crispy dosas with two or more chutneys,obviously we make variety of chutneys. Yesterday for our dinner,i was breaking my head to make some chutney to serve along with dosas..Finally tried this broccoli chutney using fresh broccoli florets > read more

Pepper Babycorn & Paneer Stir-Fry

Published on 2012-04-22 17:00:00

Second week of blogging marathon starts from today, my theme for this week goes for accompaniments.. Indian foods is incomplete without this accompaniments, each meal is served either with dry curries,chutneys,spice mix powders or either with pickles..We South Indians serve atleast two or more curries for our lunch along with a bowl of rice, dal based gravies or tamarind based gravies..Obviously accompaniments have their important place in our daily menu..For the first day of this week of bloggi [..] > read more

Apple Vanilla Icecream Milkshake

Published on 2012-04-21 17:00:00

Even its cool here, i love to enjoy chilled desserts not only me but everyone at home, my teddies recent favourite is this apple vanilla ice cream milkshake, this shake doesnt need many ingredients, just with few scoops of vanilla icecream, milk and finely chopped red apples, this delicious shake is ready to enjoy..I truly enjoyed thoroughly this easy breezy shake, with an adult's help even a small kid can prepare this chilled shake for them..You can add cinnamon powder or any sort of fruits to [..] > read more

MW Beets,Apple & Oats Halwa

Published on 2012-04-20 17:00:00

Have you ever combined beets,apples and oats together for making halwa?? if not do give a try friends, personally i never thought that this fabulous combination works out wonder, for my surprise even my lil one enjoyed thoroughly having this catchy,healthy and delicious halwa for his dessert after the lunch...This time i prepared this halwa through microwave oven and completely skipped the stove top..Personally i felt that making halwas or pedas through microwave oven was quite easy and quick al [..] > read more

Banana Bonda

Published on 2012-04-19 17:00:00

Deepfried dishes are always welcome among the kids, but mostly health conscious moms wont feed that much easily their kids with kind of junk foods..Eventhough am a health nut, sometimes i'll accept to make out some deep fried crispies coz my teddies just love it..Coming to this bonda, my mom used to prepare often whenever she wanted to finish with her over ripen bananas, this bondas goes for a quick preparation..You need mashed bananas, all purpose flour,cardamom powder, milk,baking powder and s [..] > read more

Instant Semolina Oats Idli

Published on 2012-04-19 06:48:00

I simply love quick,easy breezy and instant versions of idlis..While going through my space, i couldnt able to see my usual instant semolina oats idli i usually prepare whenever i feel lazy to cook something for our dinner..I prepared this healthy idlis two days back,this time i didnt forget to click some pictures of this super spongy and fluffy idlis..Usually we used to make rava idlis without grinding them, but since ever my teddies dont like the crumbly texture of this idlis, i used to grind [..] > read more

Eggless Clementine Semolina Cake~~ My 2000th Post

Published on 2012-04-18 17:00:00

Today i reached my 2000th post am soo excited and i have no words to explain how happy i am...Nothing is possible without my blogger buddies,their non stop encouraging comments and continous supports by visiting my blog baby give me more enthu to post everyday...I can say so many beautiful things happened to me after coming to this wonderful blogsphere..Eventhough my friendship with so many bloggers around the world is still virtual, i was overwhelmed by their mails and messages when i stopped u [..] > read more

Tropical Breakfast Smoothie

Published on 2012-04-17 17:00:00

My daughter skip her breakfast everytime during her vacation as she woke up too late, last time i prepared this kind of healthy,thick and super filling smoothie > read more

Vegan Banana & Chocolate Muffins

Published on 2012-04-16 18:17:00

Here comes my second entry for blogging marathon which am running for upcoming two weeks...This time i prepared these wonderful looking muffins as eggless,vegan as well as low fat version, using just few tablespoons of oil, this chocolate and banana muffins turned out moist and soft coz of the banana puree i went for making this muffins, since i have very good experience to make out bakes with baking soda and apple cider vinegar, i used the same method for making out this yummy bakes...Initially [..] > read more

Eggless Orange Cornbread

Published on 2012-04-16 02:00:00

Am gonna run two weeks of blogging marathon after a long gap, this wonderful event i never failed to run since ever started by Srivalli of Spicing Your Life helps us to get connect with bloggers from around the world together..Everytime i'll wait eagerly for this virtual friendship, but unfortunately during the last two months i couldnt able to be a part of this fabulous event coz of my surgery..Am very much happy to run again my favourite event again for two weeks with kid's delight-fruits as t [..] > read more

Chenna Poda~~IC Challenge

Published on 2012-04-15 01:30:00

Chenna poda, an incredible Indian cheesecake from Orissa, actually we used to make many sweets like rasogollas,pedas etc from chenna aka paneer a well known Indian cheese..This irresistible cheesecake from Orissa is also prepared from homemade freshly prepared paneer along with simple ingredients..Eventhough this cake is quite famous in Orissa, its totally new for me, after missing last month's challenge coz of my surgery i was waiting eagerly for this month's challenge, when Srivalli announced [..] > read more

MW Mushroom & Oats Soup

Published on 2012-04-14 02:00:00

Soups are always welcome that too for dinner if the weather is too chilled and rainy..If you want to get a super comforting, yummy and healthy soup, give a try to this tempting soup..Serve this bowl of soup with some toasted bread slices am sure you will definitely have a super satisfying dinner..I simply prepared this thick and healthy soup through microwave oven just with frozen mushrooms and rolled oats..We enjoyed having this soup which suits incredibly prefect for rainy evenings and we love [..] > read more

Bread Gulab Jamuns

Published on 2012-04-13 01:00:00

Wishing all you a Happy Tamil New Year and Vishu wishes to all my readers and followers..Bread jamuns gets ready in very less time when compared to the usual gulab jamuns..These jamuns tastes super rich and definitely easy to prepare whenever you run out the store bought jamun mix..You can make out these juicy and spongy jamuns with stale bread slices or either with freshly store bought bread slices, with less ingredients you can make out these yummy jamuns very much quickly..An excellent sweet [..] > read more

Eggless Carrot & Raisins Bread Pudding

Published on 2012-04-12 03:13:00

Quick,delicious,healthy at the same time an eggless bread pudding to enjoy warm with a scoop of vanilla icecream..I simply prepared this bread pudding for our yesterday's snack with some leftover stale french baguette, this pudding is completely eggless but unfortunately not vegan..To make this simple eggless bread pudding more colourful and healthier i used finely grated carrots, black raisins and few cashews, needless to say this pudding tastes super yummy and my teddies loved it once this pud [..] > read more

Oats Potato Murukku

Published on 2012-04-11 05:19:00

Have you ever tried out making crispy murukkus using both rolled oats and potatoes??..Give a try friends, even i dunno how this combo works out before trying them at home..For my surprise potato and oats works out wonder together in murukkus..Actually i cooked potatoes for making poori masala for our dinner but somehow i forgotten to prepare them, the next day i saw those cooked potatoes sitting sadly in my fridge, > read more

Oats & Tofu Paratha

Published on 2012-04-10 13:00:00

If you are searching something quick, healthy and protein rich parathas for your dinner,this parathas suits prefectly when served along with spicy coconut chutney..Actually i was planning to make some oats paratha with ajwain seeds, while going through my fridge i saw some leftover silken tofu and used both oats and silken tofu for making this healthy parathas..Just grind the rolled oats as fine powder and blend the silken tofu as fine paste with warm water, mix both these ingredients to your us [..] > read more

Vegan Carrot & Raisins Smoothie

Published on 2012-04-10 02:51:00

A healthy and super filling smoothie to have either for your breakfast or for a sunday brunch..I simply prepared this super thick and delicious smoothie with silken tofu,soya milk, grated carrots and black raisins..I used raw grated carrots in this smoothie,if you dont like it you can cook them either in pressure cooker or in a steamer..This smoothie turned out super smooth and creamy coz of the silken tofu i went for..You can feed easily this healthy and protein rich tofu to your kids by prepar [..] > read more

MW Potato & Oats Sukka

Published on 2012-04-09 13:42:00

Microwave cooking changed my way of cooking a lot, whenever i feel lazy and bored of cooking i do prepare many dishes through microwave oven..Recently i prepared this quick,delicious sukka with potatoes and rolled oats for our lunch,i simply served this sukka with hot piping rasam and rice..This dry curry takes hardly half an hour depending upon your microwave oven power, mine took less than 20minutes..Spicy curry to enjoy simply along with rotis and rice..Sending this sukka to MEC-April Edition [..] > read more

Green Peas & Tofu Masala Rice

Published on 2012-04-09 04:07:00

One more delicious and healthy one pot meal from my kitchen, again its a quick rice dish if you have some leftover cooked rice in your fridge..You can prepare this rice within less than 15minutes if you have all the ingredients we need for..Needless to say much about tofu, i never failed to buy whenever i go to our nearby chinese store and never failed to feed my teddies with them by adding them either in rice or in my bakes..This recipe goes for extra firm tofu cubes and frozen green peas,this [..] > read more

Carrot & Raisins Kheer

Published on 2012-04-08 03:00:00

My daughter love kheer with anything, she never fails to ask me whenever she feels like having kheer..Thats why i never failed to make some, this time i went for carrots and black raisins for making my daugther's favourite kheer with handful of mixed nuts, this carrot and raisins kheer > read more

Purple Cabbage Lemon Rice

Published on 2012-04-07 03:06:00

A quick rice to carry in your lunch box for lunch, this rice suits prefectly for both office going adults and school going kids, the purple colour of this yummy rice will attracts definitely everyone..This rice goes for seriously a simple and easy preparation...Serve this rice with some potato chips or either with crispy chicken fries, am damn sure you will definitely have a super filling and satisfying lunch..Definitely an interesting twist to usual cabbage rice, the addition of lemon juice in [..] > read more

Vegetable Tortilla Noodles

Published on 2012-04-06 02:29:00

If you have some storebought tortillas sitting sadly in your pantry, give them a second life by making this interesting and delicious vegetarian noodles, i have already tried noodles with chappathis here with eggs..This time i simply prepared this tortilla noodles as vegetarian version using veggies, cutting down the tortillas as long strips will take a bit time when compared to the cooking time, my lil chef enjoyed and had loads of fun while cutting the tortillas as noodles..Its quite a super f [..] > read more

Eggless Oats & Orange Muffins

Published on 2012-04-05 03:00:00

Its almost two months i baked cakes, cookies or either muffins..Obviously my first muffins i prepared after my surgery goes for my favourite grain Oats along with freshly squeezed orange juice and orange zest..These muffins turned absolutely super spongy,delicious and addictive, my teddies couldnt stop themselves to have these muffins once they came out of the oven, an excellent eggless muffins to enjoy with a cup of warm milk or with coffee..I used butter for making this muffins, if you dont li [..] > read more

Bittergourd Kootu

Published on 2012-04-04 02:30:00

While checking my freezer yesterday, i got a packet of chopped & frozened bittergourd, thought of making a simple curry with it immediately i chopped onions and tomatoes, but finally i changed my mind and prepared a quick,healthy and easy kootu using those chopped veggies and frozen chopped bittergourd with yellow split moongdal and masoor dal, for my surprise this kootu tastes fantastic,mildly bitter..Definitely an excellent gravy to enjoy with hot steaming rice and pickles,a fabulous feast for [..] > read more

Ajwain Tomato Rice

Published on 2012-04-03 03:14:00

If you love ajwain seeds aka carom seeds flavour in your foods like me, this yummy flavourful tomato rice is for you..This rice goes for an easy breezy,simple,quick preparation, if you have pressure cooker this rice gets ready in very less time and definitely a flavourful one pot meal to carry either for your lunch or serve as a special rice dish for your sunday's special lunch also why not as main course for a party menu, this rice goes awesome along with any sort of spicy meat side dishes as w [..] > read more

Drumstick Leaves Chutney Rice

Published on 2012-04-01 15:33:00

Are you bored of the same routine stir fried greens or tempered greens, give a try to this delicious and healthy rice for a change, am damn sure you guys will definitely love this yummy rice..I prepared this healthy,quick,simple,easy breezy as well as delicious rice using drumstick leaves before a week once i entered to my kitchen after a long rest, actually i saw this interesting rice dish in a cookery show and got hooked immediately to the simplicity of this healthy rice, this rice tastes simp [..] > read more

Eggless Dark Chocolate Cornets

Published on 2012-03-31 07:37:00

Its been a month i have updated my blog baby, sorry friends i had > read more

Announcing Kid's Delight-Eggless & Vegan Bakes

Published on 2012-02-15 17:00:00

We all would have had or having hard time in feeding our teddies with healthy foods, eventhough they never says no to junk foods..Am very happy to host Srivalli's beautiful Kid's Delight, the concept of this event is to feed our teddies with healthy foods..For this month's kid's delight, i choosed eggless and vegan bakes as theme..Before entering to this wonderful blogsphere, i always run behind the eggs for making my baked goodies, slowly i learned from other fellow blogger buddies how to skip [..] > read more

Vennai Puttu

Published on 2012-02-15 02:00:00

Some tradtional recipes doesnt need any introduction specially when its comes from your grandma's kitchen..Vennai puttu is one among those tradtional sweet dish prepared very frequently at my grandma's place..For this month's Indian cooking challenge,Srivalli asked me to share something, i didnt even took a minute to share my most favourite vennai puttu,to be honest am yet to post this traditional sweet in my space..Its time to share this super yummy silky puttu which ressembles quite like puddi [..] > read more

MW Spicy Potato Wedges

Published on 2012-02-09 03:00:00

I have rarely saw peoples saying 'no' to Potatoes, we love potatoes in any form..My vegetable basket never failed to have this incredible vegetable and i cook atleast once a week this vegetable either as roast or curries..Since i had some leftover already cooked potatoes, i thought of making a quick and simple spicy potato wedges through microwave oven few days back for our lunch..This simple,quick and easy breezy potatoes goes for super quick preparation and suits prefectly to enjoy simply with [..] > read more

Masala Corn Rice

Published on 2012-02-08 02:00:00

For this month's Bloghop Wednesdays, i was paired with Pradnya of Pumpkin Farm..Pradnya's space wasnt that much unknown for me, we are blogging marathoners and we never stopped encouraging both by visiting our spaces constantly since ever we started blogging marathon together..She shares variety of dishes and many innovative as well as fusion dishes, i was always amazed to see the way she prepare her dishes with loads of creativity and innovation..Its was bit difficult for me to decide and cook [..] > read more

Brussels Sprout Thoran

Published on 2012-02-07 02:30:00

Its been ages i cooked brussels sprout,few days back i picked a packet of those tiny brussels sprout from my farmer's market, while bloghopping i got hooked to Achu Amma's Brussels sprout thoran and i could stop myself to make this yummy thoran..Thanks to Reena for sharing this super quick,delicious and healthy thoran, we just loved having this thoran with hot piping rasam rice..Seriously its a best and better way to sneak this healthy brussels sprout..2cups Brussels sprouts (grated)1no Onion (c [..] > read more

Sweet Corn & Paneer Rice

Published on 2012-02-06 02:09:00

One pot meals makes our life easier,my family loves any kind of variety rice..So i can easily feed everyone at home with any kind of veggies as one pot meal, this time i simply prepared this super delicious quick rice with paneer cubes and sweet corn kernels..This rice goes for a quick preparation, i didnt even used onions,tomatoes or ginger garlic paste, i prepared quickly a spice powder with a variety of spices and used this freshly grounded spice powder to spice up this quick and simply flavo [..] > read more

Chettinad Mutton Kurma

Published on 2012-02-05 04:00:00

Chettinad cuisine is famous for their use of a variety of spices, the dishes are hot and pungent with fresh ground masalas, this chettinad style mutton kurma is also prepared with a variety of spices, this kurma goes awesome as side dish with rice also with idlies, dosais, rotis...We had this fingerlicking mutton kurma simply with fried papads for our weekend lunch and just enjoyed it. Try this super tempting kurma at home either with chicken or with mushrooms for vegetarian version,am damn sure [..] > read more

Kaya Achinga Payar Thoran/Raw Banana & Long Beans Stir fry

Published on 2012-02-04 04:08:00

My love for Kerala foods pulled me to try this super delicious,quick and a wonderful stir fry..Yep this quick and tasty stir fry goes for raw banana and long yard beans, seriously i never tried this combo together till now..This stir fry tastes absolutely perfect when served along with a bowl of rice and rasam and have a fabulous coconut oil flavour since i prepared this stir fry using coconut oil for tempering..I loved having this thoran with rice porridge,both together turned out my yesterday' [..] > read more

Ginger & Almond Chocolate Fudge

Published on 2012-02-03 13:00:00

I love fudge, eventhough i tried out a variety of fudges i never thought of making chocolate fudge with crystallized ginger pieces along with sliced almonds in my fudge,thanks to Kalyani of Sizzling Tastebuds as she choosed ginger and almonds as main ingredients our this month's MM challenge..Seriously am very excited and thrilled to try out this ginger and almond chocolat fudge today, its tastes simply fabulous and apart my younger son everyone at home enjoyed having them for their snacks whil [..] > read more

Corn Idli Upma

Published on 2012-02-03 02:00:00

I was breaking my head for our yesterday's dinner, coz none at home wanted to have salads or either soups,finally i decided to prepare this quick and simple easy breezy upma with canned sweet corns and leftover idlis..This upma gets ready within few minutes, also vanish within few minutes too...Crunchy mildly sweet corn kernels gives a wonderful taste to this simple dish prepared with leftover idlis..Just enjoy this upma with some coconut chutney or either with sugar, the choice is yours...Sendi [..] > read more

Carrot Cornmeal Upma

Published on 2011-07-05 02:17:00

Upma, a quick dish to prepare anytime of the day if you are in hurry, serve it simply with some coconut chutney or sugar i can have almost everyday, but am somewat healthnut nowadays and trying to avoid oily dishes quite few months, somehow my cravin > read more

Baked Beets & Moongdal Vadas

Published on 2011-07-04 13:57:00

If you are craving for some vadas, its better to try this guilt free,quick and definitely healthy vadas prepared with grated beets and coarsely grounded moongdal batter, this vadas goes for baked version and its an oil less snacks to enjoy without an > read more

Watermelon & Banana Blossom Kootu

Published on 2011-07-04 00:35:00

If someone says no to any particular vegetable at home, the next time i'll definitely prepare that veggie as kootu, personally i felt its quite a quick and best way to sneak veggies..Fortunately my picky eaters love kootu and this time i tried a rare > read more

Paneer Bhurji

Published on 2011-07-03 01:15:00

I dont know how i have completely forgotten to post paneer bhurji in my space, while going through the recipe index, i was surprised to see my favourite paneer bhurji wasnt posted yet and i prepared them yesterday to enjoy along with rotis with some > read more

Sweet Corn & Bread Pakoda

Published on 2011-07-02 00:07:00

You have loads of stale breads in your bread bag, bored of eating them as upma or toast, give a trial to this wonderful sweet corn and bread pakoda, am damn sure that this pakodas suits prefectly as a wonderful snacks or a side dish to enjoy along wi > read more

Paal Paniyaram - My Guest Post For Friendship Chain at Mélange

Published on 2011-07-01 01:45:00

Few days back i got a mail from Dhyuthi of Mélange, she wanted me to prepare a dish for Friendship Chain event, started by Anamika Arun of Taste Junction, since its sounds extremely important for me i immediately said ok and went on breaki > read more

Jaisalmeri Chana

Published on 2011-06-30 13:17:00

Jaisalmeri chana is a traditional dish made in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, i crossed this wonderful and nutritious chana dish from here, i got hooked to this quick,easy and delicious masala immediately which i bookmarked few days back..Yesterday i pre > read more

Paneer Pakoda

Published on 2011-06-30 01:27:00

I rarely saw people saying no to paneer, everyone at home love paneer as any form, its been a while i prepared pakodas with paneer..Weekend i prepared paneer at home,with which i prepared some pakodas to enjoy for our snacks, seriously these pakodas > read more

Broccoli & Green Peas Rice

Published on 2011-06-29 12:14:00

I can have easily any sort of one pot meals for every day lunch,also its quite an easy and best way to sneak any sort of veggies..Thats why i can prepare any sort of one pot meal easily and quickly with different veggies..Our recent favourite rice is > read more

Caramel Poha/Aval Kesari

Published on 2011-06-29 01:46:00

Cant believe its already our 7th day of blogging marathon, seriously time flies like a wink..I was paired with Monika of Sin-A-Mon, to make out my last post of this blogging marathon..As my theme is showcasing an ingredient as different ways, i > read more

Banana Blossom Stirfry/Vazhaipoo Poriyal

Published on 2011-06-28 12:45:00

My mom used to feed us quite often with countryside vegetables, eventhough we wont wish to have them, but i regret very much now whenever i saw the price of those veggies, yep its quite expensive here when compared to the veggies we get from fr > read more

Poha Tomato Bhath

Published on 2011-06-28 02:32:00

Poha tomato bhath is quite a simple,quick,easy at the same time a filling dish to enjoy either for breakfast with chutneys or for lunch simply with side dishes, i do quite often this tomato bhath either using roasted rava or either with wheat rava..T > read more

Mushroom & Poha Chops

Published on 2011-06-26 23:16:00

Weekend went really fast, we had a wonderful sunny sunday and a beautiful day with our friends...We guys planned to have a small BBQ between friends before leaving to our summer vacations and i wished to make some fritters for this small get together > read more

Rose Poha Kheer

Published on 2011-06-26 03:51:00

Kheer with poha can be prepared in jiffy and it tastes super incredible even if you serve them warm or chilled..For a change i have added some rose water and rose syrup to give a change to this usual poha kheer, for my surprise its tastes super fabul > read more

Crispy Broccoli & Poha Balls

Published on 2011-06-25 01:26:00

Weekend we had a nasty climate and i was craving for something deep fried to enjoy along with a cup of coffee, i immediately prepared this cute looking deepfried balls using some frozen broccoli florets ,quick cooking oats and poha along with mashed > read more

MW Tandoori Babycorn & Some Gifts from Ivy

Published on 2011-06-24 12:15:00

I love babycorns very much especially this tandoori babycorn, i noticed that i havent post my favourite tandoori babycorn yet in my space while going through my recipe index and prepared them two days back for our snacks..Its takes only less than 20m > read more

Broccoli Poha

Published on 2011-06-24 01:20:00

Today is our second day of blogging marathon and am sharing with you all a simple,quick,easy breezy,filling and healthy poha dish...Everyone at home loves poha as anything in anything, two days back while going through my fridge, i got some leftover > read more

Mexican Cilantro Lime Rice

Published on 2011-06-23 11:50:00

The first time i ate this Mexican cilantro lime rice as a stuffing in burritos, which was quite new and different for me, i was pleasantly surprised that burritos stuffed with cilantro lime rice, i got hooked with this flavourful cilantro lime rice f > read more

Banana Blossom & Poha Bonda

Published on 2011-06-23 01:11:00

Here comes another week of blogging marathon, this time i choosed to make out dishes with an ingredient during this whole week...I choosed immediately Poha aka Rice flakes as my main ingredient for making different dishes during this whole week. > read more

Broccoli, Peas & Babycorn Masala

Published on 2011-06-22 10:32:00

I can survive for many days just with stir fries or curries prepared with any sort of veggies, everyday i do make variety of stir fries with different combinations of veggies or simply with a vegetable just to feed my picky eaters, i can even say tha > read more

Simple Egg Sandwich

Published on 2011-06-22 01:14:00

Cant believe its already the last day of our blogging marathon, yep its our 7th day, i truly enjoyed making many sandwiches during this 7 days of blogging marathon as i choosed picnic foods as theme for this week of blogging marathon, this time we ma > read more

Kale Chane Ki Chhole - Black Chickpeas Curry

Published on 2011-06-21 10:30:00

As i told earlier in my Missi roti post, this wonderful looking black chickpeas curry is from Priya's space, we enjoyed having this curry very much, while i was searching something as curry with black chickpeas immediately this curry tempted me > read more

Refried Beans & Veggies Salad Wrap

Published on 2011-06-21 01:17:00

Nutritious,filling and quite a satisfying wrap to enjoy anytime of the day without any hesitation,i used some leftover Refried Beans along with a quick,fresh and simple veggies salad as stuffing for making this healthy and delicious wrap..T > read more

Refried Beans & Veggies Salad Wrap

Published on 2011-06-21 01:17:00

Nutritious,filling and quite a satisfying wrap to enjoy anytime of the day without any hesitation,i used some leftover Refried Beans along with a quick,fresh and simple veggies salad as stuffing for making this healthy and delicious wrap..T > read more

Missi Roti

Published on 2011-06-20 12:10:00

Missi roti is a Rajasthani speciality flat bread, its a type of paratha prepared with wheat flour and besan flour along with some variety of spices..Its a staple food of many Rajasthani homes and its an excellent way to enjoy proteins in your d > read more

Missi Roti

Published on 2011-06-20 12:10:00

Missi roti is a Rajasthani speciality flat bread, its a type of paratha prepared with wheat flour and besan flour along with some variety of spices..Its a staple food of many Rajasthani homes and its an excellent way to enjoy proteins in your d > read more

Vegetable Masala Sandwich - Iyengar Bakery Style

Published on 2011-06-20 01:36:00

I fond always for bread sandwich especially vegetable masala sandwich, the famous sandwich we get from Iyengar bakery..I love these delicious,spicy sandwich with loads of veggies, its always been my favourite evening snack and recently my teddies fav > read more

Vegetable Masala Sandwich - Iyengar Bakery Style

Published on 2011-06-20 01:36:00

I fond always for bread sandwich especially vegetable masala sandwich, the famous sandwich we get from Iyengar bakery..I love these delicious,spicy sandwich with loads of veggies, its always been my favourite evening snack and recently my teddies fav > read more

Bean & Corn Quesadillas

Published on 2011-06-19 04:15:00

Quesadillas,a well known famous mexican food prepared with tortillas filled with a savoury filling and cheese, i have already posted quesadillas with greens and veggies, this time its gonna be with bean,corn and veggies..These quesadillas goes for a > read more

Bean & Corn Quesadillas

Published on 2011-06-19 04:15:00

Quesadillas,a well known famous mexican food prepared with tortillas filled with a savoury filling and cheese, i have already posted quesadillas with greens and veggies, this time its gonna be with bean,corn and veggies..These quesadillas goes for a > read more

Chunky Onion Tomato Chutney Sandwich

Published on 2011-06-18 01:29:00

If you are searching something quick,simple,spicy and a delicious sandwich, you have to give a trial to this yummy sandwich, i simply prepared this wonderful looking sandwich with some leftover chunky onion and tomato chutney which i prepared for our > read more

Chunky Onion Tomato Chutney Sandwich

Published on 2011-06-18 01:29:00

If you are searching something quick,simple,spicy and a delicious sandwich, you have to give a trial to this yummy sandwich, i simply prepared this wonderful looking sandwich with some leftover chunky onion and tomato chutney which i prepared for our > read more

Mexican Refried Beans

Published on 2011-06-17 10:55:00

If you would have asked me to cook Mexican dishes before two years, definitely i would have replied that i dont know anything about Mexican dishes coz i never cooked them at home before.. I got an opportunity to taste their wonderful tacos,burr > read more

Mexican Refried Beans

Published on 2011-06-17 10:55:00

If you would have asked me to cook Mexican dishes before two years, definitely i would have replied that i dont know anything about Mexican dishes coz i never cooked them at home before.. I got an opportunity to taste their wonderful tacos,burr > read more

Green Peas Masala Sandwich

Published on 2011-06-17 02:05:00

Love fresh green peas as anything, i can have dishs with green peas everyday i wont get bored of this wonderful veggies, its quite a peek season for fresh green peas here and i couldnt stop myself to pick them whenever i go to farmer's market..Two da > read more

Green Peas Masala Sandwich

Published on 2011-06-17 02:05:00

Love fresh green peas as anything, i can have dishs with green peas everyday i wont get bored of this wonderful veggies, its quite a peek season for fresh green peas here and i couldnt stop myself to pick them whenever i go to farmer's market..Two da > read more

Eggless Banana & Cornmeal Muffins

Published on 2011-06-16 15:10:00

I never thought that banana and cornmeal together works out wonder for making muffins until i tried them today with some over ripen bananas and yellow cornmeal as eggless muffins, this combo turned out super delicious,flavourful also with a wonderful > read more

Eggless Banana & Cornmeal Muffins

Published on 2011-06-16 15:10:00

I never thought that banana and cornmeal together works out wonder for making muffins until i tried them today with some over ripen bananas and yellow cornmeal as eggless muffins, this combo turned out super delicious,flavourful also with a wonderful > read more

Paneer Bhurji Sandwich

Published on 2011-06-16 02:03:00

For the next two weeks i'll be running blogging marathon with my other blogger buddies, yep its time to run blogging marathon, as usual this month blogging marathon gonna be very much interesting coz of various theme choosed by Srivalli, she choosed > read more

Paneer Bhurji Sandwich

Published on 2011-06-16 02:03:00

For the next two weeks i'll be running blogging marathon with my other blogger buddies, yep its time to run blogging marathon, as usual this month blogging marathon gonna be very much interesting coz of various theme choosed by Srivalli, she choosed > read more

Mixed Veggies & Paneer Stuffed Buns

Published on 2011-06-15 13:40:00

Stuffed buns are always welcome anytime among my family members especially those with veggies or with paneer, this time i combined both veggies and paneer together to prepare some stuffed buns to enjoy for our dinner along with some salads..These cu > read more

Mixed Veggies & Paneer Stuffed Buns

Published on 2011-06-15 13:40:00

Stuffed buns are always welcome anytime among my family members especially those with veggies or with paneer, this time i combined both veggies and paneer together to prepare some stuffed buns to enjoy for our dinner along with some salads..These cu > read more

Iyengar Bakery Khara Biscuits - Karnataka Special ~~IC Challenge

Published on 2011-06-15 01:50:00

Our this month's Indian Cooking Challenge was these addictive, flavourful Karnataka special Iynegar Bakery Khara biscuits...Actually when Champa shared this wonderful biscuits in her space, immediately i bookmarked it to prepare t > read more

Eggless Apricot Ice Cream

Published on 2011-06-14 14:26:00

Weekend, i got some juicy and beautiful apricots from farmer's market, i couldnt stop having them and finally decided to make some eggless ice cream using those juicy and sweet apricots, for my surprise this eggless icecream turned out super flavourf > read more

Banana & Homemade Granola Shake

Published on 2011-06-14 02:16:00

Nutty,fruity and crunchy granola are always our favourite anytime, i rarely buy the store bought once, coz making granola at home is quite easy and you can prepare with our own choices of fruits,nuts,seeds, sweetner and grains, this time i prepared m > read more

Cream Cheese & Orange Sweet Bread

Published on 2011-06-13 13:52:00

I couldnt stop making breads, this time i tried out a super prefect sweet bread with cream cheese and orange zest along with orange juice... I came across cream cheese sweet bread at Champa's space long back which i bookmarked immediately.. > read more

Yam & Bread Pakodas

Published on 2011-06-13 02:45:00

Seriously i dont trash anything that much easily, i always break my head to finish those leftovers sitting sadly either in my fridge or in my pantry, this time there were some already cooked yam pieces and some stale breads caught my attention, thats > read more

Dark Chocolate Orange Brownies

Published on 2011-06-12 05:22:00

I tried making some brownies with dark chocolate bar and orange zest with freshly squeezed orange juice few days back, they had a wonderful chocolate flavour with a fabulous hint of orange, even the texture was just prefect...Enjoy this brownies with > read more

Garlic & Spinach Swirl Bread

Published on 2011-06-11 02:30:00

Just love making breads myself, i have already tried variety of breads eventhough i give more preferences to breads with filling, as they doesnt need any spread or side dish to enjoy...Our recent favourite goes to this garlic flavoured spinach swirl > read more

Watermelon Lemonade

Published on 2011-06-10 13:31:00

Refreshing drink to enjoy without any hesitation to beat the heat, a fabulous thristy quencher too...I simply prepared this beautiful quencher using watermelon chunks,lemon juice and some basil seeds..Basil seeds when soaked in water they turns gelat > read more

Potato, Paneer & Mushroom Calzone

Published on 2011-06-10 01:26:00

Potato,paneer and mushrooms together as anything works out always wonder, they can be served very well as side dish or as stuffing for making buns or rotis...Few days back i prepared some homemade pizza dough and after making pizzas twice,there were > read more

Hibiscus Juice

Published on 2011-06-09 12:39:00

We make many wonderful and healthy juices using fruits or either with veggies, eventhough we make rarely juices using flowers, i got an opportunity to get some precious fresh hibiscus flowers from my friend's house when we went last week to a small v > read more

Red Chori Dumplings Gravy/Karamani Urundai Kuzhambu

Published on 2011-06-09 02:29:00

As most of the time, i used to freeze soaked beans for further uses, but sometimes its happens that i can forget them easily to use them in my cooking, i crossed a bag full of soaked and freezed red chori beans in my freezer while cleaning, i thawed > read more

Orange Rasam/Tangy Orange Soup

Published on 2011-06-08 12:30:00

Its quite a long i prepared rasam with fruits, our recent favourite rasam is this quick,easy and delicious comforting orange rasam, actually i make this orange rasam using their peels which i skipped this time and prepared with freshly squeezed orang > read more

Eggless Whole-Wheat Strawberry Bread

Published on 2011-06-08 02:18:00

Quick breads are truly handy,simple which suits prefectly for a quick breakfast, i made this wonderful looking super spongy quick bread using strawberry puree during the weekend, i went for apple cider vinegar and baking soda instead of eggs, its a e > read more

Garlic & Spinach Rice

Published on 2011-06-07 12:18:00

We all know very well that garlic and spinach together works out always wonder as anything..This wonderful looking rice goes for a quick,easy and simple preparation, which suits prefectly for a lunch box menu as well as for lunch to enjoy along with > read more

Paneer Kulcha

Published on 2011-06-07 02:00:00

Anything with paneer goes directly to my favourite foods list, since few days am preparing myself low fat paneer using low fat milk powder which suits prefectly for making many dishes, making paneer out from the low fat milk powder goes for quick pre > read more

Sweet Whole Moongdal Kozhukattai

Published on 2011-06-06 12:22:00

Few days back i prepared a sweet stuffing with a combo of both sweet potato and whole moongdal for making some sweet parathas, everyone at home loved that interesting and healthy stuffing a lot..Thats why i again tried preparing some sweet dumplings > read more

Soya Gobi Manchurian

Published on 2011-06-06 01:49:00

After a long, i prepared some manchurians at home by combining both soya chunks and cauliflower florets,this combo turned out absolutely delicious,prefect and tasty as well as a healthy side dish to enjoy simply with a bowl of hot steaming rice...Thi > read more

Potato Gravy/Arachi Vitta Urulai Kuzhambu

Published on 2011-06-05 04:00:00

Everyone at home loves potatoes as any form, eventhough i wont cook them often..Last week, we got some fresh baby potatoes from a farm house and i couldnt stop myself making dishes out of those cute baby potatoes..Usually i make simple gravy with pot > read more

Sweet Potato & Whole Moongdal Sweet Paratha

Published on 2011-06-04 12:15:00

We are having a long weekend here, we had a wonderful saturday with some grilled meats and refreshing salads...Seriously watelse we need for a weekend, we are justing enjoying this hot climate...Coming to this sweet paratha, i made them for our yeste > read more

Eggless Orange Gelato

Published on 2011-06-04 02:30:00

Gelato is a kind of Italian frozen dessert which ressembles quite like icecream with most of the ingredients as like icecream..Gelato goes for milk,cream,sugar, fruits or nut puree as main ingredients also they are prepared using a heating process..G > read more

Baby Potato Roast With Mint & Pumpkin Seeds Powder

Published on 2011-06-03 13:15:00

Who will say no to baby potato roast, after trying out many versions with those cute baby potatoes, our recent favourite is this minty flavoured baby potatoes roast,this roast tastes super fabulous as side dish simply when served along with curd rice > read more

Watermelon Paruppu Curry

Published on 2011-06-03 02:00:00

If you are person who throws out the rinds of watermelon after having them, you must definitely have to try this simple,comforting,easy paruppu curry..Usually after having watermelon we throw their rinds, but since i tried out making many dishes with > read more

Sprouted Yellow Peas Sundal

Published on 2011-06-02 11:00:00

Yellow peas are excellent source of cholesterol lowering fiber also manage blood sugar disorders..I normally make sundal for snacks just by soaking and pressure cooking those dried yellow peas, for a change i prepared yellow peas sprouts myself and m > read more

Strawberry Breakfast Smoothie

Published on 2011-06-02 02:46:00

I have completely quit eating idlis,dosas for my breakfast since many years,yep i totally replaced them with cereals or simply bread and jam..Sometimes if i feel like lazy, i'll even skip my cereals or bread with jam and make some smoothies to kick s > read more

Paneer Kachori

Published on 2011-06-01 12:28:00

Its has been ages i had kachoris, yep almost more than a year i prepared them specially for Indian cooking challenge, after than i didnt had or prepared kachoris...As i prepared paneer myself at home this weekend i wanted to make some kachoris with t > read more

Mint & Pumpkin Seeds Spice Powder

Published on 2011-06-01 01:42:00

I love homemade spice powders, they are quite handy to enjoy just with rice or either as side dish with idlis or dosas, my recent favourite spice powder is this mint and pumpkin seeds spice powder, since few months i couldnt stop myself gathering see > read more

Creamy Mushroom & Orzo Soup

Published on 2011-05-31 12:59:00

Orzo is a kind of pasta which looks exactly like rice and they are quite used in soups or for making risottos..I love mushrooms as anything, thats why i combined both mushroom and orzo together in a soup, this soup tastes marvellous, filling and quit > read more

Kananga Chips/Sweet Potato Chips

Published on 2011-05-31 01:26:00

I never tried out making chips with sweet potato until i crossed at my wonderful buddy Aparna's Aps Kitchen, i got hooked immediately to this chips which i tried out during this weekend, we loved this mildly sweet and crispy chips, we couldnt st > read more

Mango & Grapefruit Juice

Published on 2011-05-30 13:49:00

I never knew that both mango and grapefruit works out wonder together as juice, i tried out making this juice and served chilled, as it was quite hot here today...This juice tastes truly different with mild sour taste and the sweetness of mango compl > read more

Ginger & Lime Barley Water

Published on 2011-05-30 01:33:00

Usually barley water is prepared by cooking barley grains in water, which later on either spiced up with ginger, cinnamon powder or else fresh juices like orange,lemon or lime...This barley water is very much known for this health benefits, a wonderf > read more

Quinoa Cornmeal Laddoos

Published on 2011-05-29 04:30:00

Cant believe its already our last day of blogging marathon, its gonna be three weeks am running blogging marathon with my other buddies with three different themes, needless to say you guys would have already noticed that i couldnt stop posting sweet > read more

Lime Buttermilk Pound Cake

Published on 2011-05-28 13:13:00

Citrus flavoured cakes aren't that much liked by my family members until i tried Eggless Lemon Poppyseeds Muffins long back, now i can make watever with lemon or lime..While going again through Deeba's Passionate about Baking, i got this fantastic po > read more

Beets Barley Pudding

Published on 2011-05-28 01:30:00

As i told earlier, i prepare myself multigrain flours using barley,quinoa,pearl millet,oats and vice versa, last time when i prepared barley flour myself, there were some finely grounded barley meal which was sitting silently since few days in pantry > read more

Saffron Pistachio Yogurt Icecream

Published on 2011-05-27 11:05:00

While going through Deeba's Passionate About Baking, i got hooked with this highly addictive, rich looking,nutty icecream which i bookmarked immediately and tried it two days back with hung yogurt..I have to say a big thanks to Deeba who do > read more

Carrot & Almond Laddoos

Published on 2011-05-27 00:15:00

Never thought of making laddoos with carrots and almonds until i tried out this combo two back for our evening snacks, as i wanted to give a trial i prepared a small quantity of this laddoos with finely grated carrots and almonds with some ricotta ch > read more

Crustless Spinach Quiche

Published on 2011-05-26 12:15:00

Quiche is a kind of oven baked dish usually made with eggs,milk,veggies or greens in a pastry crust..Its a open pie mostly prepared as savoury version where you can add even meats or seafoods..They can be eaten for breakfast,lunch or dinner, also can > read more

Vermicelli Oats Laddoos

Published on 2011-05-26 00:05:00

Are you surprised to see how vermicelli and oats together makes this wonderful looking laddoos, guess wat even i doesnt know that this combo works out wonder until i tried them making yesterday..These cute looking laddoos are truly addictive,i couldn > read more

Pear Sorbet

Published on 2011-05-25 12:35:00

Am a big foodie, but trying to keep away from high calorie dishes,yep i skipped completely butter, eggs,creams etc and obviously most of my dinner or lunch goes for salads,soups or else bakes with less calories..Since few days, we are enjoying super > read more

Carrot Moongdal Kheer

Published on 2011-05-25 01:15:00

We dont need any special reasons for making some special sweets whenever we feel like enjoying them na, i was craving for kheers especially the kheers prepared with dals... Without any hesitation i prepared this wonderful looking kheer yesterday just > read more

Swiss Apple Pie

Published on 2011-05-24 12:27:00

I was planning to make some easy breezy tart or pie using some golden apples sitting sadly in my fruits basket, while searching for a quick,easy and delicious pie, i got hooked with this fantastic,easy pie from Taste Of Home, immediately the sam > read more

Sago/Sabudana Laddoos

Published on 2011-05-24 00:59:00

Its has been ages i prepared laddoos with sago/sabudana or javvarisi..I love this quick and delicious laddoos anytime..I picked a packet of small variety of sagos from chinese store which suits super prefect for making this cute looking and very addi > read more

Celebrate Sweets - Sweets With Rice Roundup

Published on 2011-05-23 10:22:00

When Nivedita of Nivedita's Kitchen asked me to host her own event called Celebrate with sweets, i didnt even took a single minute to choose the theme and choosed immediately the theme as sweets with rice, i wasnt wrong my buddies didnt stopped > read more

Saffron Badam Kheer - MW Version

Published on 2011-05-23 01:20:00

Am running my third week of blogging marathon with Indian sweets as theme, hope you guys would have enjoyed many curries and kid's delight colourful foods for the past two weeks of blogging marathon, stay tuned friends this week its gonna be a sweet > read more

Dudh Diye Lau - Bengali Bottlegourd Curry

Published on 2011-05-22 02:14:00

I crossed this quick and easy breezy side dish with bottlegourd from Sandeep's Bong Mom Cookbook, i immediately bookmarked this simple and quick bottlegourd curry from her space and tried out this delicious curry this weekend...I totally got hoo > read more

Raw Papaya & Methi Kootu

Published on 2011-05-21 03:00:00

It has been ages i prepared dishes with raw papaya, last weekend i got a wonderful opportunity to pick some fresh raw papaya from Indian grocery...Back home, i peeled their skin and freezed some papaya chunks in freezer for further uses, also i prepa > read more

Eggless Peach Mascarpone Icecream

Published on 2011-05-20 13:15:00

Summer fruits started showing their heads in my farmer's market, i couldnt stop buying strawberries, raspberries, peaches,abricots etc..So obviously my fruit basket i full of variety of fruits, since the weather is getting more and more hot nowadays > read more

Red Radish & Spinach Stir-fry

Published on 2011-05-20 01:15:00

I combined red radish and spinach together for the first time for making this quick,simple and healthy stir fry,for my surprise this combo turned out super delicious and we loved it..This stir fry gets ready truly in less than 15 minutes, usually we > read more

Apple Oats Smoothie

Published on 2011-05-19 13:15:00

If you need a filling,quick,easy breezy and healthy smoothie, you have to give a trial to this delicious apple and oats smoothie..A fabulous drink to enjoy without any guilt, that too when you dont have time to make your usual breakfast, needless to > read more

Brinjal & Green Peas Curry

Published on 2011-05-19 01:21:00

Its a peek season here for fresh green peas and i couldnt stop myself to get them from my nearby farmer's market, after making some pulao with those fresh green peas,there were some leftover sitting silently in my fridge since two days..While going t > read more

Toordal Paratha

Published on 2011-05-18 14:27:00

I love to make varieties of paratha either by combining greens or veggies or else both veggies and greens together and i rarely make parathas with dals, since ever i tried out Dal Masala Paratha, i was planning to make some parathas with toor da > read more

Tindora,Aloo & Methi Masala

Published on 2011-05-18 01:15:00

I never combined tindora/ivygourd with aloo ever, i tried out making a quick and simple curry by combing those both veggies along with some methi leaves, for my surprise this combo works out wonder and this masala tastes fantastic as side dish along > read more

Black-eyed Peas & Spinach Masal Vadas

Published on 2011-05-17 13:12:00

Crispy masal vadas with black-eyes peas and spinach suits prefectly for an evening snacks, i prepared few days back this wonderful looking crispy beauties for our lunch and served as side dish for curd rice, we had a wonderful lunch..As i told earlie > read more

Vendakkai Sukka/Okra Sukka

Published on 2011-05-17 01:15:00

I never stopped to pick fresh okras from Indian groceries as we guys love it in anything as anything...This saturday i simply prepared those okras as this delicious sukka, okra sukka are prepared usually with idli podi instead of usual chilly powder > read more

Bottlegourd Juice

Published on 2011-05-16 13:15:00

We doesnt need many special ingredients to make some wonderful drinks from fresh veggies or fruits, one among those easy breezy juice is this bottlegroud juice, a fabulous drink to beat the heat..Drink this juice during hot weather and am damn sure y > read more

Leek & Tomato Sambhar

Published on 2011-05-16 01:00:00

Am running Blogging marathon again for two more weeks, i successfully finished my first week of blogging marathon with kid's delight -healthy meals as theme and i'll be cooking some curry in hurry for this week..You can see many delicious dry curries > read more

Pudachi Wadi/Coriander Rolls~~IC Challenge

Published on 2011-05-15 14:06:00

Usually i post my Indian Cooking Challenge post everytime earlier but this time i was bit late..Shall i blame the blogger for being down for almost a whole day, may be am was bit lazy to post it earlier, watever i enjoyed very much this month's > read more

Bisi Bele Bath

Published on 2011-05-15 02:15:00

Who will says 'no' to Bisi bele bath shortly i called it as BBB, love BBB with chips, one of my comforting food..As i do quite often these sort of one pot meal,everyone love especially this BBB anytime, after trying out BBB with bulgur,wheat rava,her > read more

Spinach & Mixed Veggies Creamy Pasta

Published on 2011-05-14 03:55:00

A simple,quick,a delicious creamy pasta with plenty of veggies and spinach which suits prefectly for lunch as well as for dinner...I prepared this wonderful looking colourful veggies and spinach creamy pasta yesterday for our lunch and served it with > read more

Mushroom,Carrot & Paneer Masala Rice

Published on 2011-05-12 14:31:00

Needless to say i love one pot meals and i never stopped making variety of rice using most of the time with veggies just to feed my teddies easily, so that they can enjoy their rice dish without saying no, if i add few paneer cubes to the rice, i kno > read more

Eggless Grapefruit Olive Oil Cake

Published on 2011-05-12 12:39:00

Am not a big fan of grapefruits, but my better half adore the grapefruits and he never stopped buying them...I tried out making this cake using grapefruit yesterday for our snacks, for my surprise the addition of grapefruit turned out the cake more f > read more

Vegan Butternut Squash Soup

Published on 2011-05-12 00:00:00

When compared with pumpkins, butternut squash are quite cheaper and its available even in Indian groceries here in Paris, few days back i picked two butternut squash from Indian groceries and prepared kootu and this vegan soup with them, my teddies e > read more

Mango & Cornflakes Smoothie

Published on 2011-05-11 12:30:00

If you need a thick and filling smoothie, you have to give a trial to this cornflakes and mango smoothie..This smoothie gets ready in less time simply with mango pulp,cornflakes,milk and sugar, quite an easy drink na..As i used cornflakes,this smooth > read more

Spinach,Sweetcorn & Mushroom Quesadillas

Published on 2011-05-11 00:30:00

A quesadilla ,originated from Mexico is a flour or corn tortilla filled with a savory mixture containing cheese and other ingredients, then folded in half to form a half-moon shape,these cheesy veggies stuffed or meat stuffed quesadillas are quite fa > read more

Lau Mung Sukto

Published on 2011-05-10 12:38:00

I crossed this yummy and easy breezy curry with bottlegourd and moongdal at Sunanda's space, this dish immediately attracted my attention coz its quite easy and completely new curry for me, with less ingredients i never thought of making this de > read more

Savoury Bellpepper & Broccoli Cake

Published on 2011-05-10 01:06:00

I tasted savoury cake for the first time at one of our family french friend's birthday party few years back, i got hooked immediately to those savoury cake which she prepared with carrots and chicken..I got her recipe immediately,later back home i tr > read more

Strawberry Lemonade

Published on 2011-05-09 11:59:00

Have you ever tried lemonade with strawberries, if not dont forget to give a trial and you will definitely fallen in love with this wonderful,catchy and amazing thristy quencher, i tried this lemonade simply today with some chopped strawberries and l > read more

Beets, Soyachunks & Methi Pulao

Published on 2011-05-08 23:56:00

We are starting again blogging marathon today and i'll be running for next 7 days with Srivalli and my other blogger buddies with kid's delight - Colourful meals using fruits and veggies as theme, am really very happy to run again blogging marathon.. > read more

Mango Kalakand - Microwave version

Published on 2011-05-08 04:44:00

Happy Mother's Day to all..Hope you guys are having a wonderful sunday..I wanted to celebrate today, the mother's day with some mango kalakand which i prepared with ricotta cheese and store bought mango pulp...This fabulous looking milk sweet gets re > read more

Raspberry Smoothie

Published on 2011-05-07 02:34:00

I rarely buy raspberries, eventhough strawberries are our family favourite fruit, i simply love raspberries in smoothies...I picked some raspberries sterday from nearby chinese store, after having some raspberries in salad, i prepared this wonderful > read more

Watermelon Granita

Published on 2011-05-06 13:31:00

Granitas are ice desserts similar to sorbet but with a grainier texture, they are quite easy to make at home and you doesnt need icecream makers or any special equipment..I bought a watermelon from my farmer's market two days back,but unfortunately t > read more

Ivygourd Masala Rice

Published on 2011-05-06 01:50:00

I just love one pot meal anytime, also its take less time to get ready while you are in hurry..I never stop cooking one pot meal atleast twice a week to keep me away from my wonderful kitchen since i spend most of my time there...This tuesday i prepa > read more

Aloo Soya Bonda

Published on 2011-05-05 13:44:00

I was craving for some aloo bondas since a long, after a long hesitation and discussion with my teddies i tried to reproduce the usual aloo bonda with a twist, yep i have added some cooked soya kheema to this aloo bonda..Adding soya kheema to the usu > read more

Mango & Avocado Smoothie

Published on 2011-05-05 01:19:00

For the first time, i combined mango and avocado together to prepare this wonderful looking thick smoothie, for my surprise this combo turned out super delicious and never thought this combo will work out marvellous..Weekend, my H bought some alphons > read more

Yam & Methi Pakodas

Published on 2011-05-04 13:00:00

I know am posting again a dish with methi leaves, i couldnt stop myself to use this healthy greens in my cooking nowadays, as i told earlier i picked two huge bunches of this green from Indian grocery few days back which i freezed for further use, ev > read more

Methi, Mango & Channadal Kootu

Published on 2011-05-04 01:37:00

I never thought of combining methi leaves,raw mango and channadal together for making gravies or curries..You know some ongoing events in this wonderful blogsphere will pull us beyond our limits to come up with an elegant dish and this kootu was one > read more

Horsegram Chops

Published on 2011-05-03 12:12:00

Since i tried out crispy rajma balls, i couldnt stop myself to prepare some crispy appetiziers or snacks to enjoy without any guilt for our snacks, yesterday after a long hesitation finally i decided to make some veggie chops with cooked horsegram fo > read more

Hot Mustard Rice

Published on 2011-05-03 01:14:00

Hot mustard rice goes for easy breezy preparation, you can make up this hot rice anytime if you have cooked rice in ur fridge or some leftover rice...This rice suits incredibly prefect for lunch box menu and serve it with papads,raitas or any spicy s > read more

Oats Crusted Rajma Balls

Published on 2011-05-02 13:07:00

Its has been a long i havent prepared anything with rajma well known as red kidney beans, weekend went truly fast and prepared this crispy oats crusted rajma balls along with some cooked potatoes and spices for our sunday evening...These crispy balls > read more

Broccoli Raita

Published on 2011-05-02 01:22:00

Apart from onion,cucumber and carrot raita, i rarely make raitas with different veggies, its was too hot yesterday and i prepared simply pulao with veggies in pressure cooker and prepared this delicious,healthy broccoli raita to serve along with vegg > read more

Green Tomato Kootu

Published on 2011-05-01 07:21:00

Its been a long i prepared kootu with green tomatoes, last week i got some fresh green tomatoes from my friend's home grown tomato plant, they were prefect to make some gravies and i dont want to miss this wonderful opportunity to make some green tom > read more

Eggless Pineapple & Cornmeal Pancakes

Published on 2011-04-30 02:01:00

Have you ever tried out pancakes with pineapple puree??, i tried out today for our brunch and we loved it...This pancakes are eggless which i prepared along with cornmeal,rolled oats and all purpose flour along with pineapple puree and pineapple esse > read more

Ragi-Quinoa Methi Paratha

Published on 2011-04-29 12:20:00

Nowadays am preparing myself multigrain flours with a combination of quinoa,barley,horsegram,oats and dals using mixie, recently i prepared some flours with whole quinoa..I combined ragi flour,home made quinoa flour along with whole wheat flour toget > read more

Raw Mango Dal/Mamidikaya Pappu

Published on 2011-04-29 01:50:00

Give me a bowl of dal and pickles, i can survive for many days with them happily, i do prepare varieties of dals with many sort of veggies or simply with a mixed dals, but its has been a long i made some dals with raw mango...I crossed this wonderful > read more

Eggless Ragi & Oats Pancakes

Published on 2011-04-28 12:20:00

While going through my pantry,i got a packet of ragi flour sitting silently...I prepared some parathas last night for our dinner and tried out this super inviting pancakes with oats for our today's snacks, my teddies enjoyed with nutella spread while > read more

Grated Paneer & Peas Pulao~~MW version

Published on 2011-04-28 01:54:00

If you are bored to chop the veggies or grinding masala for making rice also if you want to finish some leftover paneer cheese, this rice will suits prefectly for you, because this rice doesnt need chopped onions or ginger garlic paste, i prepared th > read more

Okra Alu Posto

Published on 2011-04-27 12:52:00

Most of us know about the famous aloo posto, the popular Bengali potato dish prepared with potatoes along with poppy seeds, for a change i prepared the same alu posto along with few bhindi/okra or lady'sfinger, for my surprise this combo tastes marve > read more

Mixed Veggies Toordal Stir fry~~MW Version

Published on 2011-04-27 01:44:00

I rarely use cooked toor dals in stir fry coz i always go for moongdal or either channadal, finally yesterday i wanted to make some veggies stir fry quickly using microwave oven and prepared this wonderful looking side dish with carrot,greenbeans,zuc > read more

Majjige Huli/Veggies in Yoghurt Sauce

Published on 2011-04-26 12:56:00

I crossed this wonderful looking yogurt based sauce with veggies at Namratha's Fingerlicking Food and tried out immediately this delicious gravy for our lunch the day itself..This dish goes for easy preparation with variety veggies eventhou > read more

Greenpeas, Mushroom & Methi Masala

Published on 2011-04-26 01:40:00

Its quite a hard task to get fresh greens here,especially our Indian variety greens but sometimes if u are lucky u can get very well some fresh greens from the Indian groceries. Last week, i got two bunch of fresh methi greens and i immediately picke > read more

Chettinad Poondu Vengaya Kuzhambu/Garlic Shallots Gravy

Published on 2011-04-25 03:47:00

I fond always for chettinad dishes, especially their gravy..I got this wonderful looking fingerlicking kuzhambu from one of my friend and i tried out for our today's lunch,serve this gravy with papads or hard boiled eggs, you will definitely have a f > read more

Mixed Veggies & Quinoa Soup

Published on 2011-04-24 02:00:00

Cant believe its already our last day of blogging marathon with group3..Its almost three weeks am running blogging marathon and i can say that i had a wonderful marathon with different themes and different recipes which sometimes pulled me beyond my > read more

Greens & Wheat Rava Soup

Published on 2011-04-23 01:30:00

Actually i wanted to name this soup as best out of the waste, coz all the greens i used in this soup normally we used to trash them or else will make some subzis, apart from that we usually dont do anything interesting with those greens also we dont > read more

Pear Lemonade

Published on 2011-04-22 12:50:00

Its too hot here, icecreams or chilled juices are welcome anytime of the day, even we had some ice cream for our dinner..Today i simply prepared this easy breezy lemonade with pears just to enjoy while having our lunch..This goes for quick and easy p > read more

Carrot & Bottlegourd Soup

Published on 2011-04-22 01:30:00

Most of our dinner goes for soups or salads, but since few days i couldnt stop making out soups for our dinner and we are truly enjoying it for our everday dinner,serve it chilled or warm none at home says 'No'...Two days back i prepared this delicio > read more

Quinoa Mixed Dals Dosa

Published on 2011-04-21 12:15:00

After trying out some crispy dosas with horsegram & mixed dals dosa, this time i tried the same preparation with quinoa and mixed dals..This dosa batter doesnt go for fermentation and this dosa turned out super spongy,delicious,healthy at th > read more

Creamy Cauliflower Soup

Published on 2011-04-21 01:30:00

Creamy cauliflower soup goes for a quick and simple preparation, i crossed this wonderful looking creamy soup from Prathibha's space and i tried out for our yesterday's lunch as i wanted to make something quick and filling...This soup goes > read more

Vegan Pineapple Muffins

Published on 2011-04-20 12:42:00

I completely stop running behind eggs for making bakes nowadays, even everyone at home started loving my eggless as well as vegan bakes, thats why i can prepare anytime my bakes whenever we guys crave for some bakes..This vegan pineapple muffins goes > read more

Mushroom & Wheat Bread Soup

Published on 2011-04-20 01:35:00

Do you know that this great looking creamy soup is prepared simply with chopped button mushrooms,few onions chunks,milk,low fat cream and bread slices,yep i gave a second life to few days old stale whole wheat bread slices coz none at home wanted to > read more

Vankaya Muddha Koora

Published on 2011-04-19 12:12:00

I bookmarked this brinjal curry long back from Suma's Veggie platter, this brinjal curry goes for quick preparation,very much less than 15minutes...I have already prepared twice this curry,we love it that much...Usually brinjals curry goes for m > read more

Quinoa,Toordal & Tomato Soup

Published on 2011-04-19 02:03:00

I never tried out soups with quinoa and dal together, i make out numerous dishes with this wonderful grains after oats and barley, its a fabulous versatile grains and u can make many wonderful dishes from breakfast to dinner with this nutritious grai > read more

Strawberry Pastry Bites

Published on 2011-04-18 10:24:00

If you are searching for a quick dessert also a crowd pleaser for a party menu or simply for an easy breezy snacks?? you guys have to give a trial to this wonderful looking pastry bites...This pastry bites looks damn pretty and tastes truly yummy, an > read more

Chunky Carrot & Beets Soup

Published on 2011-04-18 01:48:00

Today am running again our blogging marathon with group 3,as i told before Srivalli wanted to run this BM as three groups, eventhough i started with the first group, am very happy to run along with the two other groups with kid's friendly theme and s > read more

Paal Payasam/Milk Pudding

Published on 2011-04-17 02:50:00

We doesnt need any special occasion to make some creamy,rich and delicious milk pudding to enjoy na..We had some visits yesterday,thats why i prepared this delicious paal payasam to serve for dessert after having a wonderful lunch...Some prepare this > read more

Mango Almond Shake

Published on 2011-04-16 03:50:00

Never combined mango and almonds together in a shake and to be honest i never knew that this combo works out wonder for making shakes or smoothies..This shake goes for easy breezy preparation and needless to say its definitely a healthy shake to enjo > read more

Vatteppam/Vattayappam~~IC Challenge

Published on 2011-04-15 13:18:00

Our this month's challenge goes for Kerala special steamed rice cakes called as vatteppam or vattayappam..When Srivalli announced this challenge, we immediately thought this vatteppams goes for lengthy cooking process,but actually its quite an easy d > read more

Strawberries & Mango Custard Pizza

Published on 2011-04-15 02:34:00

Since i prepared pizza for sweet punch challenge,my teddies was pestering me to make again some pizza dough,two days back after a long hesitation and discussion,i prepared some pizza dough and everyone at home had their mini pizza with their favourit > read more

MW Curryleaves Rice

Published on 2011-04-14 13:30:00

Do you believe this wonderful looking curryleaves rice took just less than 30minutes to get ready in microwave oven??..I prepared making this great looking rice for our lunch yesterday with some fresh curry leaves which i picked during my last visit > read more

Paal Kozhukattai - A Chettinad Delicacy

Published on 2011-04-14 01:20:00

Wishing You All A Happy Tamil New Year!!Its has been ages i prepared this wonderful looking paal kozhukattais, finally to celebrate Tamilian's new year i prepared this delicious kozhukattais...Paal kozhukattai can be prepared either with milk,coconut > read more

Belgian Endives & Coriander Chutney

Published on 2011-04-13 12:40:00

Quite a new chutney which goes awesome as side dish along with hot steaming idlies,curd rice or crispy dosas..I tried out making this wonderful looking chutney for our dinner today, i combined coriander leaves, belgian endives,peanuts and few spices > read more

Greengram Sprouts & Soya Masala Vadas

Published on 2011-04-13 01:59:00

As i told before, today i wanted to post my crispy vadas which is served along with Soyachunks Rice, if u have prepared ur sprouts at home and they are ready to get cooked, this vada gets ready in very less time...As usual i prepared my sprouts > read more

Vegan Rose Rice Pudding

Published on 2011-04-12 14:05:00

Rose rice pudding tastes fabulous when they are served chilled, this pudding goes for easy preparation and the completely cooking time goes for less than 30minutes, for quick cooking i used pressure cooker for making this pudding..This pudding goes f > read more

Low Fat Paneer Kofta Curry

Published on 2011-04-12 01:30:00

Anything with paneer are always our family favourites, especially my daughter loves paneer as any form..She can eat any dishes from breakfast to dinner with paneer as main ingredient, one of her favourite dish is this kofta curry,she loves this delic > read more

Ivygourd Peanut Stirfry

Published on 2011-04-11 12:45:00

Its has been ages i cooked ivygourd,everytime i go to Indian groceris, i wanted to pick them but somehow i'll miss to pick them or else they wont be that much fresh to buy..Finally last week,i had a chance to bring home some fresh ivygourds and prepa > read more

Mango Pannacotta

Published on 2011-04-11 02:31:00

Since a week, the climate is getting more and more hot here..We guys are very much happy that 'Sun'god shows his face frequently to us, its quite like summer here eventhough its spring..I cant stop myself to make refreshing drinks or desserts to enjo > read more

Wholesome Wholegrains Cooking - Barley For Breakfast Roundup

Published on 2011-04-10 15:40:00

Am honoured and extremely happy to post this barley for breakfast roundup..I have to say a big thanks to Sanjeeta KK for letting me to host this wonderful event..Initially when i announced barley for breakfast, i never ever thought that my > read more

Bengali Triangle Parota & Alu Bati Charchari

Published on 2011-04-10 06:31:00

I love to cook various cuisines,quite often i never failed to try and taste many wonderful dishes from those cuisines...I wanted to prepare some rotis but not the same usual rotis which i make usually for our dinner, while going through Bong Mom > read more

MW Tandoori Paneer Tomato Pulao

Published on 2011-04-09 04:24:00

I totally agree whenever few of my friends says microwave cooking makes the life easier.. If i dont feel like cooking through stove top,i'll go for microwave cooking which doesnt need frequent stirring..Our today's lunch is this tandoori paneer tomat > read more

Chettinad Kathirikkai Malli Pachadi/Brinjal Coriander Leaves Curry

Published on 2011-04-08 13:26:00

As i told earlier,my H need two or three side dish to enjoy Idlies or dosas for his dinner, sometimes i was bored to repeat the same stuffs and yesterday i wanted to make something different, finally i got this great looking curry from Solai aunty's& > read more

Soyachunks Rice

Published on 2011-04-08 02:05:00

Simple rice which suits prefectly for a lunch box menu and get ready in less time,u can make up this wonderful looking rice simply with soyachunks,few veggies of ur choice..U dont need anything to grind or saute for hours..Yea i prepared this rice us > read more

Tuna Pizza ~~Sweet Punch

Published on 2011-04-07 15:28:00

Hope am not so late to post this wonderful looking pizza for this month's sweet punch challenge, we had this wonderful looking tuna fish pizza for our today's lunch with some lettuce salads..I enjoyed preparing this great looking pizza base which i > read more

Instant Coriander Oats Rava Idli

Published on 2011-04-07 01:30:00

We guys stopped having Indian breakfast foods since a long for our breakfast and we go for cereals,bread toast or porridge for our morning breakfast, so we dont bother to have idlies or rotis for our lunch instead of usual rice and other stuffs > read more

White Chocolate Puffs

Published on 2011-04-06 10:39:00

Do you know with simple puff pastry sheet ,chocolate and nut, u can make a wonderful,delicious sweet puffs quickly for snacks??..Yesterday evening my lil one came back earlier from his school,he wanted something with chocolate for his snacks, immedia > read more

Pearl Onion Pulao

Published on 2011-04-06 02:28:00

Pulao with pearl onions tastes truly marvellous and its one among the quick rice dish i do quite often at home,coz they need very few ingredients..This pulao goes for a simple spice powder with some scrambled paneer and shallots cooked along with ric > read more

Okra Curry/Varuthu Aracha Vendakka Poriyal

Published on 2011-04-05 13:09:00

One of my family favourite veggies are okras, its might sounds somewat particular coz most of the kids wont love this sticky veggies, even my younger son love this okras as any form and he loves it...For our today's lunch i prepared this delici > read more

Greengram Coriander Pualo

Published on 2011-04-05 01:59:00

I wanted to make sprouts with greengram and i soaked them purposely for it, but sterday while making my lunch those soaked green grams pulled me to make this filling,nutritious and protein packed pulao along with a masala prepared with coriander leav > read more

Nutty Rice Kheer

Published on 2011-04-04 12:45:00

Simple kheer with rice but with an interesting nutty touch,yep i used grounded almond paste to give a nutty texture and a wonderful flavour to the usual rice kheer..This rice kheer tastes super delicious when served warm or chilled...Rice cooked in l > read more

Stir Fried Sprouts & Veggies Spaghetti (Chinese Style)

Published on 2011-04-04 02:18:00

We guys are going to run our 4th blogging marathon from today onwards which was started by Srivalli of Spicing Your Life again for a week..As always we have to choose few themes proposed by valli and i went for 30minutes meals which sounds > read more

Eggless Orange PoppySeeds Muffins

Published on 2011-04-03 12:41:00

I enjoyed yesterday World Cup cricket match live through net and had a wonderful time with my FB friends while watching the most thrilling and wonderful final match, as most of us know that we Indians are champions....We guys are truly excited and i > read more

Microwave Mango Lemon Rice

Published on 2011-04-02 10:46:00

Tangy rice are always my favourite, if u love mangoes in ur rice,this rice is for u guys...I simply prepared this rice using grated mangoes and freshly squeezed lemon juice and cooked everything through microwave for making this quick and easy rice f > read more

Vegan Kiwi & Cornmeal Muffins

Published on 2011-04-01 14:14:00

I rarely prepare vegan bakes, after a long hesitation i wanted to make some vegan muffins specially for me,as i dont eat kiwi coz of my allergy...I prepared a simple kiwi puree by grinding the kiwi flesh along with silkened tofu usually used for maki > read more

Announcing Celebrate Sweets - Sweets With Rice

Published on 2011-04-01 02:48:00

Am honoured to host this wonderful sweet event which was created by Nivedita of Nivedita's Kitchen, few days back she send me a mail asking whether i can host her event and without hesitation i replied her that am very happy to host her event...Immed > read more

Grapefruit Breakfast Eggless Cookies

Published on 2011-03-31 13:59:00

After trying muffins with grapefruits,i couldnt stop making bakes with freshly squeezed grapefruit juice and few zest...For a change i prepared this cookies instead of scones to enjoy for breakfast along with a cup of coffee or milk,in case if u r in > read more

Greengram & Pearl Millet Cone Dosa

Published on 2011-03-31 01:28:00

I love the cone dosas served usually in Indian restaurants with their spicy coconut chutney, i do this cone dosa quite often with usual dosa batter, for a change i wanted to reproduce those crispy cone dosa using green gram and pearl millet dosa batt > read more

Rose Coconut Balls

Published on 2011-03-30 12:35:00

If u are searching for a simple and quick desserts for ur sudden guests or for ur sweet tooth,u have to give a trial definitely to these rose syrup coconut balls which is prepared along with rose water and sweet condensed milk..This tiny cute balls t > read more

Eggless,Sugarfree Chocolate Puffed Rice Wholewheat Pancakes

Published on 2011-03-30 02:41:00

Last week we had a wonderful climate,its wasnt neither too cold nor too hot, since yesterday the climate is getting worst and its rainy here..I simply prepared this super spongy pancakes yesterday for our snacks as we guys are craving something for c > read more

Grapefruit, Oats & Chocolate Chips Eggless Muffins

Published on 2011-03-29 12:40:00

I have never tried making muffins with grapefruits and some grapefruits were sitting sadly since few days in my fruits basket, immediately i squeezed out their juice and grated their zest which i used in my super fluffy muffins for our snacks with oa > read more

Horsegram & Mixed Dals Dosa

Published on 2011-03-29 02:21:00

Some dosas doesnt need fermentation and gets ready to make some crispy dosas immediately...I tried out making non fermentation dosas with horsegram (kollu) and with mixed dals for our dinner sterday which ressembles quite like paruppu adais..This dos > read more

Green Tomato Sabji/Hirvya Tamatyachi Bhaaji

Published on 2011-03-28 13:12:00

Some green tomatoes were sitting in my fridge since few days which i picked from Indian groceries,i bought them specially for making kootu with them, eventhough i wanted to make something different, while searching something new with green tomatoes t > read more

Quinoa Brown Rice Dosa

Published on 2011-03-28 01:45:00

Crispy dosas with spicy coconut chutney are always my H's favourite eventhough he loved variety chutneys to enjoy along with his dosas...I tried out making a batter using quinoa and brown rice along with urad dal and fenugreek seeds which i kept for > read more

Aloo Mattar

Published on 2011-03-27 04:40:00

Serve rotis,naans or kulchas with this aloo mattar anytime, i can sit and eat without saying 'NO', anything with potatoes and green peas are always my favourite..I prepared this yummy aloo mattar gravy few days back which i served with my Paneer > read more

Kanda Bhaji/Khekda Bhaji

Published on 2011-03-26 17:16:00

Kanda Bhaji or else Khekda bhaji are made from onions, these crunchy fritters are prepared using besan and onion and its quite famous in Maharashtra...These bhajis are prefect when its rainy or chilled evening snacks, these crunchy bhajis tastes marv > read more

Snakegourd Stir fry/Podalanga Poriyal

Published on 2011-03-26 06:32:00

Sometimes a simple curry may turn our lunch or dinner absolutely wonderful na, this simple snakegroud stir fry is one among those simple stir fry which goes prefect along with sambar or rasam at the same time one of my favourite side dish which my mo > read more

Garlicky Puffed Rice Mixture

Published on 2011-03-25 12:47:00

If u searching for a quick,easy and oil-less snacks,u have to give a trial to this flavourful garlicky puffed rice mixture, also its takes very less time to get ready..Definitely a spicy,guilt free snack to enjoy without any hesitation...I prepared a > read more

Eggless Lemon Poppyseeds Muffins

Published on 2011-03-25 02:49:00

Am an addict to citrus flavoured bakes while my family members are quite opposite to me, its quite hard to for me to avoid my fav citrus flavoured bakes, somehow i managed myself to make this eggless lemon poppyseeds muffins sterday, my kids enjoyed > read more

Cabbage Puffed Rice Upma

Published on 2011-03-24 13:48:00

I was breaking my head for our today's dinner, coz none at home wanted to have salads or either soups,finally i decided to prepare this quick and simple easy breezy upma with shredded cabbage and puffed rice..This upma gets ready within few minutes, > read more

Paneer Barley Parathas

Published on 2011-03-24 03:04:00

I prepared myself low fat paneer using skimmed milk powder at home, paneer prepared with milkpowder tastes exactly as we get from the fullfat milk...I prepared making this paratha using those low fat paneer cooked like paneer bhurji,which i added to > read more

Honey Puffed Rice Balls/Then Pori Urundai

Published on 2011-03-23 13:53:00

Who will say no to puffed rice balls, its one of the important and traditional sweets prepared for every Karthigai Deepam with jaggery or either with sugar..My favourite balls, i love this puffed rice balls very much..This weekend i picked a packet o > read more

Artichoke, Potato & Mushroom Masala

Published on 2011-03-23 02:52:00

Since i tried out artichoke in my cooking, i got hooked completely to this wonderful veggies, i tried out making a side dish to serve along with rice using canned artichoke, potato and mushroom, definitely the addition of potato and mushroom turned o > read more

Chembu Moru Curry

Published on 2011-03-22 13:01:00

I crossed this delicious and interesting moru curry at Nandini's Food Page,apart from roast i never tried making anything with taro root, i tried this curry long back and its sitting in my draft since a long, i prepared this chembu moru curry already > read more

Garlic & Sun Dried Tomatoes Whole Wheat No Knead Bread

Published on 2011-03-22 02:49:00

Its always fun to make no knead bread coz they need just mixing nothing more than that, u dont need to spend ur precious time on kneading for hours for making this bread..Yesterday i went for this no knead bread using some crushed garlic and sun drie > read more

Garlic Cabbage Rasam

Published on 2011-03-21 14:14:00

I love variety rasams even everyday with or without any side dish..I never stopped trying many different variations and we loved this garlic cabbage rasam which i prepared two days back for our lunch..For my surprise this rasam tastes truly fabulous > read more

Wheat & Green Apple Salad

Published on 2011-03-21 03:48:00

As i told earlier i used partially cooked wheat grains for making this salad, which i cooked completely as we cook the pastas, this salad goes for simple,quick and easy breezy ingredients..Yep this salad need some lettuce leaves, black raisins, cooke > read more

Mixed Veggies Barley Paratha

Published on 2011-03-20 11:23:00

I used to make parathas with veggies but never with mixed veggies and barley flour...I tried out this healthy and nutritious paratha using both barley flour and wholewheat flour for our yesterday breakfast..This parathas tastes marvellous along with > read more

Chicken Fry (Kerala Style)

Published on 2011-03-19 13:06:00

I came across this wonderful looking chicken fry at Kairali Sister's Pazham Pappadam Payasam, immediately i bookmarked and i tried this delicious and mouthwatering fry quite a long, its now our family favourite and i couldnt stop myself to make > read more

Eggless Mango Ice Cream

Published on 2011-03-19 04:39:00

After vanilla and chocolate icecream, i can have ton of mango icecream..Love it that much, i prepared this eggless and smooth mango icecream using kesar mango pulp can which i simply picked when we went last week to Indian grocery, this mango icecrea > read more

Shallot Sambhar

Published on 2011-03-18 14:30:00

Some of our mom's dishes are really very close to our heart na...This shallot sambhar is one among those delicious dishes which my mom cook quite often..My mom is an excellent cook, great home maker who can make number of dishes within a hour,she nev > read more

Eggless, Butterfree & Sugarfree Apple & Walnut Whole Wheat Cake

Published on 2011-03-18 02:52:00

If u dont have eggs no problem, at the same time u dont want to make a cake with butter and sugar, no problem at all, this apple and walnut whole wheat cake is completely a delicious,healthy,guilt free at the same sugarfree, butterfree and eggless bu > read more

Sorrakaya Pappu/Bottlegourd Dal

Published on 2011-03-17 13:22:00

Simple dal goes for an easy preparation,u dont need to grind or cook for hours, this pappu goes for simple ingredients and simple cooking process...U can prepare this pappu even if u r in hurry, which tastes absolutely marvellous and comforting, serv > read more

Peanut Butter Brownies With Chocolate Frosting

Published on 2011-03-17 02:51:00

It was quite an obligation for me to finish almost half a bottle of smooth peanut butter which i opened few days back,since it was sitting quite a long in fridge i wanted to make them something for our snacks also as a bake..I went for brownies with > read more

Double Beans/Butter Beans Masala

Published on 2011-03-16 13:15:00

One of my favourite masala with butter beans, which tastes tremendous when served along with hot piping rasam or delicious sambhar..This masala goes for an easy breezy preparation, this is one of my mom's signature dish which she quite often makes wh > read more

Eggless Caramel Flavoured Barley & Oats Pancakes

Published on 2011-03-16 02:43:00

As i told earlier, i prepared myself the barley flour by grinding whole barleys in mixie which i seived and arranged them in a air tightened box for further use...I used those home made barley flour for making this delicious pancakes along with rolle > read more

Kadahi Bhindi

Published on 2011-03-15 13:56:00

I got this wonderful looking kadahi bhindi from Aipi's US Masala, her beautiful clicks tempted me a lot and i immediately bookmarked this kadahi bhindi...Few days back, i picked few fresh okras which i wanted to make this delicious kadahi b > read more

Suruttai Poli ~~ IC Challenge

Published on 2011-03-15 02:30:00

Our this month Indian Cooking Challenge goes for this delicious suruttai polis which means rolled polis...This suruttai poli was shared by Nithya's mom of 4th sense cooking, we have to say big thanks for sharing this wonderful rolled polis, > read more

MW Zucchini & Peanut Rice

Published on 2011-03-14 13:40:00

A quick one pot meal get ready in less time in microwave oven with leftover cooked rice..Zucchini and peanut together works out wonder and its quite an easy breezy rice,tastes delicious when served along with any sort of spicy roasts..We enjoyed with > read more

Sweet Mango Thokku - Sugarfree Version

Published on 2011-03-14 02:15:00

Delicious sweet mango thokku goes prefect as side dish along with simple rotis or else as a spread over a toasted bread slices...Even now am relishing this yummy sugarfree sweet mango thokku with some toasted bread with a cup of tea for my brea > read more

Prawn & Tomato Pulao

Published on 2011-03-13 03:18:00

Our sunday lunch was this delicious prawn tomato pulao which i served along with fried chicken wings, this pulao tastes absolutely wonderful also its goes for an easy breezy preparation...Cooked basmati rice mixed with a delicious prawn masala prepar > read more

Achari Aloo

Published on 2011-03-12 02:55:00

Nowadays i couldnt stop myself to buy cute baby potatoes from my favourite farmer's market, this time i wanted to make a delicious dish instead of preparing the same potato roast or curry, while going through Aipi's US Masala i got hooked i > read more

Mattar Paneer

Published on 2011-03-11 13:39:00

Dunno how i missed to post till today my favourite mattar paneer in my space..Most of us know that mattar paneer is a delicious side dish prepared using paneer and peas in a tomato based spicy gravy.. Its one of the famous North Indian food especiall > read more

Eggless Sugarfree Wholewheat & Barley Waffles

Published on 2011-03-11 01:33:00

Its has been a long i prepared waffles at home, my daughter doesnt have that much time to have her breakfast as she is preparing for her upcoming exams, she particularly avoids her breakfast just by saying breakfast will take some of her precious tim > read more

Mango Buttermilk

Published on 2011-03-10 13:54:00

I know its quite tricky to choose mangoes that too when its not a peek season for mangoes,just know i can see few mangoes in my favourite farmer's market, i did a big mistake by choosing green mangoes from Indian stores thinking that they will be sou > read more

Instant Sweet Cornmeal,Oats & Barley Idli

Published on 2011-03-10 01:12:00

To be honest, I prepared this idli accidently, actually i was preparing a batter for making sweet dosas with barley and oats,the batter turned out super watery..To give thickness to the batter, i have added some cornmeal, but i couldnt able to get th > read more

Whole Wheat Pulihora

Published on 2011-03-09 10:30:00

We get whole wheat grains here which can be cooked exactly like pastas..These wheat grains can be used instead of pasta which i usually serve with pasta sauces, this time i tried using those already partially cooked but dried whole wheat grains for m > read more

Minty Barley Parathas

Published on 2011-03-09 01:35:00

I prepared myself the barley flour at home by grinding the whole barley grains, i used immediately the barley flour for making this barley parathas along with chopped mints,ajwain seeds and wholewheat flour..They turned out super soft,healthy a > read more

Sugarfree Mint & Kiwi Juice

Published on 2011-03-08 14:25:00

Never thought until i try this juice that mint leaves and kiwi both together works out wonder, its quite a refreshing juice and completely its sugarfree coz i used maple syrup for making this simple juice...Addition of mint leaves gives a beautiful f > read more

Mini Jalebi

Published on 2011-03-08 10:18:00

When i saw these cute looking jalebi's at Savitha's space, i immediatley bookmarked it and tried them sterday afternoon, they came out super prefect and these adorable jalebis was quite a big hit at home and everyone enjoyed having this yummy ja > read more

Grapefruit Quinoa Pulihora

Published on 2011-03-08 00:07:00

After trying rice with grapefruit, this time i tried making pulihora using quinoa and grapefruit juice instead of rice and lemon/ tamarind..For my surprise this pulihora turned out super delicious, the grapefruits i used were very much sour but fortu > read more

Rose Syrup,Sago & Oats Kheer

Published on 2011-03-07 12:21:00

Quite an easy kheer which i prepared few days back for our sudden visitors, this kheer is prepared with sago and oats along with few rose syrup which gives a beautiful pink colour to this delicious kheer..This kheer gets ready very easily and definit > read more

Artichoke & Curry Leaves Chutney

Published on 2011-03-07 01:41:00

Earlier, i have told that my H need absolutely two side dishes whenever i serve him dosas or idlis, needless to say i have to scratch my head to come up with different combinations of chutney to satisfy his tastebuds..Recently i started cooking artic > read more

Whole Wheat Eggless Almond Cookies

Published on 2011-03-06 13:47:00

Our this month's Sweet Punch challenge is this yummy and easy breezy cookies...Ria choosed these scrumptious cookies from Manjula's Kitchen, these cookies were extremely delicious and really very easy to make, loved making this eggless whole whe > read more

MW Garlic Rice

Published on 2011-03-06 02:00:00

Its has been ages i had this spicy and flavourful garlic rice, its quite a quick fix rice and definitely a prefect one pot meal whoever loves garlic flavour in any dishes...Love this garlic rice served with fried papads, a fabulous combo to enjoy..Th > read more

Quinoa Kesari

Published on 2011-03-05 02:50:00

I tried out making kesari today with quinoa coz my sweet tooth was craving for some sweets, immediately instead of using rawa i tried out making kesari with quinoa by cooking them in cooker with sugar and milk and finally cooked until they turns thic > read more

Cooking With Whole Foods - Oats Roundup

Published on 2011-03-04 12:40:00

First of all, am very sorry for posting this CWF roundup very much late..Since this event went for two months, i got numerous contributions from our blogger buddies and a non blogger buddy, i have to say a big thanks for all ur contributions..Now u c > read more

Cheesy Artichoke & Mushroom Calzone

Published on 2011-03-04 01:09:00

Am running blogging marathon for the 3rd time, this time Srivalli of Spicing Your Life decided to divide the group as 2, we group 2 starts our blogging marathon today for a week..Am happy to run again this blogging marathon and am excited..This time > read more

Broccoli & Potato Curry

Published on 2011-03-03 13:59:00

Simple curries doesnt need many ingredients to cook up,one among those simple,quick,easy at the same time healthy side dish to enjoy with rotis or rice is this broccoli and potato curry, there were some broccoli florets sitting in my fridge with whic > read more

Eggless Wholewheat Saffron & Walnut Cookies

Published on 2011-03-03 02:13:00

Its quiet long i have nt baked cookies even my little one started asking me when am gonna make his favourite cookies, this time i wanted to make cookies with saffron strands and walnuts and completely skipped the chocolates with which i usually prep > read more

Belgian Endives & Tomato Sambhar

Published on 2011-03-02 14:04:00

Belgian endives are usually used raw in salads,these endives are also called as chicory ..I recently tried out making Sambhar with those endives along with some carrots and tomatoes as those Belgian endives leaves are bitter, these creamy white leave > read more

MW Mushroom & Soyachunks Tomato Pulao

Published on 2011-03-02 02:00:00

Microwave cooking makes the life easier, hope many of us will be totally agree with me, i cook atleast few foods through microwave oven whenever i feel like lazy to cook up dishes or else if am busy with household stuffs, coz they doesnt need our con > read more

Barley Venpongal

Published on 2011-03-01 13:49:00

I tried out making venpongal with barley this weekend for our dinner and served along with some coconut chutney, both together turned out dinner super prefect,healthy,filling and wholesome..Venpongal with barley tastes truly prefect and tasty like we > read more

Announcing Wholesome Wholegrain Cooking -Barley For Breakfast

Published on 2011-03-01 01:35:00

We can talk about the health benefits of making foods with whole grains for a full day, they are terribly healthy for our health...U can cook up anything with these wonderful wholegrains from breakfast to dinner, making dishes with wholegrains wasnt > read more

Flaxmeal Tomato Paratha

Published on 2011-02-28 13:20:00

I rarely buy storebought pasta sauce prepared basically with tomatoes and Italian herbs, my H bought his favourite tomato pasta sauce a few days back.. After enjoying his favourite sauce with pastas,there were some leftover which none at home want to > read more

Apple & Raisins Clafoutis

Published on 2011-02-28 01:55:00

Clafoutis is a baked french dessert usually prepared with cherries arranged in a greased bowl and covered with thick flan like batter, dusted with powdered sugar these baked desserts are served usually warm...Anyhow these baked desserts can be also p > read more

Strawberry Jam & Coconut Fudge-My 1,500th Post

Published on 2011-02-27 11:31:00

My blog baby is only two years and 5months old,but today i reached my 1,500th post am soo excited and i have no words to explain how happy i am...Nothing is possible without my blogger buddies non stop encouraging comments and continous supports by v > read more

Instant Sweet Mango Pickle

Published on 2011-02-26 05:37:00

Quick pickle which gets ready in less time and also vanish within few minutes too..This sweet mango pickle suits prefectly as a side dish for rotis or along with curd rice, seriously am an addict to this sweet mango pickle actually this pickle > read more

MW Zucchini Moru Curry

Published on 2011-02-25 13:52:00

I got some fresh zucchinis sterday when i went to farmer's market as they were dead cheap and i picked few for making out some stir fries or soup, finally i prepared today this simple,quick and easy curry with whisked curd and a grounded paste with g > read more

Yellow Moong Dal Tadka/Cherupayar Parippu Curry

Published on 2011-02-25 02:03:00

Nothing will beat a thick dal served with hot steaming rice topped with ghee and pickles, wat a comforting food na..I usually make simple dals using toor dal or either with toor dal and moongdal together, never tried out a simple dal just with > read more

Sugarfree & Eggless Kiwi Muffins

Published on 2011-02-24 13:22:00

Am allergic to kiwi fruits and i cant have them as salad or juices,if i wish to enjoy this fruit either i have to cook or make some bakes with this vitamin rich fruits, thats y i tried making out this muffins with flax seeds and rolled oats as > read more

Quick N Easy Ghee Rice

Published on 2011-02-24 02:46:00

Most of us will try to make easy breezy dishes whenever we feel so lazy to cook up na, sometimes its happens to me..Fortunately some of our blogger buddies have best and quick recipes to try and taste, while going through Nag's Edible Garden,i got ho > read more

Mango & Chickpeas Rice

Published on 2011-02-23 12:31:00

Am a great fan of this tangy and delicious mango rice, its has been ages i prepared them coz none at home love this tangy rice apart from me..After a long hesitation and discussion, my DH said Yes to my favourite mango rice, finally i prepared this r > read more

Brown Rice Masala Dosa

Published on 2011-02-23 02:12:00

Whenever we guys goes to Saravana Bhavan in Paris, we order immediately their sambhar vada and masala dosa, yep those both dishes are truly addictive and we love it..Actually i was craving for some masala dosa since a long and with some leftover Brow > read more

Flax Seeds & Mixed Greens Paratha

Published on 2011-02-22 13:55:00

I dont bother to make parathas even everyday but i know my DH wont be happy if i make them often, eventhough i never fail to make parathas thrice or twice in a week for our dinner, i can say that its quite an obligation for my better half, the fun pa > read more

Peanut Murukku

Published on 2011-02-22 01:58:00

Who will say no to deep fried crunchy munchy murukkus?? definitely none at home, instead of buying them from stores even its sometimes time consuming i dont bother to make them at home..Yesterday i prepared this murukku using grounded peanut paste, w > read more

Flax Seeds,Onion & Garlic Chutney

Published on 2011-02-21 12:13:00

A simple,quick,spicy and prefect pair for crispy dosas is this delicious onion and garlic chutney, with some chopped onions, garlic, red chillies and few flax seeds this chutney is truly a prefect side dish to enjoy without any guilt..Just sauté the > read more

Tomato,Wheat Rava & Brown Rice Adai

Published on 2011-02-21 02:04:00

Am happy to say that i won 25$ amazon gift card from Healing Food-Eggplant went on at Kavita's space last month, thanks to Siri and Kavita for ur sweet gesture friends, u guys made my day..I love instant version of making idlies or dosas,anyhow > read more

Foolish Bread

Published on 2011-02-20 06:54:00

I got this foolish bread recipe through British Food which i wanted to try out immediately and prepared making this bread friday, this bread goes for a starter dough which u have to make before a day, this bread turned out super prefe > read more

CWS - Caraway Seeds Roundup

Published on 2011-02-19 03:00:00

I know am so late in posting this roundup coz of some busy works and blogging marathon..Thanks to my blogger friends for contributing their beautiful dishes with caraway seeds..I enjoyed preparing this beautiful roundup, each and every dish wit > read more

Tomato & Ginger Rasam

Published on 2011-02-18 13:30:00

Today its quite chilling here,dunno when the sun god gonna come back, needless to say am so lazy to cook..Thats y our today's lunch goes for this delicious,comforting,easy breezy, tangy and gingery rasam...This rasam tastes marvellous with spicy pota > read more

Brown Rice Idli

Published on 2011-02-18 01:37:00

I tried for the first time brown rice for making idlies, eventhough i used these brown rice for making many dishes and bakes...I completely skipped the white rice in this idly batter and tried out using brown rice and whole urad dal with some fenugre > read more

Creamy Herbed Farfalle

Published on 2011-02-17 13:18:00

Farfalle is quite known as bow tie pastas, i do buy often coz my lil one loves this pasta soo much, today i prepared this simple,delicious,quick and creamy herbed pasta for our lunch and served along with some cucumber salad and grilled chicken thigh > read more

British Flapjacks

Published on 2011-02-17 02:05:00

British Flapjacks is a sort of cookies which looks almost like granola bar prepared using oats, golden syrup,packed brown sugar,butter...This cookies are truly addictive with rich buttery flavour and with a mild sweetness..As like most of the British > read more

Batata Humman - Microwave Version

Published on 2011-02-16 12:27:00

Batata Humman is a delicious curry prepared with potatoes,coconut and tomatoes, this dish is quite famous in Mangalore and prefect side dish to serve along with paratha,rotis,pulkhas also along with rice..I came across this dish at great chef Sa > read more

Leek Chutney/Thuvaiyal

Published on 2011-02-16 01:47:00

Have you ever prepared anything as Indianised version of chutney or side dish using Leeks?? if not just go throw this interesting spicy as well as mildly tangy chutney with leeks...My H love crispy dosas and he always need two or three side dishes to > read more

Peanut Mango Sundal

Published on 2011-02-15 12:10:00

It has been ages i prepared sundal with peanuts, this peanut sundal with mango brings me loads of beautiful memories, especially our Pondicherry beach sundal..Yesterday i soaked some groundnuts for making this sundal and prepared it today for our sna > read more

Gujarati Dal From Sukham Ayu~~ IC Challenge

Published on 2011-02-15 03:06:00

Eventhough Srivalli choosed bit late our this month Indian Cooking Challenge i can definitely say it was an excellent choice, yep she went for an easy,delicious,comforting,interesting and truly a new dal which goes for dried dates and my favourite ve > read more

Potato Murukku

Published on 2011-02-15 02:32:00

Deepfried snacks are quite welcome that too when the temperature goes under 0°c.. we had a rainy weekend and i tried out making some crispy deepfried crispies for our snacks, this time i wanted to make some murukku coz i have nt prepared these deepf > read more

Rose Créme Caramel

Published on 2011-02-14 11:22:00

Happy Valentine's Day Friends!!!!! Créme caramel is a custard dessert prepared with cream,eggs,milk and sugar topped with caramel syrup which is quite opposite to the créme brulée...Its usually cooked in bain marie in oven or on a stove in pressur > read more

Grapefruit Rice

Published on 2011-02-14 01:20:00

Two days back, i got some grapefruits for making some fruit salads, but unfortunately they were very tangy and none at home wanted to have them either as salad or as juice..Finally i went for making this rice which i got from Sailaja's Grapefruit Ric > read more

Manpasand Chicken

Published on 2011-02-13 06:29:00

I was searching for a different chicken dish as i dont want to make the usual chicken curry for our sunday's special lunch.. While going through Srivalli's Cooking 4 All Seasons i got hooked to this manpasand chicken as this chicken dish wa > read more

Tomato Kosthu

Published on 2011-02-12 16:18:00

I came across this easy breezy delicious tomato kosthu at Raji's Raks Kitchen..I tried out yesterday this delicious tomato kosthu for our dinner and served this beautiful kosthu along with crispy dosas,both together turned out our dinner absolut > read more

Brinjal Semi Dry Curry/Kathirikai Poriyal

Published on 2011-02-12 03:44:00

Hope most of us will totally agree with me regarding chopping the onions, i hate to chop these veggies..but unfortunately most of Indian dishes goes usually for chopping onions..Few months back while going through Raji's Rak's Kitchen, i got hoo > read more

English Pancakes

Published on 2011-02-11 13:30:00

English Pancakes are similar to french crepes but not lacy in appearance, this pancakes goes for three ingredients and the batter will be runny and forms a thin layer on the bottom of the pan when the pan is tilted..It forms some bubbles during cooki > read more

Tawa Paneer Pulao

Published on 2011-02-11 02:45:00

Tawa paneer pulao,the name itself makes me hungry, i have bookmarked this simple,delicious,super tempting pulao at Padma's Plantain Leaf before a year, u know some blogger buddies are truly close to ur heart eventhough we never ever met the > read more

Shahjeera Baby Potato Roast

Published on 2011-02-10 16:50:00

Baby potatoes roast prepared simply with onions and usual spice powder which i tempered with shah jeera, needless to say the addition of shahjeera give a fabulous flavour to this roast and this baby potato roast goes fabulous along with any sort of r > read more

Best Recipes I Have Blogged in 2010

Published on 2011-02-10 12:47:00

Am almost to hit my 1,500 posts soon and its definitely hard to choose coz almost all the recipes i posted here are definitely tasted and approved by my family and by my near relatives..Anyhow i wanted to choose best among the best recipes for sendin > read more

Cabbage Potato Curry

Published on 2011-02-10 03:18:00

I have bookmarked this unique combination of curry which sounds very interesting at Harini&Jaya's Tamalapaku quite a long back, needless to say that i never tried combining cabbage and potatoes together in curry..This curry goes for a s > read more

Flax Seeds Bread Rolls

Published on 2011-02-09 12:23:00

Flax seeds bread rolls suits prefectly to enjoy along with a bowl of vegetable soup for dinner or either for breakfast with butter,jam or with nutella spread,tastes marvellous with a cup of hot tea, i can also say definitely that these bread rolls al > read more

Wheat Rava/Broken Wheat Bisi Bele Bath

Published on 2011-02-09 03:34:00

Hope many of us would have know about the blogging marathon, yep after running whole month of January this time we guys are going to run for 7 days of blogging marathon, this time we were more than twenty bloggers to join our hands to make this > read more

English Muffins

Published on 2011-02-08 14:55:00

English muffin is a small,round and flat shaped yeast leavened bread almost dusted either with flour or with cornmeal which is usually served toasted or sliced horizontally served along with butter and jam..These muffins are eaten as snack or as a pa > read more

Eggless Easy Chocolate Cake

Published on 2011-02-08 02:05:00

During this weekend i was supposed to bake a chocolate cake for one of my friend's birthday who doesnt eat eggs at all, if u asked me how to bake cakes without eggs before two years, i would have definitely say i dont know,but today i can cook or bak > read more

Black Raisins Slices With Spiced Apple Syrup

Published on 2011-02-07 13:13:00

Our this month's Sweet punch challenge is this slices with fruits,actually these bakes is prepared with black currants and apple juice, since none at home like black currants i went for black raisins which i bought recently and they were abundant,aft > read more

Chicken Roast

Published on 2011-02-07 02:00:00

Most of our sunday's special is almost dishes prepared with chicken, am trying to cook variety of chicken dishes and while going through my space, i cant able to see my most favourite chicken roast, this time i tried prepared the same chicken roast b > read more

Bok Choy Kootu

Published on 2011-02-06 14:11:00

I love this chinese bok choy as anything, i usually cook them as stir fry along with seafoods or meats, but i love these bok choy as gravies with our Indian spices, after a long hesitation i prepared this delicious and healthy kootu with chopped bok > read more

Crispy Mixed Veggies & Poha Balls

Published on 2011-02-05 10:31:00

A prefect snacks to enjoy when its chilled or snowy, this crispy balls are quite simple to prepare and its tastes truly fabulous to enjoy with a cup of coffee or tea..This crispy balls goes for mixed veggies also its one the best and wonderful way to > read more

Instant Ragi & Rava Idli

Published on 2011-02-04 13:30:00

I love instant versions of idlies or dosas which makes the life easier also at the same time these instant versions get ready very quickly and goes awesome for breakfast or dinner if u dont have that much time to prepare the traditional idli batter, > read more

Dark Chocolate Poha Pudding

Published on 2011-02-04 02:50:00

Few days back i prepared this quick and easy breezy dessert for our lunch with dark chocolate and rice flakes, this thick pudding tastes marvellous when warm and too delicious when served chilled,i loved enjoying this delicious pudding warm and this > read more

Instant Multigrains Idli

Published on 2011-02-03 13:00:00

Our today's dinner was this multigrains idli, we enjoyed having this idli with sambhar and spicy garlic chutney, both together turned out our dinner super healthy,delicious and super filling..This idli goes for quinoa,oats,cornmeal;ragi flour and pea > read more

Potato & Jackfruit Seed Tomato Gravy

Published on 2011-02-03 01:33:00

Whoever love potatoes in tangy gravy will definitely love the addition of jackfruit seeds in the dish, we rarely get jackfruit seeds from Indian stores, once i get them i peel the white skin of those seeds and cook them until they turn bit soft,once > read more

Flax Seed & Cornmeal Idli - Instant Version

Published on 2011-02-02 12:59:00

Instant version of idlies and dosas are always welcome in our home, thats the reason whenever i feel lazy to make usual batter i'll always go for instant version, this time i tried out making some soft and fluffy idlies using flax seeds and cornmeal, > read more

Oven Roasted Broccoli

Published on 2011-02-02 02:26:00

Needless to say that broccoli are quite rich in antioxidants, in vitamin c and dietary fibres, its recommended to sneak this veggies quite often eventhough most of us hate this healthy veggie,finally i found out a best way to sneak this veggie and ev > read more

Baked Oats Crusted Poha Cutlets

Published on 2011-02-01 13:24:00

One more healthy,yummy,truly a delicious guilt free cutlets to enjoy with some ketchup for evening snacks or between two slices of toasted bread as sandwich,u have numerous choice to enjoy this healthy cutlets, i prepared this cutlet using poha and p > read more

Sprouted Moth Beans Masala Sundal

Published on 2011-02-01 01:43:00

After making out some rice, gravy and fritters, i prepared this healthy snack with the leftover sprouted moth beans as a simple sundal using some spices to give them more flavour and taste, they turns out super delicious and i couldnt stop munching t > read more

Eggless Sugarless Oats & Poha Cookies

Published on 2011-01-31 13:22:00

I was planning to make out some bakes using poha,eventhough i never baked anything with poha, as usual i went for my own measurements for ingredients, i wasnt wrong my cookies turned out chewy,delicious and bit crunchy..These cookies were completely > read more

Eggplant Masala Paratha

Published on 2011-01-31 01:45:00

I prepared a simple eggplant masala with mashed eggplants, after having those mashed eggplant masala there were some leftovers and i tried out making this simple paratha using those eggplant masala...These parathas tastes marvellous and they even nee > read more

Butter Chicken / Murgh Makhani

Published on 2011-01-29 17:45:00

Butter chicken or Murgh Makhani is the best and well known Indian gravy prepared by using boneless chicken pieces , this gravy can be made as hot or mild as it suits as per our palates...Butter chicken tastes great with rotis, naans or else with paro > read more

Carrot & Celery Soup

Published on 2011-01-29 05:06:00

While going through Ayeesha's Taste of Pearl City, i got hooked with this simple,filling,healthy and delicious carrot and celery soup, i tried it sterday for our dinner which suits tremendously for the chilled evening dinner when served along with so > read more

Peanut & Poha Pakoda

Published on 2011-01-28 13:51:00

Its quite cold here again after some sunny & rainy days, needless to say its time to enjoy some deepfried crispies when its too cold out na..We enjoyed having this crispy pakoda for our evening snacks since i felt like having something crispy coz > read more

Sprouted Moth Beans,Beets & Cucumber Salad

Published on 2011-01-28 01:39:00

Recently i prepared some sprouts using moth beans/matki beans which ressembles quite like green whole moongdal, they turns out super prefect and i couldnt stop adding in my daily menus, here comes one among the salad i prepared using those sprouts wi > read more

Instant Cornmeal & Oats Idli

Published on 2011-01-27 13:44:00

If u dont have usual idly batter, definitely we go for an instant version, for a change i tried out some instant idlies using cornmeal and rolled oats, they turned out super yummy,soft,extremely tasty at the same time healthy...When served with spicy > read more

Eggplant & Sprouted Moth Beans Masala Rice

Published on 2011-01-27 01:46:00

I usually make vaangibhathn whenever i feel like having rice dishes prepared with eggplants, the quite famous eggplant bhath which goes for a special spice powder,rice and eggplants... For a change i tried out making a similar masala rice using finel > read more

Fereni - Iranian Rice Pudding

Published on 2011-01-26 12:44:00

Fereni, a famous Persian/Iranian pudding quite a popular dessert that people make for various occasions, u can serve chilled fereni as dessert, also at the same time it can be served warm when feeling sick or for sore throat.. This pudding is prepare > read more

No Knead Cracked Wheat, Banana & Chocolate Bread

Published on 2011-01-26 01:59:00

I tried making bread using some soaked cracked wheat yesterday along with some leftover over ripen bananas and few chopped dark chocolate pieces as a no knead version, this bread tastes truly fabulous, eventhough its goes for no kneading this bread t > read more

Celery Oats Soup

Published on 2011-01-25 13:28:00

Have you ever tried making a simple but comforting soup using celery leaves, if not please friends go through this recipe, am damn sure u never ever throw out those green leaves anymore, yep this soup is prepared using those green leaves along with r > read more

MW Poha & Oats Laddoo

Published on 2011-01-25 01:33:00

I was planning to make some quick but healthy laddoos using poha and oats since a long,but finally i prepared them sterday through microwave cooking,as its goes for quick cooking and makes the life easier when compared to the stove top cooking..This > read more

Eggplant & Snakegourd Sambhar

Published on 2011-01-24 14:13:00

I tried this unusual combo for sambhar since there were some leftover snakegourd pieces and eggplants..For my surprise this combination tastes marvellous when served with hot steaming rice topped with ghee and with fried papads, we had a fabulous lun > read more

Bulgur & Chickpeas Salad

Published on 2011-01-23 22:51:00

If u r searching for a complete healthy salad, this bulgur and chickpeas salad is for u..I tried out this salad with cooked bulgur ,chickpeas and with some grated carrots,sweet corns,black olives along with few chopped coriander leaves and mint leave > read more

Batata Poha Vada/Potato Rice Flakes Fritters

Published on 2011-01-23 05:24:00

Most of us know very well that batata vada is quite a popular Mumbai street food, i tried the same batata vada just by adding few rice flakes and turned them as batata poha vada, needless to say that this batata vada tastes marvellous for evening sna > read more

Carrot Masala Poha

Published on 2011-01-22 03:00:00

If u searching for a quick breakfast or a simple dinner else for an easy breezy lunch, u will definitely love this quick masala poha with some grated carrots, u can add many colourful veggies to this masala poha as u desire and turn them as a super c > read more

Carrot,Celery N Corn Salad

Published on 2011-01-21 13:29:00

A quick,simple, easy breezy salad which suits prefectly for a quick lunch along with some bread sandwiches or else for dinner along with a bowl of hot soup..This salad goes for usual veggies u can find in ur fridge, just grate some carrots, chop fine > read more

Bulgur Bisi Bele Bath

Published on 2011-01-21 02:13:00

My most favourite and comforting food after hot piping rasam is this Bisi bele bath, usually i used to prepare this yummy comforting dish using rice and toor dal for a change i tried them making with bulgur and toor dal with mixed veggies for my surp > read more

Snakegourd & Channadal Stir-fry

Published on 2011-01-20 13:06:00

Simple stirfry goes awesome with any sort of rice dishes..This stir fry tastes fabulous and goes for a simple preparation.. Finely chopped snakegourd pieces cooked along with channadal tastes super delicious...Even u can enjoy this delicious stir fry > read more

Eggless Raisins & Chocolate Breakfast Scones

Published on 2011-01-20 01:57:00

Its has been a long i prepared scones for breakfast, scones are really handy,healthy,filling and when dipped in hot chocolate or coffee they tastes absolutely fabulous, everyone at home love scones specially if they are prepared with chocolates, this > read more

Eggplant & Jackfruit Seeds Curry With Peanut Spice Powder

Published on 2011-01-19 13:33:00

Delicious curry prepared with eggplant chunks and jackfruit seeds which is simmered in gingerlly oil and spiced up with a spice powder prepared along with some spices and raw peanuts, this curry tastes marvellous when served along with hot piping ras > read more

Sinh To Bo - Vietnamese Avocado Shake

Published on 2011-01-19 01:33:00

This Vietnamese shake was sitting in my draft since a long, this shake goes for easy ingredients and very quick to prepare..This avocado shake will be very thick,creamy and rich suits prefectly to enjoy for breakfast or else for dessert after having > read more

Creamy Mushroom Pasta

Published on 2011-01-18 12:29:00

We guys can have pastas everyday, we love it that much..I usually make a variety of pasta dish using many sort of veggies or simply with onions and eggs..This time i prepared this easy breezy pasta dish with small whole button mushrooms cooked along > read more

Cabbage & Cracked Wheat Soup

Published on 2011-01-18 01:58:00

Healthy soup which suits prefectly for dieting people or else for lazy dinner since this soup goes for easy preparation..Just sauté onions, shredded cabbage,washed cracked wheat,cook everything in vegetable stock water,the soup is already ready to e > read more

Eggless Pear & Oats Upside Down Cake

Published on 2011-01-17 13:04:00

I usually make upside down cake with pineapple,this time i tried them as eggless version along with pears and oats..This cake tastes extremely delicious,healthy and a super yummy cake which is quite low in fat since i used yogurt and oil instead of b > read more

Jeera Peas Pulao & Rajma Paneer Masala-MW Version

Published on 2011-01-17 01:20:00

Easy peas pulao and delicious rajma paneer masala goes prefectly awesome for a sunday lunch or if u are lazy to cook,as these both dishes goes for easy microwave cooking..Also i wanted to prepare them quickly,thats y the peas pulao doesnt need anythi > read more

Chickpeas & Broccoli Salad

Published on 2011-01-16 02:00:00

Quick, simple and nutritious salad prepared using broccoli florets, cooked chickpeas,tomato chunks which i spiced up with chaatmasala,pepper powder, salt,few chopped mint leaves and olive oil..Its quite a delicious salad which tastes awesome at the s > read more

Khandvi~~IC Challenge

Published on 2011-01-15 11:32:00

Our this month's Indian Cooking Challenge goes for Khandvi, a simple but yet a delicious snacks from Gujarat, khandvi was in my to do list since a long,but somehow i wasnt able to make these yummy snacks..Finally i was really happy when Srivalli choo > read more

Brown Rice Sakkarai Pongal - Pongalo Pongal

Published on 2011-01-15 03:30:00

Wishing you all a happy pongal wishes!!!..After trying out a varieties of sweet and savoury pongals, am here with a delicious,healthy sweet pongal prepared with brown rice,moongdal along with jaggery..This pongal is really very quick to prepare as i > read more

Cracked Wheat & Bread Vadai

Published on 2011-01-14 13:57:00

I have soaked some cracked wheat for making dosa,but coz of my laziness i didnt wanted to make them as though and finally went for this super crispy vadai which i prepared along with some soaked stale bread slices,gram flour with chopped onions,chopp > read more

Oats Crusted Banana Blossom Cutlets

Published on 2011-01-14 02:48:00

I got some fresh banana blossom from Indian store a day back while going for pongal shopping,they were quite fresh and kinda rare for us to get this much fresh veggies, needless to say immediately i picked them and i was quite happy to get them after > read more

Mint & Avocado Multigrain Paratha

Published on 2011-01-13 01:47:00

I dont bother to make parathas with different combination of ingredients everyday for our dinner, yep most of our dinner goes for healthy parathas or oil-less rotis...This time i tried making a flavourful,delicious,guilt free, easy at the same time h > read more

Cracked Wheat & Masoordal Pongal

Published on 2011-01-12 11:31:00

I tried making a simple pongal but different from the usual pongal using cracked wheat instead of rice and masoor dal instead of split moongdal, else i prepared the same way we used to make pongal, this pongal was absolutely nutritious,healthy,guilty > read more

Salad Shirazi - Persian/Iranian Cucumber & Tomato Salad

Published on 2011-01-12 01:26:00

Salad Shirazi is quite a popular Persian salad which is prepared just with cucumber, tomatoes and with few chopped onions, this salad finally served with a dressing prepared with lemon juice, mint leaves, salt and pepper powder, i tried this quick an > read more

Spicy Raw Banana Fry

Published on 2011-01-11 13:40:00

Its a quick,simple at the same time a delicious spicy fry which goes tremendously awesome with rasam rice or curd rice, this time i prepared this easy breezy pan fried raw bananas just by frying caraway seeds, which gives a different flavour instead > read more

Nilgiri Potato Kurma

Published on 2011-01-11 01:50:00

Delicious side dish which suits prefectly for rotis as well as gravy for rice, i prepared this kurma as Nilgiri kurma using spice paste prepared with mint leaves, coriander leaves, green chillies,coconut and poppyseeds..This kurma looks green in colo > read more

Announcing Cooking With Seeds - Caraway Seeds

Published on 2011-01-10 13:03:00

Am so happy to say that successfully my own event Cooking with Seeds crossed its 12th edition..Yep i have started this event before a year and i have to say big thanks to my buddies who hosted till now this cooking with seed event..I choosed caraway > read more

Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Cornmeal Bread

Published on 2011-01-10 02:07:00

Recently i picked a bottle of preserved sun-dried tomatoes from the supermarket, i love these sun dried tomatoes cooked with anything, sterday i tried out this easy spicy bread with cornmeal along with some chopped sun dried tomato chunks and chilly > read more

Cracked Wheat Sweet Pongal

Published on 2011-01-09 10:11:00

After trying out sweet pongal with whole barley,here comes my next healthy version of sweet pongal with cracked wheat..Cracket wheat are naturally low in fat and absolutely free of saturated fats, cholestreol and this help to maintain a consistent we > read more

Broccoli & Moongdal Stir-fry

Published on 2011-01-08 11:09:00

Quick,healthy,nutritious and a simple stir fry with grated broccoli and moongdal..I prepared this stir fry sterday for our lunch, apart from me none at home love broccoli, thats y instead of chopping them i went for grating, so that they can have eas > read more

Kollu/Horsegram Paruppu Adai

Published on 2011-01-07 12:10:00

Am here with my recent favourite adai, yep i prepared this paruppu adai with horsegrams..Its such a guilt free, healthy and delicious adai, a prefect dish for everyone which suits incredibly for dinner or either for breakfast,especially whoever loves > read more

Meringue Cake With Nutella Buttercream

Published on 2011-01-07 01:55:00

Our this month Sweet Punch challenge goes for bakes with meringue, most of us know that meringue is prepared with egg whites, sugar with cream of tartar,my choice went for a simple meringue cake which is prepared with yellow butter cake baked directl > read more

Barley Sweet Pongal

Published on 2011-01-06 13:40:00

Have you ever tried making sweet pongal using barley, if not do try them soon friends, actually i tried them today for a trial,but finally i got hooked with this sweet pongal.. Barley along with yellow moongdal when cooked in condensed milk,omg wat > read more

Lotus Root Sambhar/Thamarai Thandu Sambhar

Published on 2011-01-06 02:17:00

I can get easily frozen lotus root/lotus stem from chinese store anytime, this time i prepared sambhar using those tasteless lotus root which turned out super delicious, i just chopped thinly those frozen lotus roots and prepared this usual sambhar j > read more

Egg Mint Kurma

Published on 2011-01-05 12:31:00

I cant cook either without coriander leaves or mint leaves,these leaves have their place everytime in my fridge,but this time coz of parties and new year celebrations, those green leaves were sitting quite a long and started showing their sad face, t > read more

Tangy Potato Rasam

Published on 2011-01-05 01:54:00

If u want to give a twist to ur usual rasam, do try out this delicious rasam with potatoes, actually i tried out this rasam accidentally while cooking the toor dal and potatoes in pressure cooker eventhough i kept them for pressure cooking separately > read more

Mixed Veggies & Oats Thoran

Published on 2011-01-04 13:45:00

Few veggies were sitting in my fridge and i wanted to finish quick as possible..Finally i tried making this simple and healthy thoran using mixed veggies and oats as this simple thoran, i loved this simple stir fry along with rasam rice, both t > read more

Eggless Chocolate Cookies Sandwich

Published on 2011-01-04 02:22:00

Since i baked the Eggless Chocolate Butter Cookies, everyone at home asked me to make some more cookies, thought of making as cookies sandwich with the leftover moka buttercream which i have prepared already for making Brownies Sandwich, i > read more

Potato & Fresh Lilva Beans Stir-fry

Published on 2011-01-03 13:38:00

I tried making this stir fry with some fresh lilve beans along with potatoes as this droolworthy stir fry for our today's lunch, we enjoyed this stir fry along with curd rice,both together tastes marvellous and i loved it..Quick,easy and delicious st > read more

Aloo Paratha

Published on 2011-01-03 01:39:00

Our family favourite is this delicious at the same time filling aloo paratha, i do them with various stuffing prepared with potatoes eventhough our most favourite goes always to this simple and easy stuffing with just mashed potatoes..I havent prepar > read more

Chicken Cafreal

Published on 2011-01-02 04:52:00

Hope u guys had a wonderful new year eve, we had a wonderful time and still i feel so lazy to cook and eat, but i was already missing my favourite blogsphere and could nt stop myself to sit in front of my system to share this delicious Goan dish call > read more