Vella Aval Puttu| Rice Flakes with Jaggery ( Video recipe)
Aval /Rice flakes itself a healthy super good food that can be had as a snack or as breakfast. Here I have used a thick variety of red rice flakes which is even more nutritious than white flakes. This method does not require any cooking of it and can be done in no time which is the best option for after school snacks. But if you doubt the quality of the jaggery make syrup and add to it. I have made that method in the video.
Posanikai Mor Kuzhambu | White Pumpkin Yogurt Gravy
An easy yogurt based gravy which doesn't require much time & ingredients but taste too good.This is mildly spiced and so a spicy side dish with potato make the meal awesome.Last week when my kids were at holiday due to rain I made this with for lunch and we all loved it to the core.
KFC Style Chicken Popcorn | Easy Homemade Chicken Popcorn
Do try this method which looked exactly like the one available there.
Mango Yogurt Popsicle | Mango Recipe | Summer Treat
Mangoes are in season and I started shopping for it every week but the taste was not that good.Due to this my kids refuse having it as such .So when I bought them for the first time this season its only me who had to eat them all,But when I purchased it again I already set my mind to make some different recipe with it.
Plantain Stem Buttermilk | Vazhlathandu Moor | Summer Drink
Plantain stem buttermilk with step by step pictures.The climate here in Chennai had slowly changed and we can feel the heat of the sun in midday.Although early morning/dawn, we can feel the cold weather afternoons are too sunny.As it is hot I felt its better to post a summer drink here.After making banans stem thoran I was left with a little piece of it which I made this buttermilk.
Murungakkai Thoran /Drumstick dish | Side Dish For Rice
Try this simple and easy dish with drumstick and serve for rice.
Mango Pachadi | Tamil New year Recipe
Chocolate Mousse ( no gelatin ,no agar-agar) | Easy Easter Dessert Recipe | Mousse Recipe
Hallelujah The saviour has risen, lets all sing praise and glory to The Lord. Happy Easter to one and all.On this special day i share with you an easy mousse recipe which i tried from here.I halved the recipe.My kids loved it.
Pineapple Kootu | Side Dish for Rice | Pineapple Recipe
Choc- Peanut Butter Popsicle | Popsicle Recipe
Choc Peanut butter popsicle wit step by step pictures.
Watermelon Iced Tea | Summer Drink
Its unbearable in Chennai as the temperature is soaring high i feel little irritate to do all house hold chores but now way i have do amidst all heating woes.Coming to this recipe which i made a month before for testing how is iced tea with fruits.To say the truth it was delicious.My daughter use to pick a brand's ready mix ice tea whenever we go for grocery shopping together,but i don't like that or never tasted it.After my adventure using fruits in it I'm totally addicted to it.Give a try this summer and remain hydrated.
Tomato Pickle | Tomato Thokku | Step by Step Pictures
Tomato pickle with step by step pictures and Video.
Therachi/ Thirukkai (Stingray Fish ) Kuzhambu | Step by step pictures.
Therachi fish kuzhambu with step by step pictures.
Therachi which is also known as Thirandai is a healthy fish that has medicinal values. In English, it is known as Stingray fish. We can make this fish in many ways like using coconut or without coconut, can roast spices, and make curry, or with coconut milk too we can make this curry. Each one makes it in their own way. Here we made by roasting the spices. Let us see how to make this.
Pazham Sarbath | KanyaKumari Special | Summer Drink | பழம் சர்பத்
If you have been to Kanyakumari district then you have come across this drink.This sarrbath will be found almost all streets there and people love having it.It only in that district one can get this red colored nannari synthetic concentrate.So whenever I go to my native I make sure I buy a bottle of it for me.
Ragi-Oats Ladoo | No sugar energy balls
Ragi ladoo with step by step pictures.
Kancheepuram Idli | South Indian Breakfast | Step by Step Pictures
Kancheepuram Idli with Step by Step Pictures
Instant Ragi Dosa | Instant finger millet flour savory crepes
Instant millet flour dosa with step by step pictures.
Instant dosa comes as a savior when we don't find time to grind idli/dosa batter or when clueless what to be cooked for breakfast/dinner. As millet flour is used init this dosa happens to be a healthy one. As I mentioned in my previous post, Kadamba chutney, I served this dosa with that chutney. Here I have used ragi flour but I guess you can use any millet flour in a similar way to make this dosa. If I try with other flour sure I will write about it here.
Oats Buttermilk | Oats Mor | Oats Recipes
Oats buttermilk with step by step pictures.
Sweet Corn Rice | Easy Lunch Box Ideas
We all love to have boiled sweet corn with some butter and chat masala powder.My kids love them a lot.When i bought a pack of frozen corn i just don't want to make the same instead attempted to make a new recipe and that's this rice variety.We had it with a spicy non-veg curry so yummy .Do give a try once as its very easy to make and you can even pack them for lunch box.
Kambu/Pearl Millet Sadam & Kambu koozh | Millet Recipe
Strawberry Mojito | Non Alcoholic Mojito | Summer Drink
Mojito is nothing but a carbonated drink with dominating citrus flavor.Mostly in this drink alcohol is used but since here we don't prefer alcohol I just used soda water.You can make this drink with any fruit but citrus fruit really more punching and refreshing.
Beef Pickle | Beef Recipe | how to make pickle in beef
Dry Coconut Podi | Kopparai thogayal
Dry coconut/kopparai podi with step by step picture and video.
Kopparai is a dried coconut which has no water inside it. When we keep coconut for long time say 3-4months the water inside it will dry off automatically. We can make many recipes with that dried coconut. I usually carry some coconuts when I travel back from my native. There were two dried coconuts last time. I first tried with one to check how it would be. To my surprise it turned out great and so I made the same with the other dried coconut. It just few minutes to make it.
Methi Mattar Malai | Green Peas and Fenugreek Leaves in Cream Sauce | Side Dish for Roti/Naan
Methi mattar malai with step by step pictures and video
Gossberry/Amla Curd Recipe | Nellikai Thayir Pachadi
Amla thayir pachadi with step by step pictures and video
Amla/nellaikai/Goosberry is one healthy fruit rich in nutrients and high in vitamin C. Many people love it due to its tanginess & sourness. With some salt, it would be awesome. Amla/nellikai is one of the best coolant and hence you can take it often this summer.
Eggless chocolate sheet cake | Valentine's Day special
Chocolate sheet cake with step by step pictures.
Happy valentine day wishes to all. Love is in the air and is found in everything, let us celebrate each day. On this lovely day, I am here with a special recipe of eggless chocolate sheet cake. As I didn' have sheet cake pan I just used my square pan. And for the icing, I just melted margarine, then added cocoa powder, icing sugar, essence, milk and whisked it well till it forms a smooth runny mix. Feel free o add butter in the place of margarine.Strawberry Peda | Milk peda with Fresh Strawberry | Valentine Day Special
Strawberry peda with step by step pictures.
Love is in air Choc chips Cookies | Valentine Day Special
Simple and melt in mouth choco chips cookies with step by step pictures.It had been months since I baked some cookies in my kitchen, so I decided to do one but this time with an ingredient I never tried before in cookies. Yes its egg, I have baked many cookies but never ever used eggs in it.This is my first try and the result product was soft ,yummy and just melted in our mouth.Within few minutes all of it got vanished and as I mom I was happy.
Mint Thogayal | Pudina Thokku for Rice
Mint thogayal with step by step pictures.
I love mint flavored dishes due to its refreshing aroma and different taste. My daughter also has started liking it and I make this mint rice once a fortnight for their lunch box. Whenever I buy a pack of fresh I always check for new recipes to make the most for the fresh mint. As most of the leaves wither soon which hurts me lots. In all my efforts I ended up throwing at least some bunches in the garbage.
Healthy Cupcakes | Vanilla Cupcakes with Cane Sugar
Healthy vanilla cupcakes with unprocessed cane sugar. As many know white sugar is not good for health I have seen many people are changing to other sweeteners in the place of white sugar. So when I made this cupcake with unprocessed cane sugar I clicked and so blogging.
Horsegram Vada /Kollu Vadai
Horse gram vadai with step by step pictures.
I don't need to say about the benefit of horsegram, let me add few if you don't know about it.For people who are obese, this horsegram is a big gift. Try eating it more & you will lose weight. As the name says it gives horsepower/energy to us. I made it this evening and to say the true nothing was left for me to taste both my kids finished it.
Cabbage Kofta Curry | Side dish for Roti/ Chapathi (Indian Flat Bread)
Kofta is nothing but fried pakora balls. One can make these deep fried balls with any vegetable. Just mix the grated or finely chopped vegetable with spices ,flours and deep fried them .You can serve it as such for tea time snack.Lets us see how to make this
Cluster Beans Dish | Kothavarai Thoran | Side Dish for Rice
Cluster beans called as " kothavarai" is one type of beans variety which is rich in iron content.This os one vegetable I rarely buy and if aviyal is one menu at home then it's necessary for this vegetable as this gives nice crunchy effect to the dish.sometimes I use normal french beans in aviyal but that taste differ.
Sweet Rava Pongal | Pongal recipe
Sweet rava pongal with step by step picture and video.
Pongal is celebrated on the first day of Tamil month " Thai". It is the harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu.On this day people make pongal with rice both sweet and savory version.For this year I made sweet rava pongal instead of rice.I do have some variety of pongal in my blog, you can check it out.
Barley Pongal | Healthy Indian Breakfast
Looking for some healthy breakfast recipe then try this barley pongal which is healthy,filling,tasty and easy to make.I got this recipe idea from here.While making i was little worried how my kids would like it or not, my daughter who is a best critic liked it very much.Barley has many health benefit some are its very rich in fibre,great source of zinc,etc.One thing i would like to share is ,eat it hot ( not only this any pongal variety)to get the real taste of it.
Sugarcane juice Pongal | Karumbu charu Pongal
Sugarcane juice Pongal with step by step pictures and video
Happy Pongal to all.This is a regular Pongal in which sugar cane juice is added for sweetness instead of jaggery. It tastes so good when it is warm. Now is the time to make this as you will have leftover sugarcane from the festival. As I got just a cup of juice it was not able to give the sweetness, hence I added some rock candy.
Chicken cutlet | how to make chicken cutlet
Chicken cutlet/Tikki with step by step pictures.
Chicken Cutlet is a yummy snack /appetizer that every kid would definitely love it. You can use it as an after-school snack or as patties for a burger. I made this for my kids after school snack and served it with mint chutney and tomato sauce. Both my kids loved it to the core. I used chicken breast pieces to make this cutlet but you also boil the usual pieces, remove flesh from it and make. Let us see how to make this easy cutlet.