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Dhokla is a traditional dish from Gujarati cuisine. There are many varieties of dhokla. I had learnt to make Khaman Dhokla ( made with chickpea flour) during my stay in Muscat from my neighbour, Toprani aunty:) She is one of the sweetest and beautiful woman that I have ever met. She taught me a foolRead more about Poha and Rava Dhokla[…]
I made this cup cake specially for my darling niece, Shreya:) She wanted me to make it without any frosting or topping. I have followed the recipe of Sharmilee ( Sharmis Passion). I have used three bananas instead of two. So I increased the other ingredients accordingly. This is a very easy recipe and canRead more about Eggless Banana and Cashew Muffins[…]
Semolina is known as rava in Tamil and suji in Hindi. Rava idli is one of my family’s favourite breakfast. I follow the famous Mrs Mallika Badhrinath’s recipe for rava idli. It is a fool proof recipe and I have shared this many of my friends. I have tried many variations with this basic recipeRead more about Multi Grain Idli[…]
Paneer Bhurji is a very delicious and a popular recipe of paneer. It’s very healthy and very easy to make and can be made in a jiffy. It’s good to use fresh and homemade paneer for this recipe. Today, I made this for lunch with a sweet twist. I have added some ripe sweet mangoes.Read more about Methi Mango Paneer Bhurji[…]
Farfalle are a type of pasta. Commonly known as “bow-tie pasta”, the name is derived from the Italian word farfalla which means butterfly. The “e” at the end of the word is the Italian feminine plural ending, making the meaning of the word “butterflies”. Farfalle date back to the 16th century in Lombardy and Emilia Romagana in Northern Italy. I have been wanting to try pasta withRead more about Stir Fried Lentils and Farfalle Pasta[…]
Watermelon Rind Dosa Few days back, I had made watermelon Othappam. I had used watermelon juice to make the Othappam batter. Two days back, when I was cutting the watermelon, as always, I kept aside the rind which was to be discarded. Just when I was about to do that, I got this idea toRead more about Watermelon Rind Dosa[…]
Yesterday I bought some mangoes. While buying I decided that the breakfast for today will be puri with aam rus. It’s one of my very favourite breakfast. Since I had fresh peas too, I thought of making peas puris. Somehow, that idea led to kachoris. This is the first time am making kachoris. IRead more about Peas and Badam Kachoris[…]
Adai is a very traditional breakfast of Tamil Nadu. It’s a variety of dosa. It’s made of combination of lentils and rice. It’s thicker than dosa, crispy and spicy. It’s rich in protein, healthy and wholesome. Unlike dosa, the batter for adai need not be fermented. Though many have it have for breakfast, in ourRead more about Adai[…]
Ven Pongal is a very traditional and a very popular breakfast of Tamil Nadu:) It’s the tamil cuisine version of Khichidi. It is a must in all the wedding breakfast menu:) Though all of us like Ven Pongal at home, I don’t make it often as this dish requires a lot of ghee which isRead more about Ven Pongal[…]
This is something that I saw in a cookery video in one of the face book pages. It was a simple and an interesting variation of making bread cups. Had bread today. So made this cute flower bread cups with a healthy filling:) Ingredients Bread slices – 8 Grated processed cheese- 1/2 cup Chopped onions-Read more about Bread Flower Cups[…]
