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I had bought paneer and bread yesterday as I had planned to make paneer sandwich for today’s breakfast. In the morning, when I opened the fridge, the first thing that I saw was fresh mint leaves and fresh, colourful capsicums. It acted as an instant inspiration to make paneer tikka and since I had toRead more about Grilled Paneer Tikka Sandwich[…]
Lima beans are commonly known as butter beans. It’s called so because it has a buttery texture when cooked. It’s very rich in protein, dietary fibre, iron, calcium, magnesium ,B complex vitamin and folate. It has the ability to stabilise blood sugar. Two days back, I bought fresh butter beans. Fresh butter beans are seasonal.Read more about Butter Beans Peas Pulao[…]
Few days back, I came across this recipe on the net. I have never made koftas with radish. I found the recipe to be very different. Also, the koftas this recipe are steamed, not deep fried. I was actually not very confident when I started making this dish but still went ahead hoping that itRead more about Radish Kofta Kadhi[…]
After a long time, few days back, I had gone on a shopping spree with my cousins. It was super fun and we really had a great time. Since I had to wind off my morning chores quickly, I had made Pudina rice, tadka dal and raita for lunch, simple but a wholesome meal. TheRead more about Pudina Rice[…]
Kothu Parotta is a very special delicacy from Tamil Nadu. Its generally made with Parotta( layered paratha), egg or meat and spicy sauce. The vegetarian version is known as Chilli Parotta. The shredded Parotta is sautéed with spicy mixed vegetables. This is s very famous dish in Saravana Bhavan restaurant. My son is very fondRead more about Chilli Parotta[…]
Set dosa is a speciality from the Karnataka Cuisine. It’s called as set dosa because it is always served as set of two dosas. Set dosa is very light, spongy and has a melt in mouth texture. It’s smaller than the regular dosa. It’s generally served with vegetable sagu and coconut chutney. I made setRead more about Set Dosa[…]
A big challenge for any mom is to make interesting,versatile, kids friendly and healthy meal for kids tiffin box. My kids are very fond of pasta. Few days back, I made this fusilli pasta with zucchini and tomatoes. It was very colourful to look at, healthy and very tasty. And my kids loved it:) IngredientsRead more about Fusilli with Zucchini and Tomatoes[…]
Sago is known as Sabudana in Hindi and Javarisi in Tamil. It’s made from tapioca roots. It’s rich in protein and helps in reducing blood pressure and easy to digest. Many have Sabudana khichdi while fasting as its nutritious and light on the stomach. It is also introduced as first solid foods to infants. IRead more about Sabudana Khichdi[…]
Kadhambam in Tamil means mixed. Today I made Kadhamba sambar ( mixed vegetables sambar) for lunch. There are many recipes for this sambar and I have mine too:) I use both sambar powder and fresh, roasted and ground spices to make this sambar. The sambar is very colourful, aromatic, healthy, very easy to make andRead more about Kadhamba Sambar[…]
I had planned to make matar( peas is known as matar in Hindi) paneer for lunch today. While cooking the peas, I got this sudden idea of making it as a stew. So, I immediately made few changes in the recipe and made this stew. Generally I never shallow fry the paneer while making matarRead more about Paneer Peas Stew[…]
