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It’s my sister’s birthday today and I wanted to bake a cake for her. And it had to be gluten free, lactose free and without chocolate. I was browsing for such recipe in the net but didn’t find anything very appealing. Then I got this sudden idea of making a cake with the Nei appamRead more about Rice and Coconut Cake[…]
Ammani Kozhakattai which is made on Vinayaka Chaturthi ( Ganesh Pooja) is actually steamed mini rice dumplings which are stir fried to make it crisp. It’s one of the most favourite snack of my family. There are many recipes for this Kozhakattai. Today am sharing my version of the recipe. Hope you all would likeRead more about Ammani Kozhakattai […]
Kozhakatai ( known also as modak) is a very traditional sweet of Tamil Nadu which is made for Vinayaka Chaturthi ( Ganesh Festival). It’s also made on Varalakshmi Pooja as a Prasadam. It’s a actually steamed rice flour dumpling with sweet stuffing. The stuffing is made of coconut and jaggery. It’s my dad who taughtRead more about Kozhakattai[…]
Vegetable Hakka Noodles is a very famous Indo Chinese dish. And it’s one of my most favourite too:) I have had this dish in many restaurants. But I always feel that you can get the best Hakka noodles in fast food centres. There is one such fast centre near my school called Matas. I haveRead more about Vegetable Hakka Noodles […]
My kids are very fond of paneer and I make paneer makhani quite often at home. I came across this Tarla Dalal’s recipe yesterday. It was so interesting and easy that I couldn’t wait to try the recipe. I have made very few changes in the quantity of ingredients used to suit my requirement. IRead more about Quick Paneer Makhani[…]
Kuzhi appam is a speciality of Chetinadu Cuisine. Rice and urad dal is used to make the traditional Kuzhi appam. Few days back, my sister Uma, shared the recipe of corn appam. In that recipe whole corn was used. But I have replaced it with corn rava ( to make it easier for grinding) andRead more about Corn Appam[…]
This is probably one of the easiest to make and yummy mixed rice dish from the South Indian cuisine. The highlight of the dish is the delicate flavour and aroma of the coconut and of course the visual appeal. It’s one of my most favourite dish. Generally coconut is sautéed along with the tempering. ButRead more about Coconut Rice[…]
I used to make masala vadai using chana dal( Bengal gram/ kadalai paruppu). Once, I read in a magazine that masala vadai made with matar dal are more crispy and yummy, just like what is sold in the tea shops. So, I tried with matar dal. The first time I made this vadai, I wasRead more about Cabbage Masala Vadai[…]
My daughter wanted me to give her paneer wraps as it has been a long time since I made that for school tiffin. I had this eastern shahi paneer masala packet with me. So, instead making the paneer the usual way with onion, tomatoes, I made shahi paneer as the the filling. I made itRead more about Shahi Paneer Wraps[…]
Milk is known as Paal in Tamil and Kozhukattai means rice flour dumplings. Paal Kozhukattai is a delicacy from Chetinadu Cuisine. Soft rice balls are cooked in thin coconut milk which is sweetened with sugar or jaggery and finally thickened with thick coconut milk. It has been in my ‘to do’ list for quite sometime.Read more about Paal Khozhukattai[…]
