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It’s raining heavily in Chennai. Schools were declared as a holiday today. First I thought of making hot puris and aloo rus for breakfast. Then changed my mind and made this new, wholesome and yummy corn rava khichdi. The khichdi was very colourful, full of flavour and absolutely yummy. My kids feasted on the hotRead more about Corn Rava Khichidi[…]
I had spent really lot of time in the kitchen preparing Diwali sweets for the past few days. So, I wanted to make a simple but a wholesome meal for lunch. Today’s lunch menu was Crispy Okra lentil Rice served with raita. Okra is known as vendakai in Tamil and bhindi in Hindi. This isRead more about Crispy Okra Lentil Rice[…]
If you are bored of making the regular Poha Upma, then you should check this recipe. I had made this once few months back. Usually I add grated carrots to poha upma to make it more healthier and colourful. That day, I didn’t have carrots. I had some left over grated raw mango. So, IRead more about Mango Poha[…]
I wanted make to make something different today for breakfast. I had decided to make corn and paneer parathas. It’s been some time since I made parathas. Instead of mixing corn and paneer for the stuffing, I made separate stuffing with paneer and corn and used it to make 2 layers of stuffing:) My kidsRead more about Double Decker Paratha[…]
The major task of putting away all the golu bommai ( dolls that were displayed) and bringing back the house in order was done today. The initial plan was to order food from outside. But, later on, I changed my mind and made Tomato rice and served it with raita and cornflakes mixture. This tomatoRead more about Tomato Rice[…]
Navrathri this year was as usual very good and very hectic. It was great seeing all my friends and relatives during these nine days. Though I was not doing any elaborate traditional cooking, I felt like I had made enough of sweets and sundal varieties. So, made this simple, healthy and very colourful Minty riceRead more about Minty Rice[…]
Thepla is a very famous and authentic Gujarati flat bread which can be served for breakfast, as a snack , can be carried for picnics or while traveling as it stays good for a week too:) We have always carried theplas with us while travelling since finding a vegetarian restaurant is quite a challenge inRead more about Thepla[…]
I had planned to make chilli cheese and corn sandwich today for breakfast, but forgot to buy bread. My first thought was to make stuffed parathas. Then I got this sudden flash idea of making a paratha sandwich:) It came out really well and my kids were very impressed. As soon as my daughter hadRead more about Grilled Cheese Corn Paratha Sandwich[…]
Today’s lunch at home was a very simple affair. I had made a new rice variety today. I used very simple ingredients and fresh spices. It’s very simple to make, healthy, wholesom, full of flavour and was very tasty. Shallots added a mild sweetness and the roasted corn kernels gave a good crunch to rice.Read more about Shallots and Roasted Corn Rice[…]
Today’s breakfast is my own creation. I tend to get more creative when I am left with limited choice of ingredients:) I have made savoury, gluten free muffins today. I had attempted to make khuzhi appam with these ingredients few days back. But I was not very satisfied. It did taste very good but IRead more about Savoury Muffins[…]
