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Moringa leaves is commonly known as drumstick leaves. Drumstick leaves are very rich in iron, calcium and potassium. It’s is highly recommended as a diet supplement for people suffering from iron deficiency anaemia. The power of reducing the sugar level in the blood is possessed by drumstick leaves. Hair loss, grey hair, tiredness, eye relatedRead more about Moringa Leaves Pulao[…]
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[…]
Semolina in known as rava in Tamil and sooji in Hindi. Rava Upma is one of my most favourite breakfast option. In fact, I can have it for any meal. It’s a very humble and a very commonly made breakfast in South India. Though it’s very easy to make, one can easily go wrong inRead more about Rava Upma[…]
Poha Upma is not that much a preferred breakfast at home. So, I try many variations to make it more interesting. Today, I have added peas and peanuts to make it more protein enriched. Instead of adding the peanuts in the tempering, I powdered the peanuts and added it to the poha to give aRead more about Peas and Peanuts Poha[…]
Upma kozhakatai also known as Pidi kozhakatai is a very traditional Tamil Brahmin dish. It’s generally made for breakfast or evening snack. Upma kozhakatai is a actually rice dumplings. Rice is ground to a coarse powder along with little tuvar dal and pepper, made into upma, which in turn is rolled into balls and steamed.Read more about Upma Kozhakatai […]
Today, I was not in a mood to do any elaborate cooking. Usually sunday lunch menu at home will be only traditional South Indian. As I was feeling very lazy, I decided to make a one pot meal. I had paneer and some fresh peas. My husband asked me to make something mild without muchRead more about Pepper Paneer and Peas Rice[…]
Whenever I make puliogare, lemon rice or coconut rice or any South Indian style mixed rice variety, I make avial ( yogurt based mixed vegetable gravy). This combination makes the meal complete. But today, I didn’t have the vegetables that are required to make avial. So, I decided to add vegetables that I had toRead more about Puliogare Pulao[…]
I had readymade paneer butter masala packet ( Eastern brand). It’s not the ready to eat variety, just a dry masala mix. I did not want to make the regular paneer butter masala with that. I wanted to do something very different. First I thought of using this masala as a marination for tikkas. ButRead more about Cutlets Butter Masala[…]
This is again one more new recipe that I created and tried in my kitchen. For the first time I used readymade kadai masala ( Eastern brand). I found it very convenient. The masala was mild and the flavour was good. Instead of making kadai vegetable and rotis, I decided to make one pot meal asRead more about Kadai Vegetable Semiya[…]
Rice and chole is a very popular dish of Punjabi cuisine which my daughter is very fond of. For today’s school lunch I had made chole rice with a very unique twist. This is Tarla Dalal’s recipe. The unique ingredient used here is Aam achaar ( mango pickle). It tasted really different and yummy. ThoseRead more about Aam Achaar Chole Rice[…]
