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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 generally need to have at least one biscuit with my tea, specially in the evening. There was no biscuits at home today. So, made these crunchy, healthy and wholesome cookies. One such day that I made something for myself:) Enjoyed having this with my tea. Hope you all would like it too:) Ingredients WholeRead more about Whole wheat Oats Almond Choco chip Cookies[…]
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[…]
Mango is known as manga in Tamil and Aam in Hindi. Usually I make instant pickle with partially ripe mangoes. Today for a change I made sambar with it. The natural sweet and sour flavour of the mango brought a good balance in the flavour of the sambar. And also today I had used the readymadeRead more about Manga Sambar[…]
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[…]
I wanted to make paneer cheese paratha for my daughter’s school tiffin. Instead of making as usual paratha , today I made it as flower cups and stuffed it with paneer and cheese.It was more fun making this than the usual paratha;) Ingredients For the flower cups Whole wheat flour – 1 cup AjwainRead more about Paneer Flower Cups[…]
Cherries are one of the very low calorie fruits; however, are rich source of nutrients, vitamins, and minerals. Both sweet as well as tart cherries are packed with numerous health benefiting compounds that are essential for wellness. Today I made a tangy and a spicy chutney with cherries. It tasted really good and can beRead more about Cherry Chutney[…]
Little millet is known as Samai in Tamil. Samai is rich in fiber, protein ,helps reducing fat, good for bones and muscles in between will get stronger. It is also a gluten free grain, thus making it a great option for anyone who is allergic to gluten. Today I have a made a popular tamilRead more about Samai Puli Pongal[…]
Yellow peas are also known as matar or white vatana. Whole Yellow Peas are part of the legume family. Whole Peas are about 1/4 of an inch wide and pale yellow in color. Whole Dried Peas have a history going back some 10,000 years. Dried peas, a small but nutritionally mighty member of the legumeRead more about Yellow Peas Rice[…]
Snake gourd is called as pudalangai in Tamil and chichinda in Hindi. It’s a very healthy vegetable but not a popular one. Snake gourd is very high in water content and has a cooling effect on the body, hence it helps in handling the summer heat. Snake gourd is low in calories, fat-free, and goodRead more about Stuffed Snake Gourd in Spicy Yogurt Gravy[…]
