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Paneer Bhurji is a very delicious and a popular recipe of paneer. It’s very healthy and very easy to make and can be made in a jiffy. It’s good to use fresh and homemade paneer for this recipe. Today, I made this for lunch with a sweet twist. I have added some ripe sweet mangoes.Read more about Methi Mango Paneer Bhurji[…]
It’s a tradition to make Puran Poli in our family on Tamil New Year’s Day. I usually make the traditional recipe only, but this time I have made something different. This does require much oil as compared to the traditional one and also I have used a combination of whole wheat flour and maida forRead more about Jack Fruit Puran Poli[…]
My school friends had come over for dinner yesterday. The whole day was spent in the kitchen yesterday. So I was not in a mood for any elaborate cooking today. Had a lot of leftover rice. I used that to make a quick, healthy, spicy and yummy capsicum and walnut stir fried rice which IRead more about Capsicum and Walnut Stir Fried Rice[…]
Vermicelli is known as Semiya in Tamil. Payasam means kheer. Semiya payasam is my husband and my daughter’s most favourite one and it’s made very often at home:) I make this payasam in the microwave. Sharing with you all my simple, easy and micro wave recipe of delicious Semiya Payasam:) Ingredients Semiya ( vermicelli)Read more about Semiya Payasam[…]
Vadu manga, also known as maavadu are tender small raw mangoes which are available only during the summer season. Pickles made with vadu manga are very famous in South India. It’s unique because no oil is used for pickling vadu manga. But today, I have used this manga to make a spicy and tangyRead more about Vadu Manga Kuzhambu[…]
Amaranth is an English name of Rajgira in Hindi. The name amaranth comes from the ancient Greek meaning ‘deathless’, literally meaning ‘amara=deathless’ in Sanskrit language. It is known as Mola Keerai in Tamil. In Tamilnadu, the leaves are used in cooking ( like spinach), but seeds are not commonly used. Amaranth is used widelyRead more about Beet and Amaranth Salad[…]
If there is one ingredient which is healthy and liked by most of the people, it can be certainly peanuts. Roasted or boiled, peanuts can be used in many recipes. Peanuts are very rich in essential nutrients. In a 100 g serving, peanuts provide 570 calories and are an excellent source (defined as more than 20% of theRead more about Peanuts, Corn and Pineapple Salad[…]
I saw a Burmese soup recipe in a cookery show. It was very healthy, interesting and something different. It was a coconut milk based soup thickened with besan ( chickpea flour) served with noodles and lot of accompaniments. This gave me an idea to make this coconut based Kadhi which I have also servedRead more about Zucchini and Pineapple in Coconut Kadhi[…]
Pulao (sometimes spelt pulav) is a dish consisting of rice and commonly including peas, potatoes, beans carrots, lamb, beef, or chicken. It is usually served on special occasions and weddings. It’s very easy to make and can be made in a jiffy. The vegetables used for making pulao is actually one’s choice. Today I have usedRead more about Baby Corn and Shallots Pulao[…]
Olivier salad is a traditional salad dish in Russian cuisine which is popularly known as Russian salad. It is usually made with diced boiled potatoes, carrots,green peas , eggs. celeriac, onions, diced boiled chicken or sometimes ham, tart apples and mayonnaise, with salt, pepper, and mustard added to enhance flavor, dressed with mayonnaise. Today I have made an eggless Russian salad. I used paneer and cream cheese toRead more about Eggless Russian Salad[…]
