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Today is the last working day for my daughter for this academic year. Her final exams are starting from friday. So, they are having a pot luck at school. She wanted me to make pasta as her class friends wanted me make pasta for them. I have made many varieties of pasta and it hasRead more about Penne and Paneer in Makhani Sauce[…]
During summer it’s very important to include foods that hydrate and cools down our body. What can be better than tender coconut water and cucumber? A contest has been announced in Chef at Large ( a food group in Facebook) to create Summer soups. I have created this refreshing, healthy, soothing, delicious, easy to makeRead more about Cream of Coconut and Cucumber Soup[…]
Flattened rice (also called beaten rice) is a dehusked rice which is flattened into flat light dry flakes. It is known as Poha in Hindi and Aval in Tamil. It can be prepared very easily and is highly nutritious. It’s very rich in iron. Poha is a highly recommend for iron deficiency. Poha is a very popularRead more about Orange Poha[…]
Bitter gourd is known as pavakkai in Tamil and karela in Hindi. If there is one vegetable which I have never been fond off, then it’s certainly bitter gourd. My son has taken to me. But my husband and daughter are fond of this vegetable. Whenever he buys vegetables, he will buy 1/2 kg ofRead more about Spicy, Sweet and Tangy Bitter Gourd[…]
Market is flooded with watermelon indicating the beginning of summer in Chennai. Its one fruit that everyone likes in my family. My husband bought 2 big watermelons today morning. Good enough reason to make this simple mocktail, Watermelon Lemon Mint cooler. I have served it with a dollop of whipped cream and garnished with frozenRead more about Watermelon Lemon Mint Cooler[…]
Paratha one of the most popular unleavened Indian flat breads. It is made of whole wheat flour and its cooked on a tawa. The paratha dough usually contains ghee or oil, which gives the flaky texture to the paratha. Ghee is used in shallow frying the paratha. Parathas are usually stuffed with boiled potatoes, cauliflower, radish, peas or paneer. Paratha is aRead more about Bottle Gourd and Radish Paratha[…]
Cauliflower Stew Stew is generally served along with Appam and Idiyappam ( string hoppers). It is a mildly spicy ( I make it spicy to suit my family preference), coconut milk based gravy. The coconut milk gives the stew a rich flavour. I generally make potato stew with appam. Today, since I had bought sRead more about Cauliflower Stew[…]
Fusilli are long, thick, corkscrew shaped pasta. The word fusilli presumably comes from fuso, as traditionally it is “spun” by pressing and rolling a small rod over the thin strips of pasta to wind them around it in a corkscrew shape, much like a modern Turkish spindle. Fusilli may be solid or hollow. Hollow fusilliRead more about Fusilli in Mint and Walnut Sauce[…]
My family is fond of beetroot. I have made many varieties of recipes with beetroot. It impart such a beautiful colour to the dishes. Also beetroot has lot of health benefits. It is very rich in calcium, iron and vitamins A and C. Beetroots are an excellent source of folic acid and a very goodRead more about Red Velvet Kuzhi Appam[…]
Rice flakes is known as Aval in tamil and Poha in hindi. Chakkara Pongal is a traditional sweet of Tamil Nadu, made during festival days. It’s made of rice, little moong dal and jaggery. Aval Chakkara Pongal is a simple variation of this tradition recipe. It takes much lesser time and very easy to make.Read more about Aval Chakkara Pongal[…]
