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Hello everyone! I am back to blogging again after a very long time. December 2015 had been a very happening month for majority of Chennaites which am sure none would be looking forward to again. It’s time to get over all that and look forward to a beautiful and a brilliant year:) To keep withRead more about Sweet Corn Khuzhi Appam[…]
A very easy way to make a vegetable curry more healthy and wholesome is by adding some pulses to it. Today, I made cabbage curry with green chick peas. You can add any pulse of your choice. I added chick peas as I had some leftover. The curry was indeed very tasty and the chickRead more about Cabbage and Chickpeas Curry[…]
Little millet is known as Samai in Tamil. I have been using Samai ( little millet) instead of rice in many recipes. It has been in my mind to make idli with Samai fo some time now. Finally I made it today. Idli came out really well. The texture, softness and the flavour was justRead more about Samai Idli[…]
Paruppu thogayal is one of the very popular variety of chutney from the South Indian cuisine. It’s basically made with tuvar dal. Today I have added red capsicum along with the tuvar dal to make the thogayal to make it more healthier and interesting. The colour, the flavour and the texture of the thogayal wasRead more about Capsicum Paruppu Thogayal[…]
After a long time I bought baby corns. My plan was to make Chinese food for lunch today. But I couldn’t manage to get spring onions. So I made a new gravy along with paneer and served it with coconut and onion rice:) The gravy was rich, creamy, yummy and my kids really loved it:)Read more about Baby Corn and Paneer Subzi[…]
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[…]
It was a simple lunch at home today. I made a new rasam with raw mango. It’s my own recipe and very simple to make. The rasam came out very well, spicy and tangy with a mild flavour of the delicious mango:) Ingredients Tuvar dal ( pigeon peas) – 1/2 cup Chopped raw mango –Read more about Raw Mango Rasam[…]
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[…]
Today I made a new rasam with omam ( ajwain / carom seeds) and Inji (ginger )as I wanted to make something light and therapeutic. Both omam and ginger are very good for digestion and relieving flatulence. It was mildly spicy, very aromatic, light and indeed very delicious and my family really liked it:) IngredientsRead more about Omam and Ingi Rasam[…]
Carrot is one vegetable that I use everyday in my cooking. Mostly I use it to make salads or raita. Sometimes I do make soup or dry vegetable curry using carrots. Carrots are very rich in beta carotene and vitamin A. It’s very good for the vision, reduce cholesterol, protects the heart, anti cancerous ,Read more about Carrot Rasam[…]
