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Few days back, my cousin Uma told me about a new rasam that she had made. She told me that she had seen the recipe in the net. It was a very unique rasam in which betel leaves and Amla had been used. I found it be very very interesting and the therapeutic. It hasRead more about Betel Leaves Rasam[…]
I made this gravy two days back. I had very limited choice of vegetables at home, the basic ones like potatoes, onions and some carrots. Initial plan was to make potato stir fried rice and carrot raita. Then I thought I’ll make potato stew and rice. Finally ended up creating a new recipe. As always, itRead more about Potatoes In Creamy Carrot And Cashew Gravy[…]
Today, I have made a new variety of Khuzhambu ( gravy) using walnuts. Walnuts are very rich in protein, vitamin and minerals. Daily intake of walnuts are recommended for people having high cholesterol as it has poly unsaturated fatty acids which helps in lowering the cholesterol. Walnuts are very rich in omega 3 and omegaRead more about Tomato Walnut Khuzhambu[…]
Bitter gourd is known as pavakkai in Tamil and karela in Hindi. Though it has a lot of health benefits, am not very fond of this vegetable. As a kid, I have never had this vegetable. That’s the reason may be that even now, I never buy bitter gourd. But my husband and my daughterRead more about Pavakkai Pachadi[…]
Soya nuggets are very good source of protein and it is a perfect ingredient to use for making breakfast and school tiffin. Today, after a long time I made these wraps. Red and yellow capsicums give a good flavour and crunch to the filling. This is a complete, healthy and a wholesome meal and kidsRead more about Soya and Capsicum Wraps[…]
This is an easy to make and yummy instant fresh pickle. I make this to make my kids eat pineapple as they are not fond of fruits. But they never say no to this spicy, sweet and sour and yummy pickle:) Ingredients Chopped mango – 2 cups Chopped pineapple – 1 cup Sesame oil –Read more about Mango and Pineapple Pickle[…]
As I have mentioned before, rasam is my most favourite dish and I never get bored of trying different varieties of rasam. And today, I created my own recipe. I made rasam with Avarekai ( broad beans). Generally I make only dry curry with avarekai. I saw a rasam recipe made with field beans (Read more about Avarekai Rasam[…]
It’s my sister’s birthday today and I wanted to bake a cake for her. And it had to be gluten free, lactose free and without chocolate. I was browsing for such recipe in the net but didn’t find anything very appealing. Then I got this sudden idea of making a cake with the Nei appamRead more about Rice and Coconut Cake[…]
Ammani Kozhakattai which is made on Vinayaka Chaturthi ( Ganesh Pooja) is actually steamed mini rice dumplings which are stir fried to make it crisp. It’s one of the most favourite snack of my family. There are many recipes for this Kozhakattai. Today am sharing my version of the recipe. Hope you all would likeRead more about Ammani Kozhakattai […]
I used to make masala vadai using chana dal( Bengal gram/ kadalai paruppu). Once, I read in a magazine that masala vadai made with matar dal are more crispy and yummy, just like what is sold in the tea shops. So, I tried with matar dal. The first time I made this vadai, I wasRead more about Cabbage Masala Vadai[…]
