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I have made rice with paneer and corn many times. But this time I used crumbled paneer instead of cubed paneer to give a cheesy texture to the rice. To compliment the cheesy texture, I have added very mild but aromatic spices and added corns for some crunch. It’s one more healthy, wholesome, simpleRead more about Cheesy Corn Rice[…]
Watermelon Rind Dosa Few days back, I had made watermelon Othappam. I had used watermelon juice to make the Othappam batter. Two days back, when I was cutting the watermelon, as always, I kept aside the rind which was to be discarded. Just when I was about to do that, I got this idea toRead more about Watermelon Rind Dosa[…]
You are considered to be a good cook, if you can make a good rasam. Though it does not require great skills to make rasam, somehow some people make great rasam. One such person is my mom. Till now, I don’t think that I can make rasam like her:) Actually this is not my mom’sRead more about Special Rasam[…]
Yesterday I bought some mangoes. While buying I decided that the breakfast for today will be puri with aam rus. It’s one of my very favourite breakfast. Since I had fresh peas too, I thought of making peas puris. Somehow, that idea led to kachoris. This is the first time am making kachoris. IRead more about Peas and Badam Kachoris[…]
When you are not in a mood for an elaborate cooking,but want to cook a balance meal, then one pot meal is the best option. Made one such dish today. This is my own recipe. I made Chickpeas and Beet Masala rice. This is a very balanced, wholesome, colourful and a nutritious one pot meal.Read more about Chickpeas and Beet Masala Rice[…]
Vatha Khuzhambu is one the most favourite dish of my family. In fact, one can hardly find a tamil brahmin who would not like this dish. Vatha Khuzhambu with potato fry or Paruppu usili and appalam ( papad) is one the most popular combination of lunch menu. This is the recipe of the very famousRead more about Arusuvai Arasu Vatha Khuzhambu […]
There can nothing more soothing and refreshing than Iced Tea during summer. Today I have made one of my most favourite, Iced Orange tea 🙂 Ingredients Oranges- 2 ( 3/4th cup of juice) Lemon juice- 2 tsp Dry Ginger powder- 1/2 tsp Water- 2 cups Tea powder- 1 tsp Sugar- to taste Ice cubes- 10-15Read more about Iced Orange Tea[…]
Summer snacks should be light, healthy and pertinently, hydrating and something that will cool down the body. Of course, it has to be interesting and tasty. What can be better than a light, fresh and healthy Biscuit Chaat ( my creation) served with Iced Orange tea? And the best thing about this is that itRead more about Biscuit Chaat[…]
Mango is called as mamidikaya in telugu and mango cooked with dal called as Mamidikai Pappu. It’s a very traditional recipe from Andhra Pradesh. I saw this recipe in a tamil weekly magazine. I followed that recipe with very little variation. It turned out to be very delicious. It’s important to use sour mangoes forRead more about Mamidikai Pappu[…]
Lentils are known as Paruppu in Tamil. Urundai means round/ ball. And yogurt is called as moru. Paruppu Urundai Morekhuzhambu is a very traditional Tamil Brahmin delicacy. It actually means spicy steamed lentil balls simmered in spicy yogurt gravy. The tricky part of the dish is to make soft steamed balls of lentils which willRead more about Paruppu Urundai Morekhuzhambu […]
