ALU TIKKI BURGER
No one can resist burgers and if it is homemade,then it is all the more better. I love Alu Tikkis very much.Growing up in New Delhi, I have seen street vendors here and there selling hot Alu Tikkis all time…
Read moreGREEN GRAM SPROUTS SALAD
Do you want an easy and tasty, healthy salad with loaded richness and nutrients ? Then do try out this salad with green gram. I have sprouted the salad at home, you can bought store bought sprouts as well. This…
Read moreTOMATO SALSA
I always like healthy yet easy to make foods which are not only tasty but quick to make as well. Recently I was asked by Dip Foods to write review for their products and I am happy that I did….
Read moreVETRILAI POONDU RASAM/BEETEL LEAF GARLIC RASAM
Rasam happens to be my all time comfort food. I make this almost daily as we all love to eat South Indian food.But I have never made this rasam until my friend told this recipe last time when I met…
Read moreGREEN MASALA IDLI
I had this Green Masala Idli for the first time when I came here to Bangalore about 13 years back in Sri Krishna Bhavan Restuarant. I was so much hooked by the taste that I would have it each time we visited there.I was tempted to make this last week with the small amount of idli batter that was left over.The greens needed for the recipe was also available at home and as an enthusiastic blogger I sprang in to the kitchen and started for the preparation.This recipe has palak or spinach included in it and can be fed to…
Read moreHEARTY PASTA SOUP
When you want to eat to your heart’s content,try this Hearty Pasta Soup.Loaded with veggies,this nutritious soup with pasta is a meal in itself.Specially for working women,who come home and find it tiring to make a meal,this recipe will come to the rescue.I came up with this recipe while surfing one day,and made it for dinner some time back.Needless to say Dhivya enjoyed,even Ravi had it without fuss.I have been thinking of posting soup recipes lately and have come up with 2 or more soups with pasta.I also write reviews for Savorit Limited from where I got this spiral variety…
Read moreROASTED RED BELL PEPPER SOUP
Soups are always healthy,filling and comforting.I make some soup or the other once in a while and my family enjoys it too.When the weather is cold,this even more awesome.I tried it for the monsoon season and was loved y all.A soup with vibrant colour and simmered to perfection,this will never go wrong to add colour to any dinner menu.Red Bell Pepper has cancer combating lycopene and tastes with a mild sweet flavour. The creamy texture and roasted aroma gives all the more taste to the soup.Red Peppers are a source of Vitamin A,C and folate.It also helps in night vision.They…
Read morePANEER BHURJI
Paneer is a substantially protein food for vegetarians and is full of calcium and Viatamin D. It is a totally satisfying scene if you happen to see your child’s plate polished away in no time.My daughter likes paneer and I made this bhurji with it sometime back.It is very easy recipe and I followed it from an old cookbook of mine.With less time involved in the preparation one can easily pack this as a side for rotis for lunch and also for diinner as well.The paneer is crumbled and mixed with spices and onions with tomatoes.The resulting dish is an…
Read moreMUSHROOM BIRYANI
Cooking Mushroom Biryani was in my list for long. So when I saw fresh mushrooms in the market, I immediately decided to cook this recipe. I couldn’t resist buying these cute little white mushrooms and thought of cooking them with Kohinoor brand Gold range Extra Long Basmati Rice which is aged & matured naturally for 24 months for its perfect taste & extraordinary length, makes the dish really special. Kohinoor Gold range of Extra-long Basmati rice is a 100% pure & original basmati which gives fluffy & well separated rice post cooking with its subtle aroma, thus making this the…
Read moreRASAM VADA
Rasam Vada is a popular snack or starter which is filling and light on the stomach. Vadas are made crisp and soaked or dunked in spicy hot rasam. To make this make vadas first and then rasam. Normally urad dal vadas are made for rasam vadas,but you can make dal vadas and soak them in rasam too.I plan to make the rasam with dal vada soon and post in it in the near future.I am sure you will all like the soft and melt in the mouth consistency of these vadas. The vadas have to be soaked well,but at the…
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Hi, Welcome to my Blog! I am Nithya Ravi a passionate cook and food blogger, author and photographer. I have been involved with food since childhood and have been blogging for more than two years now. I have seen with my mom and grandmothers since my younger days, picking up stories in food and food related things. I dedicate this blog to my daughter and husband who have been in someway or the other involved with my blogging. I also would like to thank my mother-in-law whose is ever supporting and offers every piece of advice I ask for.
