Pudina Rice i make whenever there is boredom to make anything which requires long preparations.This is a rice variety and a lunch box option too which is apt for the busy mornings.Normally rice is made daily at home with any gravy such as sambhar or rasam,but sometimes to break the boredom i make this.Pudina or mint is one flavourful leaf and enhances the taste of rice.As i was thinking what to make for lunch this suddenly cropped up mind and i thought since it is not in my blog,clicked the pictures as well.So scroll down for an easy recipe of...
It is one of the daily rituals at home to make this chutney and many may wonder what is the point in posting it.Iam coming up of posting a variety of these chutneys so thought why not begin with the all time favourite coconut chutney.It is very simply and here i have kept it totally pain.You can have a lot of variations in this with mint,ginger coriander flavoured coconut chutneyes as well.So here it goes.. Notes The flavouring part is solely your upto your taste, add mint, ginger or coriander.
Puli Inji is a very common instant to make side dish for idlis dosas and even curd rice is an instant pickle variety.We also call it as milagai pachadi in our home.It is tamarind based and has lots of green chillies and ginger that go into it.More commonly prepared in festivals and functions this is also a part of keralite cuisine and forms a main place in the menu of ONAM SADYA.I make it normally to go with dosas as hubby is fond of it.My grandmother used to prepare it with only green chillies and I do it her way...
Many of the mothers would be wondering what to pack for lunch as in India most of the schools are now reopened after joyful vacations.I also face such problems while deciding about the lunch menu and try to bring in variety to break the monotonous ritual of packing same kind of food.The rice should be flavourful tasty and yet easy to make.I choose this coriander rice mainly because of colour and nutty flavour. I have quite a few recipes with rice on my blog and this is just an addition to the list.Though I make it regularly,didn't have a chance...
I was wondering about the menu i should be preparing for Diwali and as you know no feast is complete without dessert.In traditional south indian meal during any festivity Payasam is a must.And my MIL always says when offering to GOD jaggery based payasam is considered auspicious.I made a small amount of kadala paruppu and payatham paruppu mixed payasam during my visit to parent’s house last month and am planning to make this for diwali menu.This is a channa dal and moong dal based payasam and is prepared during Avani avittam festival and Navaratri too.
Penne Arrabiata is a favourite recipe of my daughter and she will eat this at anytime of the day.I try out various pasta recipes and this one was made long back and was lying in my draft.All kids are fond of pasta and the sauces that they are made with.Pasta sauce is a homemade one with which I have made penne arrabiata.When you have this sauce made this in advance,then things become much easier.I made this for dinner and was enjoyed by all.Here goes the easy and yum yum recipe of Penne Arrabiata.
It is always a joy for me to entertain little guests.Every year for her birthdays,my daughter would invite her friends and it would a fun filled get together for her.Now that she is grown up,that doesn’t happen anymore,but i still enjoy making them for the familly.One such thing is this chocolate popcorn lolypop.Kids love popcorn and chocolates and when you combine both,you know it would be a super hit.Recently in a tamil magazine malligai my recipes of 25 summer snacks recipes got published and and this one was one among them.It is a easy to prepare recipe involving very little...
Biryani is one of the recipes which I make at leisure or when there is any specific occasion. I always keep the spices minimal as we all like a light flavored. Today I have made this Biryani using Kohinoor Extra-Long basmati rice. This exceptionally long basmati rice is grown in the river water of the Himalayas, gets fluffy & well separated and maintains the seal of quality, flavor and aroma. My kitchen was full of aroma early in the morning today as I made this. I had tasted this once in my friend's place and asked her about the recipe....
We all make snacks at home and for the various South Indian savouries addition of urad dal flour is a must.I always have a good stock of urad dal flour at home for many reasons.Anytime hubby dear may barge into the kitchen and demand snacks,or would invite his friends over.It is always a practice to make this flour homemade and you do get it at some stores but not as the rice flour.It can be made at your leisure time and can be added into many savouries like Murkku, Thattai, Seedai and of course the melt in your mouth Thenkuzhal....
This post is an easy to make and one of my bachelor recipes first post.Iam always a salad person and love to eat it as an accompaniment to food or as a snack or sometimes a meal itself.It is one such food which can be eaten guilt free and that too without any limitations.My hubby loves salads and I make it a point to include in his meal a bowl of it.This recipe is a fruit and vegetable salad put in one bowl and is so tasty that you will crave for more.The one point to be noted here is...
