Kuzhambu is a tamarind based gravy and served with rice.Menthyam is fenugreek seeds in tamil and this dish i have prepared is with brinjal.You can also use lady's finger,red pumpkin,sweet potato or any other veggie of your choice.This tastes best when mixed with hot rice topped with sesame oil.Tastes really yum with papad or vadams,chips etc along with some coconut based vegetable curry or kootu.The highlight of this dish is fenugreek seeds and the aroma it creates when added to sesame oil for frying is truly enchanting.You can also try this with dosa,idly,pongal or rice upma.Over to the recipe. Notes...
Garbanzo Tomato Pasta Soup is a totally filling soup and a meal in itself owing to the addition of pasta and garbanzo.Garbanzo is nothing but white chick peas which can be either soaked and pressure cooked or store bought in a can.I have soaked and cooked it,you can do it either way.When I first sounded the name of this,I was thinking this might be a tiring job and tough recipe to make.But I was wrong.I made this within 15 minutes and was ready for dinner well before tome.The addition of basil leaves adds an Italian touch and the flavor is...
Whevever you see a Menu Card in any restaurant,you can see a seperate list of dishes that are made in Jain style. It is nothing but the same dish but devoid of onion and garlic.We all at times don't eat onion and garlic on certain days.During that time I make these kind of dishes,but believe me you won't be able to find out the absence of onion or garlic.The freshness and creaminess of the spinach and paneer is a good combo with pooris ,rotis,naan and parathas.The taste is simply awesome and daughter loves it very much.You can replace the paneer...
It is always a tradition to serve something to guests sometimes sweet and sometimes savoury.I do make snacks once in a while and believe making them at home is far healthy and cheap than store bought ones.I made a small batch of boondi last week just to munch for the weekend. Kara boondi is the savoury version of boondi that can be used to make raitas,to mix in mixtures or eaten as it is.It is made out of chick pea or gram flour and the sweeter version is made my making them into ladoos. You need a ladle with holes...
All kids love to eat spaghetti,pasta,pizza and noodles and my daughter is no exeption to it.She could eat this any time of the day and this recipe is her favourite.I usually make it as an evening snack but you can make it for dinner too.Spaghetti is one versatile ingredient which can be experimented with many indian and italian spices.I have kept this recipe very simple with minimal spices which are easily available in our pantry.See how this tasty recipe is made..
This is one simple one pot meal,but then for beginners and a few of our north indian friends might find this post useful.This coconut rice is often prepared as an offering too an sis a must in kanu pongal and adi perukku.This can be a great lunch packing idea as well requires no time to prepare it.The tastiest and the yummiest rice variety will be ready in a jiffy.I made this long back and this was quitely lying in my draft until today.Over to the recipe.. Notes
Today's post also happens to be a dessert and that too a nutritious one.This is purely an imaginative and born out of innovation recipe.This one was made by me for a magazine contribution which included Soya recipes.Among many starters,main course and side dishes with Soya,I made this ladoo which was not only quick and easy to make but tasted awesome as well.I have made this with Soya flour,easily available in the market nowadays.But you can follow the same procedure using powdered Soya chunks. Whenever you are in a craving mood for a sweet try this one out.As you would see...
It is a very favourite fruit of my daughter,this strawberry.I had a box full of them last month,simply overflowing in the fridge.So after eating them as a whole and some made into juice,i was left with a few more.As i was wondering what to do with the remaining strawberries,i came across this recipe from an old book lying in the cupboard.It was not very time consuming i could make that for a breakfast last week.I have already a pancake recipe in my blog,this one is a bit different,so wanted to try out immediately.So these holidays,plan your meals in advance and...
