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Appetizers Tomato SoupMay 13, 2012Description: Simple home-style Tomato soup made with few humble ingredients from your kitchen. Serve up a a big bowl of this hearty , warming soup with some toasted bread to complete a satisfying meal. Thakkali Soup / Tomato Soup / Soup Ingredients Ripe Tomato 3 count (Large) Onion 1 count (medium) Garlic 3 cloves... Read more Spinach PakoraDecember 29, 2011Description: Crispy and crunchy mouthwatering snack made with fresh spinach leaves. Palak Pakora / Palak Bhajji / Spinach Pakora / Crispy Pakora / Pakoda / Keerai / Spinach Chat / Papdi Ingredients 40 leaves Fresh Spinach leaves 1 cup Gram flour / Besan 2 tbsp Corn starch (White corn flour) 1/2 tsp Red Chili Powder... Read more Chilli Chicken (Restaurant Style)July 29, 2010Description No introduction needed for this item, just gather the ingredients, grab your pots and pans and start cooking........... enjoy the feast !! Chilli Chicken / Chili Chicken / Chinese Chili chicken / Fusion Chili Chicken / Spicy Chili chicken / Restaurant Chili Chicken / Appetizer / சிக்கன் / சில்லி சிக்கன் / Indo- Chinese... Read more Red Lobster Cheddar Bay BiscuitsAugust 18, 2009Description I'm a big seafood lover and occasionally visit Red Lobster to treat myself with some exceptionally tasty treats. They serve this fluffy buttery garlic biscuits which are out of this world. Its comes out straight from the oven and quite addictive. Craving lead me to browse online for a recipe replica and google was very favourable in offering thousand links. This one worked for... Read more Mysore BondaNovember 13, 2008Description Bonda is a simple deep fried dal dumpling, a tiffin item originating from Mysore, Karnataka and hence the name Mysore Bonda. This is mostly popular in restaurants often served as an evening tiffin item with Kaara Chutney and sambar. Here is a little peek of its secret...Bonda / Plain Bonda / Mysore Bonda / Set Bonda / Evening Tiffin / Snack / Deep Fried / Fritter / Deep fried... Read more Mutton SukkaNovember 6, 2008Description The term sukka refers to any dry fry. Here in this recipe goat meat(mutton) is being used with spicy masala powders to make this inviting dry fry. This is our family sunday speciality and most of the time it never makes it to the meal table as they will dig in while its still frying in the kadai.Mutton Chukka / Mutton fry / Dry fry / Sukka / Sukke / Goat meat / Lamb / Dry curry... Read more Red Bell Pepper SoupOctober 3, 2008Description Mild Roasted Red Bell Pepper Soup, low fat version, a hearty warm bowl of soup for your lunch box on a cold day with any kind of hard bread roll. Lunch Box Idea 2 / Thermos preferred / Microwave / Kids / Adults / Mild Soup / Capsicum / Red Pepper Ingredients 1 no Red bell pepper 1 no Onion 2 clove Garlic 2 cup Stock (chicken or... Read more Podale CutletsSeptember 21, 2008Description Snake Gourd is called Podale in Konkani. Mostly this vegetable is stir-fried like poriyal or used with dal to make kootu varieties. But to my surprise.. one Goan restaurant served them as appetizer in a buffet and that's how I got the idea for this recipe. Well.. those were deep fried with semolina and stuffed with meat. You must have probably had a shot of these if... Read more Zucchini Flower FrittersSeptember 2, 2008Description Edible flowers anyone?? Quite surprised to see that these were offered for a dollar a pint at my farmers market and coundn't resist buying. Once these were tossed and other well known flowers like cauliflower, broccoli and artichokes were given importance. But things to do change, nowadays these zucchini flowers are gaining more popularity... and considered gourmet due to its... Read more White Bean Chicken ChiliAugust 28, 2008Description Small white beans are always considered staple here in USA as they go in most of their food preparations. They are well suited for soups, stews, salads and chunky chili. Baked form is most relished and used as dip for variety for breads. In my home once in a week we have SSS day.. ??? Ok its Soup, Salad and Sandwich day and I always try to make it hearty to go with a... Read more Broccoli VadaiJuly 30, 2008Description Masala Vadai takes a healthy transformation in this recipe. Bengal gram / Kadala Paruppu is teamed with broccoli to make this crispy snack. You can either fry them in the form of fritters or vadai shaped. Either way this recipe will bend to your needs to make you a broccoli addict. Broccoli Fritters / Broccoli Vadai / Broccoli Paruppu Vadai / Aama Vadai / Dal Vadai... Read more Baba Ganoush WrapsJuly 8, 2008Description Baba Ganoush is a famous Middle- Eastern dish or dip primarily made with roasted mashed eggplants and sesame paste called Tahini. Mostly this is prepared like a thick dip for toasted pita bread and served as an appetizer. This is almost like our Indian Baigan Bharta except includes fresh sesame paste and citrousy lemon juice and few seasonings. As far as the recipe for... Read more Chilli GobiJune 12, 2008Description Chilli Gobi is an appetizer or starter commonly found in restaurant menus. This is similar to cauliflower manchurian except its extremely spicy, more Indianised. Unlike manchurian this is not a chunky or wet, this is very dry with less saucy stuff. Chilli Cauliflower / Sauteed Gobi / Chili Gobi / Restaurant Style / Dry Indian Manchurian / Spicy Chilli Cauliflower /... Read more Cashewnut Keerai PakodaMay 30, 2008Description Spinach with broken cashews combined with spiced up flour blend to make this crispy snack. Pakoda mostly termed as "Pakora" in North Indian Sweet stalls are very rich with loads of ghee and nuts and usually seen with the combination of any leafy or mixed vegetables. This recipe of mine is for one such variety, petty much similar to regular pakoda with few additions. ... Read more Puff Pastry PinwheelsMay 19, 2008Description These are swirl puffs with veggie and cheese stuffing, a great party platter or a simple evening snack. Puff Pasty / Pepperidge Farm / Spinach Pinwheels / Cheese Pinwheels For Puff Pasty Sheets, Click here Ingredients 1 no Puff pastry sheet 1 no Egg (optional) 1 no Onion ( chopped) ¼ cup... Read more Potato ChipsApril 9, 2008Description Potato chips are considered perfect snacking item for any occassion even though they aren't exactly good for health. Whether you bake, microwave or fry...freshly prepared homemade potato chips with your own choice of seasonings are always delicious. Shared here is the deep fried version. Homemade Potato Chips / Urulai kizhangu chips / Deep fried chips / How to... Read more Soya CutletMarch 27, 2008Description Mixed Veggie patties with fine soya granules fried to make this scrumptious cutlet. Soya Granules - This dish is prepared with Nutrela High Protein Soya Granules. Soy / Soya Granules Cutlet / Patties / Soya Croquettes / Gola Urundai / Kolas Ingredients ½ cup Soya granules... Read more Sweet Corn Chicken SoupMarch 13, 2008Description Corn soup is traditionally corn kernels added to regular soup base seasoned with salt and pepper. Most popular pick among one such corn soups is Indo-Chinese creamed style soup, which people crave for. Here's my style of Sweet Corn Chicken Soup... though not an exact match but close enough to that of Adyar Waldorf Restaurant, Chennai. Ingredients 2 cup... Read more Masala VadaiJanuary 28, 2008Description Masala Vadai is a popular deep fried snack from Tamil Nadu also known as Paruppu vadai. This is either made with single lentil or combination of lentils. We at home, make it purely with Bengal gram and call it as Masala Vadai and the one made with multiple lentils are termed as Aama Vadai. These vadais with crispy exterior and soft interior can be served as an appetizer,... Read more PakodaJanuary 7, 2008Description Crispy deep fried lentil fritters, a popular street side savoury snack in Tamil Nadu. Colloquial term used for this type is Gharam Pakoda. (Onion Pakora / Onion Pakodi / Onion Pakoda / Ulli Pakodi / Pakora / Pattanam Pakoda / Sweet Stall Pakoda)Proportion really matters a lot for this recipe, even an extra drop of water could turn them soft. I've tried my best to explain with... Read more Baby Corn ManchurianNovember 29, 2007Description Another great Chinese influenced dish, popular restaurant pick. Baby corn on cob deep fried and sauteed in Chinese sauces and stir fried with veggies. Ingredients 10 nos Baby corn 1 no Onion (cut into big dices) 1 no Bell pepper/ capsicum (cut into big dices) 7 stks Spring/green onions (finely chopped) 3 tbsp Maida 1½ tbsp... Read more Raw Banana CutletNovember 14, 2007Description Raw Banana ~ Green Plantain ~ Green Banana ~ Vazhaikai ~ Kache Kele ~ Pachakka Cutlets made with cooked mashed raw banana and spinach, great starter or snack. (Raw Banana Vadai / Vazhaikai Vadai / Vazhaikai Cutlet / Plantain Cutlets) Ingredients 1 no Raw banana ½ no Onion (finely chopped) 1 no Green chili (finely chopped) 2... Read more Eral VadaiOctober 11, 2007Description Minced Eral mixed with roasted gram flour (Pottukadalai / Channa / Dalia flour), shaped into little vadais and deep fried. Rare chettinad influenced recipe, perfect appetizer and also a great side for any non -veg meal. (Shrimp Vadai / Prawn Vadai / Royyala Vadai ) English to Tamil, Shrimp / Prawn -- Eral. Ingredients 10 nos Shrimp 1... Read more Moong Dal PunukuluOctober 7, 2007Description Punukulu are little crispy fritters from Andhra region, often had as a tea time snack or even as a breakfast item in some parts. These are kind of inbetween bhaji and bonda, as the exterior looks golden and crispy, the inner portion tastes soft and chevy. Would be right to call it Moong Methu Pakora. (Moong Dal Fritters / Pesara Punukulu / Moong Dal Pakodi / Moong Dal... Read more Chilli Prawns (Dry)September 24, 2007Description Indo-Chinese style spicy Prawn Chilli. Ingredients 30 nosPrawns (small or salad size shrimp)1 noOnion(red, large)½ tspGinger (minced)½ tspGarlic (minced)1 tspSoy sauce (dark or 2 tsp light soy sauce)½ tspCorn flour (white)2 tspRed chilli sauce2 tspGreen chilli sauce2 pinchAjinomoto1 tspVinegar¼ tspSalt (or to taste)3 tspOil4... Read more Jalapeno PoppersAugust 27, 2007Description American style appetizer made with spicy Jalapeno peppers. Ingredients-1 5 nos Jalapeno peppers 5 tsp Cream cheese ¼ cup All-purpose flour ½ cup Bread crumbs 2 cup Oil (for deep frying) Ingredients-2 1 dash Salt 2 tsp Water 1 no Egg Instructions 1. Take a shallow dish,... Read more Vegetable CutletAugust 8, 2007Description Snack or chat made with mashed potato, carrots and green peas. Ingredients-1 1 no Potato 1 no Carrot ¼ cup Green peas 1 no Onion (finely chopped) 2 clove Garlic (minced) ½ inch Ginger (minced) 1 no Green chilli (finely chopped) ¼ tsp Red chilli powder ¼ tsp Garam masala powder 2... Read more Minced Meat VadaiMay 9, 2007Description Home style minced meat vadai made with split roasted gram (Pottukadalai / Dalia / Udaicha Kadalai ) Ingredients-1 250 gMinced meat1 noOnion (finely chopped)2 noGreen chilli3 cloveGarlic (crushed)½ inchGinger (crushed)¼ tspTurmeric powder½ tspRed chilli1 tspCoriander /dhania powder½ tspSalt (or to taste)10 nosCurry leaves2 stksCoriander... Read more Oats SoupMay 1, 2007Description This may sound very odd but trust me, its one of the best. Healthy appetizer, made in minutes with just a couple of easy to find ingredients. Ingredients 2 tsp Rolled oats 2 nos Shallots (sambar onions) 1 clove Garlic 1 tsp Oil ¼ tsp Butter (optional) ¼ cup Milk ¼ tsp Salt ½ tsp Black pepper powder (freshly... Read more Bitter Gourd SoupApril 24, 2007Description If you have diabetes, this is an ideal appetizer for you. When you’re eating too much hot and oily stuff, this soup seems to cool down your body system. It’s a great soup to add to your daily meals or at least twice a week. Wonderful recipe which I happened to learn from my mom. Use your imagination, add in a couple of veggies to reduce the bitterness and to enhance the... Read more Mutton SoupMarch 11, 2007Description Home style mutton soup. Ingredients ¼ lb Mutton 1 no Onion (diced) 1 no Tomato (diced) 3 clove Garlic 2 pinch Turmeric powder ½ tsp Coriander /dhania powder ¼ tsp Black pepper powder 10 nos Curry leaves ¼ tsp Cumin seeds 1 tsp Ghee ½ tsp Salt (or to taste) 1 cup Water... Read more Carrot UrundaiFebruary 26, 2007Description Deep fried grated carrot balls, one good side for any South Indian meal, a great nutritious snack for kids, wonderful vegetarian appetizer item for guest entertaining. (Carrot Balls / Carrot Vadai ) Ingredients 2 nos Carrot (grated) ½ cup Split roasted gram / roasted channa dal 1 no Onion (finely chopped) 1 no Green chilli (finely... Read more Chicken Clear SoupNovember 28, 2006Description Home style chicken clear soup. Ingredients-1 4 nos Chicken pieces (with bones) 1 no Onion 1 no Tomato 1 no Carrot ½ cup Celery (optional) ¼ tsp Ginger ¼ tsp Garlic 2 pinch Turmeric powder 2 pinch Red chilli powder ¼ tsp Salt Ingredients-2 1 tsp Ghee / butter ¼... Read more Medhu PakodaNovember 21, 2006Description Deep fried lentil dumplings, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, a tea time snack from Tamil Nadu. Ingredients 1 cup Gram flour (besan) 1 tbsp Rice flour 2 pinch Sodium bi carbonate (cooking soda) ½ tsp Salt (or to taste) 2 tsp Vanaspathi / butter ½ no Onion (finely chopped) 1 no Green chilli (finely... Read more PuffNovember 5, 2006Description Puffs are crispy pastry item baked with a stuffing of your choice. This recipe is made with chicken stuffing. Ingredients 1 pack Pastry sheet ½ cup Chicken (minced) 1 no Onion (finely chopped) ¼ tsp Ginger garlic (minced) 2 tsp Carrots (shredded) 2 pinch Turmeric powder ¼ tsp Red chilli powder 3 pinch Carom... Read more Chicken BajjiSeptember 18, 2006Description Crispy Chicken fritters, kids would like them. (Chicken Bhaji / Kozhi bajji) Ingredients 1 cup Chicken (minced) ½ no Onion (finely chopped) 1 tsp Ginger garlic (minced) 1 no Egg 1 tsp Red chilli powder ¼ cup Gram flour 2 tbsp Maida 2 tbsp Rice flour 6 nos Curry leaves (finely minced) 3 stks... Read more Vazhaipoo VadaiSeptember 9, 2006Description Authentic Tamilnadu delicacy. Banana flowers combined with Bengal gram and deep fried to make this mouth watering starter. Ingredients 1 no Banana flower 1 cup Bengal gram 1 no Onion (finely chopped) 2 nos Green chilli 2 tsp Ginger garlic crushed 10 nos Curry leaves 3 stks Coriander leaves (finely chopped) ½ tsp... Read more Chicken 65September 4, 2006Description The origin of chicken 65 dates back to early 60's. There are different stories behind its name, whatever the story be, its the taste which has made this dish an all time favourite. Very popular in restaurants and fast food menus. But with the right use of spices the same restaurant quality can be aquirred with ease at home. Ingredients... Read more Onion BhajiAugust 31, 2006Description Indian vegetable fritters. Ingredients-1 2 cup Gram flour (500 grams approx) 2 tbsp Rice flour 2 tsp Red chilli powder 1 pinch Baking soda Ingredients-2 2 cup Bhaji flour (using ingredients from table-1) ½ tsp Salt (or to taste) 1 no Onion (cut lengthwise) ½ cup Water... Read more SundalAugust 23, 2006Description Sundal is a traditional chick pea salad, prepared during certain festivals or often made as offerings at temples. Ingredients 1 cup Dried chick peas ¼ tsp Mustard ½ tsp Cumin seeds 1 tsp Ginger(chopped) ¼ tsp Asafoetida powder 10 nos Curry leaves 1 no Dry red chilli ¼ tsp Salt (or to taste)... Read more Medhu VadaiAugust 23, 2006Description Vadai is a southindian fried savoury originating mainly from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, traditionally prepared during festivals and weddings. This lentil based item is often served along with breakfast items like idli, pongal etc or even good with any scrumptious meal. Ingredients 1 cup Black gram (ulundu) 1 tsp Cumin seeds 1 tsp Black... Read more Description: Simple home-style Tomato soup made with few humble ingredients from your kitchen. Serve up a a big bowl of this hearty , warming soup with some toasted bread to complete a satisfying meal. Thakkali Soup / Tomato Soup / Soup
Ingredients Ripe Tomato 3 count (Large) Onion 1 . . . → Read More: Tomato Soup  Description: Simple coconut base gravy made with Bottle gourd/ Lauki . Bottlegourd Curry / Sorakai Kurma / Sorakai Kuzhambu / kolambu / lauki / Dudhi / Anapakaya / Sorakaaya
Ingredients -1 1 small or (1 cup chopped) Bottle gourd 2 medium size Onion (finely chopped) 1 count Tomato 1″ inch Ginger crushed 3 . . . → Read More: Suraikai Kuzhambu  Description: Parathas are traditional Indian flat bread made with wheat flour. These parathas are made with maida and stuffed with chicken and egg mixture, much similar to Ceylon parotta . Parotta / Chicken stuffed Parotta / Stuffed paratha / Egg Paratha / Ceylon Paratha / Parota
Ingredients for Dough Maida . . . → Read More: Chicken Stuffed Paratha  Description: Chivda is a kind of crispy snack prepared with roasted poha, puffed rice and combination of nuts and dals. This version is slightly healthy as its roasted in traditional oven instead of deep frying. You can make this ahead time and store in air-tight container to retain freshness. Just serve as a tea . . . → Read More: Oven Roasted Poha Chivda  Description: Recently purchased a KitchenAid heavy duty mixer and have been trying new recipes ever since it landed on my door steps. To add up the excitement a bunch of recipe books arrived as a surprise from my dear hubby. So being the good wife that I am, started off with some easy recipes . . . → Read More: Blondie Brownie Bars  Description: Quinoa pronounced as Keen-wa /Kin-wa is grain like seed which is packed with nutrition. I’ve been trying to incorporate this in our Indian cooking and found Idlis are the best way to introduce this new grain. Its quite mild when made this way and doesn’t interfere much with the taste. You can gradually . . . → Read More: Quinoa Idli and Dosai  Description: This is one classic example of Indo-Chinese dish which can be savored as an appetizer or served as a side for fried rice and noodles as well. I have always been a great lover of Indo-Chinese food and this one is my favorite. Ginger Chicken / Indo-Chinese Chicken / Spicy chicken /
Ingredients . . . → Read More: Indo-Chinese Ginger Chicken 
Description: Brinji, a special kind of rice dish which is very popular in TamilNadu, made during weddings and special occasions. Basically its a mixed vegetable pulao kind of dish…. where rice is cooked in thick coconut milk base with loads of veggies and flavoured with special spices. Brinji Bath / Mixed Vegetable Binji . . . → Read More: Vegetable Brinji  Description: Crispy and crunchy mouthwatering snack made with fresh spinach leaves. Palak Pakora / Palak Bhajji / Spinach Pakora / Crispy Pakora / Pakoda / Keerai / Spinach Chat / Papdi
Ingredients 40 leaves Fresh Spinach leaves 1 cup Gram flour / Besan 2 tbsp Corn starch (White corn flour) . . . → Read More: Spinach Pakora  Description: White Pumpkin Halwa or Kasi Halwa is a sweet usually made during festivals and special occasions. Mostly all wedding engagements ceremonies will have this on the menu. This mouth watering halwa which is also called as “Kasi Halwa” is prepared with Winter melon / White Pumpkin / Ash Gourd / Donggua / Poosanikai . . . → Read More: Pumpkin Halwa |
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