Easy south Indian style sambar using bottle gourd!
Sometimes we all need a good homemade dessert and the last thing we all want to do is spend time in the kitchen cooking 😈 And there are days when you want to have a sweet treat and it has to be like right now, right? no worries that what you have a microwave for! Here is an easy chocolatey…
Chapati Noodles– Leftover chapatis get a super stylish transformation in this recipe, day old chapatis are the least anyone wants for lunch or dinner but if made this way it becomes super hit. This one is good alternative to regular boring chapatis… makes perfect lunch, brunch light evening snack or a simple recipe for your lunch box. Usually I make…
EASY CHUTNEY RECIPES – SIDE DISH FOR IDLI DOSA Collection of Chutneys, Thokku & Pachadi recipes– an array of chutney, Thokkus, thuvaiyals recipes, great as a side for breakfast items like Idli, dosai, adai, pongal, pesarattu, upma, khichadi etc… I have compiled a list of all chutney recipes from my site, click on the picture to direct to the respective…
Oatmeal cookies are always a delight to have, be it just plain or for breakfast. Normally i would make these with eggs and wondered how a cookie would taste if made eggless. I found this Eggless oatmeal Cookies from Food.com which looked easy to start with simple ingredients and was appealing with good reviews. Gave it a try right away, the recipe was for 3…
Karamani Vadai / Cow peas vadai or fritter is a perfect tea time snack and taste similar to masala vadai. Some people make these during Ganesh chaturthi but we at home usually make it on a veg-day as a side for kara kuzhambu or just as a quick evening snack. They are quite easy as such, with less soaking time…
Puran Poli /Boli / Bobbatlu /Holige / Obabattu is a sweet flatbread from India prepared during festive occasions. Poli is a traditional sweet which is usually prepared during Bogi pandigai, we also make it during Vinayagar Chathurti and Diwali. Every region has its own way of preparing this sweet pancake, we normally make it with lots of coconut and jaggery….
Kari Dosai – Dosa is one item which is something i can have any time of the day, its never a boring deal.. there is always a batch of batter in my refrigerator that saves me at the end of a busy work day. Sometimes i make it interesting by trying it with variety of toppings- this little kari dosai…
Walnut Halwa / Akhrot Halwa is a melt in your mouth sweet dish made with walnuts. I’ve been a big fan of this halwa since my childhood days, we use to visit Bombay halwa house at luz corner in Mylapore during my summer vacations for a scoop of this halwa- they carried a variety of mouth watering ghee oozing Indian mithais….
Eating crab in restaurants or at home is always fun. It is a whole new experience when you buy fresh live crabs and cook them at home. Its a lot more interesting and fun filled. Many of my readers have requested to explain the cleaning process and here is how I do it…. Back in India someone use to go…