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Biryani is one popular desi rice item which takes quite a twist when it comes to method for preparation. Every household has its own techniques and secret ingredients to bring out the best flavour and texture. Traditionally its prepared by following the dum method which ofcourse, is very tricky and test our patience. Well there's also some rescue mission versions like rice cooker..
Recently I am into baking.Trust me itzz really interesting..This is my first attempt on cookies.I was excited to see the result.Searching for so many cookies recipe in the internet and at last i ended up in Peanut Butter cookies without flour, that was easy too.I always like to add my own touch to the recipe and like to experiment on it..Coming to the point PBC without flour ended with flour 😉 and that became a PBCC(Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookie).I will tell u how.
Yellow squash belong to the Gourd family or categorized under Summer squash varieties. These fruits are sweet mild in flavour with soft flesh and tender skin and are quite versatile for any preparation. Here is simple dal recipe using this.
Yellow squash / Yellow Crookneck / Courgette / Dal / Pumpkin / Paruppu / Pappu / Mudda / Katti Paruppu / Khatti Dal
Crispy Bread Vadai.. a very crispy snack for evening, will be very tasty with ketchup r thenga chutney.
Broccoli Cream Soup, very delicious soup n with plenty of vitamins..can be a starter for lunch r main dish for dinner..made with low fat cream kids will love it.
Tofu Podimaas is very easy to do..everyone know about tofu,but we do very less varieties of dishes with this tofu…i like to introduce tofu as podimaas, its looks similar to egg podimaas, even kids will start loving this podimaas..very simple, healthy n tasty sidedish goes very well with chappathis,naans n rice dishes..Tofu is very rich in protein n perfect substitute for cheese n egg.
Water Spinach is one of variety of spinach..with plenty of vitamin A n C..can find it out in chinese n vietnam stores…Its used very much in chinese cuisines..its a regular side dish for SouthEast Asians with their bowl of rice..
Focaccia is an Italain soft flat bread topped with veggies and herbs. Baking is not my kind of thing, but surprisingly this one turned out pretty perfect than I expected. Here are few shots from a daring novice baker.
This is my way of making Eral kuzhambu without coconut paste but with a variety of vegetables such as drumstick,raw banana n potatoes..goes well with Plain rice n boiled egg.. For seasoning, i used vadagam which give a special aroma n replace mustarseed n split black gram to kuzhambu,its usually made by the elders of the family who know very well. They make it every year in summer when the sun is hot and the onions are cheap. Its serves for a whole year. Vadagam was made basically with Onions,garlic,curryleaves n spices.It giva a special aroma to Keerais n kuzhambu.
Chicken cooked with mixed peppers and chilies to make this dry semi-thick gravy.
