Category Festival Specials

Mango Pachadi – Maangai Pachadi

April 13, 2014 CondimentsMango RecipesNO Onion NO GarlicTamil New Year Recipes  3 comments

Mango Pachadi / Maangai Pachadi is a compulsory recipe on Tamil New Year’s day. This pachadi has a combination of sweetness from jaggery, sourness from mango & spiciness from chillies. It just tastes delicious. You can add neem flowers finally to get all the tastes in one dish.

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Eggless Custard Cookies

April 9, 2014 Baked GoodiesBars N CookiesChristmas RecipesKids Bay  11 comments

These eggless custard cookies are very simple cookies made with a flavour of custard powder and all purpose flour. Its a very simple & quick cookie recipe as the cookie dough need not be refrigerated. Just mix all the ingredients and bake. Is it not simple enough?? So treat your kids with these melt in the mouth eggless custard cookies.

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Pav Bhaji Recipe

March 28, 2014 Bachelor Friendly RecipesBreakfast/DinnerHoli Recipes  9 comments

Pav Bhaji is a popular Mumbai street food. This is one recipe me & my sister used to make when we were in our teens and delight our parents. I had noted this recipe from a TV show – cant remember which one as it has been so many years now. But this is the perfect recipe and we still make it the same way. It tastes awesome!!

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Vazhakkai Varuval – Raw Banana Fry

March 18, 2014 Bachelor Friendly RecipesKootu / Poriyal VarietiesNO Onion NO GarlicTamil New Year RecipesVazhakkai/Raw Banana  7 comments

Vazhakkai Varuval / Raw Banana Fry is a simple fry with no fancy items. It pairs well with any South Indian meal combo(sambar,rasam, curd rice)I have already posted a Vazhakkai Poriyal recipe with freshly ground spices. This Vazhakkai fry does not involve any grinding though and can be made in 10 mins.

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Carrot Halwa

March 16, 2014 CarrotDiwali SweetsHalwa RecipesHoli RecipesSweets/Desserts  6 comments

Carrot Halwa or Gajar Halwa is a popular Indian dessert made with carrots, milk & ghee. There are many versions of making it. This version is a very simple & quick one that can be made in a jiffy in a microwave. This is a NO FAIL recipe with very less ingredients.

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Eggless Vanilla Cookies-Guest Post

March 7, 2014 Baked GoodiesBars N CookiesChristmas RecipesKids Bay  5 comments

Am so happy today to share this post on Eggless Vanilla Cookies as this is my first guest post. Yes !! Me as a guest on a fellow blogger’s space who is indeed very popular. She is Priya of “Priya’s Versatile Recipes”. She is so kind-hearted that she conducts an event twice every month called “Rendez Vous with a foodie” where in she introduces & encourages new bloggers in her space. How cool is that!!

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No Bake Choco-Nutty Biscuit Cake

February 13, 2014 Baked GoodiesBars N CookiesCakes/MuffinsChristmas RecipesKids Bay  9 comments

This No Bake Choco-Nutty Biscuit Cake is one simple recipe that I used to make during my childhood days. Amma would happily permit me to make this as it does not involve much cooking, ONLY refrigerating :). Its so easy that even a kid can make with minimum help from a grown-up. A perfect dessert for kids birthday parties too !!! Do try my Peanut Butter Fudge which is also a no bake cake.

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Eggless Sugar Cookies – Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing

February 10, 2014 Baked GoodiesBars N CookiesChristmas RecipesKids Bay  4 comments

I have always had a crush to make cookies/biscuits at home. After a lot of research,finally ended up making these Eggless Sugar cookies with royal icing. These are crispy, yet melt in the mouth cookies that anybody would love to have. No wonder Chotu was amazed at seeing them and refused to share with anyone. He also placed an order with me for the next batch once this gets over 🙂 These Jam Cookies are his favourite too.

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Podalangai Poricha Kootu – Snake Gourd Poricha Kootu

February 4, 2014 Kootu / Poriyal VarietiesPudalangai/Snake GourdTamil New Year Recipes  4 comments

Podalangai Poricha Kootu is a very simple South Indian dish that goes well rice. It is very easy to make with very less oil. This can also be had with rice, rasam or any kuzhambu and chapathi/roti too. We love this Chow Chow Kootu the best. The addition of freshly ground spices makes it different from the normal kootu. It is a traditional South Indian recipe.

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Medhu Vadai – Ulundu Vadai- How to make Medhu Vadai

January 18, 2014 Diwali SnacksKarthigai Deepam RecipesNavaratri SpecialPillayar Chathurthi RecipesPongal RecipesSnacks / StartersTamil New Year Recipes  3 comments

Medhu Vadai – Ulundu Vadai is a traditional South Indian favourite recipe. A festive menu in South India definitely includes Medhu Vadai & payasam. It is crispy outside & soft inside. It not only goes well with a lunch menu but also with idli, pongal..

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