Category Recipe Collection

Vegetable Pulao – Veg Pulao Recipe

December 21, 2014 Biryani/Pulao, Kids Bay, Mixed Veg, Rice Varieties  2 comments

Veg Pulao is yet another easy and quick one pot meal recipe. Its a good blend of mixed veggies and rice. This goes well any gravy kind of side dish. My personal favourite would be Paneer Butter Masala, Kadai Paneer … But this time I served with Dum Aloo (recipe coming soon). Its a perfect lunch box menu too. I usually make this when we do not want to have the usual rice, kuzhambu and veggie combo. This is a good alternative to it and super quick to make!!

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Bread Upma

December 18, 2014 Bachelor Friendly Recipes, Bread Recipes, Breakfast/Dinner, Kids Bay  6 comments

Bread Upma is an easy, yummy snack that can be made in a jiffy. Though this recipe does not appear in my kitchen often, when I have left over bread, the first thing that comes to my mind is bread upma. Rather than toasts or sandwich I prefer this as it is a typical Indian style dish. U can serve this as breakfast or snack.

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Pumpkin Soup – Cream of Pumpkin Soup

December 10, 2014 Kids Bay, Pumpkin/White Pumpkin, Soups  10 comments

Soups are always perfect for dark and depressing winter days. This Cream of Pumpkin Soup is an easy, fibre rich, creamy soup to warm up your soul. This is a flavourful soup that can be served as a snack in the evening or as a starter. Its pretty easy and straight forward to make.. Kids will love the bright and attractive color, just as my son did!!

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Bread Pizza – Easy Bread Pizza recipe

December 7, 2014 Bread Recipes, Kids Bay, Pasta / Pizza Recipes  11 comments

Pizza is everybody’s favourite, especially kids.This bread pizza is a shortcut method and can be made instantly when your kids crave to have a pizza suddenly. I have already posted a homemade version of Veg Pizza earlier . Homemade is always the best and you can have a better control over the ingredients that go into the making. This bread pizza can be served as lunch or an after school snack. Kids would definitely love it!!!

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Sweet Kuzhi Paniyaram – Sweet Appam (with rava)

December 3, 2014 Gokulashtami Recipes, Karthigai Deepam Recipes, Navaratri Special, Pillayar Chathurthi Recipes, Sweets/Desserts  11 comments

Sweet Kuzhi Paniyaram is a popular South Indian snack. I have already posted a savoury version of Kuzhi Paniyaram earlier.This is an instant sweet version that is perfect to be made for Karthigai Deepam which falls on 5th Dec – this friday. I usually make Nei Appam, which is an instant version too.This Sweet Kuzhi Paniyaram is crisp outside and extremely soft inside. Its totally divine when served hot/warm, satisfies sudden sweet cravings too.

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Moong Dal Payasam – Paruppu Payasam

November 27, 2014 Gokulashtami Recipes, Karthigai Deepam Recipes, Navaratri Special, Pillayar Chathurthi Recipes, Shivaratri Recipes, Sweets/Desserts, Tamil New Year Recipes  7 comments

I love any kind of payasam, or any sweet for that matter. Moong Dal Payasam / Paasi Paruppu Payasam is a very easy South Indian payasam (kheer). As Karthigai Deepam is on Dec-5th, thought of posting this payasam recipe. My version of Moong Dal Payasam is with coconut milk. It is very flavourful and just tastes divine.

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Homemade Sambar Powder – Sambar Podi

November 25, 2014 Podi/Powders  9 comments

Sambar is a must in every South Indian household. This post is about Homemade Sambar Powder / Sambar Podi.. Am sure all of u will agree that homemade is the best and nothing can beat this freshly ground homemade sambar powder. I use it to make Sambar, kootu,poriyal and vatha kuzhambu too. It is a universal powder. Everyone has their own version and this is Amma’s recipe. I always bring a batch from home whenever we go to India.

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Carrot Soup

November 20, 2014 Carrot, Kids Bay, Soups  11 comments

Soups are always comforting during a cold/rainy day. Winter is already here and we are really craving to have something hot these days. This carrot soup is a satisfying and flavourful soup. Packed with the goodness of carrots, this creamy soup is filling too. Kids would definitely love it. Its a good way to include some wholesome veggies to your diet. Its an easy one pot soup making it a no stress, no mess recipe.

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Ellu Thuvaiyal – Sesame Chutney

November 17, 2014 Chutney Recipes, Tirunelveli Style Recipes  5 comments

Ellu Thuvaiyal / Sesame Chutney is an easy and healthy chutney with sesame seeds. It pairs perfectly with Ulutham Paruppu Sadham which I had posted last week. No tempering is required as such for this ellu thuvaiyal. Thuvaiyal is normally a chutney that is in thick consitency, If u want to serve this with idli/dosa u can adjust the consistency accordingly.

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M&M Cookies – Smarties Cookies

November 13, 2014 Baked Goodies, Bars N Cookies, Christmas Recipes, Kids Bay  2 comments

M&M or Smarties are always kids favourites. Its my favourite too. They are totally addictive. I wanted to post a kids recipe for Children’s Day and here you go with M&M Cookies/Smarties Cookies. These are super easy to make and are a definite treat to kids as well as adults. These are soft,chewy and crunchy cookies. U can use M&M’s or smarties, whichever u prefer..

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