Monthly Archives December 2014

Choc Chip Shortbread

December 30, 2014 Baked GoodiesBars N CookiesChristmas Recipes  8 comments

Shortbread is our family favourite. This Choc Chip Shortbread is incredibly rich & tasty! Trust me they are so easy to make. U just have to mix together a few ingredients, make a simple dough out of it, bake it and cool it.. Thats it!! Yummy, buttery, crunchy Choc Chip Shortbread would be ready in no time. I got this recipe from a cook book, the same one from which I tried the Coffee Walnut Brownies.

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Orange Rasam

December 25, 2014 Rasam VarietiesTamil New Year Recipes  3 comments

Rasam is a must have in any South Indian household. This Orange Rasam is an easy, flavourful rasam with orange juice. Rice, rasam and potato curry is a simple and perfect meal combo – Our family favourite too.. This Orange Rasam can be had with rice or even as a soup. With the goodness and flavour of oranges along with freshly ground spices this orange rasam is totally divine.

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Vegetable Pulao – Veg Pulao Recipe

December 21, 2014 Biryani/PulaoKids BayMixed VegRice 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 RecipesBread RecipesBreakfast/DinnerKids 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 BayPumpkin/White PumpkinSoups  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 RecipesKids BayPasta / 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 RecipesKarthigai Deepam RecipesNavaratri SpecialPillayar Chathurthi RecipesSweets/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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