Yearly Archives 2015

Masala Poori – Spicy Poori

April 27, 2015 Breakfast/Dinner, Roti/Paratha  13 comments

Poori is an Indian bread that is deep fried in oil. Masala Poori is a slight variation to it. This is made by adding few spice powders to whole wheat flour and then deep fried. It goes well with any gravy, sabji or just with any pickle too. It is ideal for breakfast/dinner. Usually when I make this Masala Poori we have it as is or with any pickle. This time I served it with Aloo Mattar Gravy.

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Watermelon Juice – Guest Post

April 18, 2015 Drinks, Holi Recipes, Summer Special  4 comments

Summer!! Summer!! Summer!! How I wish it was hot here just like Chennai!! I always prefer hot weather than the freeezing cold weather.. I should say it is better here nowadays, at least looks bright and dry . The first fruit that comes to my mind in summer is Watermelon. I really miss the sight of the road side shops in Chennai, loaded with watermelons, mangoes and tender coconuts!! So here u go with my favourite fruit juice – Watermelon Juice!!

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Mango Thokku – Grated Mango Pickle

April 14, 2015 Mango Recipes, Pickles, Tamil New Year Recipes  14 comments

Mango Thokku – Just the name can make me drool!! No restaurant food can match a combo of curd rice and homemade mango pickle.. Do u agree? I have already posted a mango pickle recipe earlier. This is a slight variation to it. Without any preservative this homemade mango thokku tastes better than the store bought pickles. Goes well with anything and everything from bread to rice. Its easy to make too with no fancy ingredients..

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Lemon Rasam – Rasam Varieties

April 7, 2015 Rasam Varieties, Tamil New Year Recipes  16 comments

Rasam is an all time comfort food. Its the quickest South Indian lunch menu with a simple curry. This lemon rasam is a good alternative to the normal tomato rasam. There is no tomato or tamarind in this rasam. Lemon is the hero of this recipe!! It gives a very refreshing flavour along the freshly ground rasam powder..

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Papaya Banana Smoothie

March 30, 2015 Drinks, Summer Special  17 comments

Hot summer has already started in most parts of the world.. Here it looks bright and sunny sometimes, yet it feels cold. Never mind!! I get super happy when the day is bright and dry and is much appealing to have a cold drink like this Papaya Banana Smoothie!! All the smoothies, milkshakes or any fruit based drink is an attempt to make Chotu eat/drink fruits.  I try all possible combos to make him happy!!

This is yet another simple and filling smoothie, purrrfect for the summer!!

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Panchratna Dal – Mixed Dal with 5 Lentils

March 26, 2015 Dals/Gravies  11 comments

Panchratna Dal or Panchmel Dal is a protein packed dal with 5 types of lentils. It is a very nutritious and healthy dal that compliments well with roti/rice. Its a breeze to make this dal. I usually make this Panchratna Dal when we get bored with the normal Dal. We really love the flavours of this mixed dal.

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Pomegranate Milkshake

March 23, 2015 Drinks, Summer Special  19 comments

I love fruits, milkshakes or any juice for that matter.. But making Chotu eat fruits is the most difficult task for me.. And pomegranate is one such fruit that he really hates. Now that the weather is changing I thought of trying this Pomegranate Milkshake and it did work out well. He just gulped this shake without much fuss!!

This is an easy milkshake without ice cream. Perfect to welcome the summer!!

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Baingan Bartha

March 21, 2015 Dry Sabji  12 comments

I had posted this Baingan Bartha long back. Just wanted to update with new pics as I was not satisfied with the old ones. So here it is – As a new post!! 🙂

Brinjal is not liked by all, but it is one among chotu’s favorites.Hubby who hates brinjal, likes to eat it in this form.. It goes very well with rice or chapathi.

Whenever I make this sabji, we dont need a kuzhambu as this serves as a 2 in 1 recipe. I usually make it in quite a large batch and store it as a thooku for a week in the refrigerator!!

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Kollu Thuvayal – Horsegram Chutney

March 18, 2015 Chutney Recipes, Side Dish for Idli/Dosa  7 comments

Kollu known as horse gram is a brown legume which has a lot of health benefits. It helps in reducing weight and extra fats in the body. This Kollu Thuvayal is my grandmother’s recipe. There is a saying in tamil “Koluthavanakku Kollu Elachavanuku Ellu” meaning – for a fat person eating kollu will reduce weight and for a lean person Ellu will help in increasing weight. I really like the rhyme in this saying..

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Almond Cookies – Eggless Almond Cookies

March 15, 2015 Baked Goodies, Bars N Cookies, Christmas Recipes  16 comments

Homemade cookies are always the best. They taste better than the store bought ones and are cheaper too. This Almond Cookies is yet another easy cookie variety. I would say its the simplest cookie ever. Just have to bring together a few ingredients and bake it. Tadaaaa!!! Almond Cookies will be ready in no time.

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