Category Choose your Veggies

Podalangai Poricha Kootu – Snake Gourd Poricha Kootu

February 4, 2014 Kootu / Poriyal Varieties, Pudalangai/Snake Gourd, Tamil 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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Homemade Veg Pizza – How to make Pizza at home

January 25, 2014 Kids Bay, Mixed Veg, Pasta / Pizza Recipes  2 comments

Making Pizza at home was a longtime wish for me.. It’s my first attempt and it did turn out well 🙂 This homemade Veg Pizza is a pizza recipe from the scratch. The pizza base is without any yeast, so its a super quick and easy recipe . Doesn’t that sound good?

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Baby Potato Fry – Baby Potato Recipes

January 23, 2014 Bachelor Friendly Recipes, Dry Sabji, Kootu / Poriyal Varieties, NO Onion NO Garlic, Potato Recipes  5 comments

Potato is everybody’s favourite in my family. This baby potato fry is an easy and tasty side dish. It goes well with rice, roti, poori & even bread. There are many methods of making baby potato fry and this is one among my ways of making it. Our all time favourite is this Baby Potato Roast made with sambar powder.

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Keerai Sambar – How to make Keerai Sambar

January 21, 2014 Keerai/Spinach, Kuzhambu Varieties  4 comments

Keerai Sambar is a simple and quick sambar variety for rice. I love all kinds of spinach/keerai. Its very healthy and a good source of iron. U can use any type of spinach including fresh methi leaves (Vendhaya Keerai).. All u need to do is to dump all the ingredients into a cooker and add some tempering and fried onions once its cooked. Keerai Sambar would be ready.

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Cream of Tomato Soup – Tomato Soup

January 13, 2014 Kids Bay, Soups, Tomato  No comments

Cream of Tomato Soup is the most popular of all the soups. It is so easy to make and with a few key ingredients u can get that restaurant taste Cream of Tomato Soup. Chotu just loved it. Though our family is not a big fan of soup varieties, tomato soup and this roasted bell pepper soup are our favourites.

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Kaddu ki Sabji – How to make Kaddu ki Sabzi

January 6, 2014 Bachelor Friendly Recipes, Dry Sabji, Kootu / Poriyal Varieties, NO Onion NO Garlic, Pumpkin/White Pumpkin  No comments

Kaddu ki Sabji /Kaddu ki Sabzi is a super quick sabzi variety that goes well with roti, poori & rice.Once u have peeled & chopped pumpkin the sabzi gets ready in less than 15-20 mins. This is a mild sabji variety without much masala in it. When it comes to pumpkin, all that comes to my mind is this sabji or Pumpkin Soup. Check soup recipe HERE

Pumpkin seeds are very healthy. U can sun dry them and have it as is or roast with salt and have it. They taste yumm!

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Bhindi Crisps – Kids Snacks Recipes

December 28, 2013 Bachelor Friendly Recipes, Bhindi/Okra/Vendakkai, Holi Recipes, Kids Bay, NO Onion NO Garlic, Snacks / Starters  3 comments

Bhindi Crisps as the name itself implies is a crunchy crisp made with bhindi/lady’s fingers. Its an easy snack/starter recipe. This also goes well with rice.  Do u have fussy kids at home? Then this is the perfect way to disguise the veggie and serve it to them 🙂 Am sure they will love it! Do try my other snacks recipes HERE

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Aloo Methi Sabji – Potato Recipes

December 24, 2013 Bachelor Friendly Recipes, Dry Sabji, Kootu / Poriyal Varieties, Potato Recipes  No comments

This aloo methi sabji is a dry sabji with potato & fresh methi (fenugreek) leaves along with dry spices. The flavour of methi does wonders to the sabji. Its apt for rice as well as roti. Is there anyone who does not like potatoes? Potato is the most popular & favourite vegetable for most of them.

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Tomato Mint Chutney – Chutney Varieties

December 18, 2013 Bachelor Friendly Recipes, Chutney Recipes, NO Onion NO Garlic, Side Dish for Idli/Dosa, Tomato  One comment

Tomato Mint Chutney (Thakkali Pudina Chutney) is a super quick chutney for idli/dosa. Though Idli/Dosa Podi is a compulsory accompaniment in my family, they do not say no to this tomato mint chutney. This is a no coconut version. Do my full chutney collection HERE

This is Chotu’s favourite. All he wants is either Sambar or this Chutney. 🙂

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Cabbage Deli Wrap – Cabbage Kathi Roll

December 12, 2013 Bachelor Friendly Recipes, Cabbage, Kids Bay, Lunch Box Menu, Roti/Paratha  One comment

This Cabbage Deli Wrap is a simplified Indian version with roti/chapathi and a cabbage/peas filling. It is a perfect finger food for “on the go” lunch. You can make the rotis & filling in advance and bring them together easily while serving or packing. Try this Cabbage Fry recipe as a varation.

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