Category Festival Specials

Banana Cinnamon Mug Cake – 2 Mins Microwave Cake

July 13, 2015 Baked Goodies, Cakes/Muffins, Christmas Recipes  10 comments

I love cakes, especially homemade cupcakes. But unfortunately, I am the only person to have a sweet tooth in my family. Even when I make a small batch of 12 cupcakes, I end up eating most if it!! I had always wanted to try microwave mug cakes. This Banana Cinnamon Mug Cake is one such successful attempt. These are perfect for sudden cravings or if u are in a situation like me and do not want to bake many, this is for U!!

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Paruppu Rasam – Rasam Varieties

July 6, 2015 Rasam Varieties, Tamil New Year Recipes  5 comments

Rasam is always a comfort food for me. This Paruppu Rasam is yet another easy rasam variety that can be made in a jiffy. It is very popular in any South Indian household. With freshly ground powder this is a flavourful and refreshing rasam. Mostly when I make rasam, the side dish would be potato fry!! It was not different this time too. I served it with Baby Potato Roast (recipe coming soon)

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Banana Chocolate Cupcake

June 4, 2015 Baked Goodies, Cakes/Muffins, Christmas Recipes  17 comments

It looks like I just started blogging, but here I am posting my 200th recipe . Yesss I cannot believe it myself . Thank u all for your wonderful support!!! To celebrate this occasion here u go with a soft and moist Banana Chocolate Cupcake with whipped cream frosting. I had posted a traditional Palkova recipe as my 100th post, so this time thought of making a cupcake as a treat!!

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Mango Lassi

May 14, 2015 Drinks, Holi Recipes, Mango Recipes, Summer Special  10 comments

I love Mango Lassi !! Whenever we go to an Indian restaurant here, the first thing I order would be this Mango Lassi. As u know homemade is always the best, this tasted much better than the restaurant ones. Its a simple and easy to make recipe too. Just pick the mangoes carefully, they must be fully ripe. It is a thick, rich and perfect drink for summer..

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Vazhakkai Puttu – Raw Banana Stir Fry

May 12, 2015 Kootu / Poriyal Varieties, Tamil New Year Recipes, Tirunelveli Style Recipes, Vazhakkai/Raw Banana  8 comments

Vazhakkai Putti or Vazhakkai Podimas how ever u call it is a simple and easy stir fry. I usually make a varuval or poriyal with raw banana, for a change I made this Vazhakkai Puttu. We loved this too. This puttu is the most common way to make raw banana. It pairs very well with rice, rasam or sambar.

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Spicy Ajwain Cookies – Salted Biscuits

May 8, 2015 Baked Goodies, Bars N Cookies, Christmas Recipes  8 comments

Making salted biscuits at home was a long time wish for me. These ajwain cookies are a perfect tea time snack. It is crispy,salty, spicy and just melts in the mouth. And not to forget the magical aroma of ajwain/carom seeds!! What more can we ask for in a savoury biscuit?!? Not knowing that these are seriosly addictive, I just made a small batch. They just vanished in 2 days..

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Dates Almond Milkshake – Dates Milkshake

May 3, 2015 Drinks, Holi Recipes, Summer Special  16 comments

Dates Almond Milkshake is one of the yummiest milkshake ever. Making Chotu eat fruits is a cumbersome task for me and when it comes to dry fruits and nuts its a big No No. So this Dates Almond Milkshake is one such initiative to make him eat dates and he just loved it 🙂

So here u go with this easy and yummy milkshake packed with the goodness of dates and almonds. Its a filling milkshake and a perfect summer drink too..

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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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