Banana, walnut and cinnamon are an excellent combo. This Banana Walnut Bread is an easy, moist & flavourful bread that can be made quickly. I am always happy to bake banana based recipes as it uses up a couple of over ripe bananas which is usually available at home. Honestly this tasted much much better than the store bought ones.

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Gobi 65 is Chotu’s favourite. Anytime we go to a restaurant he would ask for this. Have tried making this at home many times but could not convince him. He loved the restaurant style ones.. Then I realised that he was attracted by the red colour and here is the recipe – WITHOUT any artificial colors though. He loved it!!  Am sure your kids would like this too… This Onion Pakoda is always a hit at home too.

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While we are all still staying at home, am trying to make food more interesting with the limited ingredients available in the pantry or at the stores. This Sweet Corn Gravy is one such recipe. I have never tried a gravy with sweet corn. Well before that I am not a big fan of sweet corn so I seldom buy it. I had grabbed a bag of frozen sweet corn before the lockdown, just because frozen peas was not available. So now it justifies why I am here with this Sweet Corn Gravy recipe. It turned out really well, sweet corn in spicy gravy. We liked the sweet-spicy combo. Do try my Peas Masala or Methi Matar Malai recipes if you want to use Peas instead.

Hope you all are staying safe at home. Am posting this simple Biscuit Fridge Cake during this lockdown period to serve sudden cravings. Ingredients are all simple too. This is a No Bake cake. U just need to mix a few ingredients and refrigerate for a couple of hours. Thats it! You can involve your kids to make this simple yet yummy biscuit cake. Its a perfect recipe for birthday parties too. Do check my Peanut Butter Fudge which is also a no bake cake.

Hope you all are doing well. Pls do follow the govt instructions, stay at home, eat healthy & be safe. Just to boost you all at this unprecedented time, I present to you this simple homemade Tortilla Pizza. Yes! Am sure you all are facing challenges to keep your kids busy and happy at home. This Tortilla Pizza recipe idea came to me in a flash when Chotu wanted Pizza. We dare not eat ouside. I could not imagine making Pizza from the scratch.

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Vethalai Rasam is a flavourful & healthy rasam variety. Vethalai in tamil or Betel leaves in English has a lot of health benefits. It is rich in calcium and is helpful in curing cold and cough, which is the need of the hour now. Am no Doctor here, but just to remind that a lot of our Indian spices have medicinal values. With or without knowing we have been consuming it all these years. Vethalai also aids in digestion, no wonder it is served in marriages after a heavy meal. Now lets get to the healthy Betel Leaves Rasam recipe. Do try my Orange Rasam too.

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Besan Ladoo or Besan Ke Laddu has been in my to do list since a long time. Finally made it with video 🙂 Its so simple to make. Trust me all u need is just 30 mins and Tadaaa these melt in the mouth golden beauties would be ready! Ingredients are simple too. The key to the best Besan Ladoo is roasting the besan or chickpea flour perfectly else it would not taste good. Scroll down to see all the tips and tricks. Do check my favourite Coconut Laddu too.

Pulao varieties and biryani’s are always welcome at home. Easy for me too as its an one pot meal 🙂 This Cashew Pulao is a simple yet rich and flavouful pulao variety. Its a mild pulao. Goes well with any gravy like I served with Paneer Butter Masala or even with a simple raita. Not much fancy ingredients or grinding needed. Can be made in 30 mins. Do check my other Biryani, Pulao recipes HERE

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Paneer Kheer or Paneer Payasam is a super easy dessert that can be made in like 30 mins. One of my favourites, it actually tastes more like Basundi. With simple ingredients and procedure, the end result is just yumm! It is made using milk & crumbled paneer + sugar or condensed milk to sweeten it. I have used sugar here. Try this heavenly dessert for sudden cravings, just dont wait for an ocasssion. Check out the video.. Carrot Payasam is yet another favourite of mine. Check the recipe HERE.

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Capsicum Paruppu Usili, Yes u read it right! I never knew capsicum can be made in paruppu usili style until I tasted it a friend’s place. Really loved it. Thanks “J” for the idea 🙂 Usually paruppu usili is made with beans, vazhaipoo, cluster beans… Capsicum adds a zing to it. Unlike beans or vazhaipoo, capsicum gets cooked very quickly. Goes well with sambar, rasam or mor kuzhambu. Check out the video..

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