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Rava Adai Recipe – Sooji Adai Dosa Recipe

My husband loves South Indian Adai recipe with lentils / dal and rice. So I try to make varieties of adai recipes at home.  Recently I came across this rava adai recipe without rice in Chitra Murali’s...

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Besan Toast Recipe – How To Make Bread Besan Toast

Last week I prepared few easy, instant breakfast and dinner recipes with bread. This Bread besan toast is one among them. Its a super quick recipe that can be prepared under 10 minutes. We can make...

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How To Make Sprouts At Home – Moong Bean Sprouts – Green Gram Sprouts

Sprouts are nothing but germinated seeds that are high in nutrition. Some of the edible sprouts are alfalfa, broccoli, mung bean, green peas, chana and radish sprouts. Making sprouts at home is so...

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7 Taste Uthappam / 5 Taste Uthappam Recipe

7 Taste Uthappam / 5 Taste Uthappam Recipe – Many of you would have tasted this dosa variety in restaurants like Saravana bhavan and many restaurants in Tamil nadu. Basically uthappam is a soft, spongy...

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Muscoth Halwa Recipe – Halwa Without Ghee

Muscoth halwa / Muscat halwa is a popular halwa recipe in Mudalur near Tuticorin (Thoothukudi), Tamilnadu. It is also known as Mudalur halwa. AJJ bakery/ sweet shop is very famous for this halwa...

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Heerekayi Palya Recipe – Karnataka Style Ridge Gourd Gravy For Roti, Rice

  Recently my neighbor from North Karnataka gave me some Jolada roti / Jowar roti , ridge gourd / Heerekai palya  (Kannada name )and brinjal / badanekayi chutney as side dish. I have tasted jolada roti...

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Varalakshmi Vratham Recipes – Varamahalakshmi Festival Recipes

 In this post, you can find the list of naivedyam / prasadam recipes of Tamil nadu, Andhra pradesh and Karnataka for Varalakshmi pooja. Varalakshmi Vratham/Varamahalakshmi festival is the most...

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Baby Corn Masala Gravy For Chapathi / Roti

This is my first try on baby corn masala gravy for chapathi and roti. I watched few YouTube videos and came up with this north Indian style gravy recipe with onion, tomato base. This recipe is without...

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Betel Leaves Rasam – Vetrilai Rasam Recipe - Vethalai Rasam

Betel leaves / vetrilai rasam also known as paan leaves was in my try list for long time. After Varalakshmi pooja, I had so many betel leaves in hand. Usually I make homemade paan /  sweet beedaor have...

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Kara Seedai Recipe – Spicy Seedai Recipe With Rice Flour

Kara seedai / Spicy seedai recipe is one of the easy and interesting seedai varieties. Recently we bought this seedai in a shop and loved its spicy taste. For every Gokulashtami /Krishna jayanthi, we...

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Kovakkai Masala Kuzhambu Recipe –Tindora Gravy For Rice, Roti

Today’s Kovakkai masala kuzhambu / Tindora gravy for rice and roti is my long time pending recipe bookmarked from Nees kitchen. At last I tried it yesterday for our lunch. I made slight changes in the...

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Orange Rasam Recipe – Orange Juice Rasam Recipe

Orange rasam recipe is one of the interesting and tasty rasam varieties. I buy Kamala orange or mosambi for Raksha as she loves both. But we all consume it as a fruit more than just drinking its juice....

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How To Cook Kerala Matta Rice In Pressure Cooker

Kerala matta rice also known as rosematta rice, vadi matta rice, palakadan matta rice, red rice, Kerala red rice, Kerala parboiled rice (Malayalam: കേരള മട്ട)is a healthy grain that is grown in Kerala...

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Pink Palada Payasam Recipe In Pressure Cooker

 Palada Payasam is one of the traditional payasam recipes of Kerala. It is prepared for Onam and Vishu festivals. Authentic palada payasam is prepared by boiling and simmering the milk, sugar, ada for...

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Pori Upma – Puffed Rice Upma Recipe

Pori upma/ puffed rice upma was in my try list for long time. I usually make kara pori and bhel puri at home. Recently my friend was telling me about this easy pori upma for breakfast. Last time when I...

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Karnataka Idli Recipe – Soft Idli With Idli Rava

Karnataka style idli rava idli (also known as rice rava idli) became my favorite when I tasted this idli with sambar in my School moms group friends Megha’s house. As a big fan of idli recipes, I love...

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Eggless Wheat Flour Pancake Mix Recipe – Homemade Pancake Mix Without Eggs

Eggless wheat flour pancake is one of our favorite weekend breakfast recipes. We love to have it with chocolate syrup and honey. I have heard my sister and friends in abroad telling me about store...

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Sundal Varieties For Navratri – Navarathri Sundal Recipes

In South India, Sundal is the most important and must prepare prasadam recipes during Navaratri. 9 varieties of sundal is prepared during this nine days (Nava means 9 , ratri is night) festival in...

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Kondakadalai Masala Sundal Recipe – Black Chana Sundal Recipe

I learnt this kondakadalai masala sundal recipe from my neighbor. Last year during Ganesh Chaturthi I got this black chana sundal from her as prasadam. It was so flavorful and tasted yummy. Raksha...

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Pavakkai Chips / Crispy Bitter gourd Chips – Karela Chips Recipe

 I learnt this crispy bitter gourd chips recipe from my MIL. During my recent visit to Salem, my MIL gave me some fresh , home grown bitter gourd (Pavakkai in Tamil, Karela in Hindi, Kākarakāya in...

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