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Vazhakkai Poriyal Recipe/Raw Banana Curry(With Fresh Masala)

Usually we make vazhakkai poriyal for keerai sambar using this way.But recently my MIL made vazhakkai curry aka poriyal using freshly ground spices.We prepared this as a side dish formor...

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Kothavarangai poriyal/Cluster Beans Curry recipe

Today i wanted to share Eggless Gingerbread Man cookies recipe here.But unfortunately i couldn’t finish it on time.I will make that post tomorrow.So i am sharing this cluster beans poriyal recipe which...

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Eggless Gingerbread Man Cookies With Royal Icing- Christmas Recipes

Eggless ginger bread men cookies & fruit cake are the ones that flash in my mind whenever i think about Christmas recipes.Last year i shared eggless fruit cake/Plum cake and this year i tried these...

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Rasam Recipe-South Indian Rasam

This is my basic South Indian style rasam recipe which i learnt from my Aachi.I make this rasam almost everyday without using homemade or store bought rasam powder and dal.Instead i make it with...

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Eggless Tutti Frutti Cookies Recipe/Fruit Cookies-Christmas Recipes

When i posted eggless tutti frutti cake recipe,i got request from some of my readers to post tutti frutti cookies too.Even i wanted to give it a shot for long time.So i tried it yesterday for the first...

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Milk Kesari/Paal Kesari Recipe-Rava Kesari Using Milk

Rava Kesari using milk aka Paal kesari ( in Tamil) is the one which i was struggling for years to make it perfect .Thanks to my MIL for teaching me Rava Kesari recipe using this method for...

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Kambu Maavu Puttu Recipe-Pearl Millet Recipes

Last week when i went to Salem,my MIL gave me dry roasted & ground kambu maavu/Pearl millet flour and mixed millet health mix powder/Sathu Maavu.My MIL suggested me to try this Kambu sweet puttu...

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Eggless Rose Cookies/Achu Murukku Recipe-Kerala Achappam Recipe

As far as i know,achu murukku/rose cookies is very popular in Kerala and is called as achappam.But recently when i was browsing for some Christmas special recipes,i found achu murukku is made for...

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Ridge Gourd Gravy/Peerkangai Kuzhambu Recipe

Ridge gourd gravy/Peerkangai kuzhambu is one of my favourite and easiest kuzhambu recipes.I love this gravy more than peerkangai thogayal/thuvayal.My MIL call this as peerkangai chutney though it is...

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Vettu Cake Recipe/Tea Shop Sweet Bonda/Vedi Cake(Eggless)

People in & around Tamil nadu,Kerala knows very well about this vedi cake/vettu cake recipe i guess.For people who are new to this recipe,let me tell u what it is.This vettu cake aka vedi cake is...

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30 Kuzhambu Recipes-South Indian Kuzhambu Varieties

 Generally people of Tamil nadu love to make different varieties of kuzhambu for their lunch.We don’t like to eat the same sambar,vathal kuzhambu or rasam everyday.Even in my home,both mom & MIL...

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Millet Flour Porridge Recipe/Millet Sathu Maavu Kanji-Millet Recipes

Last month i shared our homemade mixed millet flour/energy mix powder/sathu maavu recipe here.Using that flour,i have shared an instant sathu maavu dosa recipe too.Recently i tried sweet & savoury...

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Microwave Fruit Cake/Eggless Plum cake recipe in 3 Minutes-Microwave Recipes

I wish all my friends and readers a very happy New year,2015 .I should have posted this cake recipe before Christmas.But i couldn't do it as i was busy with some personal work.Better late than...

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Microwave Rava Kesari Recipe/Sooji Halwa

Hi friends, I hope u all had a great new year celebration.I had a wonderful day with morning darshan at a nearby perumal temple for vaikundha ekadesi, breakfast with thisrava kesari,lunch at Rajdhani...

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Mushroom,Soya Chunks Biryani Recipe-Dindigul Thalapakatti Biryani...

In this New year,with all your support and blessings,i have planned to start biryani series from this week.I guess most of u make ( Both vegetarians & Non-vegetarians) make biryani in weekend...

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Veg Burger Recipe-Mc Donald’s Style Burger Patty Recipe

Don’t u get tempted to try if u come across a recipe titled “Mc Donald’s style Veg Burger Recipe” ?? I know many of your answers would be YES.Yeah,i too tried Veg burger for the first time in my...

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How To Make Soft Chapati/Chapathi Recipe

“How to make my chapati soft ??” was my biggest worry when i was new to cooking.Not just me,making a soft chapathi would be the dream for many beginners in cooking.When i was a beginner,i used to make...

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Millet Flour Onion Pakoda Recipe-Millet Snacks Recipes

Onion pakoda must be one of the favourite evening snacks for most of us.We generally make it using gram flour & rice flour.For a change,i tried it adding our homemade mixed millet flour/Millet...

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Averakalu Methi Pulao Recipe-Avarekalu Recipes-Sunday Lunch Recipe-2

Its Avarekalu(Hyacinth beans/Flat beans/Indian liva beans in English,Surti papdi in Hindi,Chikudukaya/Anapakayalu in Telugu and avarekai/Mochakottai in Tamil) season in Bangalore.Here people buy them...

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Kalkandu Pongal/Kalkandu Sadam Recipe-Pongal Recipes

Kalkandu( Rock sugar in English & Kal Sakkare in Kannada) sadam aka Kalkandu pongal was in my to-do list for years.I had a recipe in my cook book which was waiting for me to try.Pongal is around...

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