Raw mango panagam | panakam recipe, A fantastic summer cooler made using raw mango and jaggery as main ingredients. Mango panakam recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures. Panagam | panakam is a traditional summer made during SriRama Navami and offerred to Lord Rama as neivedyam. Apart from this, we make panakam | panagam for other small functions | poojas at home. Panagam is a jaggery-based drink. Since we are adding dry ginger to this, it aids in digestion....

   Cooked Rice  1/2 cup    Besan | kadai maavu  2 Tblsp    Onion     2    Green chilli  2    Coriander leaves   Few    Curry leaves  Few    Salt  As needed    Oil   For deep frying Method: Cut the onions, green chilli, curry leaves and coriander leaves very finely....

Samba godhumai rava dosai – Wheat rava dosa – without rice or millet. Two-ingredient godhumai Rava dosa recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures. Dosa is a staple breakfast in our house. We make different varieties of dosa at home. The traditional one is using Idli rice and urad dal. This one is a healthy one using samba wheat and urad dal. We are not adding any rice or millet for making this dosa batter....

Sathu maaavu kanji is one we used to have everyday during our childhood days. Amma used to make an awesome kanji maavu . Also she makes a semi solid khoozl out of it smeared with ghee ,and me and my sister sitting on the stair case used to lick this with this fingers. Whenever amma returns from office and was in a confusion on what to make for us to satisfy our hunger cravings, this will be the handy one for her....

Semiya payasam with coconut milk – Vermicelli kheer- Easy to make semiya payasam recipe with coconut milk and jaggery. Semiya payasam is a very popular one in South Indian homes. During our childhood days, whenever we have guests, amma used to make semiya payasam. Usually, milk and sugar will be added to the ghee-roasted cooked vermicelli and garnished with roasted cashew nuts. Later when condensed milk started hitting the market, amma used to make add condensed milk to semiya payasam....

Dry fruits lassi Rose lassi INGREDIENTS: STRAWBERRY 7-8 NO THICK YOGURT 1 CUP LOW FAT MILK 1 CUP SUGAR 4 TBLSP METHOD: Wash and hull the strawberries and chop them roughly. Put them in a mixer with all the ingredients. Run the mixer for 5 minutes at high speed till it becomes frothy. Pour them into tall glasses and enjoy. This can be kept in the refrigerator and can be served....

Puppy faced cookies Eggless chocolate chips cookies( in pressure cooker) Thumbprint cookies Preparation Time : 20 mins | Baking Time : 10-12 Mins | Makes: 18-20 cookies All purpose flour | plain flour | maida 1 cup Butter 1/2 cup Vanilla essence 1/4 tsp Sugar 1/4 cup Jam 1- 2 tbslp approx Method: Soften the butter and powder the sugar. Add both together in a bowl and mix this nicely....

Undhiyu recipe Preparation Time : 25 mins | Cooking Time : 25 Mins | Serves: 6-7 Carrot 1 Yam a small piece Purple yam a small piece Suruti papdi a handful Thuvarai | Fresh pigeon peas a handul Green peas a handful Avarakai | Broad beans little Raw banana 1 Eggplant | brinjal 4 Potato 1 or baby potato 4-5 Oil 3-4 tblsp Salt as needed Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp For the masala Coriander leaves 1 cup (loosely packed) Omam | ajwain 1 tsp Coconut 3/4 cup Ginger a small piece Green chili 4 Garlic 4 pods (optional) Lemon juice 2 tsp Salt as needed For methi balls Methi leaves 1/2 cup Besan | kadalai maavu 1/2 cup Red chili powder 1 tsp Coriander powder 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp Jeera powder 1/2 tsp Salt as needed Oil to deep fry...

Upma kozhukattai recipe – Pidi kozhukattai recipe – Upma pidi kozhakattai recipe – Steamed rice dumplings using idli rava -recipe with step-by-step pictures. Upma kozhukattai is an easy and healthy dish that is usually made for evening tiffin or dinner at our place. Though my kids don’t prefer this very much nowadays they started liking this and so I am making this once a week. Usually, we make the same procedure of Arisi Upma but the addition of toor dal is optional in upma kozhukattai....

Vazhakkai bajji recipe | Raw banana bajji | Valakkai bajji – Deep fried raw banana fritters recipe with step-by-step pictures. Bajji is a very popular South Indian snack. We make this in the evening for a tea-time snack. This is similar to the North Indian pakoras. We make bajjis using a different variety of vegetables like brinjal, ridge gourd, onion, capsicum, potato, long chilis, and even with appalam too. Bajjis carries a lot of childhood memories....

Vegetable Biryani Beetroot vada Potato curry Tomato Rasam Raitha Semiya payasam Plain Rice Curd Soak for vada first. Let it soak for 2 hours. In the mean time cut the vegetables for rice. Also grate the beetroot for vadai. Cook the potato and dal for rasam in a pressure cooker. When it is cooking, start making the semiya payasam. By this time the potatoes will be cooked. Cut them into cubes and put it a pan for curry....

Carrot capsicum raita Pineapple raita. Ladies Finger | Okra | Vendakkai 15 Yogurt | Curd 1 cup Oil 2-3 tblsp Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp Urad dal 1/4 tsp Red chili 1 Salt as needed Method: Wash and pat dry the ladies finger and spread it on a clean dry cloth for 15 mins to half an hour. This will help to reduce the sliminess of the ladies finger while cooking....

Recipe Cusine : Indian Prep Time : 10 Minutes Cook time : 5 Minutes Serves : 2-3 Author : Jeyashri Recipe Category : Lunch | Dinner Description : Ash gourd raita | Vellai poosanikkai thayir pachadi recipe, south Indian pachadi | raita variety made using white pumpkin, a perfect summer coolant Ash gourd | white pumpkin 1 cup (chopped) Curd | yogurt 3/4 cup Urad dal 1 tsp Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp Salt as needed Green chili 1 Oil 1 tsp...

Baingan Bharta recipe with step-by-step pictures and full video. Baingan bharta recipe, smoky Roasted eggplant cooked in onion tomato-based gravy, is a very popular side dish for chapati in Punjabi cuisine. I cook this rarely in my kitchen as my kids don’t prefer eggplants. But to my surprise, this baingan bhartha is loved by everyone at home, when I made it for the first time. The unique smoky flavour of the dish mixed with other spices gives out an excellent taste....

Cabbage, carrots, and peas are always a winning combination, which I love the most. During the green peas season, I insist my mom make this curry for me. A simple poriyal that goes well with vatha kuzhambu and rasam rice. Recently, when we all met at a friend’s place for lunch, she made this curry. But she made it in a different style and we all loved it very much. Her recipes are always a super hit here on my website....

No onion no garlic menu This menu includes: Coriander and lemon Veg soup Paneer butter masala Channa masala Veg pulao Roti Khoya Jamun I used store bought jamun here. But if you are making Khoya jamun, make it the previous day. If needed chp the veggies for soup and rice and keep it inside the refrigerator. Soak the chole overnight. Next day boil the chole in the pressure cooker till 6-7 whistles....

Chettinad Kuzhi Paniyaram recipe, a most popular South Indian Breakfast made usually with leftover idli/dosa batter. Recipe with full video and step by step pictures. Most of the times I make kuzhi paniyaram using leftover idli batter. But this time I learnt this recipe from my friend. She gave me the exact recipe for making kuzhi paniyaram as how they make in their native place. It turned out so well and it was super soft and fluffy....

Sunny Sunday popsicles post by my daughter Varsha. Check out her coconut lemonade popsicle recipe. Over to Varsha…. Today is my parents wedding anniversary, so I thought I would post a ‘perfect date’ recipe. Do you guys get the pun? I am not so good with puns or writing introductions. Since the Ramadan Month is starting tomorrow, Amma suggested that I post a dates recipe. Nowadays it rains quite often but you don’t need a sunny weather to eat popsicle, right?...

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 20 Mins | Serves: 10 pieces Grated paneer 1 cup Milk powder 1 cup Carrot grated 1/2 cup Condensed milk 1 cup Cardamom powder a pinch (optional) Ghee 2 tsp Pistachio few Method: In a pan add 1 tsp of ghee and add the grated carrots. Saute for 2 minutes and add the grated paneer, milk powder and condensed milk. Mix this well and stir this continuously....

Green peas Idli, Instant idli recipe, Matar idli recipe- Easy Instant idli recipe using sooji and green peas. Instant peas idli recipe with full video and step by step pictures. Usually, we make Idli by grinding and fermenting Idli rice and urad dal. Sometimes when we run out of Idli | dosa batter, we make upma for breakfast or dinner. I have posted few Instant Idli and dosa recipes in Jeyashri’s kitchen....