Thinai payasam Thinai pesarattu     Thinai|foxtail millet  1/4 cup     Black channa    3 tbslp (cooked)     Pomegranate seeds  a hand ful     Capsicum | bell pepper  small piece     Sweet corn kernels  a hand ful     Nuts ( badam,pista,walnuts)  few (optional)     Sprouts      a hand ful     Ginger  a small piece     Green chilli  1     Honey   1 tsp     Lemon juice   1/2 tsp     Salt to taste     Pepper powder   to taste...

INGREDIENTS: YIELDS 4 SCOOPS CUSTARD POWDER (VANILA FLAVOR) 1 AND 1/2 TBLSP SUGAR 4-5 TBLSP MILK (LOW FAT) 2 CUPS CREAM 2 TBLSP Boil the milk in a saucepan, reserving 3 tblsps of milk aside. Mix the custard powder in the 3 tblsp of milk into a smooth paste without any lumps. Add this custard mixture to the boiled milk and keep the flame low. Stir it continuously for 2 minutes....

Planning lunch menu on a weekend is always a task for most of us. Actually cooking is not a task, what to cook is the task. I have started this Lunch menu combo series upon the request from many friends and readers. And this series is gaining a good response from all of you and that motivates me to do more. Thank you all so much. Check out my collection of Indian lunch menu ideas....

Vegetable Biryani with video  Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 20 Mins | Serves: 2-3   Basmati Rice  1 cup   Mixed veggies*  1 and 1/2 cup   Water  1 and 1/4 cup   Red chili powder  3/4 tsp   Ginger  a small piece   Garlic  3-4 pods   Mint leaves  a handful   Sombu | fennel  1/4 tsp   Bay leaf | cardamom 1   Onion  1   Tomato  1/2    Oil  2 tblsp    Ghee  1/2 tsp    Salt  as needed *I used carrot, beans, green peas and potato....

Vella aval | Swwet poha| aval nanachadu is usually a must item for Krishna jayanthi at out house. Even in the last minute if anybody doesn’t have time to prepare anything elaborate, they can make this vella aval and Nei appam . This recipe doesn’t need any cooking and you can make it within no time, if you grated coconut in hand. This recipe will be useful for bachelors, who are staying away from home and want to make neivedhyam for Lord Krishna on Janmasthami | Krishna jayanthi....

Vendhaya thogayal recipe, a very healthy thogayal recipe using Venthayam | methi seeds. Vendhaya thogayal recipe with detailed step by step instructions. This is a zero oil recipe . I have heard about this thogayal few years back from a friend. This thogayal is a traditional heirloom recipe, followed in their family. This will detox the system and makes you feel light after a heavy meal. Will Vendhaya thogayal taste bitter – Yes the thogayal tastes slightly bitter....

Aloo baingan (urulai kathrikkai poriyal) is a north indian style dry subzi with potatoes and eggplant. I have noted down few recipes which i tasted during our trip, to London and Europe, and more than all liked by the kids. This aloo baingan subzi, we tasted on our first day of our trip. We all loved it very much and kids who generally don’t take eggplant, loved it very much. So i tried this last weekend at home, and it was a super hit....

Aval ladoo | poha ladoo is a easy sweet recipe, which you can try for this Janmasthami |Gokulashtami. I wanted to post this recipe of aval ladoo last year too, but somehow it didn’t come out well. This time i realised where i went wrong, and again tried it. It was super easy recipe to make and for working women, who are running short of time , can make this in a jiffy and offer for neivedhyam....

Beetroot rasam recipe, simple and easy beetroot rasam recipe with step-by-step pictures and full video. Rasam is a staple in South Indian homes. There are a lot of variations in making the simple South Indian rasam. We make it with dal, without dal, with tamarind, without tamarind, and sometimes with or without tomato, at times we make it with fruits like pineapple, strawberry, orange, and even watermelon. I have recently tasted beetroot rasam during my visit to India....

Biscuit pudding recipe – Easy no-bake Marie biscuit pudding recipe- Easy dessert recipes – With full video and step-by-step pictures. If you are looking for an easy dessert recipe then you should give this a try. I have seen this recipe for the first time in Divya kuduva’s blog many years ago. I have tried this a few times and it’s always a super hit among guests. This is a very simple and delicious dessert, recipe with easily available ingredients....

Bisi bele bath | Karnataka style bisi bele bath recipe – A popular one-pot meal | sambar rice recipe from Karnataka. Bisi belebath recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures. I posted Bisi bele bath masala powder recipe in Jeyashris kitchen 2 days back. I have posted my mom’s version and restaurant-style sambar sadam recipe in Jeyashris kitchen. This is the traditional Karnataka style bisi belebath recipe. Traditionally no veggies are added in this version....

Yes, the title says it all, more than a decade of living in this beautiful city, we are now moving out from Singapore. Why that needs a blog post! This is the place where i got a major breakthrough in my life. After i got pregnant with my first kid, i quit my job. While i was thinking i should start again, we moved to Singapore in 2008. Though people call it a concrete jungle, i loved this place so much....

Capsicum rice recipe | kudamilagai sadam Easy lunch box recipe, Quick lunch box recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures. This is one of the staple lunch box recipes at my home. I pack this once a week for kid’s lunch as well as for my husband too. If you have cooked rice ready then you can make this in a jiffy. Capsicum is a very flavourful vegetable. We get this in 3 colors, red, green, and yellow....

Caramel payasam recipe with video Caramel payasam | caramel kheer, is similar to the paal payasam recipe , with 3 major ingredients, but with a variation of caramelising the sugar. I have this payasam tried few times but i chose to post it today to celebrate a special event. Yes, my in laws are celebrating their 50th Wedding anniversary today. Yesterday they had a small get together in Chennai. As things were planned in the last minute i couldn’t join the event....

Chana dal halwa recipe, easy to make halwa recipe with step by step pictures and video, perfect for Indian festivals. I have tried moong dal halwa and wanted to try chana dal halwa for a long time. Some time back when we had a potluck, one of our friend made this chana dal halwa. It tasted so yum and asked her for the recipe later. She sent the recipe with exact measurements and shared the nuances of the recipe too....

Dal khichdi recipe – Easy to make one pot meal, a comfort meal on a weekday or a weeknight dinner or lunch. We South Indians make paruppu sadam using toor dal and Ven Pongal, it is always our comfort meal. Similarly, I have seen many North Indians make dal khichdi as their comfort meal. Every house has its own version. I learned this for the first time from my neighbor in Singapore....

Deepavali Legiyam using store-bought podi – How to make Deepavali marundu using instant marundu podi – Recipe with step-by-step pictures and full video. Deepavali lehiyam | Deepavali lehiyam is a traditional and must one in our deepavali menu. It has a lot of medicinal properties which aid in digestion. Also, this is given to newly delivered moms as a part of the postpartum diet. I posted a homemade easy Deepavali marundu recipe in Jeyashri’s kitchen many years back....

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 2 Mins | Serves: 1 -2 For the cake All purpose flour | Maida 6 tblsp Sugar 2 tblsp Oil 1 and 3/4 tblsp Baking powder 1/2 tsp Milk 3 tblsp Vanilla essence 1/2 tsp For chocolate ganache Heavy cream | whipping cream 2 tblsp Semi sweet chocolate chips 1/4 cup Rainbow sprinkles few (for garnishing) Method: In a bowl add all the ingredients under the ingredients for the cake....

Fresh turmeric pickle recipe, a simple and easy pickle made with fresh turmeric and ginger. This recipe is shared by my sister a few weeks back. It sounded similar to the Instant Raw mango pickle we make during mango season. I have never tasted fresh turmeric in raw form. We sometimes add in turmeric milk, apart from that i have never used fresh turmeric in my cooking. I used turmeric and ginger in this recipe, but you can replace mango ginger (maa inji ) instead of ginger....

Hayagreeva maddi | Hayagreeva recipe, a traditional sweet of Udipi | karnataka region made using chana dal and jaggery. Some people add poppy seeds, cloves or sesame seeds to this sweet. I made it in a simple way as taught by my friend’s mom. This tasted similar to Kadalaparuppu poli poornam. We usually make paruppu payasam or other jaggery based payasam for Navratri neivedyam. For a change, try out this Hayagreeva | Hayagreeva maddi for neivedyam....