A simple lunch on a fridge clearing day with Aviyal, ellu podi and vendakkai curry. We all love podis and a simple appalam and a kootu combo is a welcoming one in our family. Last week when i was cleaning up the fridge, i was left with a bit of most of the veggies. So decided to make Aviyal with all left over veggies. I always keep a stock of some podi at home....

Chocolate cakes are always loved by kids and my kids, Varsha and Varun are not an exception to this. In fact they love all my baking recipes. This is a double chocolate cake, which is always a super hit at our place. Few months back when we went for a beach picnic, a friend of mine baked this delicious double chocolate eggless cake . The original recipe is adapted from here ....

Dry Coconut powder recipe – Perfect podi to mix with hot rice. This is a very simple recipe I learned from my friend after tasting this in her place one day when we are having lunch together after a tiring day of shopping for groceries. She always keeps a lot of podis that can be mixed with rice and one among them is this Dry coconut powder also known as Kobbari Podi....

Ezhukari kootu recipe | 7 kari kootu | Pongal kootu recipe – A traditional kootu recipe made for Pongal festival and also for Thiruvadirai too. Traditionally it is made using country vegetables, naatu kaikarigal. Basically, it is made using the local winter produce. Mochai | field beans is one of the key ingredients in this kootu. We use 7 varieties of veggies for this kootu. That’s why it is called Ezhukari kootu | 7 kari kootu....

Milk masala powder Recipe Cusine : Indian Prep Time : 5 Minutes Cook time : 1 minute Serves : 1/2 cup Author : Jeyashri Recipe Category : Kitchen basics Description : Cardamom powder, elakkai powder recipe using whole green cardamoms. Cardamom | elachi | elakkai 1/3 cup Raw rice 1 tblsp Method: Heat a pan nicely and when it is hot, add the whole cardamom. Dry roast it for a minute....

Instant tomato rasam recipe | Easy to make instant rasam recipe with full video and step by step pictures. Rasam is a popular and a very staple dish in South Indian houses. We make many varieties of rasam at home. This one is an instant rasam, without the addition of tamarind, rasam powder, or dal water. We are adding only tomato pulp in this recipe. This instant tomato rasam can be made in just 15 minutes....

Using Instant gulab jamun mix Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 50 Mins | Yields: 15 Gulab Jamun mix 1 and 1/2 cup (200gms) Dry nuts* 2 tblsp(finely chopped) Sugar 1 cup + 1 tsp Water for syrup 1 and 1/2 cup Saffron or cardamom powder a pinch (optional) Red or green or any food colour 1 drop Desiccated coconut 2-3 tblsp (to roll the jamuns, Optional) Oil for deep frying Ghee 1-2 tsp *I used almonds and raisins....

Keerai Molagootal recipe | Palakkad recipes Keerai Molagootal is a traditional Palakkad recipe, which I wanted to post here for a very long time. Many readers asked me to post this molagootal recipe and even I have seen readers searching for Keerai molagootal jeyashri’s kitchen. This is nothing but a poricha kootu made with keerai. Though the name has molagu in this, we don’t have molagu | pepper in this recipe....

Kesar pista kulfi recipe is a popular traditional Indian ice cream. I have already posted the kulfi recipe , this kesar pista kulfi i have given for Kungumam thozi magazine. This recipe got published last week. From my childhood i love to eat kulfis. We get from a local guy who used to bring this at night during sumer season. They serve the kulfi in banana leaf. Many times the guy who sells kulfi take banana leaf from our home as we have lot of banana tree at home....

Onion tomato chutney Kollu thogayal Recipe Cusine : Indian Prep Time : 15 Minutes Cook time : 10 Minutes Serves : 2-3 Author : Jeyashri Recipe Category : Breakfast | Dinner Description : Kara chutney made using kollu| horsegram, shallots, tomato and red chili as main ingredients, pairs well with idli dosa. Kollu | horse gram 1 tblsp Red chili 3 Tamarind a small piece Oil 3 tsp + 1 tsp Small onion 10-12 Tomato 1 Garlic 2-3 flakes(optional) Curry leaves 5-6 Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp Urad dal 1/4 tsp Salt as needed Video of how to make Kollu Kara chutney...

Lauki Muthia recipe – Healthy Gujarati snack recipe Muthia is a Gujarati snack that was introduced to me by my friend and I got addicted to these healthy and delicious steamed dumplings. A few days back when I had a sudden craving for this muthias I told this to my friend and the next day she sent a box full of yummy muthias to my place. The next day, I asked her the recipe and tried it on my own and this came out very awesome....

Poli with Wheat flour Maharastrian puran poli is a traditional festive sweet made using wheat flour and chana dal stuffing. I have already posted the south indian Poli recipe . As i have many Maharastrian friends around, i have tasted this many times, but never attempted to make it at home. Since today is Ugadi and Gudi padva, i thought i will try and post the recipe of maharastrian style puran poli....

Recipe with video of how to make mathri Mathri recipe is a popular north Indian snack, which is made during Diwali. It is similar to our south Indian thattai, but made with maida, ajwain as the basic ingredients. There are many variations to this recipe and i have shared the basic recipe of how to make mathri. I have once helped my friend in making these, which was some 5 years back....

Mawa pistachio bundt cake – Eggless mawa cake recipe with step-by-step pictures. Mawa | khoya is nothing but milk solids obtained by reducing milk. We can make instant khoya also at home using milk powder. this cake is more of an Indianised version of the cake. You can bake this during traditional Indian festivals like Diwali, holi and Raksha bandhan too. Also check out eggless Nankhatai recipe , besan nankhatai , SAffron flavoured cookies recipe , whole wheat coconut cookies...

Navaratri recipes – cooking for guests- 9 combos for 9 days The combo which you can plan out for week one is Mini idlis Urad dal vadai – Skip onions in the recipe Aval kesari Kalyana Sambar Peanut sundal ————————————————————————————————————————– NAVARATRI COMBO – 2 Kanchipuram idli Aloo bonda – Omit onion in the recipe Kalyana Gotsu Kovil Sakkarai pongal Pasi paruppu sundal ————————————————————————————————————————– NAVARATRI COMBO – 3 Pidi Kozhukattai Cabbage pakoda Kalyana sambar Rava ladoo Green Peas Sundal ————————————————————————————————————————-...

Onion chutney was introduced to me when my mom was here. Very long back i learnt the recipe of vengaya thogaiyal recipe from my mami and tried it few times at home too. But this onion chutney i have never tried or tasted. When i posted the recipe of WHEAT DOSA Ii placed this onion chutney near by the dosa. Many readers asked the recipe of that. So i made this vengaya chutney last week for idlis....

Paruppu payasam recipe| Moong dal payasam recipe with full video and detailed step-by-step pictures. Paruppu payasam is one of the traditional Tamil brahmin style payasam, made in our home during festival times. During our childhood days, only when we have guests amma make milk-based payasam, that too mostly Semiya payasam. I never liked the jaggery-based payasam during my childhood days. But after I got married somehow I slowly started liking the Jaggery-based payasam more....

Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 15 Mins | Serves: 1-2 Bread slices 4 Potato 1 (big) Grated Cheese as needed Red chili powder 1/2 tsp Salt to taste Cumin seeds | jeera a pinch Paav bhaji masala 1/4 tsp Butter as needed Method: Pressure cook the potato and mash it nicely with the back of the fork. Add cumin seeds, jeera, salt and pav bhaji masala. Mix this well....

Potato pepper fry, spicy urulai milagu piratal recipe – Potatoes cooked with aromatic spices, can be served with rice or roti too. Potato pepper fry recipe with full video and step by step pictures. We usually make potato curry | potato fry by adding sambar podi or red chili powder. Also we make potato podimas by green chilis for spiciness. Potato is one dish which is universally liked by all. Be it a South Indian dish or North Indian dish, potato goes well with that....

Recipe Cusine : Indian Prep Time : 10 Minutes Cook time : 25 Minutes Serves : 3/4 cup Author : Jeyashri Recipe Category : Lunch | Dinner Description : Puliyodarai podi,with step by step pictures, a dry podi made using dhaniya, channa dal, red chili and tamarind as main ingredients, to make the popular South Indian Puliyodarai. Dhaniya | Coriander seeds 2 tblsp Red chili 10- 12 ( i added less but felt more can be added) Channa dal 2 tblsp Black pepper 1 tsp Urad dal 1 tblsp Venthayam| Methi seeds 1/4 tsp Tamarind 1 big lemon sized Oil 4 tsp Salt as needed Asafoetida a generous pinch For making puliyodarai using Puliyodarai podi Puliyodarai podi as needed ( i added 2 tblsp) Cooked rice 3 cups Sesame oil 1 tblsp Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp Peanuts 1 tblsp Curry leaves few Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp...