Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 20 Mins | Serves: 2-3 Basmati rice 1 cup Water 1 cup Thick coconut milk 1/2 cup Cinnamon a small stick Bay leaf 1 Green chili 2 Oil 1 tblsp Green peas 1/4 cup (optional) Video of how to make coconut milk pulao Method: Wash the rice and soak it in 1 cup water and 1/2 cup coconut milk. Soak for 15-20 minutes....

The menu was AVAL PAKODA – FOR STARTER LACHHA PARATHA BABY CORN MASALA YELLOW DAL VEGETABLE BIRYANI CURD RICE CARROT KHEER CUCUMBER RAITHA

Corn vada recipe | easy Instant sweet corn vada recipe in Tamil, with full video and step by step pictures. Corn vada is a popular snack in the Andhra region. This is made similar to the Tamilnadu style masala vada. We soak dal and make masala vada but this is an instant one. We are using corn kernels the vada and adding rice flour and gram flour for binding. You can use fresh or frozen corn for making this Corn vada...

Kadalai paruppu kuzhambu | Chana dal kuzhambu gravy, a simple and easy gravy recipe. Kadalai paruppu kuzhambu pairs well with Idli and dosa. Paruppu kuzhambu recipe in Tamil with full video and step by step pictures. A few months back while talking with my friends on a whats app chat, one friend was telling me about this kuzhambu. She told that her mom makes this often and home. She shared the recipe with me the next day....

Karthigai Milagu adai | Karthigai Deepam recipes – Milagu adai recipe Karthigai Deepam festival is celebrated on the full moon day of the Tamil month, Karthigai . We lit lamps inside and outside the house for 3 days. Evening also we keep a small diya outside the house throughout the month. Generally married women keep fasting for the whole day and after doing pooja in the evening and lighting lamps they have the food ....

Paal payasam is a popular south Indian dessert and it is always served in South Indian weddings. I have already posted paal payasam recipe, my special first post in jeyashris kitchen. This Kerala paal paysam is a special recipe served in Onam sadhya menu. I have already posted palada payasam and ada pradaman recipe which is served in Onam sadhya menu. This recipe my friend Raji taught me, and also was sweet enough to pass the Kerala unakkalari rice too....

Kulambhu karuvadam | traditional south indian recipes- Kuzambhu Karuvadam |Kulambhu Vadam is an authentic Tamil Brahmin recipe made at our houses during the summer season. Apart from that, we practise doing this if a girl is engaged. A few weeks before the wedding, we make this karuvadam as it is considered good. I remember the days before my wedding, when I made this on our terrace. Amma prepares the dough, and we will be asked to put them in the plastic sheets—some houses they make during sumangali poojas too....

Mahalaya Paksham lunch Dinner combo- 5 – No onion no garlic lunch and dinner menu combo for Mahalaya Paksham The Day 5 lunch and dinner menu features a veggies-loaded Varuthu Aracha Kuzhambu, a recipe very close to my heart. This Tirunelveli-style gravy, which I learned from my athai, is something we all love a lot. You can also replace this kuzhambu with Tirunelveli Thalagam or Ezhukari kootu . Usually, they use native vegetables like vazhakkai, seppankizhangu, bittergourd, kathrikkai, avarakkai during mahalayam, but I don’t strictly follow any rules except onion and garlic....

Mango hummus recipe using ripe mango and chickpeas, a perfect dip for a party starter. Hummus is a Mediterranean dip, which I learnt in a Master chef cookery show. Last year when I judged a cookery competition-themed mangoes, I happened to taste this mango hummus recipe. There was a raw mango hummus too but somehow the ripe mango one gained my attention a lot. It was served with a tangy crackers....

Idiyappam | sevai |Rice noodles is a healthy south indian breakfast. We generally make this for dinner too. My mom makes variety of idiyappam and she makes the basic idiyappam using the traditional sevai nazhi. I have already posted the recipe of idiyappam but this one i made with instant rice sevai available in the stores. This is a simple recipe but can be made in less than 30 minutes, serves as a perfect breakfast |week night dinner too....

Recipe Cusine : Indian Prep Time : 15 Minutes Cook time : 20 Minutes Serves : 2-3 Author : Jeyashri Recipe Category : Lunch | Dinner Description : Methi matar pulao recipe with video and step by step pictures, pulao made with methi leaves and green peas, a perfect one pot meal and and ideal pulao for lunch box too. Basmati rice 1 cup Oil 3 tsp Butter 1 tblsp Green chili 2 Cloves 3 (optional) Cumin seeds 1 tsp Onion 1 thinly sliced Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp Water 1 and 1/4 cup Salt as needed Green peas 1/2 cup Garam masala 1 tsp (optional) Methi leaves 1/2 cup (chopped) Coriander leaves 1/2 cup (finely chopped) Mint leaves 1/4 cup (finely chopped)...

Carrot – 2 Oil 1 tsp Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp Urad dal 1/4 tsp Green chilli 1 Salt to taste Coconut scrapped 1 tblsp Peel the skin of the carrots and cut them into small pieces. In a microwave safe bowl, add oil and add in the mustard seeds , urad dal and slit the green chili. Microwave in medium high for 2 minutes, till the urad dal turns golden brown....

Microwave masala peanuts recipe | Masala peanuts are an quite addictive snack. I have posted a deep-fried version of Masala peanuts  but this is a low-calorie version of making in the microwave. It is quite addictive and a perfect tea-time snack too. Sometimes if you run out of veggies this can be had with sambar rice or curd rice too. Try out this microwave version of salted masala peanuts (a guilt-free low-fat snack) and enjoy your Tea time....

Haldirams style roasted moong dal Preparation Time : 5 mins + 2 hours soaking | Cooking Time : 12-15 mins | Yields:1/2 cup Moong dal 1/2 cup Red chili powder 1/4 tsp Chaat masala 2 pinches Oil 2 tsp Salt as needed Turmeric powder a pinch Method: Soak moong dal in water for 2 hours. Drain the water completely and dry this in a clean towel for 5-10 minutes inside the home....

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 20 Mins | Serves: 1 Pasta 1/2 cup ( i used fusilli) 1 cup Mushroom 7 All purpose flour | maida 1 tsp Butter 1 tsp Mozzarella Cheese 2 tsp Olive oil 2 tsp Garlic 4 pods Milk 3 tblsp Pepper powder to taste Salt to taste Method: Soak the pasta in water for 5 minutes and add little salt to this ....

Navaratri 2016 is starting from tomorrow, Oct 2nd. People keep Golu and do pooja to Godesess and also offer sundal and sweet as neivedhyam. Daily we make one Sundal and one sweet during Navaratri. I have alreay posted a Navaratri Combo menu , for guests, in my cooking for guests series. This post comes with an idea on what to make for neivedhyam on each day of Navaratri. I have just made a combo to give an idea....

Palak Paneer biryani with video Palak paneer is a classic combo, which generally makes a combo in gravy as a side dish for chapathi. I have posted Palak paneer gravy in Jeyashri’s kitchen. As schools are reopening for kids in many places, i thought i will post this easy and kids friendly lunch box recipe. This palak paneer biryani is an easy one pot meal, loved by all at home. Try it out at home and I am sure kids will love this....

Palak kofta recipe Palak pulao recipe    Palak  1 bunch    Paneer Cubes  1/2 cup   Onion 1-2    Tomato 1    Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp    Jeera powder  1/4 tsp   Coriander powder  1/4 tsp   Kasoori methi  2 pinches   Garam masala  1/4 tsp   Sugar  1/4 tsp   Salt   To taste    Milk  1/4 cup...

Puli Semiya upma recipe | Puli vermicelli upma recipe – Easy South Indian breakfast recipe, vermicelli cooked in tamarind water. Recipe of Puli semiya upma with full video in Tamil and step by step pictures. Apart from the popular, staple, South Indian breakfast like Idli, dosai, we make few traditional tiffin items too. We make puli aval, puli upma in our home for breakfast or evening tiffin. Sometimes when we make rice sevai, apart from the usual coconut sevai and lemon sevai, we make Puli sevai too....

Ragda chaat recipe | a popular chaat recipe made using white peas, recipe of Ragda chaat with full video and step by step pictures. We all know about the popular Ragda patties, where aloo tikki is served with a white peas gravy. I have posted this Ragda patties recipe in Jeyashris kitchen. This Ragda chaat is a protein-rich and healthy chaat recipe. I made Ragda chaat yesterday evening and served the family for dinner....