Whenever we go to Pasta Mania we have few options for vegetarians and one among them is this Simple Agilo Olio pasta . I wanted to try this agilo olio pasta , a simple vegetarian pasta recipe at home for a long time and finally made few days back. Let us see how to make Agilo Olio Pasta recipe also called as Spaghetti Aglio e Olio . INGREDIENTS: SERVES 2...

Aloo kulcha recipe, a popular Indian flatbread stuffed with potato masala. Recipe of Amritsari Aloo kulcha with full video and step by step instructions. What is the difference between Naan and Kulcha Naan is made using yeast, whereas Kulcha is made by adding curd, warm milk and baking powder to the flour. Both Naan and kulcha will be very soft in texture. Naan will be more fluffy and soft as we are adding yeast to the dough....

Avocado Taco chaat, yet another fusion recipe, with step by step pictures, a perfect party starter. We used to buy avocado rarely. As i am not a big fan of avocados and also feel it very heavy for the tummy, i rarely buy them. But kids love Avocado milkshake. This time i bought the avocados to make an interesting toast. But the plan totally changed when the kids wanted Tacos. They tasted tacos in Chennai during our visit last month....

I wanted to post the popular ABC juice, apple beetroot and carrot juice. When i started making it, thinking i have all ingredients at home. Suddenly realized apple was not there,so ended up making beetroot juice. It turned out very well and was perfect drink for the hot summer. Try out this easy summer drink recipe at home . Follow jeyashri’s kitchen on facebook, and share the pictures of tried recipes from here....

Cabbage poricha kootu recipe, with step by step pictures and video, a traditional South Indian kootu recipe made using veggies, dal and freshly ground masala. Poricha kootu is a very common item made in Tamil brahmin houses. We make it almost weekly once or twice. I personally prefer to have this with spicy Vatha kuzhambu. During our childhood days, especially when we have summer vacation, my athai used to make mixed veggies Poricha kootu in a large quantity and fry papads and keep....

Chana sundal recipe, Channa sundal recipe Navaratri Sundal recipe, with fresh sundal podi. Recipe of sundal with full video and step-by-step instructions. We make channa sundal | Chickpeas sundal for Navaratri, Ganesh chaturthi and Varalakshmi nombu. Even sometimes when we run out of veggies at home, we can make this as an accompaniment for rasam rice or sambar rice. We usually temper mustard seeds and red chili and add the cooked chickpeas....

Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 30 Mins | Serves: 3-4 Dal 3/4 cup* Ghee 2 tblsp Oil 1 tblsp Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp Asafoetida 2 pinches Bay leaf 2 Dry Red chili 3 Onion 2 Tomato 1 Green chili 1 Garlic 4 pods Ginger 1 small piece Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp Red chili powder 1 tsp Jeera powder 1/2 tsp Coriander powder 1/2 tsp Garam masala 1/2 tsp Kasoori methi 2 pinches Salt to taste Coriander leaves few *2 tblsp of toor dal + 2 tblsp of moong dal + 2 tblsp of channa dal + 1 tblsp of urad dal + 1 tblsp of masoor dal + 1 tblsp of split green moong dal...

Eggless Coconut cookies – Thengai biscuit recipe – Easy to make coconut cookies using desiccated coconut. Easy eggless coconut cookies using Desiccated coconut. Right from my childhood I am a big fan of cookies and biscuits. My day has never started without any biscuits. After trying out an easy and simple Coconut ladoo I wanted to make cookies with the remaining desiccated coconut and here comes the recipe for coconut cookies....

Elai vada| Ilai vadam, is a variety of vadam which is generally made in summer season and stored for a year. I have already posted the recipe of javarisi vadam , karuvadam and arisi appalam . Though amma doesn’t make elai vadam, i love it very much. I got introduced by this vadam,through one of my friend some years back. She sent me some store bought elai vadams and they tasted the same as the Delhi appalams we get in exhibitons....

Ellu urundai recipe – sesame seeds ladoo – Healthy calcium-rich sesame seeds ladoo with full video – Navaratri neivedyam recipes. Navaratri has started and everybody will be making different varieties of sundal every evening. My mom makes ellu urundai during Navratri, especially on Saturday evening. So here I am with Ellu urundai / sesame ladoo recipe. This a simple one and can be made in a jiffy and doesn’t involve the addition of ghee or oil....

How to make Focaccia Bread Focaccia bread is an Italian flat bread with Garlic and herbs, baked in an oven and it is generally topped with fresh herbs or olives and cherry tomatoes too. The very first time i got tasted Focaccia bread in Singapore is the store bought Gardernia bran Focaccia bread. A friend of us bought this for us once, as we were new to Singapore and asked us to try it out....

Homemade strawberry ice cream, no egg no ice cream maker required ice cream recipe. Strawberry ice cream recipe with detailed step-by-step pictures. After the super hit attempt of Mango ice cream at home, I used the same recipe and replaced strawberries with mangoes. I used little evaporated milk in this recipe to give it a twist. It is a super duper hit at home. Also tried this later for my guests also, and every time it’s a super hit....

Method: In a big saucepan add 4 cups of water. Chop the lemon grass stalks. Crush the ginger. Add this to the water. Add the tea leaves. Cover and bring this to a boil for 10 minutes. Switch off the flame. If you want hot lemon grass tea, filter this and add honey and drink it hot. Filter the lemon grass tea and discard the stalks. Allow this to cool completely....

Preparation Time : 5 mins + soaking time 30 mins | Cooking Time : Nil | Serves: 3-4 Tamarind a small gooseberry sized Water 4 cups Black pepper powder 1/4 tsp Cardamom powder 1/4 tsp Black salt | kala namak 1/4 tsp Powdered sugar* 1/4 cup Ice cubes few (optional) Mint leaves few *I used powdered raw sugar Video of imli ka amlana Method: Soak the tamarind in 1/2 cup hot water for 30 minutes....

Kavuni arisi paal payasam | Black rice paal payasam, recipe with full video and step by step pictures. Delicious 3 ingredient paal payasam recipe using the popular chettinad kavuni arisi | black rice Usually, we make paal payasam using basmati rice or seeraga samba rice or even millets too. I have posted black rice kheer recipe in Jeyashris kitchen . Recently I got a pack of black rice to try idli and dosa out of it....

Mango bhel puri recipe – Bhel puri, a popular street-style food of India – is a fusion snack recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures. Bhel puri is a popular street-style snack recipe made with puffed rice, papdi, potato, and chutneys, and every place has its variations. Usually, we make sweet chutney and green chutney to make bhel puri. Some people make red chili garlic chutney to make this popular street-style chaat recipe....

Mango lassi recipe | Mango yogurt smoothie – A popular Indian beverage made using fresh mango, curd, and milk. Mango lassi recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures. Lassi is a popular one from North India. It is a Curd based cold drink made in summer. WE can see a lot of Lassi shops in the streets of North India. We make a sweet and salt version of lassi. They are very popular in Indian restaurants all over the world....

Mango Sambar | Raw Mango sambar i have tasted in my friend’s house few years back, but somehow i didn’t liked it. But i don’t say she didn’t make it nice, because mango sambar one of her signature dish. Somehow i don’t like the tanginess of mango in sambar. Later my sister was insisting me to try out the maanga murungakaki sambar, and i told i am not a big fan of maanga samabr....

Raw mango rasam | Mavinakayi saru recipe – Easy to make no cook mango rasam recipe, with full video and step by step pictures. Mavinakai saaru | Raw mango rasam is a simple and easy no cook rasam. With the Raw mango season in the market now, we can make this easy rasam. Also, this recipe does not involve any elaborate cooking. During this summer if you want to finish cooking fast, then you can surely try out this tasty no-cook rasam recipe....

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 15 Mins | Serves: 2 Doritos or corn chips 10- 12 Rajma | Red kidney beans 1/4 cup Sweet corn kernels 3 tblsp Capsicum (red and green) 1 tblsp each Potato 1/4 portion Olives 4 Onion 1 Tomato 1/2 Sweet chutney 2 tsp Green chutney 2 tsp Chaat masala 1/4 tsp Roasted cumin powder 1/4 tsp Sev for garnishing Method: Cook the over night soaked rajma, potato and sweet corn in a pressure cooker....