Thattai is a deep fried crispy South Indian snack, recipe with step by step pictures and video , made using rice flour as a main ingredient. We make this during Krishna Jayanthi and  Diwali. I also make it during the school holidays as my kids love it a lot. I had not attempted making this for a long time. When I first tried it two months back, the outcome was very disappointing....

INGREDIENTS: (SERVES 4-5) BEETROOT (CHOPPED) 1/4 CUP TAMARIND EXTRACT 4 CUPS SAMBAR POWDER 4 TSP SALT AS NEEDED SESAME OIL 2 TBLSP MUSTARD SEEDS 1/2 TSP FENUGREEK SEEDS(Vendhayam) 1/8 TSP TOORDAL 1/4 TSP RED CHILLI 2 ASAFOETIDA 2 PINCHES TURMERIC POWDER 1/4 TSP CURRY LEAVES FEW METHOD: Soak the goose berry sized tamarind in hot water and extract 4 cups of tamarind water. In a pan add oil and temper with mustard seeds , fenugreek seeds, toor dal ,red chillis and curry leaves....

Vella dosai | Jaggery dosai recipe, easy to make instant dosa recipe with step by step pictures. I love vella dosai, i tasted it for the first time after marriage at one our relatives house. Later when i moved to Singapore one day i suddenly remembered the vella dosai and attempted to make it at home. But it was a flop show. I couldn’t get the perfect measurements and so the dosai got struck to the pan....

Ladies finger fry Bhindi badam masala Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 25 Mins | Serves: 3-4 Ladies finger | vendakkai 3 cups (thinly sliced) Coconut oil 1 -2 tblsp Onion 1 Red chili powder 3/4 tsp Coconut 2-3 tblsp Small onion | shallot 2 Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp Urad dal 1/2 tsp Salt as needed Curry leaves few Method: Wash the ladies finger and wipe it well....

WATERMELON(DESEEDED AND CUT INTO CUBES) 2 CUPS ORANGE JUICE 1 CUP( I USED 2 BIG ORANGES) SUGAR 1 TBLSP WATER 1/4 CUP(OPTIONAL) METHOD: Combine all the ingredients and blend it in a mixie. Strain it through a metal strainer. Float some ice cubes on the top and serve. Note: Sugar can be replaced with 2tblsp of honey. I didn’t add water while making the juice

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 20 Mins | Serves: 2-3 Cooked rice 2 cups Zucchini 1/4 cup (finely chopped) Capsicum 2 tblsp (optional) Onion 1 Coriander seeds| dhaniya 1 tblsp Peanuts 2 tsp (optional) White sesame seeds 1 tsp Channa dal 1 tblsp Urad dal 2 tsp Red chili 3-4 Dry coconut | kopra 1 tblsp Garlic 1 clove (optional) Oil 1 tblsp Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp Cashew nuts few (optional) Ghee 1 tsp (optional) Salt as needed...

BABY CORN COOKED IN RICH TOMATO GRAVY. Last week when we all went to a North Indian restaurant  for lunch we ordered a Baby Corn Masala which we have never tried before in that place. We all liked it very much and we went for veggies shopping and my daughter picked the cute baby corns in the vegetable section and asked me to make a masala with that. I tried to recreate the same taste but i almost it was like that(my daughter said) and we had a great dinner with rotis and a salad....

Beach style sundal Vazhakai bajji – You can make molaga bajji too Appalam smeared with chili powder Rose milk or filter coffee Soak the peas overnight. If making idli, soak in the previous day evening by 5 pm and grind the batter for idli by 9 pm. Allow it to ferment overnight and keep it inside the refrigerator. Wash the soaked peas nicely and change the water. Since we are maing it for an evening snack, you can cook it in the noon....

Bhel puri without chutney- party snack ideas – Easy to make chaat recipe I have been thinking to post a chat item for a long time but somehow I couldn’t make both chutneys at the same time. One day when I was having a casual talk with my friend she was talking about this sukha bhel which she made in a jiffy and enjoyed the snack while watching her favorite movie....

Bisi bele bath masala powder recipe | Karnataka style bisi bele bath powder recipe. Popular Karnataka style bisi bele bath powder recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures. Bisi bele bath is a one-pot sambar rice from Karnataka state. I have posted my version of the Tamil Nadu style bisi bele bath recipe and also the restaurant-style Sambar sadam recipe. I have tasted Karnataka style bisi bele bhath , also called bisi bele huli annam in my friend’s places and restaurants a few times....

Bread Manchurian, Easy no deep fry bread manchurian recipe, with full video and step by step pictorial explanation. Bread manchurian is an easy kids friendly snack recipe. We usually make Gobi manchurian, Baby corn manchurian to pair with fried rice. I just used the same base for manchurian and made with bread. Usually, bread is deep-fried for making Bread manchurian recipe. I want to make a non-deep fried version of Manchurian....

  Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 5 Mins | Serves: 2      Bread slices   2      Green chili  1      Bell pepper | capsicum  1-2 tbslp      Pepper powder   2 pinches      Grated cheese     3 tblsp      Salt  to taste                                Video of How to make chilli cheese toast...

Curd quinoa recipe | South Indian style curd quinoa recipe | Dahi quinoa – Healthy curd quinoa recipe with full video in Tamil and step by step pictures. Quinoa is a healthy grain loaded with protein and it is gluten-free too. We can make a lot of dishes using quinoa. It is a healthy alternative to rice. I started incorporating quinoa into my diet 2 years back. Of course, there are lots of Indian millets which has amazing health benefits....

Eggless chocolate cookies Eggless chocolate cookies (with pressure cooker baking option) INGREDIENTS:(YIELDS 40- 45 COOKIES) MAIDA | ALL PURPOSE FLOUR 2 CUPS CUSTARD POWDER 1/2 CUP BAKING POWDER 3/4 TSP BAKING SODA 1/2 TSP SUGAR 1 CUP OIL 1 CUP VANILLA ESSENCE 1 TSP METHOD: Combine the flour, custard powder(i used Vanilla flavor) baking soda and baking powder. If you want for even mixing just sieve them together. Combine the sugar and oil and mix this till the sugar gets dissolved....

Kathirikai rasavangi recipe, a traditional south Indianbrinjal gravy recipe. Kathirikai rasavangi recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures. This is one authentic gravy similar to arachuvitta sambar. The aroma of the freshly ground spices makes it very special. We usually make Kathirikai rasavangi on festival days. In some houses when they do pooja for their family deity at home, they make rasavangi on the lunch menu. Popularly it is made using brinjals, but you can make this using poosanikai | white pumpkin too....

HOME MADE JAM WITHOUT PRESERVATIVE Mango season is in full swing here. When it comes to mangoes, i love to eat it as it is even without cutting the mangoes. Yes just wash it and eat it full . So making recipes with mango is rare thing in my kitchen. To say it precise when i am saturated with eating mangoes i will make desserts with it. But this will never happen....

Nutella cold coffee recipe – Delicious cold coffee recipe with step-by-step pictures. We always prefer to have hot filter coffee, but one hot afternoon I wanted to have a cup cold drink and when I was searching in my refrigerator the idea of cold coffee suddenly came to my mind before I taste this delicious creamy cold coffee I wanted to click this and here is the recipe for Nutella Cold Coffee....

Okkarai recipe with Video – Updated Okkarai | Ukkarai is a traditional sweet made in most of the tamil brahmin houses for diwali. I still remember my mom makes this in a very bulk quantity and except me everybody loves this okkarai very much. When i was talking to my mom yesterday, suddenly i remembered of this and asked her for the recipe. In my in –laws place we don’t make this ,and i made this for my hubby who is very fond of sweets....

Onion raita is an accompaniment of biryani. As we all know onion raita is choped onions mixed with creamy yogurt. But whoever comes to my house, never fail to appreciate the onion raita which i make for Biryani or pulao . It is a misnomer if i call this as a recipe. But just want to share with you all the way i make the onion raita. I learnt this from my friend’s mom during my college days, and since i saw her making this raita, i can never forget this recipe....

Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 25 Mins | Serves: 3 Basmati rice 1/4 cup Split Green gram dal 1/4 cup Palak 1/2 cup Red chili powder 1 tsp Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp Ginger garlic paste 1/2 tsp Ginger 1/2 tsp (grated) Garlic 1/4 tsp (finely chopped) Ghee 1 tblsp Onion 1 Tomato 1/2 Oil 3 tsp Red chili 1 Salt as needed Method: Wash and cook the rice and dal....