Preparation Time :25 mins | Cooking Time : 20 Mins (for 1 cup flour)| Makes:23 chakkli approx Rice* 4 cups ** Urad dal 1 cup Channa dal 2 cups Coriander seeds 1/2 cup Cumin seeds 1/4 cup * I used ponni parboiled rice. You can use raw rice too ** I used a small cup measure (100 ml cup) For 1 cup ground flour Butter 2 tsp Hot oil 1 tsp Red chili powder 2 tsp Sesame seeds 1 tsp Salt as needed Asafoetida 2 pinches Water to knead the dough Oil for deep frying....
Hara bhara pulao recipe Jaipuri veg pulao Basmati rice 1 cup Green chutney 2 tblsp Coriander leaves* a handful Garlic 3 pods Onion 1 Green chili 1 (optional) Carrot and peas 1/2 cup Oil + ghee 1 and 1/2 tblsp Salt to taste *If you have more left over chutney skip this coriander leaves. Method: Wash and soak the basmati rice in 1 cup of water for 20 mins. Grind the coriander leaves and garlic along with the left over green chutney....
Coconut murukku recipe, Easy to make coconut flavoured murukku recipe, Easy Diwali snacks recipe. Coconut murukku recipe with full video and step by step pictures. Murukku is one of the traditional snacks we make for Deepavali | Diwali. We have a lot of murukku varieties recipes in Jeyashri’s kitchen. I have posted Coconut ribbon pakoda in jeyashris kitchen and also did the same in a few cookery shows in Singapore. Also, I have posted Thengai paal murukku recipe too....
Cucumber chaat recipe | cucumber papdi chaat – Easy and healthy chaat recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures. Usually, papdi chaat is made using deep-fried papdis. This cucumber chaat is very similar to papdi chaat but we are using cucumber slices instead of papdis. If you are looking for a healthy chaat or a healthy party snack then you should try this cucumber chaat. This is a super hit at home and my son who never eats cucumber thoroughly enjoyed it....
The menu includes TOMATO SOUP , PANEER BUTTER MASALA , YELLOW DAL , VEGETABLE BIRYANI , CURD RICE,CHAPATIS AND ONION RAITHA. I cooked this menu for my relatives , whom i met after a long time in a restaurent here.I invited them for dinner and made this. Since i bought MTR instant badam kheer to serve for dessert i didnt include it in the menu. They all enjoyed and especially the children enjoyed it a lot....
Filipino fruit salad Preparation Time : 20 mins | Cooking Time : 15 Mins | Serves: 7-8 Macaroni pasta 1 cup Fresh cream 1 cup Condensed milk 1/2 cup Tinned fruits 3and 1/2 cups (750 ml) Nata de coco 1 cup (200 ml) Method: Cook the macaroni pasta in enough water. Do not add salt or oil while cooking. Drain the excess water. Open the tin and drain the syrup from it....
Gobi matar paratha – Spicy cauliflower and green peas paratha recipe with detailed step-by-step pictures. Punjabi Gobi mutter paratha is made with cauliflower and green peas. I have already posted gobi paratha , but wanted to post this winning combo of gobi and mater. Since both cauliflower and peas are in season now, I thought it would be the right time to post this recipe. I made this bit spicy and flavourful by adding tomato puree and chili powder to the dough....
Gooseberry lemonade recipe | Refreshing gooseberry lemonade recipe with full video and step by step pictures. Gooseberry | amla | nellikai is one of the highly nutritious and very rich in antioxidants. It is one of the best immunity booster too. Nellikai | amla is very rich in fiber and it helps in digestion too. It is also very rich in Vitamin C. This gooseberry lemonade is made with gooseberry, lemon, and ginger as the main ingredients....
Homemade garam masala , though i have heard from many of my friends that it smells so aromatic than the store bought garam masala. I have never tried on my own until recently i got a recipe of garam masala from my friend’s mother in law.  when i tried it at home, it turned out so aromatic and i am sure i will never go back to store bought garam masala again....
Javarisi vadam is my most vadagam . When i was in chennai 6 years back, every year i used to do this every year during summer. I make varieties of vadam but after coming here, i don’t get sunlight and so i haven’t made this for years. When i changed my camera last month, i passed on my old camera to my sister. When i was talking to mom, she was telling that she is making vadams as the summer started....
Jeera rasam recipe | Easy and simple pepper jeera rasam recipe. Jeera rasam with full video and step by step pictures. We South Indians make different varieties of rasam. This jeera rasam is one without roasting any spices. Also, we are not adding sambar powder, rasam powder or cooked dal to this rasam. This is a no garlic variety of rasam too. My mom makes this on the day when she makes paruppu usili....
Kadai bhindi recipe – A perfect side dish for phulkas, rotis, naans, and rice. Kadai bhindi recipe with detailed step-by-step pictures. Ladies finger | Okra | vendakkai is a versatile vegetable, used in South Indian and North Indian cooking too. We make poriyal, thoran to pair with south Indian meal, also we add this in south Indian gravies too. Kadai bhindi is the one I learnt from Vah chef’s video many years back....
Cooking mushrooms is a new addition in my kitchen as i have never attempted to cook any gravy with mushroom or include in any rice variety. Since kids doesn’t eat mushrooms, even on the pizza topping, i am bit hesitant to try out Mushroom Recipes. But i was getting requests from readers for posting mushroom recipes. So finally i bought a small box of button mushrooms and thank you Nags for helping me out in choosing the variety of mushroom....
Karadaiyan nombu adai | sweet and savory of version of adai recipe – Vella adai and uppu adai recipe using store bought rice flour | idiyappam flour. Detailed recipe with step by step pictorial instructions. Karadaiyan Nombu (காரடையான் நோம்பு) is one of the major festivals celebrated among the Tamil Brahmin community usually in the month of March. It is celebrated at the moment when Tamil month  Maasi ends and month Panguni starts....
Karupatti coffee recipe | Palm jaggery coffee, a popular vegan coffee made with karupatti | panai vellam | palm jaggery and decoction or Instant coffee powder. Karupatti coffee in Tamil with full video. This Karupatti kaapi is very popular in Tamilnadu, nowadays there are exclusive cafes in Tamilnadu, selling Karupatti coffee. I have tasted Karupatti coffee during my childhood days. Our neighbour aunty used to make this and share it with us....
Without much introduction to the recipe, let me explain how to make Brinjal curry with freshly ground spices. Generally it is made by stuffing the spice powder into the brinjal, but since we like it this way more than the Stuffed Brinjal curry, I made it in this way. This Kathrikkai podi curry was lying in my drafts for more than 2  months i wanted to post this today. I have few more simple recipes lying in my draft which i will post in the following weeks and will post new recipes soon....
Plain rice Vengaya vatha kuzhambu Broccoli podimas ( chettinad style usili) Keerai thandu mor kootu Kaju katli ( it is store-bought, but I have given the link for the recipe in jeyashris kitchen)
Kerala style sweet aval | Aval Varratiyathu – Traditional sweet aval recipe for Janmashtami | Krishna jayanthi, recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures. In Tamilnadu, we make no-cook Vella aval for Krishnajayanth neivedyam. This is similar to that but we cook this for a few minutes and add other ingredients to this. A few months back a friend shared this recipe with me. I decided to make this and share the recipe before Janmashtami 2022....
Kovil Sakkarai pongal recipe – How to make kovil sakkarai in a pressure cooker. How to make Sakkarai pongal – Temple style sakkarai pongal recipe. I have already posted sakkarai pongal recipe which is my mom’s version. She always adds milk to sakkarai pongal but most of the traditional Kovil sakkarai pongal will not have milk in it. Though I don’t like the addition of pacha karpooram(edible camphor) and cardamom powder, generally they are added in sweet pongal....
Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 15 Mins | Makes:8 Thinai Flour | Foxtail millet flour 1/2 cup Naatu Sakkarai | Jaggery 2 tblsp Oil 2 tbslp Baking Powder 1/2 tsp Baking soda a pinch Milk 1 tblsp Method: In a wide bowl, add the millet flour, naatu sakkarai, oil, baking soda and baking powder. Knead this into a smooth dough, sprinkle little milk for kneading. Initially i thought the dough will not hold, but it beautifully folded and formed a dough....
