Moong dal Halwa is an awesome North Indian sweet . I have tasted this few times in my friends house but never attempted to make it on my own. I wanted to post a nice and exotic sweet recipe for New year 2015 and tried this before coming to India for vacation. I clicked the pictures and posting now from India. I wish all my readers a very Happy New year 2015....

Wheat dosa recipe Mysore masala dosa Moongil arisi 1/2 cup Idli rice 1/2 cup Urad dal 1/4 cup Venthayam | Methi seeds 1/4 tsp Aval | poha a handful Channa dal 1 tblsp Oil to make dosa Salt as needed In a wide bowl add the moongil arisi, idli rice,urad dal, methi seeds,poha and channa dal. Wash and soak this in water for 3-4 hours. Drain the water and grind this in a grinder into a smooth paste....

Before going to the recipe of nutella banana ice cream let me tell that the texture of the ice cream will not be like usual ice cream as the recipe is without egg and cream and even milk.But trust me, it taste awesome and a best treat for chocolate lovers and when kids are around now during vacation, this is the best kids friendly recipe, which you can make in a jiffy....

INGREDIENTS: SERVES 3 PREPARATION TIME: 5 MINUTES . COOKING TIME: 15 MINUTES TOMATO 2 SAMBAR POWDER | RASAM POWDER 1/2 TSP THIN TAMARIND WATER 1 CUP PEPPER 1 TSP SALT AS NEEDED JEERA|CUMIN SEEDS 1/2 TSP GHEE | OIL 1/2 TSP MUSTARD SEEDS 1/4 TSP CURRY LEAVES FEW METHOD: In a vessel put the tomatoes and nicely mash with hands. Add the tamarind water,sambar powder | rasam powder , salt ....

Pindi chole | Pindi chana is a popular one in Punjabi cuisine generally served with bhatura or Kulchas or pooris . When i came to Singapore 8 years back, i bought a ready to eat pindi chole masala of some popular brand. And it tasted horrible and i discarded it immediately after the first bite. Later after many years, i tried this at home but still not convinced by the output....

Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : Nil| Serves: 4 Mint leaves | Pudina 1/4 cup Green chili 1 Ginger 1 small piece Jeera powder 2 pinches Yogurt | curd 1 cup Water 2 cups Salt as needed Method: Blend all the ingredients in a blender except water. Blend well and add salt. Add water and if needed add some ice cubes. If you want you can filter this....

Soft dosa for Travel- Kattu dosai – Easy picnic recipes This is a Soft dosa recipe, which is the most suitable one for travels and picnics. You can prepare it a day in advance and the dosa will remain super soft the next day. During our childhood days, we used to travel to Trichy from Madurai during our summer holidays to visit our uncle’s place. Also sometimes we go to Chennai to visit our athai’s family too....

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Learn how to make Sulaimani tea, black tea with infused with spices, recipe with full video and step by step pictures. Generally tea we make using milk and i have already posted Ginger cardamom tea and the popular Singapore Teh tarik using condensed milk. My sister was telling me for the past 2 weeks to post Sulaimani tea recipe. She tasted this in a popular tea joint in Chennai. I thought i will post the recipe after Deepavali....

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 15 Mins | Serves: 3-4 Tofu cubes 1/2 cup Broccoli florets few Capsicum | Bell pepper 1 Pineapple cubes 1/4 cup Garlic 3 pods Ginger a small piece Oil 2 tblsp Corn flour 1 tblsp Honey 3/4 tsp Sugar 1/2 tsp Lemon juice 1/2 tblsp Pepper powder 1 tsp Chilli sauce (optional) 1/2 tsp Salt to taste Spring onion to garnish...

Thai cucumber and pineapple salad – Refreshing Thai pineapple and cucumber salad recipe with a short video and step-by-step pictures. Recently I got a Thai vegetarian cookbook from a friend and I saw many interesting Thai recipes in that book I noted down a few interesting recipes which I will post one by one. This Pineapple and cucumber salad which I tried 2 days back turned out totally awesome. I can say it is a perfect and refreshing salad and a must-try salad at home for this summer....

PREPARATION TIME: 10 MINUTES. COOKING TIME: 30 MINUTES. MAKES: 40-45 PANIYARAMS IDLI RICE 1 CUP WHOLE URAD DAL 1/4 CUP VENDAYAM| METHI SEEDS 1 TSP SHALLOTS|SMALL ONION 10 RED CHILLI POWDER 1 TSP TOMATO 2 GARLIC 2 PODS MUSTARD SEEDS 1/4 TSP SALT AS NEEDED CURRY LEAVES FEW CHANNA DAL 2 TBLSP(OPTIONAL) METHOD: If using leftover idli dosa batter skip the first 2 steps. Soak the rice, dal and methi seeds together for 4 to 5 hours....

Akkara adisal recipe | akkaravadisal is an authentic Iyengar recipe, which is generally made during the month of Margazhi for koodaraivalli. Many people make this during aadi velli and thai velli and Janmashtami too. I have made this akkaravadisal with sugar and have posted too. I have wanted to post this typical Iyengar dish for a long time in Jeyashri’s kitchen. The usual common question is what is the difference between Sakkarai pongal and Akkara adisal...

Aloo Methi is a popular combination of potatoes and fresh methi leaves, normally made in Punjabi cuisine. I have tried this aloo methi recipe many times, but I never knew that the authentic Punjabi aloo methi is made in this way until I saw the Tarla Dalal recipe book. This aloo methi can be had with rotis and even for sambar or rasam rice. Here is the aloo methi recipe....

Bread pizza on tawa – Easy to make bread paneer pizza recipe – Pizza made on tawa – Recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures. Pizza is kid’s all-time favorite snack. I have posted a few pizza recipes in Jeyashris kitchen. Usually, pizza is made using a homemade pizza base. This time we are using bread as the pizza base. Also instead of making it in the Oven, we are making the bread pizza on tawa....

Capsicum Sambar recipe| Kudamilagai sambar| Paasi paruppu sambar, recipe with step by step pictures, no onion no garlic version of Sambar, pairs well with idli, dosa, pongal and also with rice. We usually add ladies finger, drumstick, small onions, brinjals, Pumpkin to Sambar. During my childhood days, capsicum is a rare thing to find in our place. Also it used to be very expensive too. So whenever we get capsicum in our market, amma makes Capsicum bajji ....

Recipe Cusine : International Prep Time : 10 Minutes Cook time : 25 Minutes Serves : 4 parathas Author : Jeyashri Recipe Category : Snack Description : Caramel popcorn recipe- home made caramel popcorn recipe, with step by step pictures, using dry corn kernels and sugar. Dry Corn kernels 1/4 cup Butter 2 tblsp Oil 2 tsp Sugar 3/4 cup Water 2 tblsp Vanilla essence 1 tsp Salt a pinch...

Curry leaves masala rice – Easy karuveppilai masala rice recipe, perfect for lunch box too – Recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures. Usually, we make curry leaves rice in the South Indian style. Curry leaf is an aromatic herb used widely in South cuisine. It lends an amazing flavour to the dishes. We widely use this in sambar, rasam, poriyals,kootu,aviyal, kurmas,podis, and chutney. I have tried curry leaves pulao and shared the recipe also in Jeyashris kitchen....

With green moong dal poornam Preparation Time : 10 mins + 1 hour soaking | Cooking Time : 25 Mins | Makes: 8 Rice flour | homemade rice flour 1/2 cup Salt 2 pinches Sesame oil 2 tsp Water as needed Green moong dal 1/4 cup Coconut oil 1/2 tsp Coconut 1 tblsp Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp salt as needed Asafoetida a pinch Red chili 1 Video on how to make elai kozhukattai...

Ganesh chaturthi recipes – Compilatation of Ganesh chaturthi recipes from Jeyashris kitchen Ganesh Chaturthi | Pillayar Chaturthi recipes |Vinayagar Chaturthi recipes. We usually make Modakam, ulundu kozhakattai, Sundal, and Ulundu vadai for Ganesh chaturthi neivedyam. I have posted many varieties of modakam, both stuffed one and the North Indian style Modakam too. I usually make the outer cover of modakam using hands but I have posted, how to make Kozhakattai using the mould as well....