Rasmalai Paneer payasam  Preparation Time : 15 mins+2 hours standing time | Cooking Time : 15 Mins | Makes: 20-23    Full fat milk    1 litre    Curd| yogurt    3 tblsp    Ice cubes     few    Sugar       3/4 cup ( can make it to 1 cup)    Water  for sugar syrup   1 cup    Sooji | rava   1 tsp (optional)      Â...

Schezwan sauce recipe | schezwan chutney recipe with full video and detailed step by step instructions. Homemade schezwan sauce recipe | schezwan chutney recipe, A popular Indo chinese recipe used as a condiment or as a dip too. It is a spicy sauce with a pungent flavour made using red chilis garlic and ginger as main ingredients. We can add this while making fried rice, noodles or can be used as a dip for spring rolls too....

Yam | Sennai kizhangu |Elephant foot , is one among my favorite vegetable but unfortunately my kids and Suresh doesn’t like this much and hence i don’t make this at home. I have already posted a recipe of Yam Tawa Fry . Last week during my stay at my mom’s place one of our childhood friend came to meet me and me, my friend and my sister had a super fun time, remembering our childhood memories....

Keerai vadai Arisi vadai Channa dal 1 cup Red chili 4 Green chili 1 Onion 2 Fennel seeds | sombu 1 tsp Garlic 2 cloves Ginger a small piece Curry leaves few Salt to taste Oil for deep frying Method: Wash and soak the channa dal for 2 hours. Take out a handful of soaked channa dal and keep it aside. Drain the water completely from the channa dal. Pulse the dal in the mixie....

Ulundu kozhukattai | uppu kozhukattai – Ulundu poornam kozhakattai for Ganesh Chaturthi – Savory kozhakattai recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures Check out how to make Kozhukattai maavu The savory version of kozhukattai , which is made by stuffing urad dal poornam, made for Ganesha Chaturthi. Last year itself I wanted to post the recipe for ulundu kozhukattai, but somehow I couldn’t make it out. In my mom’s place, she makes this savory version of kozhukattai more than the Modakam, whereas in my in-law’s place every one likes Modakam a lot....

Vepampoo rasam (Neem flower rasam)is a must-have in the Tamil New Year recipe menu. My mom adds ghee roasted vepampoo in the usual tomato rasam but my mother-in-law makes a simple vepampoo rasam without any dal. In my in-law’s place we make Vepampoo rasam once in 2 weeks during weekends. After coming here, I never made it as I didn’t find neem flowers here. A few weeks back, Raks shared a good amount of vepampoo (dried neem flowers) and I made this vepampoo rasam ....

Beetroot Pulao is a easy and perfect lunch box recipe. My kids generally love to eat beet root. I usually make Beetroot poriyal . For a change just tried beetroot pulao. I added some green peas and frozen corn too. We had this for a week day lunch. As the kids have holidays now, i just went out with them and after we came home i made this easy and simple pulao....

Beetroot vadai recipe – Chettinad special beetroot vadai recipe with step-by-step pictures.    Preparation Time : 10  mins + soaking time 1 hr | Cooking Time : 20 Mins | Serves: 20 vadas approx    Channa dal 1/2 cup    Toor dal 1/2 cup    Fennel seeds| sombu 1 tsp    Red chili 3-4    Beetroot 1 cup (grated)    Onion  2    Salt as needed    Curry leaves to taste    Oil for deep frying       Â...

 Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : Nil | Serves: 2    Plain crackers | biscuits   8    Onion   1    Tomato  1/2    Boiled Sweet corn  3 tblsp    Tomato ketchup  2 tsp    Mustard sauce  1 tsp          Â...

Recipe of bisi bela bath with video Bisi bela bath – a delicious meal comprising of rice, lentils and vegetables. Bisi bela bath or Sambar rice is a very popular, traditional South Indian, one pot meal from the Karnataka cuisine. Infact, it is a signature dish of the MTR chain of restaurants. Everybody in my family loves it a lot. I made this last week for the Singapore food blogger’s potluck party and we all enjoyed it....

Channar puli recipe | Diwali sweet recipe made using Paneer, sugar, maida, and condensed milk as a main ingredient. We always make Gulab jamun for Diwali. It is one of the must recipes in most Indian homes for Diwali. This Channar puli is a popular Bengali sweet, looks similar to gulab jamun. I have tried khoya gulab jamun and posted the recipe too in Jeyashris kitchen. Though it looks similar to Gulab jamun we don’t use any ready mix or khoya or milk powder to make this....

Preparation Time : 10- mins | Cooking Time : 35 Mins | Serves: 5-6 Onions big 2 Garlic pods 5 Green chili 2 Oil 3 tblsp Yogurt 1 tblsp Cashew nuts 4-5 Paneer cubes 1 cup Red chili powder 1 tsp Coriander powder 1/2 tsp Cumin powder 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp Garam masala 1/4 tsp Elachi| cardamom 2 Cloves 2 Pepper powder 1 tsp Salt to taste Fresh cream 2 tblsp...

Ginger thogayal | inji thuvaiyal is a south indian variety of chutney variety, generally served with plain hot rice and ghee. This inji thuvaiyal is a perfect one which aids in digestion after all these diwali sweets and deep fried snacks. A perfect recipe which can be a best accompaniment for rice, idli, dosa or even chapathi too. Also i wanted to thank all you for the overwhelming support for the diwali recipes....

The festival of lights bring you joy, prosperity and good luck through the rest of the year. Happy Diwali to you all.

Modak recipe with video Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 25 Mins | Serves: 15 modak For the outer covering Rice flour | idiyappam flour 3/4 cup Salt as needed Sesame oil 2 tsp Water as needed For the stuffing Jackfruit 1/2 cup (chopped) Coconut 1/4 cup Jaggery 1/4 cup Ghee 1 tsp Cardamom powder a pinch (optional) Jackfruit modakam video Method: In a pan add ghee and add in the chopped jackfruit, coconut and jaggery....

Jeera rice, Restaurant style jeera rice recipe with full video and tips to make a perfect jeera rice. We always love the fluffiness of jeera rice in restaurants. Every time I think of making a post on how to make jeera rice, somehow it never happened. Today I cooked a meal for my son only. So I chose to make Jeera rice and Dhaba style dal, which is his favorite combo....

Mango paneer curry recipe – The mango season is on, so let’s create some delicious Indian Mango fusion recipes – Paneer gravy in finger-licking onion tomato ripe mango-based gravy. Mango paneer curry recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures. Paneer and mango are a match-made in heaven combo. I also tried the mango paneer tikka recipe a few years ago and posted it in Jeyashri’s kitchen. I always want to try a North Indian gravy with mango and paneer combo....

Mango paratha recipe | Mango recipes |Savory paratha recipe using ripe mangoes. Mango paratha is an interesting recipe that flashed me, while I was having my lunch with my friends yesterday. We went out for lunch yesterday in Kailash Parbat restaurant here, and they have a wide variety of fresh mango recipes on their menu card. Being a hardcore fan of mangoes, I was simple gazing at the list and one of my friends ordered a mango drink from that list....

Mango rice recipe | A simple South Indian rice variety made using raw mango. Mangai sadam | Raw mango rice | Mamidikaya annam This is a very easy and simple rice variety made during the summer season when we get mangoes. The sourness of the raw mango enhances the taste of the mango rice. We make this in the same way we make lemon rice. We usually make this for Ugadi or Tamil new year....

Masala tea | masala chai is a popular Indian tea made with milk, tea powder, and spices. Be it a hot sunny day or a cold winter, tea is a staple in most houses. We used to take tea once in the morning. I generally don’t prefer to have a second dose of tea or coffee. Very rarely during weekends, when I make for my hubby I take a sip of tea in the evening....