Preparation Time : 10  mins | Cooking Time : 40 Mins | Yields: 6   Plain flour | Maida 1/2 cup   Almond flour* 2 tblsp   Hot oil 2 tsp   Salt a pinch   Baking soda a pinch   Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp or food color   Oil for deep frying   Sugar  1/3 cup   Saffron a pinch   Cardamom powder a pinch   Almond slices few (for garnishing)   Dry coconut 2 tsp (to garnish)   *You can soak 2 tblsp of almonds in hot water and take out the skin....
Bhel puri is a popular Mumbai chaat recipe made with a wonderful combo of ingredients. We all love bhel puri and I love to make this at home too. More than me Varsha, my daughter enjoys eating Bhel puri and making it too. When all the ingredients are ready she loves to prepare her own bhel puri as she always love to eat it spicy. So i will mention my specifications and sit back with my favourite book and bhel puri will be served on my hand....
Butter corn paneer rice recipe, Easy to make lunch box recipe, with full video and step by step pictures. This butter corn paneer rice is a very simple and easy rice recipe using frozen corn and paneer. We are not adding onion or garlic to this recipe. So you can make them in a jiffy. Also, you can pack this for the kid’s lunch box or make it for a weeknight dinner too....
Chutney dal podi | Pottukadalai podi recipe – with full detailed video in Tamil and step by step pictorial instructions. Once in a while when we all friends meet for a weekday lunch, we just pool at any one of the friend’s houses with the items which we cooked on that day and will have fun and of course overeating also. One of our friends makes varieties of podis | powders....
I made aloo paratha, papdi chaat, capsicum rice, cauliflower curry, cucumber and onion salad and some raitha(forgot to keep during the clicks) I made this for brunch . I cooked rice for capsicum rice and potato by keeping both in the pressure cooker. In the mean while i kneaded the dough. I made lassi and kept in the refrigerator. This time i used store bought papdis and chutneys were ready the previous day....
Curd poha | dahi poha recipe, with step by step pictures. As summer has started, most of the times we don’t feel like standing in the kitchen and cooking an elaborate meal. We always look for simple, quick and healthy recipes. Dahi poha recipe can be made in 10 minutes. For making Thayir Sadam , we usually cook raw rice and mash it well. We can make thayir sadam with basmati rice and also with millets....
Kesar Rabri Pista kulfi Method: In a heavy bottomed pan, add the milk. Boil the milk in a medium low flame. You can a keep a ladle on the top of the pan as shown in the picture,to avoid the milk from over flowing. Stir the milk in between frequently. Once the milk starts reducing, mix the corn flour with 2 tblsp room temperature milk without any lumps. Add this to the pan....
Garlic coriander fried rice | Easy fried rice recipe perfect for a quick lunch or dinner. Coriander fried rice recipe with full video and step by step pictures. Vegetable fried rice is always a super hit one at my place. We usually make fried rice using spring onion whites and greens. But most of the time we run out of spring onions at home. But usually, we keep a good stock of coriander leaves in the kitchen....
Instant nei appam recipe using rice flour. Nei appam recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures. Nei appam is one of the traditional dish made in our homes for Gokulashtami, aavani avittam, Ganesh chaturthi, karthigai deepam and also for navaratri neivedyam. We usually make it with wheat flour or soak rice and ferment it for few hours. Nei appams | unniappams are very popular in Kerala cuisine. I have posted many versions of nei appam in Jeyashris kitchen....
METHOD: Chop the onions roughly. Puree the tomatoes in a mixer. Chop the capsicum into cubes. In a pan add oil ginger garlic paste , when the raw smell goes add the onions. Add the onions and saute nicely. When the onions turn golden brown colour add the pureed tomatoes. Add the red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin seed powder , salt and garam masala to this. Cook till the raw smell of the masala goes....
    Raw Rice   1/2 cup     Full Cream Milk  2 cups     Water 1 cup      Sugar candy | Kalkandu  1/4 Cup     Cashew nuts    Few     Ghee 2 tsp    Cardamom powder   A pinch(Optional) Method: Wash the rice and add 2 cups of milk and 1 cup of water. Pressure cook this in a big vessel so as to avoid the milk flowing out from the vessel....
Rava kesari Pineapple kesari Aval kesari Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 25 Mins | Serves: 4-5 Sooji| Rava 1/2 cup Fresh Mango pulp 1/2 cup Milk 1 and 1/2 cup Milk masala or cardamom powder 1 tsp Sugar 1/2 cup Ghee 3-4 tblsp Cashew nuts few Salt a pinch Method: In a pan add 1 tblsp of ghee and roast the cashew nuts. Keep it aside....
Masala puri chaat recipe with step by step pictures, it is a popular Bangalore style chaat made using dried peas. This masala poori was  introduced by my friend who makes this often for her daughter. The day when she told about this masala puri chaat, i wanted to try it out . She shared the recipe with me too. I tried this on the very next day when Nags and Raks visited my place, in fact i took a chance and tried for the first time....
Quick cooking Oats 1/4 Oats Onion 1 Coriander leaves few Carrots 1/2 Green peas 1tblsp Green Chilli 1 Turmeric powder a pinch Oil 1 tsp Salt a pinch Chop the onions, carrots finely. You can grate the carrots too. Slit the green chilli. In a pan add oil and add the mustard seeds and green chilli. Saute for few minutes and add the coriander leaves too. Adding coriander leaves at this stage will enhance the flavour of the porridge....
Onion Gotsu recipe – Vengaya Gothsu recipe – South Indian style gotsu recipe with detailed step-by-step pictures and full video Today I am sharing one of my favorite dishes, made with shallots, from my mom’s kitchen which we enjoyed during our childhood days, with hot idlis and dosas.  I still remember my mom keeps on making hot dosa and, my sister and my father used to relish them sitting on the floor in the kitchen and we will feed our mom also in between....
Palkova recipe | Therattipal for Krishnajayanthi – Stove top version of therattipal recipe- Traditional method – with step by step instructions. Thiratipaal | Palkova is a must-one we make at home for Janmashtami . My mil makes palkova and my mom makes basundi. Both are experts in their own way in making this palkova. I tried microwave version of therattipal long back and posted the recipe too. My mil makes with cow’s milk and she always tells that it will give a perfect taste and color to the palkova....
Paneer | Indian cottage Cheese, i generally buy from the Indian shop. This is the first time i making paneer at home. I was thinking for a while to make paneer at home but some how it has been getting post poned. The reason may be i get good paneer here. Last week when i went to the Indian shop the usual paneer brand which i buy, the Kohinoor, was not available....
Paruppu Urundai kuzhambu, a very popular South Indian gravy recipe with step-by-step pictures and tips to make perfect urundais. Paruppu urundai kuzhambu is nothing but steamed dal dumplings are cooked in tamarind gravy. Unlike Sambar, we are not adding cooked dal to the gravy. Steamed dal dumplings are added to a vatha kuzhambu style gravy. Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu, my mom makes during our childhood days, but I never used to eat it....
Agilo olio pasta, a simple pasta recipe without any sauce, tossed in olive oil, chilli and garlic. Pastamania is a popular food joint here in Singapore. They have few vegetarian options and among them we love the agilo olio pasta very much. I have posted a agilo olio pasta during my initial days of blogging which has with bread crumbs. I personally love this spicy agilo olio as it does not involve any pasta sauce....
Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 15 Mins | Serves: 3-4 Paneer cubes 1 cup Onion 2 Fennel seeds |sombu 1 tsp Curry leaves few Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp Coriander powder 1 tsp Black pepper powder 1 tsp(coarsely ground) Thick coconut milk 1/2 cup Fresh red chili 1 big Oil 1 tblsp Salt as needed Method: Thinly slice the onions and slice the fresh red chili. These fresh red chili gives a nice flavour to the paneer curry....
