Chakka varatti is an authentic Kerala recipe made with jack fruit and jaggery. During my recent trip to India for my niece wedding, we as a group of family members were sitting and talking in the evening. One of my mami ,who is a native of palakad, was telling us that she sent few things for her daughter studying in abroad and one among them is her most favourite chakka varatti....
I made the batter for paniyaram the previous day and made the sago kheer |javarisi payasam also the previous day night. Morning after getting up, kept rice for curd rice and biled potatoes in the pressure cooker. Meanwhile made the kara chutney ready and fried the vadams too. Once the pressure cooker is done, i allowed the rice to cool for curd rice and tempered it with seasoning. I cut the potatoes and kept it ready for making curry....
Diwali recipes 2015 | Diwali sweets and snacks recipes| Recipes with step by step pictures and explanations and videos for many recipes Scroll till the end of the post to see all the recipes. Diwali Sweet Recipes:Click on the pictures for recipes Diwali Savory recipes
Eggless Nutella cookies – Kids-friendly easy-to-make Nutella cookies recipe with step-by-step pictures. Nowadays my kiddos have become huge fans of Nutella and after the super hit of my Nutella truffles I bookmarked this cookie recipe from Treatntrick blog I tried it, and it is made not only to celebrate Valentine’s Day but also to mark another special occasion. We both are blessed with a little boy six years back on this day....
ALL PURPOSE FLOUR 1 AND 1/2 CUP (DIVIDED) SUGAR 1/2 TSP INSTANT DRY YEAST 1/2 TSP OLIVE OIL 2TBLSP SALT TO TASTE GARLIC PASTE 1/2 TSP OREGANO 1 TBLSP CHILLI FLAKES 1/4 TSP (OPTIONAL) PARMESAN CHEESE 3 TBLSP WATER 1/2 CUP METHOD: In a bowl add water, sugar and yeast and mix well. Keep it aside for 10 minutes or till the yeast raises up. the water should be slightly warm....
How to freeze green peas When I started this Indian Kitchen basics series, this post for how to freeze peas was on my list. I was waiting for the green peas season. Though I got a lot of them during my vacation in India, I couldn’t click as it was very busy. Last week, during my trip to Little India market here, I got the fresh green peas and made this post....
Ice lemon tea is a refreshing summer cooler and i have started having this ice lemon tea after lunch almost everyday.since i am taking on everyday basis, i never add too much sugar to this but if you are serving for guests you can add as per your taste. I tried this ice lemon tea with normal tea powder which i use for making everyday tea. INGREDIENTS: TEA POWDER | TEA BAGS 1 TBLSP | 2 TEA BAGS WATER 4 CUPS LEMON JUICE 3-4 TBLSP GINGER A SMALL PIECE(OPTIONAL) SUGAR TO TASTE METHOD:...
Javarisi payasam recipe | Sabudana kheer| Easy to make Javarisi payasam with evaporated milk. Sago kheer is my favorite one and my family also loves the sago pearls a lot in payasam. Before marriage, I never like javairisi payasam as I feel it is like porridge. My husband is a huge fan of sabudana kheer, so when I started making it for him, I started liking it too. Usually, I add condensed milk to payasam to make it rich....
Khandvi is a traditional gujarati tea time snack, made with besan. I was first introduced to this by my friend Janani, She is a very good cook and never hesitates to cook a full fledged meal after a long day in office. I always wanted to learn this khandvi from her, but somehow the timing never matches for both of us. She told me that she follows Khandvi recipe of tarla dalal ,always and so i tried the same at home sometime back....
Method: Soak the macaroni in water for 15 minutes. In a wide pan add milk . Boil the milk for 10 minutes. Drain water from macaroni and to the milk. Soak saffron in the 1 tblsp of warm milk and keep aside. Let the macaroni get cooked in the milk and at the same time the milk will also reduce it volume. Keep the flame low. Add condensed milk. Add the saffron soaked milk and roast the cashew nuts in ghee and add to the pasta milk mixture....
  Preparation Time : 10  mins | Cooking Time : 30 Mins | Serves: 4-5    Paneer cubes  1 cup    Green peas  3/4 cup    Onion  2    Tomato 2    Garlic pods  3-4    Cloves 1    Cardamom  1    Ginger  a small piece    Red chili powder  1 tsp   Cumin powder 1/2 tsp   Coriander powder 1/2 tsp Milk  1/2 cup or Fresh cream 1/4 cup   Kasoori methi  a pinch   Garam masala | kitchen king masala  1 tsp   Oil  1 tblsp + 2 tsp   Salt  as needed      Â...
Narthangai sadam | Citron rice – Easy to make Narthangai rice recipe- Citron rice recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures. Narthangai | kolungikai | Kichilikai is a seasonal fruit available in South east Asia. We South Indians, usually make Lemon rice, a very easy variety rice recipe. We usually make this for lunch boxes or during festivals like aadi perukku and Kannum pongal. I am not a big fan of Lemon rice during my childhood days, but later post wedding started liking it....
Nungu sarbath recipe, a perfect summer thirst quencher recipe made using nungu and nanari sarbath. The addition of the sabja seeds enhances the taste. Growing up in Madurai, we have tasted this nungu sarbath many times. More than trying it outside, we used to make it at home. My mama used to get nanarai sarbath bottle from shop during summer. We used to make the plain sarbath at home and also the nungu sarbath too....
Papad ki sabzi | no onion no garlic recipes – Side dish for roti Papad ki sabzi is a Rajasthani dish, which I learned from my friend long ago. I noted down the recipe in my book but forgot to try it. Last week when I made rotis for me and my hubby for breakfast(rotis for breakfast is very rare) I thought I would try out this sabzi. I was running out of veggies and even onions too....
Paruppu murukku recipe | Dal murukku recipe, Easy to make crispy paruppu murukku with full video and step-by-step pictures. We have a lot of murukku varieties in Jeyashri’s kitchen. This one is very similar to the ulundu murukku recipe. But with the addition of green chili and other dals. It was very crisp and tasted very nice too. Usually, we add either urad dal powder with rice flour and make Thenkuzhal....
Rajma masala|no onion no garlic recipes – Easy to make Rajma masala without onion, garlic, and tomato. Creamy one-pot Rajma masala recipe with full recipe and step-by-step pictures. Usually, we make Rajma masala with the addition of spices and onion, tomato, and garlic. Sometimes we omit onion and garlic, but in this recipe, we are not adding onion or garlic, or tomato. Even we are not any garam masala too. I tasted this finger-licking creamy rajma at my relative Savitha’s place some time back....
Sattur sevu recipe | Diwali recipes – Kara sev recipe – Easy sev recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures. Sattur is a small town on the Southern side of Tamilnadu, in the Virudunagar district. This place is famous for kara sev. They make sev in many flavours. I posted Seeni sev recipe in Jeyashris kitchen a few years back. Traditionally, Kara sev is made by pressing the dough on a perforated ladle....
Sweet corn kosambari | Corn kosambari recipe – Karnataka style sweet corn salad recipe – Easy summer salad recipe with full video and step by step pictures. Kosambari is a popular South Indian salad, served at weddings and always takes place in festival menus too. We add pre-soaked yellow moong dal in kosambari. It is also called kosumalli in Tamilnadu. I have posted the Tamilnadu style of making kosumalli in Jeyashri’s kitchen....
Sweet pidi kozhukattai recipe, with full video and detailed step by step pictures. I have seen in many of my friend’s place they make this sweet pidi kozhukattai for Ganesh Chaturthi | Pillayar Chaturthi. Amma never makes this at home. I wanted to post this sweet pidi kozhukattai recipe for the past few years but some how couldn’t do that. Finally tried this last week but somehow it turned out dry....
Thai Watermelon salad – Flavourful Thai watermelon salad with simple salad dressing with easily available ingredients- Easy summer salad recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures. We include salad in our meals most days. Thankfully, both the kids eat salads without much fuss. I have posted many varieties of salad recipes in Jeyashris kitchen. I attended a salad class and learned about this Thai-style Raw papaya salad. I will post the original Papaya salad soon....
