2016

How to Make Paruppu Rasam

Paruppu Rasam Recipe with Step by Step Pictures | Toor Dal Rasam Recipe with Step by Step Pictures Hey foodies! A few minutes earlier I shared the recipe of Ulundu Vadai or Urad Dal Vadas. They are crisp on the outside and fluffy on the inside and you can find the recipe of Ulundu Vadai here.here.. I served them with Paruppu Rasam the recipe of which I am sharing now

Ulundu Vadai Recipe

Hey dear foodies! Hope you are having a great weekend. For me, weekends mean cooking something special. So today I made Ulundu Vadai and Paruppu Rasam (Recipe here). Ulundu Vadai or Urad Dal Vadas are deep-fried fritters made with skinned, split black bengal gram. The lentil is soaked for a few hours and ground to a fine paste next morning and left to stand for 8-10 hours to ferment. You add the

vegetable-kurma

Today, I am sharing the recipe of vegetable kurma.  It is a perfect side dish for chapati, roti or poori or pulao. Kurma is a dish popular in India. It is a curry made with a combination of vegetables like carrot, beans, peas, potato and cauliflower.  My kids love kurma and I often make this veg kurma for chapati.   It is a perfect way to serve vegetables in a

papaya-thoran

Thoran is a side dish which is prepared in Kerala.  It is made with vegetables and a mixture of coconut.  Today, I am sharing an easy to make thoran recipe made with papaya. I have made this thoran with grated papaya.  But you can also make it with chopped papaya also.  It is entirely your wish.  I have made it exactly in the way I make cabbage throan. Papaya is

Chicken Sweetcorn Soup Recipe

Hello buddies. Today I am sharing a very nutritious and healthy soup recipe. It’s the Sweetcorn Chicken Soup, that I made without using canned creamed corn or any cornflour. Creamed corn does lend a creamy texture but it is laced with preservatives and smells nothing like fresh sweetcorn. I used fresh sweetcorn kernels to prepare the base of this soup. Using water in this soup won’t give you the best flavor.

Yakhni Recipe/ Chicken Stock Recipe

Hey buddies! It’s been a really long time since I shared any recipe. Today I am back with two! This one is a yakhni recipe or chicken stock recipe. The other one is the chicken sweetcorn soup recipe that I have used this stock in. You can check it out here. Yakhni is a clear chicken soup. This is very healthy and nutritious. You can have this whenever you feel

how-to-make-rava-idli

Instant rava idli is a very popular South Indian breakfast.  It is an instant and easy to make recipe.  It is made with rava or sooji or semolina.  Rava is mixed with dal and curd and steam cooked to make soft idlis.The method of making this idli is very easy.  Temper all the ingredients, add curd, little water mix well.  Add eno fruit salt or baking soda or baking powder

cashew-cookies

Today’s recipe is cashew cookies – an easy cookies with cashew nuts.  It is a very delicious and buttery cookies. These cookies can be made very easily at home with very few ingredients available at home – maida, butter, sugar, cashew, milk, and vanilla essence. You can also try making these cookies with wheat flour.  Cashew nut cookies are very easy to make.  You can also use more nuts and

besan-bhindi

Lady’s finger or bhindi is very often used in Indian cooking.  Besan bhindi is a very tasty and easy to make side dish for chapati, roti or for rice.  There are various ways in which besan bhindi can be prepared.  Besan bhindi is nothing but okra or lady’s finger cooked in besan or gram flour and few other indian spices.  This is a very easy recipe which can be easily

Herb Fried Chicken

Tired of your fried chicken recipe? Looking for fried chicken recipe that doesn’t take too much time to make? Well, I have here a fried chicken recipe that will make your house smells good. This is because the chicken is dredged in savory herbs then fried and paired with gravy. My kids are tired of the old fried chicken recipe that I always make so I decided to serve them

Chicken Empanada

Empanada also called pastel in Portuguese is a stuffed pastry or bread fried or baked. This stuffed goody is very popular in many countries such as Spain, Indonesia, Malaysia, Latin America, etc. As I have said before, empanadas are popular in many countries the difference between their empanadas lies in the ingredients. In the Philippines, empanadas are usually filled with meats (pork, chicken and beef), potatoes, onions, carrots and cheese. By

Lauki Chana Dal Recipe/Lauki Chana Dal Pressure Cooker Recipe/Lauki Aur Chana Dal Ki Sabzi Recipe.

How to make Lauki Chana Dal Recipe/Lauki Chana Dal Pressure Cooker Recipe/Lauki Aur Chana Dal Ki Sabzi Recipe with step by step pictures. Hi Buddies! There is a healthy indian recipe for you. This lauki aur chana dal ki sabzi comes from the punjabi cuisine. This recipe of lauki chana dal is delicious easy and healthy lunch box recipe. Kids avoid bottle gourd/lauki ki sabzi try this spicy Indian bottle

Malpua Recipe / Malpua Stuffed With kalakand Recipe.

How to make Malpua Recipe/Malpua Stuffed With Kalakand Recipe with step by step pictures. Hi Foodies! Today I am sharing new and luscious version of malpua with you. Mapluas are crisp fried and fluffy pancakes dipped in sugar syrup, served with rabdi and dryfruits topping. You must surely try this new and delicious style. Inspite of giving topping of rabdi to the sweet pancakes, I have stuffed the kalakand into

Calamares Recipe

Calamares is a delicious appetizer. This dish is similar to the Mediterranean fried squid dish which I really find delicious and appetizing. I fell in love with this Mediterranean dish when I went to Greece with my family. From thereon, I love making calamari or calamares at home. Fried squid or calamari is a Mediterranean cuisine that only takes less than 2 minutes to cook. This batter coated seafood dish

Salmon in Coconut Milk

Salmon in coconut milk is a fragrant Filipino dish with ginger and fish simmered in coconut milk. This dish is perfect for fish lovers and those looking for a tasty and delicious fish dish that is easy and quick to make. Salmon is one of the most popular fish in the world. These fish are delicious and loaded with healthy benefits. They are also a great source of omega 3

Pasta Arrabiata with White Sauce

Pasta arrabbiata is an Italian pasta dish that is made of garlic, chili peppers and tomatoes. This light red pasta dish comes in several varieties but the most common recipe includes tomatoes, garlic, parsley, onions and red peppers. Arrabbiata which in Italian basically means “angry” is a spicy pasta dish. As I have said there are several varieties of this pasta dish that is often paired with penne rigate. Penne

Pan Fried Cream Dory with White Peanut Sauce

Looking for a quick fish fillet dish? This pan fried cream dory fillet with white peanut sauce recipe is a simple fish dish to make but most importantly, extremely delicious. My kids are my worst critics, so if they say this fish fillet dish rocks then I believe them. Cream dory is a cousin to catfish because of its white fillet. This blue tang fish grows up to 30 cm and they

Fish Fillet In Lemon Herb Butter Sauce

Looking for fish fillet recipes? Are you wondering about what to do with your cream dory or fish fillets? I have a bag of frozen cream dory in the fridge but I have run out of ideas on what to do with the fish. I have been frying the fish fillet but too much batter coated fish fillet takes away the excitement in the food. Luckily, I love making dishes

Adobong Isaw (Large Intestine)

Adobong isaw is an exotic dish. This dish is easy to cook and delicious despite of the fact that its primary ingredient is large intestine. I have learned to love isaw from my father in law. He would often buy large intestine and cooked them adobo style. Adobo is a popular Filipino dish as you can cook any meat into adobo. Isaw is great as appetizer and main dish. Adobong

Spicy Arrabbiata Pasta

Pasta arrabbiata is a light red pasta dish that is made of tomatoes, garlic and chili peppers. Arrabbiata which means “angry” in Italian because of the heat from the chili peppers is cooked in olive oil. This dish is full flavored making the pasta perfect for lunch, dinner and any occasion. There are several varieties of the arrabbiata pasta but most of the recipe includes tomatoes, parsley, garlic and red