Kachori is a popular North Indian snack with spicy filling inside maida dough and deep fried until flaky and crusty.There are so many variations used in preparation of the filling but the most famous is the moong dal stuffed kachori which I m sharing in my space today.Other popular forms of Kachoris includes Pyaaz kachori,Mawa … Continue reading Khasta Kachori recipe (with moong dal)
Spicy diamond cuts / Maida khara biscuit is an easy tea time snack but frying these small maida cuts is really time consuming .I have already shared a spicy version with onions,pepper and curry leaves SPICY DIAMOND CUTS and a sweet version with just sugarSWEET DIAMOND CUTS I m sharing another spicy version of Diamond … Continue reading Spicy diamond cuts / Maida khara biscuit
Pulungal arisi murrukku is a famous murukku from Virudhunagar where the parboiled rice is soaked and then ground using a wet grinder and finally made to a dough with some pottukadalai powder.It has a nice texture and flavour because of the preparation method and the ground smell of the soaked idly rice and the addition … Continue reading Puzhungal arisi murukku / Parboiled rice murukku
Aval laddu or Poha ladoo is an easy sweet recipe that even beginners can easily give a try.With just few ingredients one can make this laddu in no time.An easy Neivedhyam recipe for festival like Gokulashtami.I have used ghee to shape them ,if you are conscious about your calorie intake then you can use just … Continue reading Aval laddu / Poha ladoo recipe
Maggie is an instant noodle from Nestle and is popular all over India. It is a companion of all students, graduates living in hostel and people staying abroad alone and away from family. Maggi has been one of the favourite breakfast options for kids and adults.It is so easy to prepare and one could make … Continue reading Maggi Veg Briyani
Wishing you all a very HAPPY VINAYAGR CHATHURTHI.An auspicious hindu festival celebrated all over India,it is the birth anniversary of Lord Ganesha who is the god of wisdom,prosperity and good fortune.The primary sweet dish prepared as Neivedhyam for Lord Ganesha is Kozhukatai (MODAK) made from rice flour or wheat flour with stuffing of grated coconut,jaggery,nuts … Continue reading Wheat Jaggery Dumplings / Godhumai vellam kozhukatai
Kadalai Paruppu Pooranam Kozhukatai is prepared with bengal gram and jaggery without any addition of sugar.A healthy protein rich kozhukatai with jaggery as a sweetening agent.The Bengal gram (kadalai paruppu is cooked ,mixed with jaggery and grated coconut then filled inside the rice flour dough and finally steamed.The filling is so rich and delicious,it is … Continue reading Kadalai Paruppu Pooranam Kozhukatai / Bengal Gram Jaggery Dumplings
Javarisi Payasam is specially made during religious festivals as a Neivedhyam.Javarisi is Tapioca pearls which is prepared from Cassava roots and it mainly contains starch thus high in carbohydrates.These tapioca pearls are widely used in Indian cooking for making breakfast items like vadais,upma,pongal and also in desserts and sundaes like faaludas.They are so attractive, inviting … Continue reading Javarisi Payasam / Sago Kheer
Today's recipe is a guest post I made for Vidhya from Vidhyashomecooking .Vidhya and I became friends through WP and that too very recently. She is such a talented blogger, an active working woman who is managing both her family and her workplace so happily. I called her for the first time for I had … Continue reading Broken Wheat Kheer / Godhumai Payasam -Guest post for Vidhya
A wonderful make over with the left over Idly would definitely be this Kaima Idly recipe.Left over Idlis are deep fried in oil ,sauteed with some veggies and finally garnished with coriander leaves and lime juice.As the Idlies are deep fried they tend to absorb more oil,so it is very important to consume them immediately … Continue reading Kaima Idly-Leftover Idly recipe
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