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I had planned to make chilli cheese and corn sandwich today for breakfast, but forgot to buy bread. My first thought was to make stuffed parathas. Then I got this sudden flash idea of making a paratha sandwich:) It came out really well and my kids were very impressed. As soon as my daughter hadRead more about Grilled Cheese Corn Paratha Sandwich[…]
Chunda is a very authentic Gujarati sweet and sour mango pickle. Traditionally, chunda is made is mixing grated raw mango and sugar and sun dried for few days till the sugar melts and gets syrup consistency. Then the spices are mixed. Chunda has very a long shelf life. It can be stored even for aRead more about Chunda[…]
I had planned to make chole ( chickpeas) and rice today for lunch. My daughter and I are very fond this combo, while my son is not. While I was draining the boiled chole, I got this sudden idea of making tikkis with chole and serve with rice, hoping that my son would like it.Read more about Chole Tikki With Tomato Rice[…]
Suryakala is one of my most favourite sweet. I remember my dad buying this sweet specially for me during my childhood days. Today is a special day for me. I started blogging last dec 13th. I have been posting a recipe everyday since then. Today, I am posting my 300th recipe. I made my favouriteRead more about Suryakala[…]
Today’s lunch at home was a very simple affair. I had made a new rice variety today. I used very simple ingredients and fresh spices. It’s very simple to make, healthy, wholesom, full of flavour and was very tasty. Shallots added a mild sweetness and the roasted corn kernels gave a good crunch to rice.Read more about Shallots and Roasted Corn Rice[…]
Today’s breakfast is my own creation. I tend to get more creative when I am left with limited choice of ingredients:) I have made savoury, gluten free muffins today. I had attempted to make khuzhi appam with these ingredients few days back. But I was not very satisfied. It did taste very good but IRead more about Savoury Muffins[…]
Today being a holiday, my son wanted me to make biryani. It’s been long since I made one too. Though making biryani is not difficult or needs any special skill, it is very laborious. Also you need to have good recipe and loads of patience:) I had written down this recipe long time back. NotRead more about Hyderabadi Biryani[…]
Drumsticks are known as murungakkai in Tamil. It’s widely used vegetable in South Indian cooking. It’s generally added in sambar, avial and many Khuzhambu varieties. Drumsticks are rich in protein, B complex vitamins, calcium, vitamin C, zinc and iron. It’s good for diabetic patients as it helps in controlling blood sugar. It is also antiRead more about Murungakka Vathakhuzhambhu[…]
Today, I didn’t had to pack lunch. Both kids were at home and my husband had a lunch meeting. So, decided to make an interesting one pot meal. My daughter is very fond of American Chopsuey. That’s her standard order in Chinese restaurants. I decided to make that as a treat for her ( sheRead more about American Chopsuey[…]
Today I wanted to make bagara baingan ( a specialty from Hyderabadi cuisine) and vegetable pulao for lunch. Then I found that the brinjals were of different sizes. For making bagara baingan, I prefer to use small, uniformed sized brinjals. As I was thinking what to do, I got this idea of using yogurt asRead more about Dahi Baingan[…]
