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Rasam is a comfort food for me. There are many varieties of rasam. Generally, rasam is simple to make. And this tomato rasam is the simplest one. It’s very light, healthy, therapeutic and yummy too:) It’s my son’s favourite. Hope you all will enjoy too:) Ingredients Tomatoes- 6 medium size Green chillies- 2 Ginger- 2Read more about Quick Tomato Rasam[…]
Kathi roll is a street-food from Kolkata, India. In its original form, it is a skewer-roasted kebab wrapped in a paratha bread, although over the years many variants have evolved all of which now go under the generic name of Kati Roll. Today, mostly any wrap containing a filling enfolded in an Indian flatbread (roti)Read more about Palak and Paneer Kathi Rolls[…]
Ingredients Roasted Pepper Papad- 1 Pomegranate- 1/2 cup Yogurt – 1 cup Salt to taste Sugar- 1/2 tsp Red chilli flakes- 1/2 tsp Oi- 1 tsp Hing- 1/8th tsp Method Beat the the yogurt till it becomes smooth. Add salt and sugar and mix well. Crush the papad. Add the crushed papad and pomegranate toRead more about Papad and Pomegranate Raita[…]
Today’s cooking was only for my daughter and myself. I thought a one pot meal will be perfect for that. Since my refrigerator was stocked up with fresh vegetables, my first thought was to make biryani. My neighbour, Nirmala,had shared her delicious biryani recipe few days back. The recipe required pudina ( mint leaves) whichRead more about Moong and Mixed Vegetables Masala Rice[…]
It’s Valentine’s Day in few days. Thought of making something with red as the colour theme. But I didn’t want to make any sweet. I had bought a box of fresh strawberries. In Chennai, strawberries that we get are not at all sweet. It’s very tangy, making it ideal to use in many recipes. IRead more about Spicy Strawberry Rice[…]
It’s study holidays for my son now and am packing school tiffin only for my daughter. She is not very fond of upma varieties. Only exception is vermicelli upma. So when I told her the previous night that I was planning to make that for school tiffin, she agreed. She is very fond of freshRead more about Cheesy Vermicelli Upma Cutlet[…]
I just gave in to my imagination today and made this. When it comes to baking, am generally little hesitant in trying my own recipe as I have very limited knowledge and experience. But today was an exception. I made this for daughter’s school tiffin. She didn’t want the usual Idli/ paratha/upma/. She was okRead more about Whole wheat Potli Pizza[…]
As I have mentioned earlier, I have been following Mrs.Mallika Bhadrinath’s recipe for Rava( semolina) Idli for almost 16 years. I have tried many variations and it has always come out well. And this was no exception:) Perfect for breakfast as it has good complex carbohydrates, protein, fiber, vitamins and minerals. Ingredients Rava( semolina)- 3/4thRead more about Oats, Rava and Palak Idli[…]
I have seen many video demonstration of pancake art. Anything creative always brightens up my mind and spirit. I tried to do some pattern using a icing cone. It did not give a satisfying result. My sister in law who has come here on a holiday brought me the squeeze bottles from US. So, todayRead more about Doily Pancake With Caramelised Bananas[…]
To celebrate the Republic Day of India( 26th January), many food groups in Facebook has intiated virtual food contest. The theme is Tricolour, the colours of the Indian flag for the obvious reason:) It was breakfast time when I was thinking about this contest. My brother who has come home on a holiday wanted meRead more about Tricolour Poha Upma[…]
