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My daughter has been asking me to bake some cupcakes for a while now. I have lots of mangoes at home. I came across this interesting recipe in the net. Made few changes to that and made this cup cake.I was very delighted with the result. It really was soft, had a melt mouth textureRead more about Eggless Mango Cupcakes[…]
Iced Tea or ice tea is a form of cold tea. Though usually served in a glass with ice.it can also refer to a tea that has been chilled or cooled. It may or may not be sweetened. Iced tea is also a popular packaged drink. It can be mixed with flavored syrup, with commonRead more about Iced Lemon Mint Ginger Tea[…]
Chennai’s weather for the past two days has been a pleasant surprise. It’s just warm. Still, I was in a mood for a mocktail. With whatever I had in my kitchen, I have created this recipe:) I thoroughly enjoyed making this and I hope you would all enjoy this recipe:) Ingredients Chopped mangoes- 1Read more about Mango Mocktail […]
Bangladeshi dish. The basic ingredient for this dish is yogurt. Vegetables or fruits or combination of vegetables and fruits can be added to the yogurt. It can be used as a dip or sauce or salad. The yogurt may be seasoned with coriander, mint, and other herbs and spices. Cucumber and yogurt are perfect summer ingredients. It’s helpsRead more about Cucumber and Pomegranate Raita[…]
Cucumber is known as vellarikai in Tamil and khira/ kakdi in Hindi. It is one of the very low calorie vegetables; provide just 15 calories per 100 g. It contains no saturated fats or cholesterol. It is a very good source of potassium. Cucumbers contains unique anti-oxidants in moderate ratios such as ß-carotene and a-carotene, vitamin-C, vitamin-A, zea-xanthin and lutein. Cucumbers have mildRead more about Vellarikai Pachadi[…]
Lassi is a popular, traditional, yogurt based drink from India & Pakistan. Lassi is a blend of yogurt, water, spiced and sometimes, fruit. Traditional lassi is a savoury drink, sometimes flavoured with ground and roasted cumin( jeera). Sweet lassi, however, contains sugar or fruits, instead of spices. Lassi is our family’s favourite summer drink. Very often I make mango lassi as that’s the fruit ofRead more about Spiced Gulkand and Pomegranate Lassi[…]
It’s summer now and it’s very important to keep the body cool and hydrated. What could be better than healthy and delicious chilled fruit juices, mocktails, punches etc. Today I have made Papaya Punch. Fruit punch is a blend of different fruit juices. There are many recipes for fruit punch, but you can create yourRead more about Papaya Punch[…]
My son’s 12th board exams got over today. He has been working really very hard for the past few months. So, I wanted to make a small treat for him. Brownies are his favourite. Few days back I saw a video in you tube showing brownie cups. I liked that idea. It was a goodRead more about Brownie Cups with Chocolate Ice cream[…]
There can nothing more soothing and refreshing than Iced Tea during summer. Today I have made one of my most favourite, Iced Orange tea 🙂 Ingredients Oranges- 2 ( 3/4th cup of juice) Lemon juice- 2 tsp Dry Ginger powder- 1/2 tsp Water- 2 cups Tea powder- 1 tsp Sugar- to taste Ice cubes- 10-15Read more about Iced Orange Tea[…]
Summer snacks should be light, healthy and pertinently, hydrating and something that will cool down the body. Of course, it has to be interesting and tasty. What can be better than a light, fresh and healthy Biscuit Chaat ( my creation) served with Iced Orange tea? And the best thing about this is that itRead more about Biscuit Chaat[…]
