For the second day of Blogging Marathon Week 2 I tried out this wonderful spiced butter as a spread for my toasts. If I have to choose between the pumpkin spread and this herbed butter, I would go for this yummy butter. With a slight hint of garlic and fresh…
RECIPES
Instant Pumpkin and Green Chilly Pickle
For this month’s Magic Mingle, Kalyani chose Pumpkin and Fresh Chillies as the two magic ingredients to be used up in the dish. I have been thinking a lot to make both star ingredients of the dish. As I am a great fan of Master Chef Australia, I wanted to…
Home Made Cream Cheese
Cream cheese forms the base for many desserts such as cheese cakes and cake frostings. But I couldn’t get it here in Madurai. Once I saw the box of cream cheese at Nilgiris in Coimbatore, I was shocked at the price. So I was going through the web for a…
Eggless Chocolate Almond Cake- Reine de Saba avec Glaçage au Chocolat-Julia Child’s Cake Recipe
If you are a regular visitor of my blog, you would have noticed that I have not posted any recipes last week. I missed my group challenges and reveal dates. The reason is my daughter was down with fever and I was totally depressed without knowing the reason for this…
Puttu Maavu / Puttu Flour
Puttu is a south Indian special snacks made out of rice flour. It is very soft and it is mainly because of the flour we use to prepare it. Raw rice is used for this flour. The rice can either be ground at home or can be ground at a…
Tomato Puree
Pureed tomato is used in many gravies and sauces. The red Bangalore tomatoes are best for purees because they don’t have the sour taste and have a bright colour which makes the gravy look super inviting. The skin of the tomatoes are peeled after blanching. The tomatoes are then ground…
Fried Onion Paste
The fried onion paste gives a nice flavour to the gravy. It also thickens the gravy and add a nice sweet taste to it. It can be prepared and refrigerated upto 3-4days. It is very easy to prepare and can be quite handy in preparing rich creamy gravies. Chop onions…
Spinach Puree
Palak puree is used in many dishes. Palk Paneer, Palak Chole, Plak roti, Palak Paratha, Palak rice are some of the dishes using the puree. Making puree is very easy. If you have fresh palak at hands, do not hesitate to prepare this colourful puree. This when used in rotis…
Carrot Beetroot Chutney
This is a nutritious chutney. As my daughter doesn’t take vegetables to school, I need to sneak it in her diet. I give this with her morning dosa and she can get the benefit of both the vegetables. The colour is vibrant because of the beetroot used. The chutney tastes…
Layering Parathas 2
Today I will share another method of layering parathas. This involves cutting the whole rolled out disc into small strips and then stacking them. This is done in the preparation of lacha paratha. You can either use ghee or oil to apply on the rolled out disc. I have used…