Bharathy, Srivalli and Lathamma started this Arusuvai Chain. Now the second season is organised by Sayantani of A Homemaker’s Diary. It is my term in the arusuvai chain. When Divya Kudua posted her recipe, she had mentioned that a parcel has been sent to me. I was eagerly waiting for the parcel to arrive. When I…
Happy Pongal This is the first Indian Cooking Challenge I am participating. I like to thank Srivalli for this wonderful oppurtunity. I have never prepare khandvi. This was a real challenge. I extremely enjoyed it. Khandvi is a snack from Gujarath. Srivalli provided us with two recipes. One from Lataji…
Daring Cook’s Challenge introduces some basic methods used in cooking. This month, Jenni of Gingered Whisk and Lisa of Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drives challenged us to prepare Cassoulet-the french stew and confit-a method of preserving meat or vegetables or fruits. Cassoulet is a rich, slow cooked stew or…
This is a nice diet recipe. I have started using oats recently. But I don’t like the porridge usually prepared with oats. After reading so many blogs, I decided to prepare upma with oats. On the first day I used 1 1/2 cup water for 1 cup oats and the…
This is my favorite upma. This goes very well with coconut chutney or onion chutney. You can add vegetables of your choice. The recipe is very simple and can be prepared in a jiffy. Ingredients: Vermicelli-1cup Water-1 1/2cups Carrot-1 Green Peas- 1/8cup Onion-1 Tomato-1 Green chilly-2 Oil-2tsp Mustard and urad…
Wish you a very Happy New Year When I see chocolate cookie recipe, I am always tempted to prepare it. But choco chips are not available at Madurai. I tried adding chopped chocolate compound, but I was not happy with the end result. So today I tried preparing the chips…
When I saw these peas parottas at Bong Mom’s Cook Book, I wanted to prepare it on the same day. I had a cup of green peas in the freezer and so I prepared it and gave a surprise to my hubby who came home late. We had it along…
I was beaming with joy yesterday. I tried preparing tofu at home and it was a huge success. Before two months I tried preparing soy milk at home. I bought white soy beans and it was a total flop. So I was afraid to do it this time. I watched…
This is the famous nougat from the Vietnamese capital Imperial. It looks like our peanut brittle but actually it resembles halwa. It is very soft and chewy. It tastes great. The combination of peanuts and white sesame seeds makes the candy very yummy. The original candy was so cute to look…
I prepared this for my daughter when she returned from school. This is a filling milk shake. I added boost for extra flavour. As boost is the secret of my daughter’s energy, she just loved it. Sending this to Veggie/Fruit of the month- Banana by Aipi and started by Priya…