Nowadays I have started using oats in my recipes. I am somewhat afraid of the regular oats porridge. So I just wanted to try out a different version. This was a filling breakfast. We enjoyed it a lot. Sending this to CWF-Oats hosted by Priya and started by Kiran.I am…
This is a very easy kurma. I learnt it from my hubby’s sister. It goes very well with dosas. Though my cooking is not that bad, my hubby likes his mother’s and sister’s cooking. Whenever we visit their place, he will ask his sister to teach me some of her…
During pongal, we use manjal kothu (fresh turmeric) for the pooja. After pooja my mom lets it in a river. We never try to prepare anything with the fresh turmeric. This year, as I have become a food blogger, I was curious. I searched the net for recipes using fresh…
I see a lot of ways of preparing pasta in the blogosphere. I usually prepare it just like noodles. Just wanted to share this recipe with you. My aunt visited me a few days back. She likes my cooking. I had some tri coloured pasta sitting in my fridge for…
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…