For this month’s Daring Bakers Challenge, Lis of La Mia Cucina, asked us to go creative with our baking skills. She wanted us to create quick breads. I have posted a recipe for Eggless Pumpkin and honey bread. Quick breads are breads which doesn’t need kneading or rising. The leavening…
There was an announcement to all Food Buzz Featured Publishers, inviting for proposals for their monthly event Foodbuzz 24*24. The blogger must give a meal plan for some guests and if selected the post will be up in that particular section. To try my luck, I added my proposal for…
Rasam is South Indian Soup. This is always relished with hot rice. This rasam is quite rich in taste because of the addition of coconut milk. Usually rasam powder is used in preparation. But my mom uses only pepper powder and cumin powder for flavour. This is an absolutely comforting…
Payasam or Kheer is a famous Indian dessert. Paasi paruppu payasam is usually serve in marriages and ceremonies. I added some vermicelli to the payasam to give it a twist. I also combined milk and coconut milk for a different flavour. Doesn’t this look nice. It was creamy and rich.…
This is a very refreshing juice and easy to prepare. When I feel tired, DH prepares this for me. I gain my strength immediately. When I prepare it for me, I don’t add sugar but when serving guests, adding it gives the extra kick. Ingredients: Sweet Lime/ Sattukudi-2 Sugar-1-2tbs Ice…
Today I planned to prepare sweet corn kebabs. As the kebabs I prepare are vegetarian, I need to find an ingredient to bind the kebab dough. For this kebab sweet corn acted as the binding ingredient. I kept the preparation simple. I also added chopped onions which gave the kebabs…
Pickle is a very important side dish in Indian Cuisine. South Indian pickles are very hot compared to achars of North and they use sesame oil. As pickles are meant to stay good for a year, they use lots of oil, salt and red chilly powder to preserve them. My…
Cauliflower roast is a famous street food. Where ever you go there is a stall selling this famous roasts. The taste may vary from shop to shop but the craze for this dish remains the same every where. I prepare this with bajji batter and it is my daughter’s favourite…
I have already posted a version of semiya kesari. This is another variety with milk. This tasted very rich with the addition of milk. I served it for my guests yesterday. Kesari is a famous sweet in south India. It is usually prepared as offering for God in puja. I…
Usually beans is prepared separately and carrot is prepared as a separate poriyal. But as my daughter likes this colour combination, I prepare it like this. This is very easy to prepare and delicious too. This poriyal finds its place in my daughter’s lunch box once in a week. While…