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  • RECIPES

    Thengai / Coconut Chutney

    This is the simplest chutney which is very easy to prepare. Idli, dosas, and variety rice are served with different kinds of chutneys. Coconut chutney is a must for all these dishes. This chutney is a no cook chutney except for the tempering. If you have grated coconut in the…

  • CHAT

    Puri For Chaat

    According to me, my mom makes the best pani puris. She manages to do every thing from scratch and there were a lot of fans among my brother’s friends. She used to make puris to fill big jars and they will be completely finished on a single day. Nowadays, as…

  • BAKES - EGGLESS

    Cheese and Apricot Biscuits/ Scones

    For this month’s Baring Baker’s Challenge, Audax of Audax Artifex has taken us back to basics of making scones or baking powder biscuits. He has provided with so many recipes to try from. I made a version of my own adding cheese and apricot. These biscuits are sweet and very soft…

  • PANEER - RICE VARIETIES

    Paneer Mushroom Pulao

    Today hubby invited some of his employees for lunch. For the menu, I chose Paneer pulao, Paneer kofta masala and onion raitha. I also prepared cauliflower roast. Then came white rice, rasam, potato varuval and curd along with pickle. They enjoyed their lunch very much. As all the guys are…

  • RECIPES - SOUPS

    Clear Mushroom Soup

    As I have mentioned earlier, PK likes clear soups. I prepared this totally healthy soup today using drumstick leaves and mushroom. I also had 2 cups of vegetable stock and I used it for this flavourful soup. The soup with crunchy mushrooms was a nice variation of the usual drumstick…

  • CHAT - PANEER

    Chole Paneer Chaat

    This is a very simple chaat to put together if you have the chutneys ready. It is a very filling and delicious chaat. The quantity of ingredients can be varied according to your taste. I like my chaat tangy, so I added amchur powder .The recipes for sweet chutney and…

  • COOKING BASICS

    Mor/ Buttermilk

    I have given the process of preparing home made butter in my early post. After removing the butter we have a large bowl full of buttermilk left. You can just add salt to it and drink it. It is a great cooler and perfect for a sunny day. We use…

  • PANEER

    Paneer Manchurian

    Today is the fifth day of Blogging Marathon. I usually prepare manchurian using cauliflower. I just substituted paneer for the cauliflower and the manchurian was great. When served hot, you can taste the crispy paneer among the soft onions. Usually I add capsicum but today as I didn’t have it…

  • COOKING BASICS

    Bottle Gourd/ Suraikkai

    Bottle gourd also called as calabash, opo squash, suraikkai, lauki, dudhi or long melon is a vegetable grown in vines. When harvested young, it is used as a vegetable but when allowed to mature, it can be used as a utencil or bottle. This vegetable has a great water content.…