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  • BEVERAGES - RECIPES

    Poosani Paayasam/ Pumpkin Kheer

    Yesterday, I prepared this delicious kheer. My daughter usually refuses to drink kheer/ paayasam. So I didn’t offer her.Hubby liked it very much. During night, I gave him the remaining half a cup of kheer to drink. At thit time my daughter was around and she tasted the kheer from…

  • PANEER

    Paneer Cucumber Salad

    For today’s breakfast, I prepared this salad along with pumpkin soup and it was a filling combination. The soft paneer paired with crunchy cucumber and capsicum tasted delicious. It is a very simple salad which can be put together in less than 10minutes. Today is the fourth day of Blogging…

  • PANEER

    Paneer Spring Roll (With Rice Paper)

    When I went to Coimbatore last time, I visited Nilgiris. I saw the Thai rice papers in the Thai section. There was a recipe for spring roll on the pack. So for experimenting, I bought one pack. Today, when I couldn’t decide on a dish for the Blogging Marathon, I…

  • RICE VARIETIES

    Manjal Thokku Saadam

    I had two cups of rice left over from yesterday’s cooking. I transformed the rice into this delicious saadam using manjakl thokku which was in my fridge. I served it along with coconut chutney and potato stir fry. It just  vanished in 5 minutes.  The preparation is quite easy but…

  • PANEER - SNACKS

    Paneer Rolls

    Today is the second day of Blogging Marathon#12 Group2. I prepared these delicious rolls for our evening snack. I served it with green chutney, sweet chutney and tomato sauce. I used crumbled paneer, bread and potato for these simple yet tasty rolls. I deep fried it but you can also…

  • RECIPES - SOUPS

    Palak/ Spinach Soup

    I prepared this soup for lunch today. Some how my hubby started disliking the creamy soups and when ever I prepare them, he doesn’t enjoy. So today, I tried to make a lighter version of the soup and this turned out beautiful. He too was satisfied. Usually I grind the…

  • COOKING BASICS - RECIPES

    Vegetable Stock

    Vegetable stock is the vegetarian equivalent of chicken stock and can be used to replace it in any given recipe. If used in soups it enhances the flavour of the soup. You can add any vegetable of your choice. I read in a blog that adding mushrooms gives the soup…

  • SNACKS

    Avarekalu Vada

    This is a recipe from my reader Padma. She has got a lot of traditional recipes from her MIL and she is sharing them with us. She has also sent snaps of the vadas. This is avarekai vada, made with Avarekai/ Mochaikai/ Field Beans and rice flour. Lets take a…

  • RECIPES

    Candy Clay

    Candy clay is used in decorating cakes and pastries. It is made of chocolate. It some what resembles the play dough and it is very pliable. You can be very creative with this clay. It hardens when air dried and so it can be prepared before 1 or 2 days…

  • DIWALI SWEETS - PANEER - SWEETS

    Paneer Burfi

    Today is the first day of Blogging Marathon #12 Group2. I will be posting under the theme Seven Days of Paneer for this whole week. Paneer is produced from milk. Though we get it in stores, home made Paneer is always the best. I prepared both crumbled paneer and paneer…