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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
During Pongal, we buy Manjal Kothu for pooja. After Pongal, my mom used to leave that manjal kothu in river. Last year, I tried a pickle recipe with that fresh turmeric and it was a hit. So even this year I prepared a jar full of the pickle. I also…
Fresh Turmeric is available during Pongal festival. I came to know that fresh turmeric can be used to prepare pickle only after I started blogging. Last year I prepared pickle and this year I prepared thokku with this fresh turmeric. Turmeric is a root and it is related to ginger.…
This is a recipe I got from my reader Padma Sreerenga. She has sent me the recipe and step wise pictures for the Walk Through Memory Lane Event. Thank you Padma for the delicious entry to the event. I am posting the recipe because Padma is a non blogger. This…
It is very economical to use home made butter. It is also a satisfying experience. This butter can be used to prepare ghee, in cakes and other sweets. I don’t use this butter in making puff pastry. The home made butter usually has a large quantity of water when compared…
While making 3D cakes, you get a lot of cake crumbs and pieces. While I prepared the Pongal Pot Cake, there was a lot of cake and butter cream left over after the completion of the cake. The next day holidays started and I couldn’t do any thing with it.…