Today is the last day of our blogging marathon. I would like to thank Srivalli for organising this wonderful event. I missed the first half. When I asked Srivalli, she allowed me to take part in this event for 15 days. In this marathon, we are to blog daily without…
I prepared this as a side dish for rice. It had a crispy crust with soft interiors. We loved it a lot. Sending this to Veggie/Fruit of the Month-Potato at Dil Se started by Priya Mitharwal. Ingredients: Baby Potatoes-250gm Curd-2tbs Tandoori Masala-1/2tsp Red Chilly Powder-1/2tsp Chat Masala-1/4tsp Salt-to taste Nigella…
This is an yummy cookie which melts in the mouth. It tastes just like the south Indian porikadalai maavu laddu. The procedure and ingredients are completely different and it is a baked cookie. As this is the first time I am preparing these cookies, I was a bit tensed. But…
I just wanted to prepare a nutritious cutlet for yesterday’s evening snack. I usually bake my cutlets. Very afraid of deep frying them. Had some palak puree left from an earlier project, and had lots of green peas. So I decided on this cutlet. It was very yummy. We had…
This month Astheroshe of accro challenged us with the French cake Biscuit Jaconde Imprime/Entremet. This was really a great challenge. A sponge sheet with a pattern baked on it is arranged inside the wall of the mold and is filled with interesting fillings. As I had to do an eggless version, I did a lot…
This is a very simple poriyal which goes well with rice. Sending this as an entry to Food Pallette Green at Torview. Ingredients:Potato-2Ivy gourd / Kovaikkai-200gmRed Chilly Powder-1tspCoriander Powder-1/2tspTurmeric Powder-1/4tspSalt-to tasteWhite till seeds-1tspCumin seeds-1tspOil-2tbsProcedure:1. Peel and cut potatoes to small cubes.2. Cut Ivy gourd into lengthwise pieces.3. Heat oil and…
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 usually get this from my mom each year. So I have never tried it. When Kurinji announced the event for rice flakes recipes, I wanted to try it. I prepared the vadagam in two methods. One is the traditional method in which the vadagams are dried in sun. The…