Happy Pongal This is the first Indian Cooking Challenge I am participating. I like to thank Srivalli for this wonderful oppurtunity. I have never prepare khandvi. This was a real challenge. I extremely enjoyed it. Khandvi is a snack from Gujarath. Srivalli provided us with two recipes. One from Lataji…
Daring Cook’s Challenge introduces some basic methods used in cooking. This month, Jenni of Gingered Whisk and Lisa of Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drives challenged us to prepare Cassoulet-the french stew and confit-a method of preserving meat or vegetables or fruits. Cassoulet is a rich, slow cooked stew or…
Wanted to send an entry for the BBD#36- Corny Breads at girlichef started by Zorra of Kochtopf. I searched the web for recipes using corn flour and saw this recipe here. It looked so cute. So I tried it. The taste was very nice. It had a crispy crust and soft interior. We…
This is a nice diet recipe. I have started using oats recently. But I don’t like the porridge usually prepared with oats. After reading so many blogs, I decided to prepare upma with oats. On the first day I used 1 1/2 cup water for 1 cup oats and the…
Wondering about such a long name. Actually I have shortened it. The full name is Kindy Aakiya Pacharisi Saadam and Mochai Pidhukku Payaru Kuzhambu. This is a special traditional recipe. This is prepared on the day of Maattu Pongal, the very next day of pongal. As mochai payaru is readily…
My neighbour had asked for a birthday cake for her son. As he didn’t want to celebrate his b’day, she wanted to decorate the cake with a simple design without any letterings. So I decided to do a mehandi designed cake. I got a piece of the cake and it…
This is my favorite upma. This goes very well with coconut chutney or onion chutney. You can add vegetables of your choice. The recipe is very simple and can be prepared in a jiffy. Ingredients: Vermicelli-1cup Water-1 1/2cups Carrot-1 Green Peas- 1/8cup Onion-1 Tomato-1 Green chilly-2 Oil-2tsp Mustard and urad…
This is an yummy pulao. I felt very lazy and so wanted to prepare a one pot meal. I had some mushrooms and carrot greens. So I tried out this simple pulao and had it with onion raitha. It was so tasty. Hope you enjoy. Ingredients: Carrot-1 medium sized Onion-2…
Sweet Punch for JanuaryThis is my first time I am participating in Sweet Punch. This month’s theme is Meringue. The sweet punch team has suggested 3 recipes for which I have given the link below. As I don’t use eggs I didn’t know what to do. Meringue can be prepared…
Sorry Friends! I couldn’t blog for nearly 5 days. I missed it a lot. I am very happy to be back. I have posted this recipe before but I haven’t included the steps. So I have been thinking of reposting this recipe for Kurinji’s event from the day she announced…