When Satya announced her event, I wanted to try this technique. I have seen this in cakes, but for idlis, I was not sure of the outcome. I didn’t want to use only food colours. So I decided upon beetroot and carrot along with a few drops of food colour.…
I had three home made puff pastry squares for a long time. I couldn’t decide on what to do with it. I wanted to prepare some thing different. Suddenly I came up with this great idea. It was so yummy. The crispy puffs with soft syrupy interiors was very nice.…
This is an yummy gravy which is usually served with rice. Appalam goes very well with this gravy. It tastes great when cooked in a mud pot. Please avoid pressure cooker, because it will ruin the taste. Sending this to Healing Foods- Eggplant at Seasoned and Dressed by Kavitha and…
I see a lot of ways of preparing pasta in the blogosphere. I usually prepare it just like noodles. Just wanted to share this recipe with you. My aunt visited me a few days back. She likes my cooking. I had some tri coloured pasta sitting in my fridge for…
Bharathy, Srivalli and Lathamma started this Arusuvai Chain. Now the second season is organised by Sayantani of A Homemaker’s Diary. It is my term in the arusuvai chain. When Divya Kudua posted her recipe, she had mentioned that a parcel has been sent to me. I was eagerly waiting for the parcel to arrive. When I…
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…