Today I am participating in Blogging Marathon#18 and I am posting under the theme Indian Basics. As this blog is all about basic techniques and recipes from my kitchen, I thought of participating when I saw the theme Srivalli announced. To begin with I will share with you the method of preparing…
I have been waiting for long to post a full video recipe. When I all the equipment and software ready, I prepared and shot the video for parotta three days back. I struggled a lot because it is my first video. But after editing I was very happy. Though it may…
I usually pressure cook sweet potata or cheenikilangu and serve it as evening snack. But after seeing many savoury recipes with sweet potato, I tried this version of roast. I made it like yam roast and it was delicious. It went well with rasam and rice combination. the skin is…
Almond meals are extensively used in baking cakes, cookies, macaroons and tarts. They are also used in marzipan. Buying almond meal may be a bit expensive. Preparing it at home is a very interesting procedure. Peeled almonds are also used in a lot of desserts. You can blanch, peel, dry…
I haven’t come across fresh almonds. This is the first time I saw it in the super market. I got curious and though it was priced higher, I bought home a small pack. I didn’t know how to use it in my recipes. So the only way was to search…
My daughter loves sweet corn. Whenever we go shopping, she has to get a cup of steamed sweet corn. Otherwise she will not be satisfied. Two days back I bough two sweet corn cobs from the market. Yesterday I steamed one and she was so happy to get that. The…
My daughter is crazy about murukku. When I was talking to my mom, she gave me this recipe. Usually when she uses fried gram in murukku, it breaks a lot and it is very difficult to shape it into murukku. Last week, accidentally she added hot water to prepare the…
Idli upma is one of the great ways to use the leftover idlis. Mom used to prepare this often and it was my favourite during school days. After marriage I completely forgot about it. This makes a great filling dish when your kid comes home after school. When I asked…
Bisi bele bath is a famous dish from Karnataka. As the name suggests the rice consists of dhal and is served piping hot. Some call it as bisi bela huli anna. As tamarind is also added to the rice it is called so. What ever the name is, we are…
Kaara boondhi is a savoury snack prepared with besan. We usually mix it with puffed rice and that tastes heavenly. Mom also sprinkled it on bisibele bath and it gave a nice crunch to the soft rice. When I started reading blogs, I also came across boondhi raitha, a north…