• PANEER - RICE VARIETIES

    Paneer Mushroom Pulao

    Today hubby invited some of his employees for lunch. For the menu, I chose Paneer pulao, Paneer kofta masala and onion raitha. I also prepared cauliflower roast. Then came white rice, rasam, potato varuval and curd along with pickle. They enjoyed their lunch very much. As all the guys are…

  • RECIPES - SOUPS

    Clear Mushroom Soup

    As I have mentioned earlier, PK likes clear soups. I prepared this totally healthy soup today using drumstick leaves and mushroom. I also had 2 cups of vegetable stock and I used it for this flavourful soup. The soup with crunchy mushrooms was a nice variation of the usual drumstick…

  • CHAT - PANEER

    Chole Paneer Chaat

    This is a very simple chaat to put together if you have the chutneys ready. It is a very filling and delicious chaat. The quantity of ingredients can be varied according to your taste. I like my chaat tangy, so I added amchur powder .The recipes for sweet chutney and…

  • COOKING BASICS

    Mor/ Buttermilk

    I have given the process of preparing home made butter in my early post. After removing the butter we have a large bowl full of buttermilk left. You can just add salt to it and drink it. It is a great cooler and perfect for a sunny day. We use…

  • PANEER

    Paneer Manchurian

    Today is the fifth day of Blogging Marathon. I usually prepare manchurian using cauliflower. I just substituted paneer for the cauliflower and the manchurian was great. When served hot, you can taste the crispy paneer among the soft onions. Usually I add capsicum but today as I didn’t have it…

  • COOKING BASICS

    Bottle Gourd/ Suraikkai

    Bottle gourd also called as calabash, opo squash, suraikkai, lauki, dudhi or long melon is a vegetable grown in vines. When harvested young, it is used as a vegetable but when allowed to mature, it can be used as a utencil or bottle. This vegetable has a great water content.…

  • BEVERAGES - RECIPES

    Poosani Paayasam/ Pumpkin Kheer

    Yesterday, I prepared this delicious kheer. My daughter usually refuses to drink kheer/ paayasam. So I didn’t offer her.Hubby liked it very much. During night, I gave him the remaining half a cup of kheer to drink. At thit time my daughter was around and she tasted the kheer from…

  • PANEER

    Paneer Cucumber Salad

    For today’s breakfast, I prepared this salad along with pumpkin soup and it was a filling combination. The soft paneer paired with crunchy cucumber and capsicum tasted delicious. It is a very simple salad which can be put together in less than 10minutes. Today is the fourth day of Blogging…

  • PANEER

    Paneer Spring Roll (With Rice Paper)

    When I went to Coimbatore last time, I visited Nilgiris. I saw the Thai rice papers in the Thai section. There was a recipe for spring roll on the pack. So for experimenting, I bought one pack. Today, when I couldn’t decide on a dish for the Blogging Marathon, I…