Sara of Belly Rumbles challenged the Daring Kitchen members to try out the famous Chinese Steamed Buns. I used a mixture of tofu and green peas for the filling and it came out beautiful. There are so many videos on Youtube on how to pleat and fold the buns. It is…
This is a chettinad gravy with tamarind as the base and eggplant as the main ingredient. It was absolutely delicious and we enjoyed it with appalam for our lunch. Eggplants or brinjals must be tiny to make this gravy delicious. So whenever you come across the tiny brinjals, do not…
This recipe has been lying in my drafts for long. I prepared this to go along with sprouted wheat rotis and it was a delicious and healthy combo. Tofu is a great source of protien and it has a low calorie content. After googling, I found out that 100gm of…
This is a very simple yet tasty preparation using sweet corn. I prepared one just for experiment purpose and as I liked it very much, I prepared another for my daughter and hubby. Even they liked it very much. So it has now become our family favorite. For children avoid…
Yesterday I got a mail from the editor of Blog@Home that they are giving Creative Chef Award to my blog. Another great news is that my Palak Dhokla has been selected as the editor’s choice for 6th December at Blogjunta. Both mails came to me when I was preparing for Kaarthigai…
For this month’s Sweet Punch, Ria asked us to bake a dish of our choice. I bookmarked this recipe from a cook book before long. I thought this was the perfect time to try out the recipe. Yesterday, I made these with the help of my daughter and it turned…
I am now experimenting with greens. My hubby yesterday told my daughter that her mommy is cooking everything green! Even my daughter loves the green coloured dishes. I used Palak to make this delicious dhokla. While I was going through a hand written recipe book which I used during college…
This is another chettinad dish using eggplant. The original recipe includes a potato which I skipped because I didn’t have it in my pantry at that time. This goes well with rice. I prepared it for the lunch and we liked it so much. But in the recipe the chef…
This goes very well with curd rice. I used little oil and prepared it in a non stick pan. For stuffing I used ellu podi (sesame powder) with a garlic pod and it was absolutely delicious. It is very easy to make and is definitely a crowd pleaser. Ingredients: For The Ellu…
As promised yesterday i am giving you the recipe for layered till parathas. The dough is very easy to prepare and the layering is very interesting. It uses less oil than the usual paratha and the wheat flour makes it healthier and nutritious. I saw the method of layering in…