I just wanted to prepare a nutritious cutlet for yesterday’s evening snack. I usually bake my cutlets. Very afraid of deep frying them. Had some palak puree left from an earlier project, and had lots of green peas. So I decided on this cutlet. It was very yummy. We had…
This month Astheroshe of accro challenged us with the French cake Biscuit Jaconde Imprime/Entremet. This was really a great challenge. A sponge sheet with a pattern baked on it is arranged inside the wall of the mold and is filled with interesting fillings. As I had to do an eggless version, I did a lot…
This is a very simple poriyal which goes well with rice. Sending this as an entry to Food Pallette Green at Torview. Ingredients:Potato-2Ivy gourd / Kovaikkai-200gmRed Chilly Powder-1tspCoriander Powder-1/2tspTurmeric Powder-1/4tspSalt-to tasteWhite till seeds-1tspCumin seeds-1tspOil-2tbsProcedure:1. Peel and cut potatoes to small cubes.2. Cut Ivy gourd into lengthwise pieces.3. Heat oil and…
Nowadays I have started using oats in my recipes. I am somewhat afraid of the regular oats porridge. So I just wanted to try out a different version. This was a filling breakfast. We enjoyed it a lot. Sending this to CWF-Oats hosted by Priya and started by Kiran.I am…
This is a very easy kurma. I learnt it from my hubby’s sister. It goes very well with dosas. Though my cooking is not that bad, my hubby likes his mother’s and sister’s cooking. Whenever we visit their place, he will ask his sister to teach me some of her…
During pongal, we use manjal kothu (fresh turmeric) for the pooja. After pooja my mom lets it in a river. We never try to prepare anything with the fresh turmeric. This year, as I have become a food blogger, I was curious. I searched the net for recipes using fresh…
I usually get this from my mom each year. So I have never tried it. When Kurinji announced the event for rice flakes recipes, I wanted to try it. I prepared the vadagam in two methods. One is the traditional method in which the vadagams are dried in sun. The…
I needed baguette for the garlic crumbs used as a topping for cassoulet which I prepared for The Daring Cook, Challenge. I was browsing through the web for the recipe and I saw this recipe here. I got two baguette breads. I prepared the crumbs with one baguette and the other…
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.…