Idli Varieties, Kids Recipes, Snacks

PODI IDLI

Podi Idli is a very easy recipe that can easily delight kids.It is nothing but small idlis smeared with molagai podi.I have added veggies too to make it healthier and more tastier.Although I make this regularly I realized I didn’t have this in my blog.This one too was long pending to post in my draft and thought of posting it today.I also make podi dosa and podi uttappam. Those things will feature in the blog soon.Since it is steamed,you can be rest assured it will be healthy and with mild spices it will taste really good,specially for kids after school.Scroll…

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Dip, Homemade, Kids Recipes

HOMEMADE PEANUT BUTTER

It was my long wish to make Peanut Butter at home.I was always of the opinion that it would not turn out nice and i will ultimately end up wasting the ingredients used.But when i was a asked to write for Kungumam Thozhi Magazine last month for 30 various dal/legume variety dishes,i knew i have to try this.It is a lot cheaper and more healthier if you make it this way. I searched google for many recipes but ended up in this because of its simple and easy ingredients.And ofcourse it was quick to make too.It took less than 15…

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Chaat, Snacks

BHEL PURI

Who dosen’t love chaats and my family is no exception to this.I regularly make chaat items such as bhel puri,sev puri,papdi chaat and channa chaat to name a few.It has very pleasant weather here in Bangalore and for the past two days cloudy owing to the heavy rains in Tamil Nadu.I just had a excuse for this to make our family favourite chaat Bhel Puri.I realised only before last two days, that I don’t have enough chaat recipes in my blog,so here it comes.My daughter is very fond of any chaat and often likes to eat them whenever we chance…

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Authentic Brahmin Recipe, Breakfast Recipes, Dinner recipes, Sevai Recipes, Tiffin, Traditional Recipes

LEMON SEVAI/LEMON IDIYAPPAM

Lemon sevai is a tangy tasty tiffin or breakfast recipe I usually make at home.Specially helpful in days whenever onion is forbidden,this is a wholesome dinner option as well.I made this with with rice flour,but you can make it the traditional way of soaking the rice and grinding it nicely and steaming it and then putting it in the nazhi or press and squeeze out.That process is long,time consuming but very tasty.The method I used is equally flavourful and forms a good meal.See down below the recipe of Lemon Sevai.

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Bachelors' Recipes, Salads

CUCUMBER PINEAPPLE SALAD

This post is an easy to make and one of my bachelor recipes first post.Iam always a salad person and love to eat it as an accompaniment to food or as a snack or sometimes a meal itself.It is one such food which can be eaten guilt free and that too without any limitations.My hubby loves salads and I make it a point to include in his meal a bowl of it.This recipe is a fruit and vegetable salad put in one bowl and is so tasty that you will crave for more.The one point to be noted here is…

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Lunchbox Ideas, Rice Variety

CABBAGE RICE/LUNCH BOX IDEA

Cabbage is one of the omitted vegetables for most and people eat it just for the sake of it,mainly because it doesn’t have any flavour of it’s own.I besides making poriyal/curry add it to many dishes in upma,aval,sandwiches,noodles and soup as well.I even make pakoda with it.Not much talking,coming to the topic,I saw this cabbage recipe in a cook book when sitting in the airport.Causally scrolling across the pages I stumbled upon this recipe and tried it when I came home,ofcourse for daughter’s lunch box.It tasted truly nice wih the balance of added spices and onions,the cabbage rice was liked…

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Lunchbox Ideas, Rice Variety

PUDINA RICE/MINT RICE/LUNCH BOX IDEA

Pudina Rice i make whenever there is boredom to make anything which requires long preparations.This is a rice variety and a lunch box option too which is apt for the busy mornings.Normally rice is made daily at home with any gravy such as sambhar or rasam,but sometimes to break the boredom i make this.Pudina or mint is one flavourful leaf and enhances the taste of rice.As i was thinking what to make for lunch this suddenly cropped up mind and i thought since it is not in my blog,clicked the pictures as well.So scroll down for an easy recipe of…

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Authentic Brahmin Recipe, Kuzhambu Varieties, Medium, Rice Accompaniments, Traditional Recipes

PULIKACHAL/TAMARIND RICE MIX/PULIYODHARAI MIX

The fondest memories still lie fresh in my mind when i think of pulikachal. My mom used to pack this for journeys when we used to travel from Delhi to Chennai to visit grandparents.The very idea of eating in train with my bro and parents exited me always, everytime. My mom is an expert and eating well her dishes i can judge how tasty they can be though not an exact,replica of hers have sure made an attempt.Now my daughter loves this.So generation after generation, pulikachal is creating waves in my house. Notes

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