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Eggless Jam Biscuits – How to make eggless jam biscutis / jam drop biscuits, eggless jam cookies – Summer vacation is almost here, Sid is busy with his finals and will be happy once it gets over this week. For a little surprise I made these jam drop cookies. In my childhood days, we used get freshly baked biscuits from…
Cracked wheat is a wheat product made from whole raw kernels which are crushed or cut into small pieces, which are rich in fiber and other nutrition. It is nothing but Samba Godhumai rava/ lapsi/dalia, a very healthy wheat grain which in general is good for overall health. The most popular Indian way to cook this is make kheer, lapsi, kesari, pongal, upma , pulao…
Chilli garlic paste is one indispensable pantry item which we use often at home, be it regular Indian or Indo chinese. This paste is very useful in making any Indo chinese spicy noodle or stir fry dish. I even use them while making Indian style curries or biryanis, love the intense color it adds to the dish plus the it…
Kesar burfi recipe – I have always awed at those north indian style burfis and hawas every time i enter a sweet shop, especially Bombay Halwa house and Shree Mithai in chennai. The first thought i would have is as to which one to pick, but always on the back of my head, there will be this question… how on…
Vazhai Thandu Poriyal – Vazhai thandu / Banana stem / Plantain stem is a fiber rich food with lot of health benefits. Very good for constipation problems, UTI , diabetic friendly and also helps with weight loss. I use to have these often back home when amma was cooking and now i know how hard it is to cook these,…
Today’s lunch box suits both adults and kids as well. Chunky tomato rice with mild seasoning and yogurt raita on the side, a heavenly combo. This use to be my lunch box item when i was a kid… today i’m packing the same for my loved ones. You may either use leftover rice , turn that into tomato rice or…
Arisi paruppu sadam, a special dish from Kongu Nadu, is a healthy dal rice which is simple & divine! Kongu cuisine is very unique and I was totally awed when Chef Jacob had a tv cooking show which featured many kongu special episodes… Arisi paruppu sadam is like the most popular of all, an easy one to make for kids, also…
Raita is simple condiment / side dish made with plain yogurt/curd, the best to go with any biryani or pulao. It has many variation, often seasoned with veggies, herbs and spices. The most simplest form is onion raita, we tamilians call it vengaya pachadi, a must in our home every sunday as a side dish for biryani. Today i will…
Mangoes are in season now and every market here has some type to offer. My favorite is the raw mango (we call it kilimukku) but unfortunately never ever get that here, but there are other raw mangoes which flock the Indian stores this time of the year and this week had a chance to grab a few for new year…
Instant version of sweet appam made with maida and banana!
