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Description: Jeera pulao is one of the most simple North Indian style rice which is mildly flavored with cumin seeds & with a touch of Ghee. Weekdays are always busy and coming up with simple yet tasty rice dish like this can come in very handy. Last night I quickly whipped this flavorful rice, made it look fancy with cashew…
Kids School Lunch Box 5 – Spanish Rice – Today’s lunch box theme is Mexican. Sid who normally complains when I pack any kind of Indian rice dishes, quietly finishes the entire lunch box if i pack this Spanish rice. This is what I packed for his school lunch 1. Spanish Rice – packed in a thermos/ hot pack tiffin…
Description: Avocados don’t just taste great but they also come with a decent amount of health benefits. This fruit is high in healthy monounsaturated fats and is a good source of fiber, vitamins, and minerals. There are many ways to bite, nibble, and spoon up this great fruit. Here is one way to serve this yummy fruit in the form of a…
Description: Sunday meals are usually special at our home and this week it was extra special as we had some few friends come over for casual get-together. So I planned for biryani…what could be more better than Biryani, uh? its one dish which is adored by all. My personal favorite is chicken biryani but for this meal I had go…
Finger millet, also known as Kezhvaragu/Keppai – Tamil, Ragi-Kannada, Ragulu – Telugu, Koovaragu – Malayalam is a highly nutritious millet. There are many ways of using this millet in our very day dishes…here is the recipe for a savory snack “Ragi Murukku” which can be had with your evening cup of tea or coffee. Ragi Murukku has a decent taste,…
Description: This is what I packed for Sid’s school lunch today: Aloo Paratha, Pomegranate Raita, Cucumber cuts and a small lemon taffy as treat. Aloo Paratha is Sid’s all time favorite, he can have it any time of the day. This weekend he asked whether I could make some for his school lunch… and this is how I packed. …
Dal Makhani is a North Indian dish, or more precisely a Punjabi delicacy, a rich accompaniment for rotis/Naan or rice! This is one rich , hearty dhal slow cooked for hours with loads of love in other words “Makhani/ butter” which just makes this dish thick, creamy and aromatic in every bite that you take! Though I have relished this dish at…
Description: This weekend I get to prepare my favorite lunch combo…..Meen kuzhambu, Cabbage Kootu with Meen Varuval. I have always loved winter, snow and all… but this year it seems to be extra long and tiresome. I was longing for some spicy fish kuzhambu with fresh King fish varuval but this week has been very hectic with “this & that” and I…
Fried rice is the most easy dish to make with leftover rice and few everyday pantry ingredients. Today’s lunch box menu is nothing fancy….. just a simple vegetable fried rice made with few colorful veggies which is really good hot or cold making it perfect for kids lunch box. You can add cooked chicken or scrambled eggs if you like…
Description: Spring onions/ Scallions / Green onions are packed with Vitamin C and powerful flavonoids which are good for your health. I love to use green onions when I cook but don’t use them on a everyday basis. Whenever i get green onions they go bad before i get a chance to use them all at the same time and…
