salad with chickpeas (chana)andfruits(chaat/sundal) If it's for Navrathri kolu then serving a type of sundal is a must and for this occasion if a different kind of sundal if served will be more interesting than the regular one. More than a salad or a chaat this chana fruit snack can be called as a sundal(a type...
recipe from sweet corn /sweet corn sundal(stir fry) Hardly few days more for navarathri and most of the homes who have a custom(practice) to keep kolu(steps arranged in odd numbers to display various toys mainly god and goddesses)have to plan well in advance and naturally they are trained to do it perfectly with so much of...
paneer ke kabab (tikka style) I had some long-term doubt if the different names kabab,kebab and kabob are dissimilar but recently my doubt was cleared that all are the same! of course googling about this cleared my hesitancy.Next to chaat, kababs too take an integral part in street foods history.The very same paneer ke kabab which...
how to prepare vazhaithandu soup /rasam for rice During summer times its quite beneficial to use lots of vazhaithandu/plantain stem in our diet as it has great diuretic properties.For a rasam/soup in SouthIndia generally use of tamarind juice(puli thani) is a must but some small number of varieties are made without tamarind too,with a definite tasty...
poha healthy pidi kozhukattai with red/brown aval Without modaks the whole grand ganesh chathurthi celebration becomes meaningless and moreover real satisfaction comes when we pray and do pooja pure-heartedly.I love BalaGanesha/vinayagar(baby)for his ever charming innocence and mischievous calm look(beauty)and in general there are various forms of ganesha/vinayagar that attracts countless devotees towards him around the world. Unlike...
roasted sesame seeds laddu(til/ellu ladoo) My mind was thoroughly scrutinizing for some easy sweet to make for guests who were about to visit my home at a short notice to invite our family for a function and they informed me that they will be coming in the evening . As I was running out of time...
avocado milk shake recipe/marudhuskitchen I always believe that there is only one being who can create anything he wishes and that authoritative power is the supreme power called "god"!and no wonder he has kept butter inside a fruit called avocado.The creaminess,texture and smoothness of the fruit(pulp)is very much having similar properties like butter that this butter-fruit...
how to do ragi malt powder/drink recipe A most promising ingredient to mention in diets for diabetics is "Ragi"!many health articles shows that there is a proven reversibility of abnormalities related to diabetes(tested only in animals according to a medical article that I have read) with having regular intake of ragi/nachni/kezhvaragu.But it needs no testing its...
how to prepare ragi koozh (fingermillet/kezhvaragu/nachani) Divine aadi month starts from mid days of July and lasts till mid-August.Majority of days during this aadi month are special and moreover its a dedicated holy month for worshiping god and goddesses.All through this month limitless amount of aadi koozh (kind of summer-drink) are made and served to people,most...
channa chaat recipe /chickpeas chaat(garbanzo beans) We get the stomach churning hunger pangs at any hour in a day its a kind of emotional craving that we have to feed immediately some thing so that our craving for food gets well-pleased.But during those restless hours of thirst(for food) our mind is fully occupied with crispy high...