choco modak /chocolate modak/kozhukkatai/stuffed mothagam Making traditional foods linked to that particular occasion(festival) is always satisfying and heart filling.Those days only authentic trademark dishes were done as neiveidyam. Nowadays at many homes some innovative dishes also are made.One such recipe is choco modak,its modern at the same time a beautiful exotic dish to endeavor.This time additionally...
tamarind poha recipe /puli aval An ingredient that can be easily handled and relatively easy to cook obviously becomes a favorite for many and one such item that falls in the list is "aval/poha".Softened poha/flatted rice serves as a super light food on your tummy.Both variations like thick and thin varieties are available in the market.Alternatively,even...
sago upma indian recipe /javvarisi/sabudana khichdi Little planning will make it a promising snack or a breakfast!but mostly I end up in making sago upma indian recipe /javvarisi/sabudana khichdi for dinner.Only few times I have made it as upma but mostly I love-making payasam with it.The bigger variety only will be suitable for this upma mostly...
instant raw mango pickle recipe It can be named as "marriage" pickle because most of the South Indian marriages serve this Instant raw mango pickle unfailingly.It can't be kept for long time if kept in fridge you can manage keeping for 2-3 days maximum.Select raw mangoes without any blemishes!they should be firm with sour(tart)aroma.I don't like...
zucchini muffins recipe /with walnuts I got to see this new shop of farm fresh ooty vegetables here in our farmers market opened newly because for years only country vegetables were available in our farmers market.I was excited to see refreshing bunches of carrot,beetroot,celery,leeks and zucchini.I got yellow and green zucchin's along with other veggies and...
mix fruit chaat /recipe for fruit chaat We need fruits in our diet as they are the store house of nutrients to lead a healthy active energetic life but having whole fruits daily is totally boring !to make it interesting you will always like to have it in different forms like fruit salads(in many different forms),smoothies...
how to make mango dessert /mango patholi Patholi is a famous sweet dumpling done in konkan,goan regions and both these regions follow malvani cuisine.Konkani,Goan even kerala cuisines dominantly use coconut in great significance as all these parts lie on the coastal areas where coconut trees are grown in abundance.The very same patholi is called as ela...
how to prepare potato salad with pomegranates/aloo anaardhana chaat Chaats are having the power to work miracles!an inevitable mesmerizing snack!a real kind of fast food I must say involving fresh ingredients made in a jiffy.Nowadays chaats have gained popularity all over the world with all its spiciness,tangyness,sourness and sweetness in it.Aloo/potato is the most significant ingredient...
oats and raisins cookies /eggless oats cookie Even though we use butter for this "cookie" we can justify that it is a "kind of" healthy oats and raisins cookies for the reason that only minimal quantity has been used compared to other types of cookies.The demerara sugar/brown sugar used for this oats and raisins cookies has...
how to make kuli paniyaram/Chettinad kuli-paniyaram Kuli paniyaram are one of the authentic and traditional chettinad spicy paniyaram's!a common day to day item in our South-Indian homes.These are easily accessible food!! I mean it because it is made from idli-dosa batter that we use regularly at home.Usually on the third or fourth day when the batter...