This is my grandma’s recipe. She refers to this sweet as ‘Aval Kesari’ while few calls it as Aval Puttu 🙂 Whats in a name no? If it tastes good then let’s not bother about the names 😉 This is an instant recipe and if you have any uexpected guests you can make this real quick. I have used white fl
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Coconut Ladoo
October 20, 2015Being ‘Navarathri’ season I prepared this easiest ladoo as Neivedhyam (offering to God). All you need is fifteen minutes of your time to prepare these ladoos. I used fine desiccated coconut. In case if you don’t have desiccated coconut, you can bake the normal grated coconut in a baking tray for ab
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White Lobia Sundal(காராமணி சுண்டல்)
October 12, 2015Black Eyed Bean or Karamani(காராமணி சுண்டல்) in Tamil is one of the most popular legumes used for preparing Sundal. I have used white lobia however you could use yellow or red lobia too.Generally this beans needs to be soaked for atleast an hour to ease the cooking process. Hence soak it in advanc
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Methi Matar Pulao / Fenugreek leaves Green Peas Pulao
August 18, 2015This is one of the quickest lunchbox recipes that you can prepare on a busy weekday.Also healthy one too. Fenugreek leaves helps in lowering the blood sugar level and helps in controlling diabetes.Try to include them atleast once in a week in your diet. I used fresh bunch of fenugreek leaves and th
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Polenta Fries with Garlic Mayo dip & Tomato Sauce
July 23, 2015When we went to Pizza Express recently I tasted this yummy starter. These fries I ordered were so crispy on outside and perfectly gooey, cheesy on the inside. They are lot more flavorful than the usual Potato,sweet potato fries. A bit time consuming process but its all worth it. These fries can be d
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Bread Pakora
July 13, 2015Its a filling snack that can be made within 10-15 minutes. I have stuffed bread slices with Tomato Sauce however you can replace it with Mint chutney,Coriander chutney or any of your favorite sauces.
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Couscous Pongal & Coconut Chutney
June 30, 2015Couscous belongs to Semolina variety and it is widely used in African, Middle East cuisine. It takes very less time to get cooked and I have used them in Salads,made vegetable upma too. Last week yet again prepared a SouthIndian dish using Couscous. First time tried preparing pongal using couscous a
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Urulaikezhangu Podimas (Potato fry) :
June 22, 2015Potato is my favorite root vegetable. Podimas is slightly different from the usual potato fry. You don’t need to use too much of oil or spices. Very simple yet delicious one. This is my grandmother’s recipe. She is a great cook who never tastes inbetween cooking. But the end product will be awesome.
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Green Apple Thokku/Green Apple Pickle
June 4, 2015Its summer time in India. My mom will be busy making pickles using Mango, Lemon, Maavadu etc.. That bug has gotten into me too 🙂 Bought some fresh Granny Smith Apples yesterday and prepared a beautiful tangy & delicious South Indian style pickle out of it. Preparation was similar to that of Ma
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Jowar Dosa/Chola Dosai (சோள தோசை)
June 4, 2015I used white sorghum seeds to prepare the batter. I am planning to incorporate millet in our diet. Jowar has lots of health benefits including lowering cholesterol and even helps in weight loss too. Also this is Gluten-Free 🙂 A healthy alternative to our regular dosa batter.