Dec
19

Sooji Halwa/ Kesari/ Rava Halwa

This is one of the most easiest desserts which can be made instantly with out much mess and comes out perfect every time you make it. You can never go wrong !!!!! Ingredients:Sooji/ Rava - 1 cupSugar - 1 cupGhee - 1/2 cupWater - 2 cupsDry Fruits - required amount.Kesari Food Color - a pinch (Optional)Method:Heat butter at medium heat and add sooji to it. Let the sooji become slightly golden brown and then add the water. ...
Dec
18

Capsicum Pulav

Ingredients:Rice - 3 cups (measurement before being cooked){ It is essential that the rice is cooked. Rice that is cooked and cooled is best suited to prepare this recipe }Capsicum -1Mint Leaves – 1 bunchOnion – 2Cinnamon Stick- 1Cloves - 2Ginger-Garlic paste – 1tbspCoriander Powder – 1tbspGreen Chilies -3Curry leaves - a sprigSalt - to tasteOil - required amtMethod:Chop the onion and two green chilies finely into thin ...
Dec
15

Oregano Potato Curry

Ingredients:Potatoes - 250gmsOregano - 1/2 tspChilli powder - 3/4 tspGarlic - 2 or 3 podsAsafoetida powder - 1/4 tsp Curry leaves - a sprigSalt - to tasteOil - required amtWater - required amt.Method:Cut potatoes into cubes and microwave it till the cubes are 95% cooked. Heat oil in a skillet and add crushed garlic pods when the oil is hot. Once these pods turn golden brown, add the potato cubes to it and toss ...
Dec
03

Oats Upma

This one is a VANITHA-EXCLUSIVE from my mom. I never thought oats can taste so good. Earlier I had it seldom in the form of porridge, as it had a bad effect on my taste buds... just kidding... Oats is one of the high fiber content cereal grain know to remove cholesterol. It has unique anti-oxidants that reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, enhances immunity, and stabilizes blood sugar. I have only mentioned a ...
Dec
02

A new dimension to Vegetable Poriyal(s)

I started cooking, that is I mean proper cooking, only after my marriage. I then took cooking seriously so as to impress Naz with my cooking skills. He is an ardent lover of delicious food and innovative recipes :). Though not a master in non-veg cooking, I feel that I cook them better. Vegetables were a difficult thing for me; to get a veg recipe right was a big achievement for me initially. Though Samyuktha insisted ...
Dec
02

Nasi Goreng (Simply Fried Rice)

This is one of those recipes that belong to the initial days when I had started collecting recipes and lyrics. This one is quite unique, as this occupies the first position in my collection of recipes. I was introduced to this simple, yet delicious Indonesian Fried Rice through a magazine (the name of which I am unable to recollect, as it was years before). Reading a lot of those recipes aroused a desire in me to collect all the easy to make recipes, so that one day I'll be able to prepare it for my dear ones. As we didn't own a comp then, I started the habit of writing down recipes in my notebooks which I still preserve. Blogging is indeed a blessing in disguise for me to share those recipes ...
Nov
24

Cooking Measurements

1 tsp - 5ml1 tbsp - 3 tsps1 cup - 16tbsps1 cup - 250ml/250g1 tsp sugar - 5g1 tsp salt - ...
Nov
24

Palak Paneer - My Mom's Style :)

Palak Paneer is one of the most tastiest forms of spinach I have ever had. Ever since mom had starting making this recipe at home, even the all-time spinach haters have started loving this. This is one of the north indian recipes that can be prepared easily and loved by all. This is once again Naz's most favorite excluding the "PANEER". Palak is also one of the healthiest forms of spinach. This can be easily given to children who seldom eat or even like greens for that matter. Ingredients:Palak - 1 BunchPaneer - 100 gmOnion - 2 Tomatoes - 1Ginger Garlic paste - 1tspTurmeric powder - 1/2 tspGreen Chillies - 2Chilli powder - 1/2tspCoriander powder - 1tspGaram Masala powder -1/2tspSalt as required.Method:Cut ...
Nov
14

Chicken Briyani

A briyani has always been a person's delight when it comes to mouth watering recipes, while the preparation of it has various variations. After a lot of hit and trial methods, finally, I got the right one and won kudos from Naz for the first time for a briyani.Briyani wasn't a part of my childhood. My family seldom made non-vegetarian food at home. After Naz entered my life, it is briyani everywhere ... just kidding... ...
Nov
13

Tandoori Chicken

Tandoori chicken has always been a craze among all Indians no matter which state of India they belong to. The word "tandoori" is prefixed to all dishes prepared on a tandoor. Tandoori chicken, in those days, were prepared in tandoors called as clay ovens which is still prevalent in many places.Tandoor cooked chicken actually belongs to the Mughal period. It was a main course of delicacies for the Mughals in those days.The ...
Nov
10

Pepper Prawns

Ingredients:Prawns - 200gmOnions - 2 Green Chillies - 5 to 6 Turmeric - 1/4 tsp Chilly powder - 1 tsp Ground black Pepper PowderSalt to tasteCoriander LeavesMethod: Chop the onions. Chop the green chillies. Pour oil into a wok. Add onions, green chillies, fry them in the oil till it gets browned and then put the prawn and let it get cooked. Then, add turmeric, black pepper powder, chilly powder and salt to taste. Mix everything together and cook on medium flame. Garnish with corainder leaves.This can be served hot with rice or chapath ...
Nov
09

Capsicum Prawn / Hotdog ( Indo-Chinese )

Capsicum & hotdog has been Naz's favorite, though I always insist on replacing hotdog with prawns. This recipe is one of Naz's innovative ideas on cooking hotdogs, which is not that much into Indian cooking. He is an expert in cooking this recipe... but I manage to bring the similar taste while I do it alone ;)This recipe is dedicated to my dear Naz and his innovative cooking, cos of which I am able to share this ...
Feb
06

Pepper Chicken Chettinad

Ingredients:Chicken - ½ Kg Mustard - as requiredCumin seeds - as requiredOnion - Finely chopped, 1 cupGinger Garlic paste - 1 tspTurmeric powder - a pinchCurry leaves - as requiredGreen chillies - finely choppedTomato - ½ cupChilli powder - 1 tbspCoriander powder - 2 tbspCumin powder - ½ tspPepper - finely grounded, 1tbspCoriander leaves - as requiredMethod:Add oil to a hot wok and add mustard and cumin seeds. Let it splutter. Then, add onions and fry till translucent. Add green chillies and turmeric. Add gg paste. Once it is cooked, add tomatoes, chilli powder and coriander powder, and cook till it mixes with the onion and forms a thick sauce. Then, add cumin powder and cook for some more time. ...
Jan
24

Chilly Cheese Toast

Ingredients: Green Chilli - 2 Nos.Pepper powder to taste.Cheese spread.Sandwich bread - 4-6 slices.Salt to taste ( If the cheese is not salted).Method: Chop green chillies. Apply the cheese spread on one side of the two slices of bread. Spread green chillies over it. Now, sprinkle salt ( If the cheese doesn't contain common salt) and pepper powder. Keep two slices of bread with the spread facing each other. Keep it in ...
Jan
24

Onion Mushroom Fry Sandwich

Ingredients: Button mushrooms - 250 gmsOnion - 1Garam masala - ½ tsp.Chilli powder - ½ tsp. Sandwich bread - 6-8 slicesButter - 1tbspOil- 1 tbsp.Salt to tasteMethod: Chop onions and mushroom. Add oil in a kadai, and add onions and sauté for a minute. Then add mushrooms, and cook for sometime. Now add salt, garam masala, chilli powder and stir it for some more time till cooked. Keep aside. Now spread the filling on the bread slices. Keep it on a sandwich maker, and your sandwich is ready after 2 minutes. ...