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 ...