My children love pasta in any form. I bought some oats pasta. Thought of making my dinner today with this oats pasta. I have added lot of vegetables, olive oil, mozzarella and cheddar cheese mix . Made sauce and added. Let us see how to make this pasta. Preparation time around 30 minutes. Ingredients. 1…
Nellikka rice or Amla(Indian gooseberry) rice.
Nellikka or Amla or Indian gooseberry is having lot of health benefits .My grand mother used to eat 1 nellikkai daily. I learnt this recipe from my grand mother. Amla or nellikkai is used to make many medicines in ayurveda. I tried this nellikkai rice for lunch box. We can make this with in 20…
som tam salad or Raw papaya salad
Som tam salad is very famous in Thailand. I lived in Bangkok few years. I learnt this recipe from one of my friend there.I have avoided fish sauce since i am a vegetarian. Let us see how to make this simple spicy salad. Preparation time approx 15 minutes. Ingredients. 1 small or half raw papaya,…
Chilly Tofu and soy nugget
Tofu is very hing in protein. I was planning to make something different. Then i got the idea of making chilly tofu and soy nugget. Its very easy to make this recipe. We can have this spicy tofu soy nugget with fried rice, noodles or as an evening snack. Let us see how to make…
Kanjeevaram Idly
Kanjeevaram idly is very popular Idly from kanjeevaram in Tamilnadu. I was planning to make something different for my breakfast. This idly is different from our normal idly. Kanjeevaram idly is seasoned with dry ginger powder, pepper, jeera,, hing,, curry leaves and ghee. Dry ginger powder or sonth is the key ingredient to give a…
Vegetable patties without potatoes
I made this healthy version of vegetable patties for evening . I thought of avoiding potatoes. So i replaced the potato. I used raw banana . It is very easy to make this simple patties. . We can use this patties as a base for ragada patties or we can eat this like a snack…
Dahi wale baingan.(eggplant in yogurt gravy)
Dahi wale baingan is one of the easiest and yummy side dish for roti and rice. I learnt this recipe from my friend. It is all most the same like khadi. Let us see how to make this. Preparation time approx 20 minutes. Ingredients. 1 cup curd or dhai with out lumps. 1/2 cup water…
Oats and besan chila (no oil)
A very easy to make Indian breakfast with oats and chickpea flour or besan .These can be eaten with any chutney. I like to have this with green chutney. I have added lot of vegetables to this. Let us see how to make this simple breakfast. Preparation time approx 15 to 20 minutes Ingredients. 1…
Diet dosa without rice.
Dosa without rice is healthy and good for people who are controlling their diet. For this recipe, I used urad and moong dal. For those who want to avoid rice, this type of dal dosa is good. It definitely has lesser calories than a normal dosa. It goes best with any kind of chutney or…
Capsicum chutney.
I have visited Bahrain farmers market and bought different colours of capsicum from there. I was confused what to make with this capsicum. Today i tried yellow capsicumm chutney which can go very well with Idly, Dosa, Puri, Parathas ect.It is very simple to make this spicy chutney. We can make this chutney in 3…
Pudina Sevai
Sevai is a traditional dish made with rice . It is a type of rice noodles or vermicelli. Once you prepare the sevai we can make varieties of dishes . Today I tried pudina sevai which is spicy and tangy. We can prepare the masala and store also. Ready made instant sevai is available in…
Drumstick Erisseri
Erisseri is a traditional dish of Kerala especially during festivals. There are many varaities of erisseri. Raw banana and yam combination is most popular combination for erisseri. I haves tasted drumstick erisseri after marriage only. My mother in law makes very tasty erisseri with drumstick. Southern kerala side erisseri is a side dish for rice….
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