Corn Flour Halwa |

Corn flour halwa is easy and delicious. This is in my list since a year, when I saw on TV on a cookery show, I had written down the recipe. Looked very easy and delicious. So, I tried it yesterday when my friend came home. Ingredients Corn flour - 1cup Sugar - 2.5 cups(can reduce a bit too) broken cashew nuts - few Food colour a pinch(any colour) Ghee generously 1/2 cup salt a pinch Elachi/cardamom powder...

Rava Laddu !

Rava Laddu is very easy and tasty sweet dish. I prepared this for a meetup in singapore. My kids love laddu. IngredientsFine Sooji/Rava - 2 cupsSugar - 3 cups(powdered)Elachi/Cardamom - powder 1 tspnGhee - 1/2 cup or more as requiredMilk - 1 to 2 tspns(Optional) Cashew nuts - broken 2 tablspoons Dry coconut - 1 tblpn grated Preparation MethodHeat a thick bottom kadai, add 1 tspn ghee,...

Pasta in White sauce | Easy Kids recipe!

Dear Friends, I am blogging after long time, yes I am back of my 2 yr old who is very active:-) Hope to be back soon with recipes. I prepared this simple and easy pasta dish for my kids. This can be prepared for after school also. Ingredients Pasta / Fusilli(Tricolour) - 2 cups(You can use as per your choice) Butter - 1 tblspn Maida/APF - 1 tblspn Milk - 1 cup Water - 1/4 cup Pepper powder - a pinch Garlic-...

Garlicky Brocolli Curry turned Mixed Rice! Bachelor and Kids Recipe!

Garlicky Brocolli Rice turned is very tasty and delicious rice prepared for my son. This can be prepared very fast and quick. You can also pack for lunchbox. A quick tip for storing broccoli in fridge, every time I bring them should use immediately or sometimes it gets spoiled fast. This time I kept in freezer it stayed good for 3 days. Ingredients Basmati Rice (cooked)- 1cup Brocolli - 1 medium Garlic...

Gojju Avalakki | Puli Aval Upma | Karnataka style

Gojju Avalakki is one of my favorite tiffin, I just love the flavours. A little tangy and sweet. Here is the recipe Ingredients Avalakki/Aval/Poha/Rice flakes - 250 gms Tamarind water - 2cups Groundnuts - handful Sambar powder - 1 tspn(As per your taste) Oil -  tblspn Mustard - 1/2 tspn Turmeric powder - 1 tspn Curry leaves - few Hing - 2 pinches Jaggery - a small piece Salt Coriander for garnish Preparation...

Idli Upma with Leftover Idlis | Breakfast Specials!

Idli Upma is very delicious and quick breakfast recipe. You can make it with fresh idlis or leftover idlis or even sometimes when the batter is not fermented fully you end up hard idlis. If you make this Upma no one will know your idlis were hard:-) Do checkout my other Idli varieties here. Ingredients Idlis - 10 nos (I have used previous night leftovers) Onion - 1 no(big) Tomato - 1/2 no Curry leaves - few Sambar...

Simple Moong Dal | Pasiparuppu Soup!

Moong Dal/Pasiparuppu Soup is a very comforting and light on stomach. This was prepared for my father in law who was having stomach ulcer and was on non-spicy food. He liked it and so am sharing. Ingredients Moong Dal/Pasiparuppu - 1/2 cup Seasoning Ghee - 1/4 tspn Mustard - a pinch Hing/Asafotida - a pinch Coriander/Cilantro - 1 tspn Turmeric - a pinch Salt Green Chilli - Optional Preparation Method Wash, rinse and...

Pori/Puffed Rice Upma

Pori/Puffed Rice Upma(ಕಳ್ಳೆ ಪುರಿ ಉಪ್ಪಿಟ್ಟು) is very simple and easy tiffin. Its ready in jiffy. This is my mom's recipe. Ingredients Pori - 250gms Onion - 2 nos(chopped thinly) Green Chili - 2nos(slit) Urad dal - 1/2 tspn Curry leaves - few Turmeric  - a pinch Oil -  2 tspns Ginger - 1/4 tspn(grated) Mustard - 1/4 tspn Jeera- a pinch Salt Lime juice - 1/4 tspn Chopped Coriander - for garnishing(optional) Preparation...

Bread Upma - Type 1

Bread upma is another quick and easy yet tasty dish looks very colourful. Ingredients Bread slices - 8nos Tomato - 1no Onion - 2 nos Green chilli - 2 nos Mustard - 1 tspn Cumin(Jeera) - 1 tspn Oil - 4 tspns Ghee - 1 tspn Chopped coriander leaves - 2 tspns Water - 1 cup Salt Preparation Method Cut bread into med small pieces. I have not removed the sides. In a Kadai, add 2 tspns oil and ghee toast bread pieces...

Pasi Paruppu Payasam/Moong Dal Kheer

During Navarathri different kinds of sundal and sweets are prepared and being shared with family and friends. Today I have prepared Pasi Paruppu Payasam and Red Kidney Bean/ Rajma Sundal. Its also called Payatham Paruppu, Siruparuppu in Tamil, Pesara Pappu in Telugu, Moong Dal in Hindi and Hesaru Bele in Kannada. Pasi paruppu is very cooling and good for mouth ulcers. Ingredients Pasi Paruppu - 1 cup Paal/Milk -...

Healing food - Simple Onion Curry

Onion curry is very simple. My mom used to make this for mouth ulcers. Just saw the event in Priya's blog, so sending my recipe. Ingredients Onions - 4 nos Oil or ghee - 1 tspn Mustard - 1/2 tspn Dry Red Chilli - 1no(Optional) Asafotida/Hing - a pinch Curry leaves - few Salt to taste Preparation Method Cut onions into small pieces.(See notes) Heat a pan/wok/kadai add ghee/oil, add mustard, wait till it splutters....

Raitha

Raitha is very simple and easy. This is very tasty and healthy. IngredientsOnion - 1/2 no Tomato - 1/2 no Cucumber - 1/2 noThick curds - 2 cups(Thair/Dahi/Plain Yogurt) Ginger - a very small piece Pepper powder - a pinch Green chilli - 1/2 no - as per your taste Green coriander leaves - 2 tspns(Kothamalli/Cilantro)Salt Preparation MethodWash and chop finely onion, tomato, cucumber, ginger, green chilli and coriander...

Vegetable Semia Vermicilli Upma !

An easy and quick breakfast/tiffen is semia upma. It is also called rice vermicilli. Ingredients Semia (Rice vermicilli) - 2 cups Water - 5 cups Carrot - 1no Beans - 10nos Potato - 2nos Bengal gram - 1 tspn Mustard - 1 tspn Aasafotida - 1 pinch Curry leaves - 10nos Oil - 4 tspns Green chilli - 2 nos Coriander leaves - 1 tspn chopped Salt Preparation Method Crush the semia to small pieces. Wash and chop the vegetables...

Masala Vada

A tasty snack mixed with lentils and onion then deep fried. This can also be prepared anytime for breakfast, lunch or dinner. A great idea on a rainy day…. A great combination with Puliyogare (Tamarind rice) …………IngredientsBengal gram(Yellow lentils) – 2 cupsOnion – 2 nos bigFennel (saunf) – 1 tspnCurry leaves – 4 tspnsGreen chilli – 2 nosSalt to tasteOil for deep fryingPreparation MethodSoak Bengal gram in water for...

Cucumber Salad

This Salad is very easy to prepare and tastes different. IngredientsCucumber - 1noGrated coconut - 4 tspnsSunflower oil or olive oil - 1tspnMustard - 1/2 tspnSplit Urad dal - 1/2 tspn (optional)Asafotida - 1 pinchCoriander leaves (cilantro) - 2 tspnsSalt to tastePreparation MethodWash and remove the skin of the Cucumber.Cut the cucumber in small piecesIn a bowl, add the cucumber, grated coconut, salt.In a pan, heat the...

SIMPLE COCONUT CHUTNEY

Simple Coconut Chutney is a very tasty side dish. Its very quick and easy to prepare. INGREDIENTS FRESH GRATED COCONUT - 2 CUPS DRY RED CHILLIES - 2 NOS (AS PER YOUR TASTE) SALT TO TASTEASAFOTIDA - PINCH PREPARATION METHOD GRIND ALL THE ABOVE INGREDIENTS IN MIXIE LIKE PASTE FOR A TASTY AND QUICK COCONUT CHUTNEY. SERVE WITH DOSA AND CHAPAT...

GARAM MASALA RICE

SIMPLE EASY AND FASTINGREDIENTSRICE - 1 CUPPOTATO - 1 NOCARROT - 1NOBEANS - 15 NOSGARAM MASALA - 3 TSPNSSALTPREPARATION METHODCOOK THE RICE AND KEEP IT SEPARATELYSTEAM THE CHOPPED VEGETABLESMIX RICE AND VEGETABLES WITH SALTFINALLY ADD MTR GARAM MASALA AND MIX W...

SALT APPAM

REQUIRED INGREDIENTSDOSA BATTER - 4 CUPSONION - 1 NOCARROT - 1 NOGREEN CHILLIES - 2 NOSCURRY LEAVESSALTPREPARATION METHODADD CHOPPED ONION, CHOPPED GREEN CHILLIES, GRATED CARROT, CURRY LEAVES, SALT TO THE DOSA BATTER.HEAT THE ROUND APPAM MAKERWIPE THE SIDES WITH OILPOUR THE BATTER AND LEAVE TO COOK.COOK ON BOTH SIDESSERVE THE HOT N SOFT APPAMS WITH TOMATO-ONION CHUT...

SANDWICH

Required IngredientsBread - 4 piecesCarrot – 2 nosOnions – 1 noPotatoes – 1 noTomato – 1 noOil – 1 tspGreen chillies – 2nosCoriander leavesPreparation MethodIn a Pan, put little oil add chopped onions fry till brown and then add salt.Add chopped tomatoes and fry.Add grated potatoesAdd grated carrot and green chillies.Fry all together till its fully cooked.Garnish with coriander leaves.To serve stuff it in with the plain...

KESARI BATH

The name Kesari Bath is known in Karnataka State- South India Kesari Bath is also known as Rava Kesari or Kesari in Tamil Nadu This is a very simple Sweet which can be prepared in short time The colour of this is Kesari Colour and hence the name has come into prominence. Ingredients Semolina (Rava) – 1 cup Water - 2 cups Sugar – 1 ½ cup Ghee 3 Table Spoons Orange or yellow colour – 1 pinchCashew, raisins. pista -...