Pudina lemon rice ! Easy lunch box recipe

 Pudina Lemon Rice is a perfect lunchbox recipe for kids or adults. Try this and do let me know you will love it.IngredientsRice - 2 cups(Steamed) Rice Onion - 1 noGinger garlic - 1 tspn (Chopped finely)Peannuts - handfulPudina/mint leaves - 1 cup finely choppedCoriander leaves - finely choppedGreen chilli -2  tspns finely choppedSugar a pinchOil 2 tblspnMustard - 1 tspnJeera - 1/2 tspnTurmeric - 1/4 tspnChannal...

Paper Rava Dosai!

Rava Dosa is my kids favourite, at home or at restaurant they usually orders this. But he doesn't like curry leaves in it. So I do not add them first once they finish eating then I add curry leaves as I love it in dosa. Try this delicious dosa. Ingredients Rava/Semolina/Sooji - 2 cups(chiroti/fine) Rice flour - 1 cup(fine) Wheat flour - 1/2 cup Jeera - 2 tablespoons Green...

Vinayagar | Ganesh chathurthi Recipes in one place.

Ganesh | Vinayagar Chathurthi recipes here Oats Jaggery Kozhakattai Recipe here http://www.sarascorner.net/2014/08/oats-jaggery-kozhakattai-for-vinayagar.html Ullandu Kozhakattai - http://www.sarascorner.net/2013/02/ullandu-kozhakattai-savory-dumpling.html Modakam - step by step  http://www.sarascorner.net/2010/09/kozhakattaimodhakam-steamed-dumplings.html Aminni Kozhakattai payasam - http://www.sarascorner.net/2011/08/amani-kozhakattai-payasam-step-by-step.html Ellu...

Sweet Potato Capsicum Curry | Sidedish

This is a simple and easy curry. I prepared this I had a leftover sweet potato, H loves sweet potato he always ensures its in our market list. I left it for long time and it started growing too, I showed my son how plants grow. But this potato is not from India its available in local shops just like potatoes but bigger in size with different colour. After we cook it almost looks like carrot. I have tried to give something...

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...

Pavakkai Pitla | Bittergourd Gravy - Type 1 | Diabetic Recipe!

Pavakkai Pitla is very tasty sambar, I never knew this pitla until my mother in law told and taught me when she was here. I will be posting the traditional one, but this one I have changed a bit. I don't do anything for the bitterness as I just love the bitter taste in this. I had packed this for lunch to my hubby to office and everyone loved it. Ingredients Pavakkai - 4 nos Black...

Thakali Rasam | Tomato Soup!

Thakali Rasam is a soothing rasam when you are down with cold and cough. This doesn't have dal, so you can drink as soup or mix with rice. Ingredients Tomato - 3 nos(Ripe N Red) Garlic - 4 nos Whole Black Pepper - 1 tblspn(As per your taste) Dry Red Chilli - 2 nos Jeera - 2 tspns Curry leaves few Seasoning/Talipu Oil /ghee - 1 tspn Mustard - 1/4 tspn Asafotida - a pinch Salt as required Preparation Method In...

Upma | Uppittu Restuarant Style!!!

From yesterday Mahalaya Paksham is starting for the next 15days and cooking is done without Onion and Garlic. For Dinner it will be only tiffin. So I prepared this for my in laws and it was yummmmy... I know many of you dont like. But I like it anytime of the day and love it cold or leftover. Ingredients Semolina/Rava/Sooji - 2 cups Water - 4 cups + 1/2 cup if required Cashewnuts -  5 nos slit or broken Ginger...

Curry Podi/Powder!!!

As one of my blog reader has asked me for the recipes of podis. Am sharing the recipes. Curry Podi/Powder is a very handy homemade masala powder. This can be used for any vegetable curry's. Its very flavourful. I make in small quantities and use it. This recipe is from my mother in law. Ingredients Dhaniya/Coriander seeds - 1 cup Kadala Paruppu /Channa Dal- 1/2 cup Dry Red Chilli - 1/2 cup or 10nos(As per your...

Soft Idli | Breakfast Recipes!

Idli is a popular breakfast/tiffin in South India. I know I am too late in posting this, I thought I had already posted this plain idli. But I have posted previously Masala Idli, Thalicha Idli, Chillied Idli and Rava Idli. These Idlis are soft, you can also say Mallipoo Idli. Ingredients Idli Rice/ இட்லி அரசி - 5 cups(see notes) Whole Urad dal/ முழு உளுத்தம்  பருப்பு- 1 cup Fenugreek...

URAD DAL /MEDHU VADAI

MEDHU VADAI IS A DEEP FRIED SNACK. POPULARLY KNOWN WITH COMBINATION OF VADAI SAMBAR IN SOUTH INDIA AS BREAKFAST OR TIFFIN WITH IDLI OR DOSAS. INGREDIENTS URAD DAL – 2 CUPS BLACK PEPPERCONS – 2 TSPNS CURRY LEAVES – 2 TSPNS( CHOPPED) OIL – TO DEEP FRY GINGER – SMALL PIECE Green chilli - 2 nos SALT PREPARATION METHOD SOAK URAD DAL FOR 3 to 4 HRS. GRIND LIKE THICK BATTER WITHOUT ADDING MUCH WATER...

Thalicha Idli/Seasoned Idli

Idli is a famous and popular breakfast in South India. Its also good when you are unwell with delicious sambar or chutney. Ingredients Idli Batter -  6 Karandi/laddles(Click here for batter recipe) Salt as required For seasoning Oil - 1/2 tspn Kadugu/Mustard - a pinch Kadalai Paruppu/Channa Dal - 1/2 tspn Peringayam/Hing/Asafotida- a pinch Grated Carrot - 2 tspns Chopped Kothamalli/Cilantro - 1 tspn(Optional) Preparation...

Murungakai Vatha Kuzhambu/Kolambu

Murungakai Vatha Kozhambu is a gravy prepared with tamarind and spice. This is popular in South India. Ingredients Murungakai/Drumstick - 2 nos Chinna Vengayam/Small onions - 10 nos Nalla Yennai/Gingely Oil - 4 tspns Kadag/Mustard - 1/2 tspn Curry leaves - few Toor Dal - 1/2 tspn Methi seeds - a pinch Sambar Powder - 2 tspns(As per your taste) Dhaniya Powder - 1/2 tspn Vellam/Jaggery - a small piece Manjal/Karuvepillai...

Aadi 18/Aadi Perukku Recipes!

This is a month of Aadi maasam is 4th month in Tamill Calendar. Its also called Ashada Maasa in Karnataka. Mostly for Kannadigas it will finish earlier then Tamilians. This month is inauspicious for most of us. In this month, many will not perform auspicious events. But nowadays you can see Aadi offer in many shops for clothes and gold. Today is Aadi 18, we prepare mixed rice like...

Thenga Sevai - Coconut Semia Upma

Thenga Sevai is a traditional South Indian Dish. I usually make Thenga Chadam thats Coconut rice which is very tasty to eat. So tried to make Thenga Sevai this time. This is usually done on many occasions for Tiffin. You can use home made sevai or rice vermicilli. IngredientsHome made Sevai or cooked Semia (Rice vermicilli) - 2 cups Grated coconut - 1 cupBengal gram - 1 tspnMustard - 1 tspnAasafotida - 1 pinchCurry leaves...