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23 January 2015
Jowar Oats Idli
This Idli was conceived mainly due to two driving factors: a. How to utilise a pack of Jowar Rava apart from the ususal upama b.To cut down on rice and urad (...)
23 April 2015
Drumstick alu sabzi - a traditional gujarati dish with special spice mix
This is another interesting dish that is made with Drumstick and Appa loves it. We got this recipe from our family friend. Once when we had visited their home, (...)
12 May 2015
Vangi bhat - flavored rice with indian spices and eggplant
Vangi Bhat is a South Karnataka Specialty. This is an aromatic rice and the very smell is sure to make your mouth water. There are various ways to prepare this (...)
18 April 2015
Tomato dal khichdi - a healthy and nourishing one pot meal
After the wonderful Vishu Sadya, today we wanted to eat something light, yet nourishing and yummy! All three of us came up with TOMATO DAL KHICHADI! Hot (...)
8 May 2015
Gajar ka Halwa
Amma loves grated carrot and she normally prefers to use grated ones in salads too! Be it Lemony Carrot Salad, Delhi Carrot Raita, Carrot Payasam or Gajar Ka (...)
11 August 2015
Festive lunch for amma's sister's 80th birthday
Today is Amma's eldest sister Mrs. Kamala Ramachandran's 80th Birthday - Nakshatram Birthday! We fondly call Periammai - Angichi Periammai! Since she is (...)
11 August 2015
Tinda do pyaza - delectable sabzi with apple gourd
Amma wanted to whip up something different with Tinda | Apple Gourd. She loves Onions and from the recent Bhindi Do Pyaza...she wanted to make her own Tinda Do (...)
15 August 2018
Makai palak paneer - healthy spinach and sweet corn delight
Winters the local market is a lovely sight to behold as we get lovely winter greens. This time we got lovely Methi, Palak and our vendor had fresh and juicy (...)
22 January 2015
Stuffed Bell Pepper
We love to have raw Bell Peppers as salad every day for lunch! Appa sometimes gets bored of the raw salad and so Amma tries out new recipes that involve (...)
5 March 2015
Dahi batata puri - mumbai special street food
A great way to celebrate Holi the festival of colours, is to have a colourful spread of variety of food that will appeal to your near and dear ones! The true (...)
15 August 2018
Mushroom parval mix sabzi - a medley of veggies spiced just right
I love Mushrooms and generally try to smuggle the same into whatever I cook. Smuggle as Amma is not much of a fan of the same but due to its health benefits. (...)
4 September 2015
Mango Coconut Burfi
Amma makes awesome Coconut Burfi. They are super duper white and perfectly sweetened, crisp yet melting in the mouth. We make the Coconut Burfi just once a (...)
13 September 2015
Idli rava dosa - a crepe made with idli semolina
We made Idlis using Idli Rava the other day and nearly half the batter was remaining. We had never tried to make dosa from this batter and so on Appa's urge (...)
15 August 2018
Beetroot and red bell pepper soup
As the temperature soars, we tend to avoid anything heavy and prefer to have light supper only. More so a nourishing soup is always welcome. Amma and I keep (...)
8 November 2015
Thenkuzhal sev - a crunchy, delectable tea time snack
Amma's Thenkuzhal | Sev are famous for their crispiness, lovely colour and the wonderful balance of flavours! She loves to prepare these and share among (...)
9 January 2015
Ragi dosa - finger millet crepe
Ragi also known as Nachini | Finger Millet | Kayppai | Panjapulle has lot of iron and calcium in it. So Amma makes it a point that we introduce this healthy (...)
1 September 2018
Wheat chakli - a crunchy tea time snack
It has been quite some time since we set out to prepare anything deep fried. Since Gokulashtami is just around the corner, and whilst preparing the traditional (...)
25 February 2015
Spring onion jowar thalipeeth – spring onion jowar flatbread
Jowar with onions and garlic is an awesome combination! Since we got the freshest Spring Onions yesterday, Amma wanted to try these lovely Thalipeeths by (...)
23 April 2015
Boondi Kadhi - a delicious yogurt dip
We had some boondi leftover from the weekend Bhel Puri session. Appa loves boondi in curd...but Amma wanted to try a different way to incorporate boondi in (...)
17 December 2014
Alu baingan sabzi with potatoes and eggplant
Since the consumption of Potatoes is consciously being cut, even the usage in recipes is altered. Where 1 may be required, half of it is used. In that process, (...)
23 August 2015
Sitaphal ice cream - a fruit flavored frozen indian delight
With the Rain clouds doing a pretty god job by hiding themselves...we need to seek many chilled recipes to do away with the heat despite it supposed to be (...)
8 January 2015
Spring onion leaves paratha
Appa loves to eat spring onion. In winters, the greens of the spring onions are so fresh that Amma loves to create something different! Today this took shape (...)
11 September 2015
Idli with Oats and Millets
In our pursuit to consciously eat healthy, we try as much as possible to include Millets in our diet. As a result Amma creates many interesting ways to (...)
15 August 2018
Phool makhana ladoo - a delicious and easy treat
Amma has been wanting to make these lovely Phool Makhana Ladoos from the time we made Phool Makhana Kheer. I had bought a fresh pack of these and so this week (...)
17 December 2014
Carrot Oats Idli
In our series of experimenting with different types of Idlis, we came across Jeyashri's Kitchen and this recipe is inspired by her. We have changed it to suit (...)
