ALOO GOBI DRY RECIPE/POTATO CAULIFLOWER MASALA

HAPPY WOMEN'S DAY proud to a women:):).Wishing you a day filled with happiness and love. What's special in your home?...I made this simple side dish from my moms cook book..Aloo gobi,all time favourite side dish. This aloo gobi combination can be made in many ways and this is my mom's style,simple and flavourful. This recipe goes well with chappathi, sambar or mild pulao.Try out and let me know.

PANEER STUFFED PARATHA

இனிய  தமிழ்  புத்தாண்டு  நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள் 

Wishing you all a happy Tamil New Year

INSTANT TAMARIND RICE/ INSTANT PULI SADHAM

This version of puli sadham I learnt from my mother in law... She does this often with left over rice... My in laws family is a joint family, so they prepare food for 10 people every day. Though they know the exact amount of rice to be cooked, some days they have lots of left over rice...And my cousin sister is a very big fan of this type of tamarind rice...

DAHI PANEER SABZI RECIPE/CURD PANEER CURRY

This is simple, yet delicious paneer curry blended in a great combination of yogurt and the curry helps to improve in digestion... I saw this recipe in a cook book of paneer recipes and this one was simple... And all the ingredients were readily found in my pantry... So gave a try... And i cooked the dish in 15 mins time and just loved the taste...

ONION OATS ROTI/OATS RECIPE

Onion oats roti, when I first here'd this dish it sounded interesting and at the same Way a very healthy twist added to whole wheat... I like oats in any form as porridge sweet or savory, dosa, idly .So this is a newly learnt dish which I can include in my regular diet...The combination of spring onion and oats works out so well. But I suggest you to finish off once you make this roti or else it turning bit hard... But when served hot its utterly delicious.

BROCCOLI STIR FRY RECIPE/BROCCOLI COOKED IN INDIAN STYLE

Broccoli I'm so impressed with its name and the Way they look... I always like greens; they are very refreshing and healthy too... I came to know about the health benefits(Broccoli contains a substantial amount of nutrients that are extremely good for health including vitamins A, C, folic acid, fiber and calcium. This cruciferous vegetable has also become popular because of its ability to good amount health benefits) and the style of cooking broccoli from my aunt who stays here... When I happened to visit their home for lunch she made this broccoli fry for me... It tasted different and loved the crunchy texture of the green... From then this has been included in our diet... And to tell u garlic and broccoli is a fantastic combination that everyone should give a try...

SOYA ALOO CURRY RECIPE/SOYA CHUNKS AND POTATO COOKED IN ONION TOMATO GRAVY

Soya is my all time favorite from childhood and mom usually adds in soya in most of her gravy dishes either veg or non veg and even in rice varieties...  Soya chunks are made from soy beans and they work well as meat substitutes. Vegans forgo the consumption of meat and meat derivatives, which leaves them looking for alternatives to meet their nutritional needs and that is soya chunks and it is high source of protein and omega fatty acid.

KEERAI THANDU RAITA/SPINACH STEM MIXED WITH CURD RAITA

My mom's makes this keerai(spinach) thandu(stem) raita when she makes keerai(spinach) kootu... I don't like to add thandu while making kootu,the reason is keerai cooks in no time but thandu(stem) takes longer time to cook,so the color of keerai(spinach) changes.

MUSTARD RAITA/CURD(YOGURT) MIXED WITH MUSTARD

I paired stuffed Chapatti with mustard raita....This raita is different from the regular veggie raita which is a great combination of slight tangyness sweetness mixed with turmeric and mustard. The actual recipe called for a mix of whole grain mustard, I have never used whole grain mustard before and thought,

PANEER BUTTER MASALA(MOM'S VERSION)/STEP-BY-STEP RECIPE

Paneer is my all time favorite... It has a pretty cute orange color assaulted with a spice in a tomato cream based gravy. I just love the creamy texture which melts in mouth, I always order paneer butter masala as side dish for naan or chapatti when I go to north Indian restaurants, but different restaurants have different color and taste.

SPICY MUSHROOM THOKKU RECIPE/SPICY MUSHROOM MASALA

I'm a very big fan of mushrooms, but I feel very lazy to clean the inside part of mushrooms. ...So I don't buy button mushroom, I prefer the sliced ones instead ... Mushroom contains a very high water content and low in calories so they are good for people who is dieting.

VAZHAIPOO THOGAYAL(CHUTNEY)/PLANTAIN FLOWER DIP

I had some vazhaipoo after making vadai and kola...As It is an is an excellent source of crude fiber in the human diet i make sure to include in my diet at least one a week.And My MIL said we can make thogayal out of it and I had no stock of thogayal to help me out in my lazy times so without any hesitation I gave a try... 

ROASTED ASPARAGUS WITH GARLIC AND THYME

Thought of reducing my weight... So I'm in a strict diet plan. Rk's friend suggested me to have low carbohydrate diet... So only fruits, veggie and meats... No intake of rice or Chapatti ... First day it was too tiring for me then getting used to it... So I’m getting lots of suggestion from my brother and friends. And this is my brothers version of roasted asparagus.

CARROT BEANS PORIYAL/CARROT BEANS PORIYAL RECIPE

I remember my childhood days when I thought of a write up for carrot beans poriyal... I hate to eat this poriyal when I was a kid... My mom struggles a lot with me and she somehow makes me eat this poriyal... Even if I act like pucking out; she never cares and stuffs it with rice in my mouth... I cry and finish them, as if having tablet...

COCONUT THOGAYAL/THENGAI THOGAYAL

There are some days, when i feel lazy to cook and wanted to do an easy cooking with no chopping and cleaning...So I thought this is the right dish...And when I'm out of stock with veggies I make this thogayal for a change.

SPICY VAZHAKKAI FRY

When my FIL came to Singapore, SIL and mom had given him lots of vazhakai for me. And all are from their home garden. So had to finish them off or it's turning ripe and couldn't use the ripe one for cooking. So at least twice a week we make Vazhakai poriyal... Me and my MIL were bored of making the same way...So she said,will try this toasted spicy vazhakkai fry...

CAULIFLOWER PEAS KURMA

This is my mom’s version of cauliflower pea’s kurma… I have tried this many times after marriage and every time it comes out perfectly, and this goes a great combination with Chapatti and curd... Chapatti is my all time favorite... And I eat it plainly without any side dish... Will tell you a short story of how I did my first try of making chapatti... The story begins like this,I called mom and asked how to make Chapatti she said the normal procedure…

VENDAKKAI PORIYAL

Mathematics is the first thing that strikes my mind when I think of this vendakai poriyal ... Still I don't understand how Math's is related to lady's finger... My mom keeps telling this "eat lady's finger you will do well in Math’s"I heard this word till I completed my degree and still I'm hearing this from my aunt to her daughter...  But this veggie has an apt name to represent its shape...

MOR KUZHAMBU

In my childhood, my eating habits will be similar to my brother... I was a copy cat of him, when it comes to food...my brother doesn't eat veggie's or curd... So I will never touch it. Then when I came to hostel for my higher secondary, no other go should eat the food provided in hostel... So I started eating both,but not all veggie...My brother eats all veggie's...

KOVAKKAI STIR FRY

First I tasted kovakkai poriyal in Andhra Mess, it’s in Chennai (T.nagar)… Foods served their are really spicy and its tastes so yummy… And for meals they offer 3 varieties of poriyal and kovakkai is one among them…