Bread Gulab Jamun

 I made this Bread Gulab jamun during  our 1 st Anniversary along with Eggless vanila cake. I am bored of making gulab jamun with readymade mix  and wanted to try new one.  It is very simple and easy . For a change try this instead of  regular gulab jamuns.

Restaurant style dosa / Crisp dosa

We usually order dosa in restaurant only because of its crispiness. The dosas  made in our homes are not that much crispy. So  I wanted to try crispy dosa . I googled the recipe  and  made it . It was super success.   Nowadays we are enjoying crispy dosa in home itself  and    I am making twice  in a month .  Do try this and suprise your loved ones with this super crispy dosa.

Semiya Adai/ Vermicelli Adai

This semiya adai is best  for evening time snacks. I learnt this recipe from the cookbook. I did little modification to suit to our taste. When I made this first time in my home, everyone in my family enjoyed this. So whenever  my mom wants to make this snack, she will  leave the kitchen to me. After  marriage this is the first time I am making this.

This is simple recipe .  Give a try and rejoice your kids who are coming back to home tiredly...

Venpongal

 After a long gap...  I am with the new post.  Venpongal is the South indian breakfast recipe made  with  raw rice , moong dal and of course with some spices. During winters it is often made in our home as it contains pepper which is the best medicine for cold and cough.  The aroma of ghee in it will make divine feeling.  My father usally orders venpongal  when we dine out  at mornings.  The amount of ghee added in the pongal will be more in the hotels. So Calorie conscious me and my mom usually won't opt this in the hotels.

Vegetable fried rice / Indo Chinese recipe

 Before marriage   I have tried  fried rice on my own . My family was also comfortable with my very own style. That days... I am not familiar with spring onions. And it is very rare to find in market at my place. So  I avoided that veggie and  usually make with cabbage , capsicum and carrot. Nowadays I am following     this style... So without further delay, lets move to  the recipe...

Basundi

Basundi is the Indian dessert made with milk. I have tasted basundi in Aanandhabhavan restaurant in coimbatore. This is my mom's favorite dessert. Also for me and my sister. So whenever we visit there, we used to have basundi at the end of our feast. When i saw the recipe in the net , I surprised  because it is very  easy to prepare. The pictures tempted me to try that recipe  asap . Finally I    made... it so delicious... unable to express in words... I enjoyed every spoon of my Basundi. Its really  tastes heaven... comeon friends... give  a try and make your loved ones happy...

Ragi pakoda / Millet Pakora

  Ragi pakoda is a famous snack in Coimbatore region. My mom makes this occasionally  instead of pakoda with besan flour,  for a change. It tastes good. And very easy to prepare. You can make it in a jiffy, if you have all ingredients available in your pantry. 

Pagu kozhukatai / kozhukatai with coconut and jaggery

This is the traditional recipe also guilt free snack. My mom and grandma makes this when somebody visits home or during special occasions. I like this sweet very much. Before marriage I don't know how to prepare this, but   whenever my mom makes , I do some helping. Last few days I was craving for this kozhukatai. I asked my mom for the recipe, and successfully made . It was super tasty. My husband also enjoyed after coming from office. It taste good when it is hot but it taste heavenly on the next day.

Eggless sponge cake/ Milkmaid cake

After a  long gap I am with a interesting post. After enjoying Christmas vacation, I didn't update any recipes in my blog but making and clicking the pictures. Me and my husband had a great time in venice and rome. It took so many days for me to stick to my routine work after coming to home.But as usual  I was trying new dishes ... enjoying clicking and eating... 

    Day before yesterday I tried this cake. it came out very well. My mom made this cake  when she visited my chiti 's home. All were saying that  the cake was awesome. And  especially the kiddos enjoyed a lot. By hearing these comment i too wanted to try this. But when i made that cake  for the first time, the outer color was perfect, but the center of the cake was Gooey. I didn't know where i did the mistake. So i wanted to try another time to get the perfect one. ya..this time I succeed . The texture was perfect. The aroma was awesome. My husband loved it like anything, he was surprised how I got this texture without egg. And  he asked me to buy any backing utensils as his gift for the wonderful cake I made.

Eggless dates and nuts cake

Eggless dates and nuts cake is a very easy cake.  I searched the net and bookmarked many cake recipes. I want  to bake an easy recipe and for a long time dates is sitting in my pantry.By Keeping everything in my mind I decided to make this cake. Totally satisfied with the result. For the first time I am shooting with properties.  In Germany i didn 't get any difficulty to shop the xmas properties. I enjoyed  hunting for the properties though the weather is worse (5 degree celcius). I enjoyed the aroma of the cake towards ending. It is super soft  slight moist cake.

Kollu ( Horse gram) thogayal

Kollu is called as kulith in northen part of India. It is a dark brown lentil which round and flattened in shape. Horse gram is known to have many therapeutic effects but not scientifically proven though it has been recommended in ayurvedic medicine to treat renal stones, piles, etc. It is rich in iron, calcium molybdenum which have high antioxidant capacity. It also reduces the bad fat in our body.

So it is necessary to consume kollu at least twice in a month. Kollu thogayal is a very easy recipe.It is a better side dish for puli kulmbu or kara kulambu. Or you can also mix thogayal with rice and have.

Thengai (coconut) thogayal

Thengai thogayal is a very simple recipe, goes well with variety rices especially coconut rice and plain rice. Also good sidedish for curd rice. If you run out of time or if you feel lazy and want to make a simple lunch for your family, you can make thengai thogayal and any variety rice.

Vatha kulambu / Puli kulambu

We call this as ' Vatha kulambu' or puli kulambu. During mango season. My grandma make  'Maavathal' .That is drying the mango which is soaked in salt water under the sun. It is a time consuming process and takes 2 - 3 days for preparing this vathal. My grandma makes in large batches and store it in a big container. She usually gives a small portion from it to my mom when we are visiting her place.

Before making kulambu ,my mom soaks this vathal in a hot water for 15 mins and add it to the sambar while adding onion. thats why it is named as vatha kulambu. As it contains enormous amount of tamrind(puli in tamil), it is also kown as puli kulambu. ok... stories over... back to the recipe...

Drumstick sambar/ Murungakai sambar

Drumstick sambar is good sidedish for plain rice or even we can have it with idli or dosa. The aroma of drumstick is awesome.

Mango sambar/ Mangai sambar

I am crazy about mangoes. I used to eat raw mango daily in the mango season. My mom makes mango pachadi, mango thokku, and this sambar frequently in mango season. I love mango sambar very much.Especially the aroma will be awesome. My mom always reserves a raw mango piece for me while making this sambar(Otherwise i will stole the entire pieces. She knows that... clever na???)

you can use any type of mango. But ottu mangai tastes best. But make sure that your mango is not so tender.

Vegetable puff

Yesterday my long time dream became true. Ya... I wanted to try veg puff at home. After purchasing oven at my home , me and my mom wanted to try this, but sadly we searched many supermarkets and not able to find pasty sheets. So dropped our idea. After coming to Germany, very recently i visited my friend's house for a birthday party of her daughter. That evening she made a snack using puffs pastry sheet. seeing and tasting that dish, i wanted to make puffs at home. I inquired her about the shop, where she purchased pastry sheet. Next week i went to the same shop (i have already been to this shop but didn't spot this item before) and purchased that. i was so happy inside my mind. The first thing i do after coming home is i shared my happiness to my mom through the phone. Because we both went mad in searching this sheet in our place.

Eggless vanilla cake with chocolate frosting

I am a beginner in baking. I have tried cookies. But this is the first time I am trying eggless cake and the result was super good. December 3rd  is our 1st wedding anniversary. I decided to give homemade cake as  a surprise to my husband. So i bookmarked the recipe in the net and purchased the ingredients 1 week before itself right from the baking tray. I enjoyed the baking process also learnt few basics in baking. I will share the things which i  learnt,  in the future post.

Aloo Gobi Mutter

Aloo Gobi mutter is an awesome sidedish for rice and chapathi. I surfed the net and  I learnt the recipe.

Bitter gourd paruppu usli(stir fry)

 I know most of you wont like bitter gourd.  But this veggie is good for our health. It has a capacity to kill the worms in our stomach. So at least once in a month you can add this veggie to your lunch. But this paruppu usli will  be awesome and the bitterness of the bitter gourd is reduced so much. I am sure that you will not feel that you are eating the bitter gourd. You can have  this paruppu usli with rice,  topped with seasame oil. Apalam will be great sidedish for rice and paruppu usli combo. It also goes with sambar and curd rice.

Ridge gourd (peerkangai ) poriyal

 Its my mom's staple recipe. when i was taking to her through phone, i told her that i bought  ridge gourd , but i don't know to make a recipe in that. she immediately replied  " you can make a stir fry in that and it is very simple".Then  she told the recipe, without any changes i followed her recipe. Outcome is: Simple and superb accompaniment for steamed rice. me and my hubby loved this stir fry and enjoyed with hot rice and sambar

Snake gourd (pudalangai) poriyal

It is the simple poriyal. Goes well with rasam and sambar. Moong dal is the main ingredient for this poriyal.  I learnt this recipe from my mom. when i was in college days i used to cut this veggie and help mom in making this poriyal.  Mom admires my work. My cutting  work will be perfect and neat.But i used to take more time to cut the veggie. Now???things have changed... after marriage, being alone in the kitchen, i learnt many things...  now, doing these works very fast  and perfectly.My hubby has named me as a perfect queen ;)  

Cabbage poriyal

Cabbage poriyal goes well with rasam. There are different versions in making this poriyal. Soon i ll post the other versions too.

Carrot beans poriyal

This poriyal looks so colourful. It is simple to make and goes well with Sambar and rasam. or you can have this with a plain rice topped with seasame oil.

Lady's finger Curry (Vendaikai curry)

Lady's finger curry is my hubby's favorite. I usually make  a  simple curry only with onion and no tomato. But the taste is awesome!!! It goes well with sambar sadam and curd rice.