Strawberry milkshake

 Strawberry milkshake ia very refreshing drink during summer.  If you are making it for kids, you can add  scoop of vanilla icecream for more richer and creamier milkshake. But i didn't add icecream. I made it simple with milk alone. Still it tastes great. 

Eggless vanilla cup cake with choco chips/ Eggless vanilla muffins

Today i am with an interesting post. Ya its Eggless vanilla cup cake with choco chips. For past 4  days i was busy with preparations for my husband's birthday celebrations. Finally we celebrated yesterday with lot of  joy and fun. So as our  celebrations were over , I thought of blogging today. 

     Coming to the recipe, Baking is not a difficult if you follow some basics and some tips & tricks. You have to be accurate in measuring the ingredients and setting the temperature and timing of the oven.

Finger millet porridge (sweet version) / Ragi kanji/ Ragi malt

Here comes another millet recipe. Ragi porridge/ Ragi kanji.  Its very easy to prepare. This is sweet version. I will post savoury version in near future. Its perfect for breakfast or evening  time drink. Its suitable for all categories of people from infants to elders. 

  My mom asks me to take this porridge frequently as ragi has many health benefits. My mom prepares this daily to feed her loved ones. I have started drinking this porridge right from childhood. That days, My mom used to run behind me to feed  ragi porridge as i don't like sweet taste. Nowadays, Things changed, I understood the  health benefits of ragi  and moreover i like sweet taste.

Brown rice sweet pongal / Sivapu arisi sakkarai pongal /Sweet recipes

When i bought pot for making  sweet pongal for the tamil festival "Pongal" , i got a pack of   brown rice. I kept it idle for a long time. Then suddenly  idea strikes, why not to try sweet pongal with brown rice? Sweet pongal means sakkarai pongal in tamil.  

  Brown rice is more nutritious than white rice. Brown rice and white rice have similar amounts of calories and carbohydrates. The main differences between the two forms of rice lie in processing and nutritional content.

Kanda poha/ Breakfast recipes/ Evening snack recipe

Kanda poha... Its a popular dish in  Maharastra. Kanda means onion in Hindi. I have tasted kanda poha in pune. It has lots of crunchy onion and peanuts. It also have nice aroma of coriander leaves. It will not be too spicy , mild sweetness will be there. They will top with sev while serving . Me and my husband is a big fan of destination centre  poha. Our family also enjoyed poha when they visited us in pune.

    while eating poha, i guess the ingredients used in it and also watched my North indian friend preparing  poha. So i recreated in my home  and acheived great result.

Strawberry banana smoothie/ Summer recipes

I think Summer  already started in India. Here in Germany it starts only at the end of may. Now moderate climate with breeze and drizzling sometimes. Think how pleasent it would be?

       In summer, we need to stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water and fresh juice. Don't opt carbonated drinks or readymade juice mixes as it is not good for health. Also it will not help us to stay hydrated.  So lets BEAT THE  HEAT with Strawberry Banana smoothie.

       So hereafter you will find some Summer recipes in my blog. Stay stuned.

Sorghum Dosa/ Chola dosa / Jowar dosa

 Sorghum is known as cholam in tamil and jowar in hindi. It is one of the millet. I had a special request from my  Sister in law to post millet recipes in my blog. Actually I make millet recipes once in a week.  But didn't get time to post. I think now  its a right time. 

   I learnt millet recipes from my mom and chiti (mom's sister) They make frequently and ask me to  prepare by telling the method.  Here in Germany i don't get millets. So whenever i visit india   I used to buy large packets. This time my father bought when he visited me.  A big thanks to my mom dad and chiti :)