Curd Idiyappam – Yogurt ...

We love to have curd in everything. Like Curd semiya, Curd Idiyappam is also different and will be tasty. Preparation time: 10 minutes (excluding Idiyappam preparation) No of Servings: 1-2 Spice level:1 Ingredients: Idiyappam – 2 cups Curd...

Swiss Chard Avial (Curry)

Recently I started eating lot of greens. And I have been trying different recipes using greens. I adapted this recipe from YummyOYummy blog by yummy team. I made a few changes and tried it out. It came out really good. Ingredients: Swiss chard...

Macaroni and Cheese

Macaroni and Cheese also called Mac and Cheese is a well known dish and also a favorite dish among kids. Who doesn’t love cheese, specially kids? But if you are health conscious you can substitute some of the high calorie ingredients with low...

Sambar Rice – Lentil Ric...

I was planning to make this sambar sadam since a long time. After I saw this recipe in Sharmispassions.com by Sharmilee, I loved it. I tried this sambar rice and it really tastes like Vasantha Bhavan’s sambar rice I added the vegetables to...

Karthik’s Spicy Chicken ...

If you are wondering who is Karthik, he is my husband. You might wonder why I named a dish after him? Actually, I didn’t. His friend, Matt Jabs did! Matt & Karthik were roommates a few years back and they had a few ‘curry...

Blueberry Scones with Vanilla ...

My friend Shriya introduced me to Blueberry Scones when I was not a big fan of Blueberry. From then I became a huge fan of scones and blueberries. I adapted this wonderful recipe from Food Network and made a few changes to it. It is so simple to...

Carrot & Beans Stir Fry (...

Carrot and Beans stir fry is one of the easiest stir fries to cook. It’s healthy and you can make it real quick. In South India it’s must to have porial (Stir fry ) in your meal. It’s really easy to make and good for your health...

Hyderabadi Veggie Dum Biryani

Hyderabadi Veggie Dum Biryani is a wonderful and popular dish in India. I have become a die hard fan of it recently after eating the vegetarian version of it. Being a vegetarian, it was really painful watching my friends eat this lovely biryani...

Beans Poriyal / Beans Stir fry

I love all the vegetables especially when they are cooked in a simple way..Beans poriyal is one of that kind. It is nutritious too. It goes well with Sambar, Rasam.. Ingredients: Beans – 200g (cut into small cubes) Onions – 1/2 (finely...

Thakkali Thokku – Tomato...

Ever year we plant some vegetables in our garden. This year we planted Tomatoes, Green chilies, coriander and Mint. I’ve made this thokku (pickle) from our garden picked fresh tomatoes. I din’t know what to do with lots of...

Sprouted Green Gram (Moong) St...

I adapted this recipe from vazhayila.com by Sarah and totally loved it. I have always loved green gram, which is, lucky for me (and you) – is healthy and nutritious. I was totally impressed by this recipe and made it with sprouted moong...

Keerai Kootu / Moong dal Spina...

I love keerai kootu..especially with Amaranth leaves(mulai keerai). We could not find it in U.S. But even with the spinach kootu is very tasty. Spinach has a high nutritional value and is extremely rich in antioxidants, especially when fresh,...