Sweet Corn Gravy Recipe | Side Dish for Chappathi

A simple sweet corn milk gravy for chappathi. When I first made this gravy, I never expected my DH to like it..but he actually loved it so much that he served him more and more. So, I now prepare this easy recipe often!!

Saturday Snapshots #4 – A Food Photography Learning Series

Here goes my 3rd entry to the food photography learning series. This weeks theme was to shoot Indian Spices. I planned to shoot with Indian Spice Turmeric which I love to use so much in my cooking. I tried various backdrops and props, but nothing worked on to my satisfaction.

Keerai Poriyal | Greens Stir Fry | Side Dish for Rice

Simple and tasty way of making greens is greens stir fry. I am not a big fan of greens, but my mom and dad are..so when ever we have lunch with greens my dad keeps talking about the goodness of greens and how healthy he is by including it in his diet. Yet, I never care to eat greens. But now I am forced to include greens in my diet due to health concerns and I very much regret for not eating it these many days when my mom made varieties of greens as they are really tasty and not as bad as I thought it would be. Now I like making greens but the most lazy part is to clean it!!!

Sundakkai Puli Kuzhambu Recipe | Turkey Berry Tamarind Curry Recipe | Side Dish for Rice

Its been three days since I made my last post, so quickly worked on few of my posts from drafts and selected this yummy favorite puli kuzhambu of my mom's recipe for the day. I have been very busy going out with my BF to shop for her little girl's birthday!! We not only enjoyed roaming around but our long chit chat after years!!! She was the one first Friend of my life who is "More than a friend".

Chettiand Special Kavuni Arisi Sweet Recipe | Black Rice Pudding | Chettinad Recipes

Kavuni Arisi Sweet is a very special dessert served in chettinad cuisine. We serve this dessert for any auspicious occasion. Kavuni Arisi or Black Rice is a black whole grain rice which is highly nutricious. It is actually purplish colour than black. It is a highly treasured and protected grain in Asia for many centuries.

Chemmen Ulli Theeyal Recipe - A Guest Post by Remya Sean

It is a guest post on my blog this time from Remya of Remmy's Kitchen. Blogging introduced good friends to me and she is one such friendly sister I got through blogging. She is a simple and lovely person. I love the way she explains her recipes and the wide collection of recipes she has. I like her Kerala style non vegetarian recipes very much. Some of the recipes which I enjoyed are Chicken Dum Briyani, Mutton Curry and my very favorite Banana Fritters.

Kuzhi Paniyaram (Savoury and Sweet) Recipe | Chettinad Recipes

Another excellent dish of chettinad cuisine is kuzhi paniyaram. Kuzhi paniyaram can be made sweet and spicy. We make this very often in my mom's place. Now, this dish is served in restaurants as evening snack. They have a small stall in front and we can see how it's made. So, these are very aattractive and we tend to order it. They taste as excellent as they look. Paniyaram goes well for a mild evening snack with a cup of coffee!!! I also enjoyed clicking and that's the reason for such a lengthy post!!!:P

Egg Appam Recipe | Bulls Eye Appam Recipe | How to make egg appam

Appam is a favorite breakfast in our house with sweet coconut milk. Being a egg lover, when I first came across this idea of egg appam, just loved it. I tried and surprisingly found it to be the best combo I have ever tasted!!!

The runny, gooey egg yolk with the appam is just so delicious!!!

Muskmelon Juice Recipe | Mulam Pazham Juice | Summer Drinks

Muskmelon or Cantaloupe is a best summer fruit. It's high water content makes it equal for the fluid loss from the body by perspiration in heat.  

I am now counting on my calories with mobile apps and I am happy being muskmelon way!!! As muskmelon juice is also a perfect weight loss drink I would say only when no sweetener is added :P, it makes you feel full and is full of dietary fibre. So, it acts as a good tasty drink when hunger tugs you towards unhealthy foods. 

Grilled Chocolate Sandwich with Sweet Lime Juice Recipe | Brench Recipes

Grilled Chocolate Sandwich is so chocolatey and crispy!! I first got to taste this in an famous shop in my area. Their menu with chocolate dosa and chocolate sandwich got my attention. But I have had only once from there as I prefer making this at home.Lets relish the crispy chocolate bite!!!

Saturday Snapshots #3 – A Food Photography Learning Series

This is my second post to the food photography learning series. The theme was to shoot cut vegetables. I actually planned different angles with different veggies showing the different types of cut but ended up with choosing cut ladies finger view just because I loved clicking it. 

The click is taken in manual mode under window shade in the noon. 

Amla Juice Recipe | Gooseberry Drink Recipe | Detox Health Drink

Ginger and Gooseberry are very healthy themselves. Combined to a juice, it is a healthy detox drink to the human body system. Rich in anti oxidants, flush out toxins build up in the body and increases energy levels makes it a drink for a healthy youthful skin!!!

Cumin Cookies Recipe | Jeera Cookies Recipe | Tea Time Snacks

Cumin / Jeera cookies are a perfect tea time snacker. They are crispy, sweet, salty and buttery that melts in your mouth in every bite. To the recipe...

Scrambled Eggs Recipe | Egg Recipes

Eggs with anything makes a great combo!! Not a single day we eat without egg in our home. Either its boiled eggs, kalakki, egg bhurji, egg dosa, egg fried rice, omelette, baked eggs, egg sandwitch, the list goes on!!! Of the all our home's favourite is Egg Masala!!! On to the simple scrambled eggs recipe which can be made in less than 5 minutes.

Tomato Briyani Recipe | Thakali Briyani Recipe | Lunch Recipes

Excited travelling to my home as I post this!! Six hours of journey and DH drives while listening to my non stop stories with his favourite music playing!!! Guess its time I stop my talk and post the draft!!! 

Tomato Briyani is a perfect lunch box recipe or a tantalizing platter in a jiffy preparation!! Its so simple, delicious, and flavourful. Perfect when served with a plate of potato chips and onion raita!!

Sweet Corn Pulao Recipe | Lunch Recipes

Sweet Corn Pulao is a simple, mild and flavourful one pot meal ready in minutes and makes a good lunch box meal for kids. Sweet corn pulao can be served with baby corn fritters, chilli paneer, chips, or simply plain raita. Simple ingredients to a very aromatic rice!!! 

Cornflakes Cookies Recipe | Eggless Baking Recipes

Cookies Anyone?? Yep cookies are always a favourite snack during studying or watching tv.....In our home, we always stock up many varieties of cookies and this being one that we love to munch on!!! The lemon juice in the recipe gives a mild taste and enhances the flavour. Just sniff one cookie after its baked to enjoy the brilliant aroma its got!!

Spicy Mushroom Sukka Recipe | Mushroom Recipes

Mushroom sukka is a very spicy side dish for rice, chappathi or roti's. The dish has good flavours and taste like a non veg mutton sukka. My DH doesn't eat mushrooms, so when ever he goes for a team dinner or party, I cook mushrooms for me. I prefer the spicy way, so instantly tried this recipe when I saw my favourite cook's recipe. :) And it turns out amazing each time that I have stopped making the way I used to make the mushroom sukka!!  Mine was a very simple and kid friendly version which I will post soon!!! 

Medhu Vadai Recipe | Uludhu Vadai Recipe | Tea Time Snacks

Who doesn't love vada's? The crispy vada's served with a plate of ven pongal, sambar and chutney is very tasty but high caloric breakfast!!! When ever me and my mom go for shopping, we drop in to hotel saravana bhavan to have a plate of hot sambar vadai and tea!! Love these savoury fried snack any-time!!!

Muskmelon Milkshake Recipe | Mulam Pazham Milkshake Recipe | Milkshake Recipes

Muskmelon fruit is a perfect fruit in summer to make juices, milkshakes and salads to beat the heat. I drink a lot of muskmelon juices than this high caloric sweet and sweetilicious muskmelon milkshake but this is my husbands favourite. Makes a filling snack with toasted breads and bread sticks. Kids will definitely love it!!!

Kara Pori Recipe | Snacks Recipes

Kara Pori or Spicy Kara Pori is a guilt free snack which can be prepared with less oil or no oil at all. It is a easy to prepare carry snack during travel and to munch on while playing cards or watching tv when raining heavily outside!!! Mom makes this when ever we trip to some hill stations where we stay in boutique resorts and play indoors and the climate tempting us to eat something spicy and crispy!!! 

The roasted peanuts with a blend of garlic flavour and the curd chilli with the crispy puffed rice coated with the salt and spice is just an amazing snack!!!