Ven pongal or khara pongal recipe – how to make ghee pongal recipe

Ven pongal or khara pongal is a popular dish in South Indian homes and is served as breakfast dish in Tamil Nadu. It is called as huggi in Karnataka. Ven pongal is a spicy variant made with rice, moong dal, black pepper, cumin seeds and cashew nuts. It is commonly prepared during pongal, a harvest

Instant ragi dosa recipe – healthy breakfast recipes – ragi recipes

Ragi also known as finger millet is a rich source of iron, protein, calcium and fiber and helps in lowering cholesterol level.  Ragi aids digestion and also makes your stomach full for a long time which is good for weight control. Ragi is also a staple diet in many villages across South India.  It is

Oats adai or oats and lentils pancake recipe – healthy breakfast recipes – oats recipes

Oats adai is a nutritious breakfast dish made with oats.  Oats is rich in proteins and fibre and so makes up for a healthy breakfast recipe.  Traditionally, adai is prepared with rice and lentils.  But in this recipe, rice is replaced by oats and hence can be had even  by people who are diabetic and

Chana pulao recipe – how to make kabuli chana pulao or chole pulao recipe

Chana (white chickpeas) pulao is a nutritious and tasty rice dish and makes up for a wholesome meal.  It is a perfect dish for your lunch box and a quick fix when you are short of time.  Chana pulao is best served with plain curd, onion raita, cucumber raita or just as it is.  It is not only quick

Gujarati dal recipe – how to make gujarathi dal recipe

Gujarati dal – a simple, delicious and sweet n sour dal recipe prepared with toor dal, jaggery, peanuts, ginger and mild spices is a very comforting dal which goes very well with rice.  Tomatoes added to it gives a tangy and sour taste and jaggery gives the sweet taste.  Instead of tomatoes you can also use kokam.

10 most popular and viewed recipes for the year 2015- HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016!!

I have compiled a list of 10 popular recipes from my blog, based on the number of views and popularity  for the year 2015.  I am thankful to all my viewers for trying, encouraging and appreciating my recipes and I wish to bring in more new and interesting recipes for the coming year 2016.. WISHING ALL MY WELL-WISHERS

Swiss roll recipe – how to make no bake swiss roll recipe

Swiss roll is an easy, quick and tasty snack recipe for kids and is made with biscuits, coconut, chocolate syrup, butter and sugar.  It is a no bake and no cooking recipe and only needs to be refrigerated for 2 hours.  Swiss roll is an ideal recipe for any birthday party or any get together party where not only the

Sev puri recipe – how to make Mumbai sev puri recipe

Sev puri is delicious Indian street food snack and is a type of chaat dish.  This recipe originates from Mumbai.  I am a big fan of all chaat recipes especially sev puri and dahi batata sev puri.   pav bhaji, pani puri, misal pav, bhel puri are other chaat dishes which are very popular in Mumbai.  This

Chocolate cookies recipe – how to make eggless chocolate cookies recipe

Eggless chocolate cookies recipe is a delicious and tasty cookie which is prepared eggless with all purpose flour, cocoa powder, dark chocolate pieces and sugar.  You can also add choco chips instead of dark chocolate pieces  They make up for a nice teatime snack or evening snack.  These cookies can also served as a lunchtime snack for kids.  Crisp

Garlic chutney recipe – side dish for idlis and dosas

Garlic chutney is a very delicious and healthy chutney made from garlic cloves, red chillies, coconut. Garlic helps to lower cholesterol and prevents heart related diseases.  Garlic is widely used for several conditions linked to the blood system and heart, including high cholesterol, coronary heart disease and hypertension.  It is good to incorporate garlic in