Sabudana vada
Sabudana vada is a very popular deep fried snack from Maharashtra and is generally eaten as a light meal during fasting days. Sabudana vada is also called as sago vada as the main ingredient used is sago pearls. It is a nutritious and crunchy snack especially served during religious festivals and fasting days. Sabudana vada is an ideal evening snack and is best served with sweet curd.
Oats kheer with jaggery recipe
Oats kheer or oats payasam with jaggery is a very delicious and healthy kheer made with oats, jaggery and coconut milk and garnished with nuts. It can be prepared quickly and coconut milk added it to gives a rich taste to the kheer. This kheer is nutritious too due to iron rich jaggery used and oats which is a good source of dietary fibre.
Yam poriyal or yam vegetable recipe
Yam is known as suran in Hindi and senai kizhangu in Tamil. It is a good source of energy and high in dietary fibre. Yam vegetable or poriyal is a spicy preparation of yam, coconut and and mildly spiced with Indian spices. This vegetable preparation is more popular in Tamil Nadu and it goes well as a side dish for rice and curry.
Raw mango chutney recipe
Raw mango chutney also called as mango thogayal in Tamil Nadu is prepared with raw mango and coconut as the main ingredients. It goes well with idlis, dosas as well as rice. You can try adding garlic which also tastes excellent. Seasoning with urad dal, mustard seeds, curry leaves gives more flavour to this tangy mango chutney.
Chocolate fudge recipe
Cauliflower tomato curry recipe
Aloo or alu palak curry recipe
Aloo palak curry is a very healthy and simple curry made with spinach leaves, potatoes and mixed with spices. It is a good combination with rotis, naans or pulao. Aloo palak curry is also nutritious because of spinach leaves which is full of iron and it makes up for a light and healthy curry. Spinach gives a vibrant green color to the dish.
Arbi or colocasia cutlet recipe
Arbi or colocasia cutlet is a crispy snack made with boiled arbi, onions mixed with spices and then shallow fried. It makes up for a good evening snack with a cup of tea/coffee. Arbi cutlet is a simple and popular snack which can also be served as a starter. It is best served with green chutney or tomato ketchup.
Bottlegourd or Lauki/dudhi halwa or how to make dudhi halwa recipe
Bottlegourd or lauki/dudhi halwa is a very popular Indian traditional dessert made from bottlegourd, sugar, ghee and nuts. It is more popular during winter time as bottlegourds are easily available during this time and warm desserts are preferred during winter evenings. Dudhi halwa is very easy to prepare and is a sumptuous and rich Indian dessert. One dessert most people look forward to in the winter months is dudhi ka halwa. It is very appetizing and tastes great especially when served warm during winter evenings.