Ras Malai

The heavenly dessert! One simple tag line is enough to speak about the dish. Rasmalais were unknown until few years back when M introduced it to me. At first, it appeared to be a regular milk sweet but when M told that those are rasgullas dunked into creamy, rich, smooth, luscious Rabdi, I was sold.

Spring Onion Rice/Vengaya Thal Sadham

I often overbuy stuff when I just see them fresh or after a long time especially veggies. This happened a week ago when i went for a casual veggie pick up and saw these blooming strands of spring onion or scallions stand there fresh in the store.  I picked up 1 big bundle and ended up making all fried rice varieties the whole week. Still a lot was left over and i didn’t want to waste them hence they all found their way into this rice where they just shone beautifully. It’s a perfect lunch box dish that can be made in less than 15 minutes if the rice is ready.

Eggless Butterless Chocolate Cake- Super Soft, Moist, Dark, Best Chocolate Cake Ever

There are those days when you don’t want to even open your mouth for a peck of food and then there are these days when you want to just jump on every bite you see and have that hard core sugar /chocolate craving satisfied. This cake will be a perfect treat for such occasion and surprisingly its guilt free-well! Almost! Sort of!!! Do try this and let me know!

Corn Pulao/Sweet Corn Pulav

Hi All, If I start with a ”Happy New Year” wish, that will sound a little crazy as already a month is over by now. So i hope that everyone is off with a good start this season. The past month was really hectic and some things at work didn’t really go down well and it was all over my head literally eating my head. It took some time for me to get out of that and now I am ok ! I guess!!! Now with a little bit of boost to the my morale, I m up with another favourite rice dish of mine!

Indian Gooseberry Rice / Nellikai Sadham/Ari Nellikai Sadham

Gooseberries are seasonal favourites of any Indian household. I have this tree at home that gives small variety gooseberries. They are quite sour and can’t be consumed raw as much as I would like.

Eggless Apple Cinnamon Spiced Cake

This cake is one such that screams” CHRISTMAS”. I don’t know from when, but always the fragrance or aroma of cinnamon in baked goods is Christmas to me. Maybe the warm earthy flavour of cinnamon wafting through bakery stuff reminds my inner soul of cold snowy winters dotted with greens and reds. This cake for sure will invite one for a second serve so do try it.

Egg Salan/Andey Ke Salan

When mum planned to cook Biryani, I couldn’t stop thinking about baingan ka salan which created a long lasting impression in me. But to my fate mum ran out of baingan and all i had were eggs. So her you go with my take on Andhra’s traditional recipe of salan. I wouldn’t call it an authentic recipe but be sure it’s a tantalizer!

Kohlapuri Egg Masala/Anda Rasa

If i say “I am a big fan of EGGS!” ,it would be an understatement. I am so in love with eggs and here is one of my treasured recipes, not just because it’s tasty, but also the fact that it can be made in a jiffy makes it top my list, as all know I m one helluva-lazy-bum.

Eggless Whole Wheat Dates & Coconut Cake

Christmas is around the corner, so what else can a blogging soul think off other than cakes and bakes. This is a simple, earthy cake with the flavours in their purest form. They are super healthy, utterly delicious and ridiculously simple to make. It’s a little on the denser side and is super moist and has a melt in mouth consistency. The shredded coconut casts a magic texture thatz totally drool worthy. Do try it.

Eggless Tutti Frutti Buttermilk Cake

Today I m with my first baked recipe, from an actual oven which i got months ago. I m no new to baking although i did take a break from it for quite some time because of all cross-country and cross-state shifts.

Vadacurry/Vadakari/Vadaikari

Hiya! Now I have got used to scheduling the posts amidst my work and its seems to give an enormous satisfaction that is unexplainable. Today I m with a recipe, that was introduced to me when i first stepped into Chennai for work. It sure swept me off my feet because the first try was from Mari Kadai, a famous shop known for its signature dish ’VADACURRY’. From then i have been eating various types with various additions and this version is that of my Mom-In Law’s which for sure a crowd pleaser. Do try it guys!

Raw Mango Rice/ Manga Sadham

Another day.. Another lunch box recipe..Yet another post... This is one of the traditional recipes that we do often. I am here with the authentic recipe of my mum. Mango rice is often made at home to satisfy those sour dose cravings. When we have raw mangoes in abundance especially the sweet and unsour variety we go for this dish.Do try it.

Egg Dum Biryani/ Mutta Biryani/Anda Biryani

It seems the world moves fast; likely really fast; may be a little too fast for me! Its already the end of 2015 and I am an year older. I guess this is the fact that dreads me. However I am moving along with the force and it seems quite interesting too at times!

Capsicum Rice/Kudaimilagai Sadham

Yet another lunch box recipe is what I am up to! What else can a working woman think of or come up with? I had all the colour capsicum leftovers after making a pizza (will post it soon) and my soul already leaned over the idea of making colourful rice for lunch box. It’s a simple, flavourful and delicious rice which can be made in a jiffy. Check it out!

Channa Pulao/Chickpea Pulav 2

I love cooking and eating variety or mixed rice. None in my family except Abhi likes them. Now since packing lunch boxes have become a routine, Amma finds it easy to roster me for making some variety rice as she will cook a proper meal for them in the afternoon. Now I have a chance to try various mixed rice’ and one such is this pulao. The flavours will keep lingering forever. Letz get on to the recipe.

Beetroot Pulao/Beets Pulav

Beets are one of the few underrated veggies. They are rich in nutrients and are a ‘must’ I would say in a healthy diet. On that note would also say that M hates the vegetable! He doesn’t even bother to buy them if he goes for veggie shopping!

White Sauce Spaghetti with Veggies

After a month long absence, it’s good to be back in this space. But i do a regular check though! This time I am here with one of my all time favourites! The white sauce spaghetti!!!! Usually I resort to the red sauce with tons of herbs (spices I sayJ) and vegetarian meatballs (recipe soon). As i find them quite easy and guilt- free.

Dried Green Peas Kheer/ Pattani Payasam

Time and again I look back  at my journey in the cooking world and I wonder how I came through that path and I at times feel I did not do justice to my lineage as most of my cooking follow measurements and time to the T whereas my family’s philosophy is different. The noble ladies of my family could turn anything into delicious meals wherein I always yearn over that one missing ingredient and most times I blame that the missing ingredient was the taste maker. But back then crisis management started from the kitchen and our family ladies were especially good in handling those in- no-time demands from kids as well as grown up kids. My mom had such an expertise that she would adjust any curries which would have gone a little overboard in any of the flavours into delicious want-some-more kinda dishes. Even today most of the calls she receive are to inquire about techniques to handle kitchen disasters in lots of kitchens around the globe i would PROUDLY say!

Chili Paneer-Dry

Reiterating my love for paneer and dairy by-products time and again in this blog has now become a regular affair. If you were following my blog for some time now you might have known that I was on an Indo-Chinese mania some time ago. This post was in my draft from then and today i am posting it. It’s one of those fuzz free recipes which are sure crowd pleasers. Do try them and let me know how it turned out!

Mushroom Channa Masala/Mushroom Chickpeas Gravy

Mushroom Channa Masala often makes special appearance at Amma’s house as it is one of her popular recipe. The recipe always found its way in the Sunday menu during my school and college days. After that the tradition of having brunch on Sundays slowly changed as we became guests, visiting India now and then and every meal and mealtime with the family became special.