Greek Sandwhich

Greek Sandwhich is nothing but Felafels with tahina and greek sauce in Pita bread. This is a filling Sandwhich and can be had as dinner along with Fattoush an Arabic Salad. If you dont want fried felafel then bake it, Still tastes very good. If you dont get Pita bread then substitute with chappti or rumali roti or our very own bread.
This sandwhich has to be served immediately as the sauce  makes

Greek Sauce

Greek Sauce is so refreshing with the inclusion of cucumber juice and it was so tasty that We finished this sauceby itself. It is also a perfect dip and accompaniment to any dish. With Summer around  this sauce was a sure refresher. AWED- Greek guest hosted by CL event by DK.



You need:
Yoghurt                   1 cup
Cucumber juice        1/2 cup
Dry mint powder       1tbsp
Salt

Preparation:

Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie

Peanut butter in Smoothie? Sound Interesting na? For all the lovers of peanut butter here is Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie. It was so delicious that my jr finished it of in a gulp. Sending this smoothie to Madhuri's serve-me-some-juices-shakes-smoothies.



Praparation:
Blend together 1 banana with 1 cup milk and 1 1/2 tbsp peanut butter along with some ice cubes.
There is enough sweetness from

Sweet Mango Chutney

Call it as Chutney or pickle this sweet mango chutney tastes very delicious. Its both Sweet and Sour. Use only unripe mangoes for this chutney but if you are able to obtain only ripe mangoes reduce the cooking time as the mangoes turn into pulp. Store in a sterilized glass jar in the refrigator. Sending this recipe to Nithu's Think Beyond the usual- Fruits.



You need:
Sliced Mangoes

Naan Pizza- Global Kadai

This month's challenge for global kadai was interesting and also challenging, Indian Flavoured Pizza.
It was a long time since I made naan and I thought why not convert it into a pizza with our favorite tandoori paneer and Indianised sauce. Voila! here is Naan Pizza and it turned out beautifully. Its a sinfully rich pizza loaded with a rich tomato sauce, paneer and mozerella cheese.Though the

Microwave tandoori paneer

Tandoori paneer is always my favorite and this recipe which I bookmarked long back in Priya's blog is so easy to make. Within 5 minutes the tandoori paneer was ready and it was very tasty too. Sending this recipe to Jayashree's inbox who is guest hosting MEC-Bloggers event by Srivalli.



You need:
Paneer (cubed)                               1cup
Chilli powder                                  1/

Tofu and Sprouted beans Salad

A high protein rich salad with a very simple lemon, pepper and olive oil dressing  goes perfect as a side dish or just an evening snack. This is very simple and easy to make salad is going directly to Healthy Inspirations- Salad event by Usha and to vegetable-marathon-event By Anitha.



You need:
Sprouted Beans                         1 1/2 cup
Onions(chopped)                       3/4cup

Pitle- T&T from the Singing Chef

The Pitle is just the easiest recipe to prepare and goes well as a side dish and a spread. This recipe is from The Singing Chef and is a speciality of the Konkan world. The pitle tasted very well and I served  along with Soya pulkas and tofu and sprouts salad. which completed the nutrients forum. Sending this to T&T the Singing Chef event guest hosted by Divya event by Zlamushka



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Chocolate Butter Cake

Chocolate cake is always our favorite and this chocolate butter cake is just out of the world. My jr always loves homemade cookies and cakes and today my hubby and jr finished off the cake just within minutes of icicng the cake. I am giving the minimum measurements for the cake and it makes 1 small cake. For the most easy icing I spread the readymade chocolate pudding available in the market and

Top Hats and Butterfly Buns

Top Hats and Butterfly buns. Sounds interesting na! It is so easy to make and absolutely tasty. I actually bookmarked this recipe from Good to know and adapted it to my own style. You wouldnt  believe my Jr started finishing it off even before I started making these buns. You can also call  it fairy cakes.
I always love to use my mini muffin case so I made these buns in my mini muffin case. You

Caramel Bread Pudding

When I planned to make a swee today the first thing came in my mind was Caramel Bread Pudding which I bookmarked long time in Poornima's Blog. This is very easy to prepare and can be made in a jiffy. The recipe calls for using pressure cooker but since my pressure cooker's mouth is narrow it was not possible to keep any utensil inside so I used my Rice Cooker To make this sweet. Sending this

Panam Kalkandam milk

Panam kalkandam the crystalised form of palm sugar has its own medicinal values it has the power to liquefy phelgm from the lungs and is widely used in curing sore throats and bringing down cholesterol levels.
It is good for both kids and adults. Sending this recipe to Home Remedies series-2 guest hosted by Ruchika event by Muskan Sadhana



You need:
Milk                         1cup
Panam

Fenugreek Seeds- Pain reliever

The medicinal fenugreek seeds is loaded with minerals and vitamins and is a very handy pain reliever for menstural pains. For those having severe stomach cramps during menturation  just take a handful or fenugreek seeds with water. The pain will ease within minutes. Sending this Home remedy to Home remedies series-2 guest hosted by Ruchika event by Muskan Sadhana

Shikhampur kebab

This tasty kebabs are healthy as they are tawa fried and has spinach and peas binded with potatoes. The true surprise is the cream cheese stuffed inside. The melting cheese  gives a new dimension to the kebab. I used the readymade cream cheese spread. My family loved this so much that the kebabs vanished within minutes.  Sending this beautiful kebabs to healing foods- Spinach guest hosted by

Tofu and Spinach soup with spagetti

An all in all healthy and filling soup learnt from my mother. She used to make us this healthy soup as evening snack. Using tofu and spinach makes it protein rich and spagetti makes it a filling soup. You can substitute spagetti to egg noodles and you can use any greens for this soup. Sending this to healing foods- spinach guest hosted by Divya event by Siri



You need:
Tofu (cubed)

Cauliflowers in yoghurt

Cauliflower is always on my favorite list and tops my grocery list too. This recipe uses low fat yoghurt and is extremly easy to prepare. It goes as a perfect side dish to chappati.You can substitute canola oil to regular oil. Sending this recipe to Yasmeen's cruciferious challenge.



You need:
Cauliflower                          1nos (large)
Onions                                 3nos
Garlic

Gehun Parotta/ Whole wheat flour parotta

Gehun or Atta or wheat flour is fully loaded with nutrients and when it combines with maida then it transforms to a tasty parotta. When ever I get bored with making usual parotta I make this which is as tasty as the normal ones. I use equal parts of Maida and atta, if you donot want to use more maida then increase the atta and reduce the maida. This recipe does not want more resting time and can

Manga-Yiral in Chettinad masala/ Chicken gizzard in chettinad masala

Chicken gizzard or mangai-yiral are secondary stomachs present in birds to grind the food before digestion. They are hard in nature and can be used in curries. I just tried it with chettinad masala and it was just a perfect side-dish. Have it with Sambar, curd rice, or just any dish, it is tasty. This recipe goes directly to CWS- coriander seeds guest hosted by Deepa event by Priya.



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Ariselu / Aathirasallu For ICC

Remember Mahmud of Ghazni who suceeded after 17 times to conquer, my case was almost the same in making the Ariselu for ICC. Tried it more than a couple of times, failed and suceeded today atlast in making Ariselu. Since this was my first challenge in ICC, I didnt want to fail in making the Ariselu. I followed the recipe 2 coz the recipe 1 got flopped. The method of preparation was easy  and I

Baked Cheese Samosas

Since I had these cheese samosas in a local restaurant its been my favorite but you know its loaded with calories so I wanted to make a baked version of it with low fat cheese slices. It tasted equally good. I used Kraft's low fat cheese slices. Sending it to Divya's sunday-snacks-healthy-snacks.



You need:

Readymade Samosa leaves   4nos
Low fat cheese slice               2nos

Preparation:

Baked Paneer Samosas

To is weekend for us so, R and jr wanted snacks in the evening. Since the lunch menu was heavy I didnt want to make an oily snack. Then planned to make baked samosas but couldnt decide on the filling. Then an idea stuck why not make a completely oil free samosa. The result: Guilt-free baked paneer Samosas. The recipe doesnot call for any oil and the samosa has a crisp shell and the filling was

Kueh Makmur

Kueh Makmur is a  Malaysian biscuit. The outside layer of the biscuit is bland, but the dark peanut filling gives a sweet twist to the biscuit. Every time my grandmother(who is an expert when it comes to cooking or baking) makes this biscuit,  we would just wait for the biscuits to get baked and finish it in no time. The aroma and its taste makes you eat another  biscuit again and again and makes

Parasappam/ Manjal Appam

This is another variety you can make with Appam batter. It can be had on its own or with any gravy. When you get bored with making the same Appam try this recipe for a change.Please follow the link for the Appam batter recipe.  Sending this to JFI- Breakfast guest hosted bySuma event by Indira.



You need:
Appam Batter                    1/2 recipe
Coconut                             2tbsp(

Appam

Appam one of the traditional breakfast is my son's favorite one. Have it with Stew, coconut milk or coconut sambal its tasty. You can grind the batter in Grinder or mixie. Both works fine.



You need:
Raw rice                    2cups
Cooked rice               1/4cup
Urad dhal                   2 1/1tbsp
Fenugreek                  1/4tsp
Grated coconut           1/2cup
Baking powder           1

Crunchy murmure chat

This recipe which I learnt from my mother is a healthy snack. Its very easy to prepare and a complete no oil snack. I have used kohlrabi/ german tulip  and its crunchiness adds extra taste to the chat.
German tulip is called  Nukul in tamil: Ganth gobi in Hindi; Nool kol in telugu; Navil koos in Kannada; Seemamullangi in Malayalam. Sending this Healthy Sundau Snack to Divya's

Roti jala chicken Murtaba/ malaysian lace pancakes with chicken stuffing

Its just another filling dish to make. You can use any filling but here Iam using chicken mince filling. This is also a perfect dish during any feast and a perfect breakfast too. Its once again  a no onion and no garlic recipe. Though its time consuming its equally easy and tasty, Worth trying it out. sending this recipe to Priya's  Pancake event



You need:
1 recipe Roti jala
Egg

Roti Jala/ malaysian lace pancakes

Roti Jala or lace pancakes is made with a specially desingned cup. You can buy this in any big stainless steel vessel shop. This is a special breakfast made during both Eid ul fitr and Eid ul Adha our two festivals. In our grandmother's house we used to make this jalar in huge quantity as its a sure hit and not only that we used to get up at 2 am to prepare this delicacy. Making Jalar is an art.

Farfalle Payasam

Always loved to make payasam with pasta and with different shapes but this time with farfalle. Its tasty when served either hot or cold. Sending this payasam to Jyoti's Pasta party



You need:
Farfalle                      1cup
Milk                          2cups
Ghee                         1tbsp
Sugar                        1/4cup
Condensed milk         1 1/2tbsp
MTR's Badam feast    1tbsp

Chinese Pasta with Fusilloni

Confused with the name Its our same old chinese noodles but this time with Fusilloni. I pretty much prefer this pasta for making this dish. When you are bored with making the same old noodles you can definitely try this dish. You can use any pasta shape . Sending this recipe to Pasta Party event by Jyoti.



You need:
Fusilloni                                   2 1/2cup
Carrot( juliened)

Apple and cinnamon Kesari

This is my 50th post and Iwanted to post a sweet. Kesari was the first thing that came to my mind but didnot want to post the usual kesari. So i thought of making kesari with apple( my first try). To give an english twist to the recipe I used cinnamon the perfect partner for apple instead of cardamom. The kesari was absolutely delicious and very tasty too.



You need:
Rava

Indian Stir-fry vegetables

Always wanted to try Stir fry vegetables for a long time and finally arrived in Indianizing the recipe. I served it with Chick peas chappati and It tasted great. I used Carrots, Beans, Peas, Potatoes, Green and Red bell pepper, Sweet corn and Cauliflower. You can choose from any of the vegetables and there is no fixed rule on the amount of each vegetables, All together it should come up to 2 1/2

Chick peas chappati

Chick peas or garbanzo beans is loaded with nutrients and when it combines with whole wheat flour then it is a complete nutrient packed dish. The cumin and coriander seeds add extra flavour to the recipe.You can use the readily available boiled chickpeas in cans for this recipe. Sending this recipe to CWS Coriander seeds guest hosted by Radika event started by Priya and to

Palakottai pachai payir kuzhambu / Jackfruit seed moong dhal gravy

Next time you buy jackfruit donot throw away the seeds, Dry them in the sun and remove the white layer and the brown layer. Now you can use them in gravies. Try this moong dhal gravy with jackfruit seeds and you will surely love this gravy. If you want to make this gravy more richer add coconut milk to it. sending this ti Anitha's vegetable-marathon-event-announcement



You need:
Moong dhal

Spicy French Toast

This is just a spicy twist to the sweet french toast. Its quite easy to make. Its a perfect breakfast item and lunch box dish.Sending this to Srivalli's kids delight wholesome snacks



You need:
Bread                        3nos
Egg                           1nos
Milk                          1/2cup
Green chilli                1nos
Carrot (shredded)      1tbsp
Green bell pepper       1tbsp  (

Dry Prawn Fry

Dry Prawn Fry the all time favorite and the perfect side dish is very easy to make and spicy too.



You need:
Prawn                      200gms
Chilli powder           1tsp
Turmeric powder      1/2tsp
Jeera powder            1/2 tsp
Salt
Ginger paste              1tsp
Vinegar                      1tsp
Oil                              2-3tbsp
Curry leaves               a few

Preparation:
Clean

Bake parotta with capsicum and chicken gravy

Bake parotta. does the name seem odd to you? well its a simple version of fried parotta, which is very easy and simple to make. You can have it with any gravy but today I made this capsicum and chiken gravy which is a no onion and no garlic gravy. When you bored of making the same chappati or parotta for gravy do try this recipe. This combo goes directly to Pari's Combo Event.



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Thengai Pal Sodhi

This sodhi has always been my favorite and its one recipe which is tasty and can also be made in a jiffy. Any non-vegan side dish goes very well with the sodhi. I prefer it with Dry-prawn-fry and Its a perfect combo.



You need:
Thick coconut milk              3/4cup
Thin coconut milk                2 cup
Tamarind paste                    1tbsp
Turmeric powder                 1/2 tsp
Jeera