Friday, December 15, 2017

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Friday, December 8, 2017

Eggless Christmas Fruit Cake Without Eggs

Hi friends, I am back with a wonderful recipe... Eggless christmas fruit cake without rum (alcohol)... Christmas is near at the end of this month, We are planning to take our passion to the next level, going to start a home bakery and planning to sell cakes and baked goodies for this Christmas and Newyear...Thanks for your support, keep supporting to reach a milestone...  



Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Carrot Cabbage Poriyal / Carrot Kose Poriyal

This is a simple south indian poriyal with carrot and cabbage.. Which is easily available in the market around the year.. This is a simple stir fry recipe with little spiced and coconut, made for lunch with puli kuzhambu or vatha kuzhambu meals.. The combination of cabbage and carrot works very well... 




Saturday, April 15, 2017

15 Mins - Paneer Gravy For Chapathi Or Roti

This is a quick gravy recipe which I made for yesterday dinner.. Just it will take less than 15 mins to prepare the whole gravy... I remember that I had already have chapathi dough in my fridge, so I wants to make a quick gravy for the sidedish..This excellent gravy, which didn't has onion and ginger garlic paste in it.. But the gravy is super yummy and well goes with chapathi or roti or naan etc..  


Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Kids Lunch Box - 11 / Ghee rice, Chicken, Boiled peanut, Onion Raita

Today My favourite lunch box recipe in my school days, I love to have it.. So I plan to post my lovely lunch box recipe but with a one non - veg dish.. In this lunch box has Ghee rice, Kozhi Kothu, Onion Raita and boiled peanut...  





Friday, March 31, 2017

Kothu Kozhi / Nattu Kozhi Kothu Kari / Minced Chicken Fry

Kothu Kozhi with country chicken is very easy and simple to prepare as a sidedish for any lunch verieties.. I wanted to try country chicken kheema for a long long time but lastly one sunday I had this for my ghee rice and my family totally enjoyed it, especially my kids..Because my son didn't like to have country chicken, he always love to have boiler chicken.. 



Thursday, February 9, 2017

Linzer Cookies / Blueberry Linzer Cookies

Linzer cookies mightly look like another beautiful sandwich cookies... I make this cookie for my dessert table themed Kids collections for my friend's son and daughter birthday function... I prepare whole things in my kitchen to fill the birthday table...It turns successful and everyone enjoyed it and order me more birthday events.. So I plan to Started a New business in my area and named it as Vani's Creative Events... 


Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Restaurant Style Mutton Gravy / Mutton Curry With A Flavor Of Coconut oil

Mutton Gravy is a recipe which we are like to have with hot white rice or roti.. Mutton gravy recipe had made in many variations But here is the simple way without having tomato in it.. It is very easy with simple ingredients and they are put together to the mutton and then they are cook to it's preference..The taste, colour, flavor, attracted me to prepare this recipe, result was awesome, and it is perfect with pulao, ghee rice or naan.. 


Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Aviyal For Adai / How To Make Avial

Aviyal with adai is very popular dish in India especially in South India.. This is one of the traditional recipe among the people in south India.. The adai is thicker than the popular dosai and little thinner than the uttappam.. Avial is nothing but a mixed vegetable curry which is cooked in fresh coconut masala with a flavor of coconut oil... 



South Indian Style Adai Dosai / How To Make Adai Dosa

Adai is very popular South Indian breakfast recipe made with dal and rice.. It is very healthy than the normal dosa and well goes with coconut chutney or aviyal.. Usually this dosa batter little thicker than our normal idli dosa batter, so it became soft and spongy...The combination of adai is both the rice were soaked with colourful lentils and then they are ground to form a thick batter and later temper with onion and curry leaves... 


Saturday, February 4, 2017

Biryani Brinjal Curry / Biryani Kathirikkai Recipe

When I looking for a perfect sidedish for biryani and this recipe is perfectly match for both veg and non - veg briyani recipes.. There are more version of brinjal gravy for biryani but this one is typical method of muslim style brinjal gravy or kathirikkai thokku which is served in muslim marriages and in resturants... 



Lunch Meals Recipe - Non Vegetarian - 6 / Ghee Rice, Kozhi Kuzhambu, Egg pepper fry, raita

Lunch Meals Recipe - Non Vegetarian - 6, This lunch meals is a great treat for your family, they really loved it... I love to have this lunch menu twice in a month, This simple ghee rice is perfect match with a spicy hot kuzhambu, so I choose to have my village spicy nattu kozhi kuzhambu with it... You can choose any spicy curry to pair with this rice... 



South Indian Style Paruppu Kuzhambu / Kalyana Sambar

Paruppu kuzhambu is a famous recipe in South Indian especially in Tamil Nadu.. It is very traditional and authentic kuzhambu serve with white rice and a spoon of ghee... This is my mom's recipe from Ambasamudram and she makes quite often this kuzhmbu in our Thai pongal lunch meals menu...This paruppu kuzhambu is totally differ from our regular sambar, because it is made without using any tamarind water or chilli powder.. 


Friday, February 3, 2017

Veg Frankie / Mixed Vegetable Mixture Wrapped In Roti

Veg frankie is a simple and rich version of hi-fi wrap recipe rolled with mixed vegetables... Usually the maida roti is precooked and ready and stuffed with vegetables or meat mixture, then they are rolled and serve with mayo or ketchup.But here I am using all purpose flour / maida, I skip it and make the roti with the whole wheat flour which is more healthy than the usual ones.. 



Thursday, February 2, 2017

Bombay Style Vegetable Bread Omelette / Masala Bread Omelette

Masala Bread omelette is a famous street food of mumbai.. which is available in all the corners of the every street shop in mumbai... It is a quick and easy breakfast recipe made within 15 mins.. Bread omelette is a famous recipe made with beaten eggs, onion, tomato and a little sprinkle of pav bhaji masala powder on the top...



Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Aval Kara Kozhukattai / Poha Kozhukattai

Aval Kozhukattai / Poha Kozhukattai is always a favorite simple snacks to have in evening with a cup of coffee or tea.. It is very easy and quick recipe to prepare for snacks which is rich in iron and healthy benefits.. Aval Kozhukattai is soft in texture and it's just melts in mouth It can be accompanied with coconut chutney if required..



Egg Omelette Sandwich / Plain Sandwich With Omelette

Egg Omelette Sandwich is very easy, quickest and delicious breakfast recipe, which can made with very few ingredients.. Few chopped onions added to the omelette makes a unique taste to the simple dish.. For kids we can ship the onions and added cheese or as it is.. (best evening snacks for kids after return school).. 



Saturday, January 28, 2017

Arachu Vacha Muttai Kuzhambu / Udaitha Muttai Kuzhambu

Udaitha Kuzhambu / Arachu Vacha Muttai Kuzhambu is one of the famous recipe from my chitti's recipe collections... This is stylish north indian egg curry that makes for a great sidedish for chapathi and white rice.. Here the wonderful thing is adding broken the eggs directly on the curry and cook it...There are many way to make egg curry but this is a traditional way of making Indian regional egg variety.. 


Thursday, January 26, 2017

Carrot Thoran / Kerala Style Carrot Thoran

Carrot Thoran is a tasty and delicious kerala style vegetable preparation which goes well with tamarind based kuzhmbu and with white rice.. Carrot is a healthy vegetable which rich in vitamins and fiber.. So you should added more carrot dishes in your daily meals..Most of the common dish in kerala is prepared with fresh coconut and coconut oil, which enhance the flavor of taste and aroma..



Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Simple Mango Pickle / Homemade Mango Pickle

Hai friends I am coming with a delicious pickle recipe, which is the first pickle recipe in my blog.. This recipe is simple mango pickle as same as Avakai Pickle.. Usually I love pickle with curd rice, sambar rice or with any thing as a sidedish.. This pickle is unbeatable in flavor and finger licking taste.. mumm. 




Monday, January 23, 2017

Fried Potato Rice / Potato Fried Rice Recipe

Potato Fried Rice Recipe is easy and simple rice recipe using fried potatoes in mild fried rice.. Perfect for the kids lunch box with simple sidedish or tomato ketchup.. While I am taking with my cousin a last week, she told that the fried potatoes in fried rice are delicious and kids loved it..




Saturday, January 21, 2017

Kerala Beetroot Thoran / Beetroot With Coconut Masala

Delicious Beetroot Poriyal is a famous recipe in South Indian, especially in Kerala.. This poriyal is super easy and simple recipe which well goes with sambar or pulli kuzhambu lunch meals.. This thoran taste little sweeter and smells good with the grounded coconut masala and coconut oil in it.. 




Thursday, January 19, 2017

Lunch Meals Menu - 15 / Rice Bowl (KFC)

Hai friends.. After pongal, I am back with a simple lunch meals menu, which has vegetable fried rice with veg balls manchurian.. We ordered chicken rice bowls, which is a spicy delight from KFC at Chennai.. The flavor of the rice is mild and the topping that with spicy gravy and popcorn chicken bites is a finger licking one and makes a great lunch.. I love the core.. 



Sunday, January 15, 2017

Murg Hariyali Kabab / Minty Green Chicken Fry

Murg Hariyali kabab is also called as Minty green chicken fry is one of the most famous recipe served in every indian restaurant.. This simple and easy flavorful chicken is made without oven with a twist to it... After a long search, finally I was impressed with this easy chicken from Youtube Channel, think to Give it an immediate try...



Poosanikai Thayir Pachadi / Ash Gourd Raita

Poosanikai Thayir Pachadi is a delicious South Indian style (Tamilnadu) recipe serves as a side dish for white rice with any tamarind based gravy.. This is normally named as Thadiyangai thayir pachadi or Ash gourd raita, you can see this recipe in most of the Tamilians marriage occasions.. So I wanted to blog this recipe for a long time..



Instant & Crispy Wheat Dosa / Godhuma Dosai Easy Breakfast Recipe

Wheat dosai recipe is made using whole wheat flour or atta and rice flour.. The quick, easy, instant atta dosai recipe to make a healthy breakfast or meals with any chutney recipes.. There is an another version of wheat dosa with atta flour which is very soft and spongy, but I don't want to have that much.. 




Friday, January 13, 2017

South Indian Style Vendakkai Pachadi / Okra Kichadi

This vendakkai Pachadi is a famous recipe from the South Indian cuisine, especially in Tirunelveli.... This pachadi is very easy, simple to prepare and tangy pachadi good to have with sambar lunch.. Usually, the Tamil Pongal is in end of this week.. It is very traditional harvest festival celebrate in three days in the month of Thai month... (HAPPY PONGAL TO ALL YOU FRIENDS) 



Thursday, January 12, 2017

Cauliflower Peas Kurma - North Indian Style

A simple and delicious kurma that goes along with any type of chapathi / parathas or variety rice.. This kurma is a made with a flavor of onion tomato cashew gravy and by adding Kasuri methi make the dish delicious and flavorful.. But it comes out really good.. 




Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Bombay Veg Toast / Bombay Veg Grilled Sandwich

Bombay veg toast sandwich is a popular street food sandwich recipe in mumbai, I have seen people go crazy over this simple and delicious sandwich.... This is made with white bread, green chutney, veggies, cheese and they are grilled on both side and serve with sliced carrot or tomato ketchup as an evening snack.. 




Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Mutton Keema Sandwich Bites / Minced Meat Stuffed Sandwich

Keema sandwich recipes are always go-to the choice when I came to party snacks or picnic or tiffin snacks for kids to take to school.... Not only they are awesome, but also very easy to prepare, I usually prefer to use meat as stuffing in my sandwich as they are a rich source of protein and very tasty.. 




Monday, January 9, 2017

Restaurant Style Gobi Manchurian Gravy / Cauliflower Manchurian

Restaurant style Gobi Manchurian / Cauliflower Manchurian is a simple indo Chinese recipe served with naan, roti, kulcha, fried rice recipes... it is a tempting combination of deep fried cauliflower and mixed with corn flour based thick gravy prepared in traditional Chinese way... 




Sunday, January 8, 2017

Kulcha Recipe / Coriander Kulcha Without oven

Kulcha is a indian bread famous all over the country... Kulchas are normally made in tandoor or oven but this version is gas top which can be easily prepared at home.. It is a very famous punjabi recipe and served with indo chinese gravy or butter masala gravy...In my fridge, I had a plenty of corinader leaves, so I thought for a change, making naan or roti or chapathi, I will try this coriander kulcha as a dinner recipe and match with chilli gobi masala... The result was amazing and my kids totally loved it.. 

Veg Balls Manchurian Dry / Vegetable Manchurian Dry

Veg manchurian dry is a simple and delicious indo chinese recipe made with mixed vegetables like carrot, cabbage, beans, capsicum etc.. It is a tempting appetizer prepared by sauteing vegetable balls in soya, tomato and chilli sauces and they serve hot with fried rice or noodles.. 




Saturday, January 7, 2017

Bombay Style Onion Pakoda / Mumbai Kanda Bhajia Recipe

Bombay Style Onion Pakoda is also called as Kanda bhaji, is a popular street food recipe in mumbai.. Everyone knows about the unbeatable taste of Mumbai's chaats recipe, this is one among that... Here the thinly sliced onion is flavoured with spices powder and they are deep fried in hot oil and serve with tea or coffee...



Mushroom Fried Rice / Mushroom Rice Recipe

Mushroom Fried Rice is a indo chinese fried rice recipe prepared with mushroom.. They are easy to cook and great to taste.. I love to make this type of fried rice especially when I have fresh spring onions (from my garden) at home and I recommend to use them when we make indo chinese recipe at home.. 




Thursday, January 5, 2017

Paneer Tikka Recipe / Paneer Tikka Made In Tawa

Paneer Tikka is one of the most popular authentic recipe version in all over india... Usually the delicious and juicy tikka recipe is made in the oven but for a change, the veggies are cut into squares and they are marinate along with paneer are cooked in tawa and they are arranged in skewers. It turns out pretty good and the result was amazing and delicious one..



Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Peanut Rice / Verkadalai Sadam

One day I was in lazy mood to prepare lunch, so I plan to prepare this rice recipe.. A day before yesterday I this rice while browsing from sharmis passion, Keep this recipe in mind, to prepare this rice when I lazy to cook.. Peanut rice is a delicious rice recipe packed with roasted peanut and freshly ground spices powder.. 



Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Pineapple Vanilla Cake / Vanilla Cake with Pineapple Flavour Icing

I love making cake with whipping cream frosting, because they are so much fun and result looks beautiful.. This is lovely looking cake which I made for my client, Who gave me a order to impress his father.. I totally loved it and the design which I made is quite simple and easy, so every can try it out... 




Dhaba Style Chicken Curry / Classic Punjabi Chicken Curry

Today's recipe is pretty close to dhaba style chicken curry... Dhaba style is more to towards classic style of cooking simpler ingredients are used to make recipes, which makes the different style from our usual style of cooking... It is very simple and quick and makes within 25 to 30 mins...




Monday, January 2, 2017

Kutralam Famous Pichipotta Nattu Kozhi / Shredded Country Chicken Pepper Fry

The delicious and tasty chicken recipe from the house of south indian preparation.. It is very famous dish in popular hotel named Border Rahmath kadai in Kutralam (Tamil Nadu)... My family famous and favourite dish, we always ask for this dish when we go to hotel in kutralam.. Used to wonder how the dish is so good and tasty...



Sunday, January 1, 2017

Lunch meals Recipe - 14 / Pulao, Roti, Rice, Spinach Kootu, Thooku, Fryums, French Fries

Hai Friends, Happy New year to all (2017) may every one of this year glow with cheer and happiness for you and your family... This is my first post in 2017 with a beautiful lunch meals menu has Soft fulka with onion tomato thokku, capsicum peas pulao, french fries, white rice with keerai masiyal and Fryums.... I had a little variation of recipes from the regular lunch, which makes superb and delicious lunch for your family....