Guest Hosting - Breakfast Club #10 - The Theme is..

Breakfast Club is a wonderful event started by Helen of Fuss Free Flavours, which I am guest hosting for this month. I would like to thank Helen for giving me an opportunity to host this event and I am overjoyed. Breakfast Club: Because breakfast should be more interestingthan tea & toast or coffee & cereal.I had always been a breakfast person and never skip it. It is the most important meal of your day and keep you going with concentration and energy for your day. The Theme for this month is "Pancakes".So friends, don your chef caps and aprons and come up with innovative and interesting ideas of Pancakes/Crepes for Breakfast. It...

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Awards Time... again!!

More Awards... Yay!! Ammu Mohan from Rasi's Veg bites awarded me with Cute Little Chef Award.. Wow.. I am so happy and excited.                                      Valar of Valar's Kitchen passed me this award.                                I was also given the One Lovely Blog Award from Mythreyi from Yum! Yum! Yum!, Reshmi of Easy Cook, Deepa Praveen from of Sketches, South Indian Home, RS of Relishing Food,           ...

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Fenugreek Coriander Thokku

Fenugreek Coriander Thokku/Chutney is a rare and lovely combination of two of my favorite greens. This is again one of my grandma's recipes, and can't go wrong anytime. It is a great item to prepare when we have time and preserve for future use. It tastes great with hot steamed rice or a great side dish for chapathi or a tangy-savory spread for breads. Definitely won't let you down when you are racing against time.Ingredients:Fresh fenugreek leaves - 3 cups - packed tightlyCilantro - 1 cup - packed tightlyTamarind - size of a blueberry/gooseberrySalt - to tasteGingelly Oil/Sesame oil - 3 tbsp or more if preservingPearl onions - 5 chopped fineTurmeric...

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Strawberry Apple Smoothie

Strawberry and banana is my favorite combination for a smoothie. I tried replacing apple for banana the other day and still loved it. This is not a rare combo. It is perfect for a healthy breakfast or for hunger pangs at 4 PM, which keeps you satisfied and going until dinner. Ingredients:Strawberries - 5 or 6, hulled Apple - 1/2 of a medium sized, peeled and choppedMilk - 2/3 cup Plain yogurt - 1/3 cup (I use homemade)Sugar/Honey - 1 tspLemon juice - 1 tspMethod:Blend all the ingredients in a blender until smooth. Can top with ice cubes if desired. Serve chilled.I am sending this simple and delicious smoothie to Monthly Mingle:...

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Honey Brownies - Celebrating a few hundreds

I am happy to share with you that today is my 100th day of blogging. My blog is also being followed by 100+ friends in Google connect and also in Networked Blogs. I would like to thank all my fellow bloggers and friends who made this happen by their constant support and encouragement. I feel really delighted for every comment left in my posts. I wanted a reason to celebrate this and so I made brownies.Anybody who loves chocolate definitely cant say no to brownies. I am a big fan of brownies, but I mostly find the restaurant brownies bit too sweet for my palate. When I planned to bake brownies, I wanted to keep it as a simple and basic brownie...

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Mooli Paratha / Radish flat bread | Roti Paratha Recipes

Mooli Paratha is much loved paratha at home next to Aloo Paratha. Adding radish also makes the parathas super-soft and tasty.Ingredients:Whole wheat flour / Atta flour - 3 cupsGrated Radish - 1 cupGrated ginger - 1/2 tspGreen chilli - 2 - chopped fineSalt - to tasteOil - 1 tbspMethod:Mix the grated ginger and green chillies to the grated radish with a pinch of salt and set aside for 10 mins. Mix flour and salt. Add the oil and mix until well incorporated and add the radish mixture with the water. Knead to a dough sprinkling water. Set aside for 15-30 mins. Heat a griddle/tawa. Pinch golf ball sized dough and roll it out into thin parathas dusting...

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Grilled Salmon

This is my favorite salmon recipe. Don't let these few simple ingredients fool you. They perfectly enhance the salmon without masking it's  flavor.Put the salmon on a platter and drizzle with olive oil, and soy sauce, coating well. Sprinkle generously with lemon pepper and garlic salt. Do this on both sides, turning the filet flesh side down to marinate a few hours. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before grilling. Sear fish flesh side down on a very hot grill for about 5 minutes. Turn and baste with any marinade left on the platter. Grill another five minutes. It's very important not to overcook...

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Tomato Chopps / Tomato Curry | Indian Curry Recipes

Tomato chops is a easy and delicious curry with a tangy-sweetness from tomatoes and a mild heat from the masala. It is perfect for rice and roti alike and also a creamy spread for breads. It was the one traditional curry made in my home and when we were kids we used to call this as chapeese (kiddie language transformation). This is a simple preparation which gets ready in under 30 mins.Ingredients:Tomato - 4 - cut into big piecesOnion - 1/2 cup choppedTurmeric powder - 1/4 tspMustard seeds - 1/2 tspSalt - to tasteOil - 1 tbspCilantro - to garnishMake a paste:Coriander seeds - 2 1/2 tspCumin seeds - 3/4 tspGarlic - 2 clovesRed chilli...

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Tawa Pulao with Paneer | Indian Rice Recipes

Tawa Pulao is a classic Mumbai Street food. It is a quick food like chaats, cooked with veggies, rice and Indian spices. This was one dish which can be fixed within 30 mins, apt for my busy weekend cooking. i.e. The weekend where we have many programs. I had seen the tawa pulao in many of my blogger friends' site and wanted to try it. I googled and arrived at Sanjeev Kapoor's recipe for a simple and easy tawa pulao. Ingredients:Raw Rice - 2 cups (Preferably Basmati or Sona Masoori)Onion - 1/2 cup chopped fineTomato - 2 chopped fineMixed Vegetables - 1/2 cup of each (julienned carrot, red bell peppers, green bell peppers) - You may use...

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Salt and Pepper Shrimps Recipe

Salt and Pepper Shrimps Recipe Ingredients : 450 g jumbo shrimps, shelled 8 tablespoons vegetable oil 3 scallions, cut into 2.5 cm sections 3 cloves garlic, slice thinly 3 dried chilies, shredded 1 1/2 teaspoon Szechwan peppercorns 1 1/2 teaspoon salt Method :Sprinkle 1.5 teaspoons of oil on the shrimps. Lightly pound the peppercorns before mixing in the salt. Heat a wok with the remaining oil. When hot, stri-fry the shrimps over high heat for a minute. Remove the shrimps and pour away the oil to use for other purposes, except for 1 tablespoon....

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Coriander Paneer Rice | Indian Rice Recipes

This is my first entry to the Herbs and Flowers in my Platter event by PJ which I am guest hosting this month. Cilantro is my favorite herb, next to Mint. It is one super-herb rich in anti-oxidants and is anti-bacterial. Though often used in garnish, it is also used in many south-indian dishes. I prepared a simple one-pot meal with cilantro and paneer, perfect as a lunch box recipe.Ingredients:Raw rice - 2 cupsOnion - 1 cup - sliced thinPaneer - cubed into small pieces - 1/2 cupCloves - 3Cinnamon - a small pieceBay leaf - 1Salt to tasteGhee/oil - 1 tbspMake a paste:Coriander leaves - 3/4 cup - tightly packedMint leaves - 1/3 cup - tightly packedGreen...

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