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Friday, January 12, 2018

Samai Sweet Pongal Recipe | Little Millet Sweet Pongal | Samai Arisi Sakkarai Pongal | Millet Recipes

Hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend and busy with the pongal preparations. I am late in posting the pongal special recipes this year too. I have compiled the existing Pongal recipes here and please have a look. Today I am sharing a millet based sweet pongal recipe since I started to explore millets considering its health benefits. When I was working in TCS Siruseri, I have tried this sweet millet pongal in office canteen and  it tastes equally good like our normal sweet Pongal. From that day I am thinking about making it and now since I have all the millets ready at home, immediately I gave it a try. It turned out extremely well and here I am with the recipe. Tomorrow I will be sharing millet based Ven pongal and stay tuned for that.
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Thursday, January 11, 2018

Verum Curry Recipe | Nagercoil Special Verum Curry | Thengai Kuzhambu | Simple Coconut based Gravy

Today I am sharing a recipe from my hometown (Kanyakumari District) and this recipe is very close to my heart. People in and around Nagercoil include fish for lunch most of the days and this curry goes well with Avicha Meen (cooked fish). This recipe is from my handwritten recipe note, which I learned it from mum during my maternity leave. My mum makes this curry along with a spicy thick fish kuzhambu without coconut and it tastes so yum together. 
We all at home love this verum curry and I make it once in a while on weekends to refresh the childhood memories. Recently, when I posted our lunch scene with this curry on Instagram, few people pinged me to get the recipe and that motivated me to share this recipe here. Initially, I didn't have plans to post the recipe here since I thought people outside Kanyakumari will not like this. However, most of my friends who tried this simple recipe liked it to the core. Aviyal and red spinach thoran go well with this curry and let's see the steps involved in making this easy and yummy curry:
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Tuesday, January 09, 2018

Sprouted Greengram Egg Rice Recipe | Sprouted Greengram Rice | Greengram Recipes | Lunch box Ideas

Sydney weather is going crazy and the last two days were very hot. Today, as I am composing this post, we had a severe storm with a cooler spell. We are expecting a good climate for the next few days. Since Pongal is nearing, I am planning to make some millet based Pongal recipes this year. Hopefully, I will start posting the recipes in a day or two. Today's recipe is a protein-packed Egg rice with Sprouted Greengram. I have already posted about sprouting the greengrams at home, please have a look before you proceed with the recipe. Please check the similar recipes like Sprouted Greengram Sandwich and simple Egg Rice. Let's move to the recipe:
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Monday, January 08, 2018

Tomato Soup Recipe | Creamy Tomato Soup | Tomato soup with Green Gram | Soup Recipes

I am not a big fan of Soups; however, I wanted to try a variety of soups at home since Jany likes it. I usually make Chicken Soup and have not tried anything else. When I was preparing some green gram recipes for an event last year, I made this. It came out super tasty and it was lying in my drafts for such a long time now. I am planning to try more soup recipes this year and without much delay, let's see this recipe today:
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Wednesday, January 03, 2018

Corn Pulao Recipe | Sweet Corn Pulao | Easy Corn Pulao | Lunch Box Ideas

I have not yet started clicking new recipes this year and I am planning to clear all the recipes from my drafts. Today I am sharing a simple pulao recipe which I tried a few months back.  Pulao recipes are handy if we don't want to cook an elaborate meal. Just a simple raita or a simple side dish, either veg or nonveg goes well with the pulao. If you are using frozen corn, then making this pulao is a breeze. I served it with Gobi ManchurianCheck out my other pulao recipes too: 
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Monday, January 01, 2018

Ashoka Halwa Recipe | Moong Dhal Halwa | Thiruvaiyaru Style Asoka Halwa | Easy Sweet Recipes

Happy New Year everyone, may this new year be a joyful ride for you and your family. To start the new year with a sweet note, today I am sharing the recipe of a divine Ashoka Halwa. I tried this during the Diwali and somehow I missed to post it here. This halwa is served in most of the weddings of Tanjavur district during breakfasts. It tastes so delicious and let's see the step-by-step preparations:
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Sunday, December 31, 2017

Vella Sevai Recipe | Jaggery Idiyappam | Sweet Idiyappam | Idiyappam with Jaggery & Coconut | Idiyappam Varieties

Good Bye 2017!! Thanks everyone for the support you have given me throughout the year. Though I am not posting regularly this year, I received enough encouragements from many readers on my Facebook and Instagram Pages. I will be sharing more interesting recipes in the coming year. To wind up 2017, today I am sharing a simple and easy idiyappam variety, the Vella Sevai. This can be served as an after-school snack for kids and they will enjoy it. Check out the already posted Puli Sevai and Paruppu Sevai. Let's move to the preparation steps:
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Sakkarai Pongal
Poosanikai Halwa (white Pumpkin)/Ash Gourd Halwa
Rava Kesari
Aval Urundai with Jaggery/Poha Balls
Aval Payasam(with Jaggery)/Poha Payasam
Paal Kozhukattai(with Sugar)
Ellu Urundai/ Sesame Seed balls
Vella Kozhukattai / Modhagam (Modak)
Pasi Paruppu Payasam/ Moong Dal Payasam (Kheer)
Unniyappam/Neyyappam
Semiya Payasam/Vermicelli Kheer
Suzhiyam/Susiyan
Motichoor ladoo
Paruppu Poli/ Puran Poli
Corn Flour Halwa
Adhirasam
Carrot Halwa/Gajar Ka Halwa
Mysore Pak(Krishna Sweets style)
Gulab Jamun(with Khoya)
Paal Payasam
Maa Ladoo/Pottukadalai Urundai
Sakkarai Pongal(without milk)/Sweet pongal
Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai
Thengai Poorna Kozhukattai
Chakka Pradhaman
Sarkara Varatti(Sweet Banana Chips)
Ada Pradhaman
Chakka Varatti(Jackfruit Jam)
Rasgulla
Thirattipal(Palkova)
Rasamalai
Vattayeppam
Kalkandu Pongal
Akkaravadisal
Pazham Pori
Banana Dosa(Chef Venkatesh Bhat Recipe)
Rava Ladoo
Ellu Poorna Kozhukattai
Ragi Kozhukattai
Badam Halwa
Aval Kesari
Besan Ladoo
Peanut Butter Marshmallow Fudge
Khajoor Ka Halwa(Chef Venkatesh Bhat Recipe)
Semiya Kesari
Poha Ghee Ladoo(Aval)
Palada Pradhaman
Milk Kesari
Pachaipayaru(Green Gram) Suzhiyam
Pachaipayaru(Green Gram) Ladoo
Malai(Paneer) Ladoo
Boondi Ladoo
Bread Gulab Jamun
Tirunelveli Wheat Halwa
Coconut Burfi
Sweet Bonda(Wheat Flour Unniyappam)
Munthiri Kothu
Achu Murukku(Achhappam)
Sweet Diamond Cuts
Wheat Rava Sweet Pongal
Makkan Peda
Wheat Flour Kesari
Green Gram Poli
Paneer Kheer
Green Gram Sago Payasam
Pineapple Kesari
Vella Seedai
Jackfruit Ela Ada
Therali Kozhukattai
Jackfruit Appam
Kaju Kathli
Vettu Cake(MuttaiKose)
Ashoka Halwa
Samai Sweet pongal
Health Mix Ladoo
Mango Kesari