Happy's Cook

Sunday, March 02, 2014

Tomato Rasam Recipe | South Indian Rasam

This is a very simple and easy rasam recipe, which we can make it in a jiffy. Mom makes it this way and I am following it. It is really flavourful with the cumin, garlic, pepper and coriander leaves. Heavy meals can be ended up with some steamed rice and this flavourful rasam. Let's go for the recipe:

Final Pictures Updated on 5th August 2016

Homemade Lemon Pickle Recipe| Lime Pickle

Hope you all are enjoying the weekend!! After I start going to office, I am really waiting for the weekends to try some new cooking and blogging. But even on weekends we are really busy with our weekly shopping, taking Happy to play area and spending some valuable time with her. So blogging takes second priority and I am here in this space less often. I will try my level best to focus on this in the near future.

And coming to today's post, it is homemade pickle which was lying in my drafts for such a long time now. I always wanted to try pickles at home. I soaked the lemon and salt, 15 days before my mom's last visit to Chennai. When she came here, the lemons where ready and mom tempered it while I was clicking. It was really hard to digest that while preparation Mom was here and while posting she was no more. Maybe we cannot have her physical appearance, but she is living with us in almost everything we have in our home.

Chilli Cheese Toast Recipe

Chilli Cheese Toast is one of my all time favorite toasts that can be made in a jiffy. When I was in hostel, I usually have my morning breakfast at office and most of the days I order chilli cheese toast. I got this recipe from the shop guy, who was preparing it for me. It was very simple and easy to make. After I got a sandwich maker, I tried it in my home and it tastes good. Jany's cousins really loved this chilli cheese toast which I offered them during their last visit. I have presented the recipe with sandwich maker and I have included stove top method in the notes section as well.

Final pictures updated on 3 October 2021

Varutharacha Chicken Curry Recipe | Kerala style Chicken Curry| My 100th Post (Mom's Special Recipe)

Yet another milestone for Happy's Cook, it's 100th post. When my mom was there, we planned something special for this occasion. But somehow my mom's signature recipe came as my 100th post. I am really happy and blessed to present you all this simple and yummy chicken curry which my mom makes. I usually make Chicken curry differently (I will try to post that too). But Jany likes this chicken curry which they make it in my home. So two weeks back, he was asking for this chicken curry and I tried it on that Sunday. It came out really well. Here we go for the recipe:

Prawn Masala Recipe

I really love Prawns from my childhood. I taste the variety of prawn dishes when I visit restaurants since my mom doesn't make it often at home. She was not interested in prawns because of its mild sweet taste. After I start cooking, I make it myself whenever I wish to have. Once I forced mom to taste it and she said this was my best recipe so far and it tasted awesome. We usually prefer small Prawns when compared to the big ones. Keeping the cleaning and de-veining process in mind, I ordered it in Supreme seafood. This time Happy had it for the first time and she really loved it, even though it is a bit spicy. Off to the recipe:

Gobi Manchurian Dry Recipe | Cauliflower Manchurian

After a week of work in the office, I am in a mood to enjoy the weekend by cooking and blogging. Planning to try some new bakes and sweets after a long time. And coming to today's post, its Gobi Manchurian. The word Gobi Manchurian reminds me of my golden hostel days. Almost every Saturday we friends, get starters either Veg or Non-Veg from a nearby small hotel. My friend Angavai always goes for Gobi and the way she describes the taste of that Gobi makes me smile now. It is also one of my favorite veg recipes.

Final Pictures Updated on 8th August 2016

Ven Pongal Recipe | Khara Pongal | Ghee Pongal | Pongal Special Recipes

I started to work again after my maternity break and it is really hard for me to manage the blog now. Yet, I am trying my level best to share some recipes. This Ven Pongal recipe was there in my drafts for such a long time now and thought of posting it before this year’s Pongal. Pongal is not my favourite breakfast while Jany loves to have it with Sambhar. So, I make it once in a while.