COOKING FOR GUESTS RECIPES #9 - ADAI AVIYAL AND MORE

This week cooking for guests comes with an interesting South Indian Brunch menu. Generally at our houses we used to eat direct lunch everyday around 11 am, without having breakfast. This is what we call as Brunch. Now a days , when people get up late on a weekend morning , they eat lunch directly around 11 am without making breakfast.  A very few times i have experience of calling guests for Brunch as i find it bit hectic for me to make an elaborate meal and clean the house too by 11 am. I got few requests to post a south indian brunch menu . So in this menu i had made, adai, aviyal, puliyodarai, pineapple kesari and  curd rice.

TOMATO DAL RECIPE | DAL RECIPES

Tomato dal or tomato pappu is an easy dal recipe. A simple and comforting dal  recipe which i learnt from my friend long back. Few days back , when was in no mood to cook i wanted to make something very simple yet tasty. I have little beetroot and few tomatoes and some carrots left over in the fridge. So i decided to make this tomato dal, Beetroot Chutney and carrot curry. It was absolutely a comforting meal and i thoroughly enjoyed the combo of tomato dal with beetroot chutney.  Try out this easy tomato dal recipe. Even you can have this roti too.

DAHI BHALLA RECIPE|DAHI VADA RECIPE

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Dahi Vada | Dahi bhalla is a north Indian version of Thayir vadai. I have already posted the south indian Thayir Vadai . This version though i have tasted many times, never tried on my own. I learnt this recipe from my co sister, during our casual talk , while having lunch together. It turned out super tasty and we all finished the entire bowl within no time. You can make vadas in advance and just serve them with curd and chutneys just before eating.

MAANGA INJI PICKLE | MANGO GINGER PICKLE | PICKLE RECIPES

Mango ginger pickle or Maanga inji pickle is a simple pickle which we make when mango inji is available in the market. This pickle doesn't involve any cooking and we don't use oil while making this pickle. During my trip to Chennai in December, when i was walking through the streets of Station road in West Mambalam , i bought some fresh vegetables . Along with that i bought this manga inji also, and made pickle after going home and clicked it also. Everyone at home loved this simple pickle. A perfect combo with curd rice.

GOBI MUTTER DRY RECIPE | CAULIFLOWER PEAS CURRY

The combination of peas and cauliflower and even with potato(Aloo Gobi mutter) is always a  super hit and i never realised that i haven't posted this wonderful combo of Gobi mutter dry in my blog.  Last week when i was updating my recipe index page, i noticed that i haven't posted this recipe and made and clicked the pictures too. Without much introduction let me move to this delicious combo of Cauliflower and peas curry.
 Check  I have already posted Cauliflower Kheema and Cauliflower Peas kurma. 

COOKING FOR GUEST RECIPES #8 - INDO CHINESE RECIPE MENU

This week menu is again an indo-chinese menu like the menu which i posted on the 3rd week. This week we have long weekend here in Singapore for the occasion of Chinese New Year. Last weekend we went to a Indo chinese restaurant called Manchurian club ,for dinner. Varsha gave me an idea to prepare a meal by making all the items we ordered there. So during the eve of the long weekend i made this elaborate Indo -Chinese menu. Though it seems to be little elaborate , it took 2 hours for me to complete this meal. Let's go in detail as what i cooked.

RICE PAKODA RECIPE | RICE PAKORA |RICE FRITTERS RECIPE

Pakoda with cooked rice is an easy and instant snack which we can make with the ingredients easily available at our place.  This recipe i learnt from my co-sister , who cooks very well. The moment  i noted down the recipe from her i wanted to give it a try. When i was left behind with little rice after my lunch , 2 days back i, i decided to make this rice pakora , which turned out  very perfect .

PASTA SUNDAL RECIPE | PASTA RECIPES | NO ONION NO GARLIC RECIPES

Pasta Sundal, yes you heard it right. Last week as i was making pasta for kids lunch box i was left with some cooked pasta. I thought i will make some salad in the evening or add it to a soup. But my idea changed after talking to my aunty who used to make Pasta like coconut rice and have for evening snack. So i thought i will also implement this idea by giving my own twist. It turned out awesome. So for those elders at home who want to make a South Indian version of pasta just try out this recipe. Feel free to give your own twist to this recipe. When i made the first time i added some sprouts too.

COOKING FOR GUESTS #7 - SOUTH INDIAN TIFFIN | SNACK MENU WITH MYSORE BONDA AND MORE

Today's menu is again a evening menu like last week. During our India Trip last month, one day when i was in my mom's place , suddenly a family friend of us called that they are coming to meet us and they are on the way.  We guessed that it will take an hour for them to reach our place. I was wondering what amma is going to make for them as it was a very short notice. Without any tension on her face she soaked urad dal for making mysore bonda, kept hot water to make Thengai sevai with instant rice sevai . For sweet she was planning to kesari but i told her to make paal kesari and finally everything were done in 45 minutes.
When they reached we made hot bonda for them and they enjoyed the evening tiffin with hot ginger tea.(Will post the recipe soon) The sevai was served with sambar which was left over from afternoon's lunch.
  So for all of us who always break our head as what to make when we have sudden guests coming home, you can follow this menu too.
I couldn't take pictures on that day, but i made the same menu this evening and clicked the pictures

TOMATO CHUTNEY |THAKKALI CHUTNEY RECIPE| SIDE DISH FOR IDLI|DOSA

 Tomato Chutney | Thakkali chutney is a simple and easy side dish for idli | dosa . This recipe of tomato chutney is without coconut. Two weeks back i was invited to my friend's place for a  small family function. She served idli and vadas with this thakkali chutney. I liked the taste of the chutney and asked her the recipe of the chutney. The recipe is so simple and i tried it yesterday and had it with dosas.  Let me share with you the recipe of easy tomato chutney:
Recipe updated with video