HOW TO COOK BROWN RICE| BROWN RICE IN PRESSURE COOKER

This post on how to cook brown rice is a long due for me. I got the brown price from the fair price shop here last month itself but somehow couldn't try it. As my mom always say, the auspicious time to cook that hasn't come yet . lol.!!. Finally i cooked it yesterday and wanted to post the recipe yesterday itself. But it was too busy yesterday and i couldn't sit and write a post on it. I made the brown rice in pressure cooker. As we Indians are highly dependent on pressure cookers, and without the whistle of it our mornings will never be complete.There are so many varieties of brown rice available in market and basically each one takes it own time to cook. I have used 2 varieties of brown rice so far and both were extremely different. So unlike normal white rice, i can't give exact measurement but few tips may give you an idea of how to cook brown rice. The water quantity i have given is for the brand i used. It consumed very less water whereas the one i used last time consumed more water.
   Brown rice are high in fibre, it promotes weight loss too. It is good for diabetic people too And also helps to lower cholesterol too

ATTA NAN KHATAI RECIPE |WHOLE WHEAT NANKHATTAI

Nan khatai is a Indian style short bread cookies. I have already posted the recipe of Nan khatai , also posted a version of saffron laced nankhatais too. Though i already posted 2 sweet recipes for holi, since today is holi festival i thought i will post some thing colourful. Suddenly thought of this atta nan khatai which i have bookmarked from Divya's space long back. I made this and added few drops of food colour to the dough to make it colourful.Wish you all a very Happy Holi.
The original recipe used only whole wheat flour for making nakhattai.

KESAR BADAM PEDA RECIPE | EASY DHOODH PEDA RECIPE

Kesar Badam peda is a quick and easy sweet which can be made with simple available ingredients . Dhoodh peda  can be ready in 15 minutes. As holi is celebrated today, i wish all my readers a very Happy hoil. Even for all festivals like Diwali, Jamashtami also you can make this easy dhoodh peda.

SEV PURI RECIPE | SEV PURI CHAAT

Sev puri is a mumbai street chaat recipe and we all are a huge fan of this Sev puri Chaat. I was craving for this for the past few days. As holi festival, is round the corner, i know many of them make sweets and savouries. Many of them make chaat recipes too for holi festival too. Let's see how to make Mumbai street style  Sev puri chaat. Yesterday after a very tiring day, immediately after clicking the sev puri , happily had 7 puris all by myself for my lunch.
  Happy to share that my recipe got featured in Kungumam Thozi,a popular tamil magazine, this March 2015 edition. Will share the recipe here next week.

MALPUA RECIPE | MALPUA RABDI RECIPE | HOLI RECIPES

Malpuas are similar to the south indian version of Paal poli. Mawa | khoya Malpua is Indian pancakes shallow fried in ghee and served with rabdi. It is one of the desserts made for Holi celebrations. As holi 2015 is on March 5th i thought i will share this recipe today. Malpua with rabdi i wanted to try for a long time, after tasting this in a restaurant during our delhi visit last year. I referred the recipe from here  Though i know the procedure of how it is made, i was bit worried how a batter will be fried if i put them into ghee for frying. But after seeing the recipe i was bit confident tot try it.Enjoy the festival of colors, Holi with delicious Malpua Rabdi . Check out the notes section below for variations to make it bit guilt free

RAGI CHOCOLATE MILKSHAKE | MALT | MILLET RECIPES

Ragi | Finger millet flour, i made puttu with that for this morning breakfast. First i thought, i will click pictures and post today but morning it was hectic i couldn't click. While i was serving ragi puttu for my hubby, Varsha asked me what is this. I said it is Ragi puttu and explained her the health benefits of ragi flour as a typical mom, and told her to try a spoon of it. I remember my mom making this keepai puttu during our childhood days and we used to look forward for this one. When she had a bite she told it was tasting as chocolate. Even when i first tasted ragi cookies i felt the same too. As a typical teenager and a perfect foodie, Varsha told me why don't you try Ragi chocolate milkshake with this. Amazed with her idea when i was browsing in google, i saw in Priya have  posted this ragi chocolate milkshake | Malt recipe. So i tried today ragi malt with chocolate chips. Let the kids enjoy this healthy and delicious milkshake in this summer.

MILAGU SADAM RECIPE | BACHELORS RECIPE

Milagu Sadam i wanted to post for a long time in the bachelors recipe series. Milagu sadam was a request by a bachelor reader too. Finally i made this yesterday. This is a very simple south indian rice variety. Being bored with parupu podi and pulikaichal, this milagau sadam will be a easy and quite flavourful one to have at home or pack it for lunch box too. No hard and fast rules in making easy bachelors recipe. Just be creative with your ideas. I have given few at the end of the post. Tryout this easy Milagu sadam| Pepper flavoured rice. For bachelors of guys who are staying away from home try out this spicy pepper rice.

YOGURT DIP RECIPE | SUMMER RECIPES

Generally yogurt dip will be made with greek yogurt. But in normal Indian homes buying greek yogurt and making it at home will be bit out of question of turns out expensive too. Greek yogurt dip will be very thick and creamy and will be perfect for dips. I have already posted a sour cream dip recipe.  While some part of the world is experiencing heavy snow till now, here Summer already started  and to beat the heat we are taking loads of water, cucumber, coconut water, oranges and all. Some times get bored with eating the cucumbers or salads as such. So to make it interesting and cool, i am sharing you the recipe of yogurt dip . Just try with any salads or even for tikkas. I will be sharing some summer cooler recipe here often. Stay tuned.

MOONG DAL BHAJIYA RECIPE | MOONG DAL PAKORAS

Looking for a interesting and easy tea time snack, then this moong dal bhajia | Pakora recipe is a perfect one for that. I happened to taste this in a friend's place during Navratri last year. Later i noted down the recipe from her but completely forget about that. When i was going through my last year's notebook, i happened to see this recipe of moong dal pakoda. So made this yesterday. It turned out very well. She didn't add onions to the recipe when she made it, but i added in the post. This pakora tasted great without onions too.

SWEET BEEDA RECIPE | MEETHA PAAN RECIPE

When i posted the recipe of Paan juice , i told i will post the recipe of sweet beeda too. I got the gulkand and cherries from India during my trip quick trip in February first week. Before this Chinese New year long weekend holiday here, i went to the Indian shop to buy veggies. Saw betel leaves over there and thought this will be the right time to buy this and make a post for meetha pan. Me and my hubby do not eat paan or any supari too. In our friends group all of them love paan. So we had a get together during the long weekend holidays and so i clicked this before going to the party and took it for them. Gulkand played a wonderful role in the taste of paan(as said by my friends). This video helped me in making the shape of the paan. Stay tuned for recipes using gulkand coming up in jeyashris kitchen.