POTATO GULAB JAMUN RECIPE | GULAB JAMUN WITH POTATO

Gulab jamun is a popular Indian dessert, i have already posted khoya gulab jamun recipe during diwali festival. This potato gulab jamun  i have  heard from my friend  but no clue as how to make it. After seeing the recipe here, i thought i will try this at home one day and bookmarked the recipe . I tried this today and it turned out so perfect.  Being our wedding anniversary tomorrow, i thought i will post this gulab jamun recipe here today.

BHINDI RICE RECIPE | BHINDI PULAO | LUNCH BOX RECIPES

School holidays are over and packing lunch bo with interesting lunch items is a challenging task for all mothers. And if you have 2 kids, it is even more complicated !! This bhindi rice is an interesting lunch box recipe, recently learnt from my friend who visited here last month. I made little changrs to the recipe to suit my kids taste, and the bhindi pulao is a super hit recipe. As most the kids love bhindi| vendakai , this bhindi rice recipe will sure be a super hit lunch box recipe.
Check out my other popular lunch box recipes:

• Beetroot pulao
• Baby corn pulao
• Broccoli rice

PODI SEVAI RECIPE | BACHELOR RECIPES| MOLAGAPODI SEVAI

Sevai | Idiyapam is a popular south Indian breakfast recipe. We make different varities of sevai at home. Recently when i was talking with a friend she was telling that her mil makes podi sevai , that is sevai with idli molagapodi. Since it  sounded easy and interesting, i thought i will share this recipe in this bachelors recipe series. Recently a friend of mine sent me 2 packets of Idiyappam maavu from Karaikudi, the chettinadu region of South Tamil nadu famous for idiyappam. The flour was awesome and the string hoppers | idiyappam came out very well. I reserved a portion of that to make this molagapodi sevai. Even you can make this with instant sevai too. Check out my other idiyappam recipes:

• Curry leaves idiyappam
• Masala idiyappam

MUNG BEAN POPSICLE RECIPE | MOONG BEAN ICE CANDY

     Mung bean ice candy is a popular one in Malaysia and Singapore. I came to know about this first when we came to Singapore and a malay lady used to bring this to the playground and distribute it to the kids. Also the kids gets lot of flavours in ice candy in school. As how we make rose milk popsicle, orange juice popsicle, plain milk popsicle this can be made using popsicle moulds too. Last year summer also i ws looking for this covers but couldn't get it.  I got this through my friend who visited Malaysia a few weeks back. Thanks to rubini who got this for me all the way from Malaysia. Also she told she got this ice candy covers in a shop in Toa payoh too. So again i started searching for that in nearby Chinese shops. Hurray finally i found this SKP , its a chain of stores in Singapore selling all plastic disposable covers, plates etc. For all my Singapore readers , those who are searching where to get these candy popscile covers in Singapore, we have a lot of SKP OUTLETS IN SINGAPORE.  So whereever you are you can easily find this store and ask them the ice candy covers. They have more than 200 plus covers in a pack which costs around 4 SGD.This is not a sponsored post.
    For other readers, don't worry, you can make with popsicle or kulfi moulds. While i was making this my filipino helper told that they too make this at their place and shared a n interesting recipe with tender coconut, Will try it out and post here soon. Summer vacations are about to begin, here,kids will enjoy this on summer noon.

BREAD MASALA DOSA ROLLS | EASY SNACKS RECIPES

Masala dosa rolls , yes even i was wondering how i become so innovative. Generally i am not a creative person to make fusion recipes. When i tried channa pulao when Varsha was 3 years old, those days we don;t have internet to see innovative recipes and i don't have any cookbooks with me too. I thought i have discovered something new and felt very happy. This bread masala dosa roll gave me the same feel . This is a quick and easy snack recipe ,can be made for kids snacks box or for lunch too. Even can be made for evening snack when the kids are back from school.
Last weekend i went to chennai for 2 days to attend a function. While returning back i finished all the airport formalities so qucikly and was waiting in the airport for 2 hours . It was 12 am in the night and when i was sitting and thinking this idea flashed me. I was just thinking about the sweet french roll ups recipe which i have seen in a magazine in Higgin bothoms book shop in airport. Then this idea suddenly flashed up. So i tried it yesterday and it was a super hit at my place. Check out my other easy snack recipes using bread too.

• Pinwheel sandwich
• Bread paneer rolls
• Bread pizza 

MANGO SAMBAR RECIPE| RAW MANGO SAMBAR

Mango Sambar | Raw Mango sambar i have tasted in my friend's house few years back, but somehow i didn't liked it. But i don't say she didn't make it nice, because mango sambar one of her signature dish. Somehow i don't like the tanginess of mango in sambar. Later my sister was insisting me to try out the maanga murungakaki sambar, and i told i am not a big fan of maanga samabr. But later i made up my mind to try out this sambar recipe and finally i liked the sambar very much, The recipe of maanga sambar which my friend gave was bit different than the usual way of making sambar. So i sticked to the usual method of making sambar. Try out this  mango sambar in this mango season and let me know how it turned out.

COCONUT CHUTNEY RECIPE | THENGAI CHUTNEY| SIDE DISH FOR IDLI |DOSA

Thengai chutney | coconut chutney | getti chutney, whatever name you call, i love to have this chutney though i am served with any variety of chutney. Whenever we go to Murugan idli kadai, the thengai chutney bucket will be kept of the table, so that the waiter will not have too many visits to my table. Somehow i am not a big fan of my mom's thengai chutney, she add little tamarind to that. Our neighbour aunty makes the coconut chutney very well with several variations. Check the kurunai vadai recipe i learnt from her. Last week, when amma visited aunty i asked her to clarify few doubts from aunty and finally i am confident to write the popular south indian coconut chutney recipe. 

THAI STICKY RICE WITH MANGO | HOW TO MAKE SWEET MANGO RICE

Thai sticky rice with mango is a traditional thai dessert. Here in Singapore we find this Thai sticky mango rice in almost all the food courts. Though i have never tasted this, but suresh used to tell about this sweet mango rice many times. Somehow i always thought this combo will be wierd and will not work out nice. Since me always a mango eating person, only i will try a dessert with mango if am over loaded with mangoes. I have mentioned this in my Mango lassi post too. This year when Ministry of mangoes started their online booking, i am immediatley ordered 1 carton of alphonso mangoes. While casually talking with my friend, she told that she is going to make thai stickly mango rice for a weekend dessert, as her entire family fond of that. I asked her the procedure and took a small portion of glutinous rice from her to try out this recipe of thai sticky mango rice. To my surprise it turned out very well and we all loved it, personally being a reluctant person to try out new cusine, i personally loved it. The coconut milk mixed with sweet mangoes is a super duper combo. Try this out and let me know your feedback.
Check out myother popular mango recipes:

• Mango sago pudding
• Home made mango ice cream

HARIYALI PANEER TIKKA RECIPE | PANEER TIKKA ON STOVE TOP

Hariyali paneer tikka is a restaurant style paneer recipe , i tasted this last year  in a restaurant, when we visited New Delhi. I have noted down that i should try this hariyali paneer tikka at  home. Recently came across thsi recipe of paneer tikka in a old cook book which i had with me. Incidently, I had all the ingredients in hand  and made this yesterday on a rainy day. I altered the original recipe according to suit my taste. I have made this hariyali paneer tikka on stove top. I have given the options to make this recipe in oven and microwave oven too. Please check the notes section to see how to make paneer tikka in oven and microwave too.
  Check out my Tandoori gobi recipe, which is similar to this recipe. I have also tried a veg tikka recipe which i will post it soon.

HOW TO MAKE IDLI BATTER IN MIXIE | INDIAN KITCHEN BASICS

This is the first time i attempted idli batter recipe using a mixie. After the super hit of my idli batter recipe using grinder, many readers were asking me to post idli batter recipe using mixie. Though idli is a staple south indian breakfast , my kids are not much fond of that. But i make it once a week and pack it for them in the lunch box. My mom sometimes makes the batter in mixie,personally i have never tried it at home. Yesterday i attempted it and it was a super hit too. The idlis were very soft and fluffy. If it is for small quantity, you can surely try the batter using mixie. It turns out well for dosa too. Refer to the tips given at the end of the post. Check my idli recipe using idli rava.