BAJJI, PATTANI SUNDAL, APPALAM, ROSE MILK | COOKING FOR GUESTS 21

Cooking for guests is back in Jeyashri's kitchen. I have stopped the series after doing it for 20 weeks. I find it difficult for me to cook an elaborate meal on a normal day when i don't have guests. But i have been getting many mails from readers to resume it back again. Also they wanted to post how i plan to make the recipes . I will try to post it every week, but this time i may post with some pic collage too. Which means, i will just guide you with the meal planning , not that i will cook on a day the entire meal and click the picture and post. But will write in detail about the procedure and planning.
 Todays one comes with a snack menu. The theme for this snack is Madras street style food. I have read in a friend's post in facebook, that they had a madras street style food party at their home. When it comes to Street style food of madras, Idli, sambar, bajji, Thenga maanga pattani sundal, rose milk (famous kalathi kadai rosemilk of mylapore) big appalam, filter coffee.... so many things will come to my mind. I just complied a simple snack menu with bajji, thenga maanga pattani sundal, appalam, and rose milk.

KESAR SWEET LASSI RECIPE| SAFFRON LASSI RECIPE

Sweet lassi is the one i always love to have anytime. Though i love lassi, i make the salt lassi | neermor, as they are very good for health. My daughter loves all types of lassi. As the kids have holidays, i am making some juice or lassi for them . Today she asked for sweet lassi and i am a mood to click the pictures too. As i have already posted sweet lassi, i thought i will make kesar lassi . The kesar lassi was awesome and she loved it a lot. She infact patiently waited for me to click the pictures.

SODHI RECIPE | TIRUNELVELI SODHI KUZHAMBU

Sodhi recipe is a popular gravy from the district of Tirunelveli,a  town in Tamilnadu . I have been asked by many readers to post this sodhi kuzhambu here for a long time. Though i have heard about this from my mom, never tasted or tried at home. It is similar to the Vegetable stew recipe which we make for aapam. Though there are few versions in the sodhi recipe, i am posting a simple version of Tirunelveli sodhi kuzhambu. This goes very well with aapam, idiyappam and even dosa too.

SWEET CHAPATHI RECIPE| TRIANGLE PARATHA

Chapathi, my mom used to make it very rarely when we are kids. Dosa will be the most  made tiffin at home and we all enjoy dosa like anything. Chapathis amma will make once in a month when she has off day. Though appa is diabetic, she makes more of Godhuma dosa , also he doesn't like chapathi much. Even if she makes chapathi,veg kurma will be the only side dish she knows to make and later she learnt channa masala from my athai. Sometimes she makes simple onion tomato gravy or coconut chutney too. We used to scold her if she makes coconut chutney for chapathi. But nowadays i like that combo.  But whenever she makes chapathi, she makes this sweet chapathi for us and it is our most favourite one too. My paati makes this sweet chapathi in triangle shape and mom do it in round shape. My mil makes regular chapathi like triangle parathas and later we changed it to phulkas as they are healthy.
 Few days back when me and my hubby were talking about the childhood food memories, we both remembered about this sakkara chapathi . So i thought i will post this recipe here. Do you have any childhood memories related to this sweet chapathi, i would love to hear. Share in the comment section below.

RASGULLA RECIPE | SPONGY BENGALI RASGULLA RECIPE

Rasgulla | a popular bengali recipe , i wanted to post here for a long time. Though i have tried this few times, never had a chance to post this here. I have many requests from readers to post the rasgulla recipe , so finally today i am posting the popular spongy bengali rasgulla. I learnt this recipe from my cousin, who makes rasgulla extremely well. She was here with us this week and she instructed me in making this sweet. We all enjoyed the rasgullas a lot. Try this recipe and let me know how they turned out.
Check out my other paneer dessert recipes:

• Rasmalai
• Paneer payasam

MILLET CUCUMBER LASSI RECIPE | MILLET RECIPES

Lassi , whether it is sweet or salt, is the most healthy and welcoming drink all time. I have already posted the recipe of  masala chaas here . When i posted vazhaithandu mor i have this idea in mind. . This cucumber lassi with millet is a very healthy one and quite filling too. I made this kuthiraivali | Barnyard millet. You can try with varagu, thinai or samai too. even can make with Oats too. Try this millet cucumber lassi and stay hydrated this summer.

MANGALORE BUNS RECIPE | MANGALORE BUN

Mangalore buns are traditional recipe of Mangalore | Udipi cusine. They are generally served for breakfast or as a tea time snack .I am introduced to these mangalore buns by my friend here. When her mom was here last year she made this and sent it for me too. It tasted very nice and from then i wanted to give it a try. Also i have another mangalorean friend, who  makes this buns so nice . She shared her version of mangalore bun recipe with me. So finally i tried this last week and it tasted the very nice too. The mangalore buns are basically banana pooris served with spicy sambar or Coconut chutney.  

GINGER ALE RECIPE | HOMEMADE GINGER ALE

Ginger ale recently i tried in Punjabi Grill restuarant in Singapore. I remember my grandma making inji sorasam| a ginger syrup and mix with water and give to us when we have indigestion problem. Those days we run when ever she comes and gives this to us . But somehow nowadays started liking this but my children are running now. Try this homemade ginger ale recipe out this summer and i am sure you will love this for sure.

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