MUSHROOM PASTA IN WHITE SAUCE| EASY PASTA RECIPES

LAst month when we celebrated my daughter's birthday, we took her and her few friends for bowling and followed by a lunch in Pasta Mania here. Somehow me and my hubby don't prefer pizza huts or pasta mania now a days. But as kids love those outlets once in a while we take them. We both munched on a pasta and kids enjoyed pizza, pasta and cold drinks. My helper who also joined us, ordered for al funghi for her. As soon as it came, she told me to take little from that as it was bit more for her. I was bit hesitant as i always feel pasta in white sauce will be very heavy. But the blogger in me was so active !!. And i tasted it. Last week i bought mushrooms and made it for her. The taste was very similar to the one we tasted in PAsta mania. Check out my homemade pasta sauce recipe too

SAMAI ARISI KANJI | MILLET RECIPES| MILLET PORRIDGE

Rice can be replaced with any millets rice to make the dish healthy. My mom used to make arisi kanji sometimes for my paati either for breakfast or for dinner. Especially during summer, while making vadam, she makes this in bulk and keep it chilled. So it will be a perfect summer coolant. As the porridge has vendayam(fenugreek seeds) it will be a natural coolant for the body. Either you can have this for breakfast or for dinner or make it bit thin and drink as a mid day drink too. This recipe is a perfect one for people who are on diet and diabetic too.
   I tried this porridge with samai arisi. You can try with any millet of your choice. Check out my millet recipes here.

MUSHROOM PULAO, MALAI KOFTA, MANGO SAGO - COOKING FOR GUESTS 23

This week in cooking for guests series, i have compiled a bit simple and yet super hit menu. The menu includes, Malai kofta, Mushroom pulao, plain paratha and mango sago pudding. As i told before, i will be posting a picture collage of the menu from next week in this series, like how i did for cooking for guests series 9.   Actually i planned to post a chaat platter. Since this picture was in my draft, i thought before the mango season ends, i will post this menu. Will post a  chaat platter next week for sure. Now let's see how to plan the cooking of this menu.

AADI PAAL | THENGAI PAAL PAYASAM| SOUTH INDIAN FESTIVAL RECIPES

Aadi is the 4th month in Tamil calender. On the first day of aadi, generally in most of the tamil brahmin houses they make this aadi paal or thengai paal payasam. I have already posted the collection of aadi pandigai recipes . Tomorrow being the first day off aadi, i thought i will post it today so that it will be useful for ny readers who search for Aadi paal or thengai paal payasam. Stay tuned for more festival recipes coming up here.

MISAL PAV RECIPE | MAHARASTRIAN MISAL PAV

Misal pav is a popular Maharastrian dish. Misal is a gravy made using sprouted moong bean. Traditionaly they use moth beans but i used Green moong sprouts. It is served with pav buns, garnished with chivda and chopped onions. I have heard about this a lot but never tasted or tried anywhere.  As have sprouts, bun and chivda too at home, thought will try the misal pav today. My friend gave me the  recipe and explained it in detail. Though there are many variations in making this misal pav recipe, here i am sharing you the recipe which i got from my friend. It turned out very well and i loved it very much. A very healthy recipe and a must try one too. Even this misal can be served with rotis too.

POTATO CHEESE SANDWICH | KIDS FRIENDLY RECIPES

Potato Cheese sandwich is a easy sandwich recipe and always a super hit among kids too. This post lying in my draft for a long time. As my sister is here for a vacation, we are having super fun here enjoying movies, non stop chatting, eating, roaming around. So i am not in a mood to click anything new. Will be back with some interesting posts in 2 days. This potato cheese sandwich is a perfect snack for kids, when they come back from school or for kids breakfast.
Check out my Corn cheese sandwich, Grilled cheese sandwich, Veg cheese pizza sandwich

THATTA PAYIR KULAMBU | KARAMANI KUZHAMBU

Thatta payir kulambu is a typical south indian gravy . I wanted to try this for a long time but i am very particular to try this with red colour thatta payir | cow pea beans. This gravy will taste god even with black channa or black eyed karamani too. My sister is here for a week and she bought this thatta payar for me from india. The recipe of thatta payir kulambu | karamani kuzhambu is shared by my friend and slightly tweaked the recipe according to my taste. We all loved it a lot and had it for lunch along with yam curry. Check out my other south indian kuzhambu recipes.
Ennai katrikkai kulambu, Poondu kuzhambu, Drumstick puli kuzhambu, Kara kuzhambu.

MILAGU VADAI RECIPE | ANJANEYAR KOVIL VADAI

Milagu vadai or Anjaneyar kovil vadai is a traditional prasadam offered in anjaneyar temple. Before marriage in my town for anjaneyar they used to put the usual ulundu vada malai . After coming to chennai, we have an anjayneyar temple just opposite to our house. There they used to put this thattai type crispy milagu vadai for anjayneyar and distribute to all. Being living there in the same street, we used to get the vadais daily and everyday around 11 am they start making the vadais in the temple madapalli (kitchen). We could smell the vadai from our living room itself as the temple is just few steps away from our house. I wanted to try this at home for a long time. My mil also enquired about the recipe with the temple friend roughly and told me. On of my friend who lives in US, once shared this vadai picture in a what's app group. I was so curious to learn it from her too. After 10 days, she made it again for me and explained me with step wise pictures. Wow what a friend, a true dedication. So here i am with you with perfect milagu vadai recipe.

JAVARISI UPMA RECIPE| BACHELORS RECIPE

I have already posted Sabudana kichidi here, this is a version of south indian version of sago upma. I have given thsi recipe for Kungumam thozi last year themed No onion no garlic recipes . This upma can be made so easily and a pacca bachelor recipe too. If the sago is soaked prior then the upma will be ready in 15 minutes. Last week i made this for me and my hubby for breakfast and clicked too. So sharing today the recipe of javarisi upma. Check out my sabudana vada too.

AVAL IDLI | INSTANT POHA IDLI | EASY BREAKFAST RECIPES

Poha idli | aval idli is an instant idli which needs no fermentation. Generally we make poha upma, and i have posted milagu aval, puli aval recipes too. Making idli with poha is a new one for me. Last week while talking with my cousin she was casually mentioning about this poha idli which she read in a magazine. I just gave it a try casually for a weeknight dinner alst week. That was a super hit at home. So yesterday i tried it again with few improvisations and added few veggies too. The highlight of this recipe is it was ready in 25 minutes and kids ate it without any complaints. The idlis stayed soft after 2 hours,so you can pack it for kids lunch box too. Try this aval idli | poha idli at home for breakfast or dinner. This is similar to rava idli recipe.