Kozhukattai, Ven pongal, Sambar | Cooking for guests 28

no onion no garlic dinner menu

Though i have few guests in the past few weeks, i couldn't take pictures in a hurry. Two weeks back when i have my friends family for dinner i made this for them. One of my friend has her parents from India for Navaratri. Since they won't take onion and garlic during this time, i made this menu for them. Since it a small get together of 10 people i tried my hands on kozhukattai for all. They enjoyed the menu a lot and we all had a very good time. Just a little planning in advance, you can make this easily. Check out my cooking for guests series .

SABUDANA LADOO RECIPE| JAVARISI LADOO

Navaratri|Diwali Sweets

Sabudana ladoo| Sago ladoo,called as javarisi ladoo in tamil, i have heard about this many times from my friends, but this is the first time i tried it at home. I just experimented the measurements keeping in mind my rava ladoo and besan ladoo. It turned out so well and the recipe and the method is very easy too. You can try this quick sweet for Diwali or Navaratri too. Check out my other diwali sweets and Navaratri recipes too.

Lavang Latika | Diwali Sweet recipes

Diwali 2015 recipes- With Video

Lavang Latika is a popular bengali sweet, similar to our Suryakala and Chandrakala. I heard this for the first time when my co sister's mom made it and brought for us once. Generally she this sweet for Diwali. She is an expert in making this sweet and every year she brings a box full of this for her daughter, when she comes for vacation to chennai. Since we were in joint family we also eat this happily. I thought this a very complicated recipe and never asked her how she makes this. After a successful attempt of badusha during last diwali, i thought i will try this recipe of lavang latika. To my surprise, the recipe was too simple to try. My co sister who is also an expert in making this sweet gave me the recipe and few you tube videos helped me how to fold lavang latika. Actually there are 2 ways to fold this, i have given both the methods. To me both were easy only. This sweet was a super hit at home also i took for a friends meet too. Everyone liked it very much. I used my homemade khoya for this recipe. Check my diwali sweets collections too.

Sweet Sev recipe| Diwali recipes | Inippu sev recipe

Sweet Sev| Inippu Sev| Cheeni sev, is a popular sweet in South of Tamilnadu. Grown up in madurai, i have traveled to nearby places during my childhood days. This Sweet Sev is quite popular in Sattur, Kovilpatti and Tirunelveli town. I remember seeing this in most of the sweet shops in the bus stand selling this inippu sev. During my childhood days, i hate eating sweets. So my dad will buy karasev for me and this Sweet sev for my sister who is a big lover of sweets. But after marriage i slowly developed sweet tooth and now i eat all varieties of sweet. When i was talking to my sister 2 days back, she asked me about my Diwali plans for Jeyashri's Kitchen. She too suggested me few recipes and this Inippu sev topped the list. Though she gave me a brief description of the recipe, i googled for my satisfaction and got a more clear picture from here. I tried this yesterday and it turned out very well. Everyone at home loved it very much. This Sev will not be crispy as we are dipping the fried sev in the sugar syrup. The soft sev with sugar coated on it will be a very tasty. Bookmark this recipe for Diwali and check out my other Diwali sweet recipes too. A similar sweet with jaggery also we make which is called manoharam, which i have posted already .

Khoya recipe | Home made khoya | Instant khoya recipe

Khoya | Mawa is solidified form of milk. Khoya is widely used in many Indian sweets. Though i get khoya here in Singapore all the time, this post will be useful for many readers, who do not have access to khoya in their places. I have already posted Khoya jamun, mawa cake , chocolate peda , Khoya burfi using khoya. Since diwali and navaratri are coming up i thought i will post this recipe of how to make khoya at home. I have adapted this home made khoya recipe from here.Stay tuned for interesting recipes using Khoya.

Chaat Sundal recipe| Navratri Sundal recipes

no onion no garlic sundal recipe

I was planning to post this sundal recipe next week. But i have already started receiving invites from my friends for navaratri 2015. So i thought it will be easy for them to plan the menu if i post it now itself. Check out my collections of Navaratri recipes. Generally in most of the Tamil brahmin houses and other people who keep golu make the traditional sundal. This sundal is a different one from the usual sundal we make.This recipe idea i got from a friend during last Navratri itself. It was on my mind and i messaged her few days back about this and she was sweet enough to share her way of making this interesting chaat sundal. Thank you so much Meera . So for this navaratri give it a try and sure you will good response from your guests. Let me know how it turned out. Follow Jeyashri's kitchen on facebook for all recent updates. Check out the notes section to see some variations. Check out my Combo menu also to get some ideas .

Dal Dhokli recipe | Gujarathi dal dhokli

no onion no garlic recipe- jain recipe

Dal dhokli, i have heard about this many times from a friend but never tried or tasted it. Basically it is a a mix of roti and dal which i always considered as a comforting one pot meal by itself. This recipe was in my to do list for a long time. Since i am posting  jain recipes | no onion no garlic recipes, i thought i will post this. Though i roughly know how to make Dal dhokli, this video helped me to know about the exact recipe of dal dhokli. I had this piping hot dal dhokli with crunchy peanuts on a rainy day afternoon for lunch. Check out my other no onion no garlic recipes.

CHANNA MASALA VEG PULAO PANEER BUTTER MASALA| COOKING FOR GUESTS 27

No onion no garlic menu

I know i have been not regular in cooking for guests series. Though i have lots of friends visited me in the past few weeks, but somehow don't have time to click the platter before they come.But will make a collage of that and post it in the coming weeks. Since i have been posting no onion no garlic recipes in the blog for this month, i thought i will post a South Indian and North Indian menu without onion and garlic. For me it is easy to make a South Indian menu without onion and garlic. But planning a North Indian menu is a bit tough for me. But now i can say with a good collection of no onion no garlic recipes ,it is possible to some extent. Let us see in detail about the menu which i have shared . This menu includes, Coriander lemon soup, Roti, Paneer butter Masala, Channa masala, roti and gulab jamun.

Kothimbir Vadi | Kothimbir wadi recipe

Maharastrian snack- Tea time snack- no onion no garlic recipe

 Kothimbir vadi | kothimir vadi is a Maharastrian snack. It is similar to the muthia recipe but it is steamed and deep fried. But you can pan fry it with little oil too. I wanted to give this for the no onion no garlic recipe supplement book which i have given for Kungumam thozi last year, but last minute i don't have time to make this. But i have this in my list to try. Few weeks back when i visited my Maharastrian friends for Ganesha chathurthi, while talking about food they were mentioning about kothimbir vadi. Though i roughly know the idea of how to make this recipe, but the inputs from all them was very useful. So finally i made this 2 days back at home and we all liked it very much. Check out my other no onion no garlic recipes 

Paneer butter masala | No onion no garlic recipe

Paneer butter masala recipe without onion and garlic

Paneer butter masala | butter paneer masala, is always a most welcoming accompaniment for roti in my house. I have already posted the recipe of Paneer butter masala but this time wanted to try without onion and garlic. It turned out very well and without noticing any difference my kids polished off the gravy . So if you are looking for a side for roti without onion and garlic, then this Paneer butter masala will be a perfect one. Try it out at home and share your views. Stay connected to Jeyashri's Kitchen on facebook for new updates. Check out my other paneer recipes.