Stuffed Idli recipe,Stuffed idli bites

Stuffed idli recipe | Idli bites| Idli sandwich, is a simple tiffin or starter made with idli batter and potato stuffing. I have already given the recipe of stuffed idli in my second cook book, Kutties kitchen.  I wanted to post the recipe in Jeyashri's kitchen too and tried this morning. After i finished making this, i had this thought of smearing the idlis with molaga podi. Then came the idea of cutting them into mini bite sized pieces and make it a more attractive starter. I tasted so yum and was totally addictive too. I have few other stuffing in my mind, which i will share in Jeyashri's kitchen Instagram. Follow us on Instagram to get the updates. Also check out my similar recipe

• Bread masala dosa rolls
• Mini podi idli.

Turmeric milk recipe

Turmeric milk recipe,Turmeric milk with video, made with fresh turmeric,ginger, pepper and palm jaggery. Generally when we have dry cough or sore throat, amma used to give hot milk with manjal podi and milagu in the night before going to sleep. Generally doctors say milk or milk products thickens the phlegm, but when turmeric and pepper is added it is will not do any harm. The naturopathy doctor whom i visited few months back, suggested me to add 2 pinches of turmeric and pepper powder to the water i drink everyday. It reduces inflammation in the body and acts as an anti oxidant. I have started taking the water in that way and i am used to that now. Try this turmeric milk for the rainy season and say good bye to your cough. I used fresh turmeric in this recipe. You can use turmeric powder too.

Masala rice recipe, Easy lunch box recipes

Masala rice | Vegetable pulao, is a simple and easy lunch box recipe. I made this for Sunday lunch and shared in Jeyashri's kitchen Instagram and mentioned that i will share the recipe of masala rice. Yesterday i made the masala rice  and made a video of it too. This is nothing but a simple Vegetable pulao recipe, with the addition of more Indian spices. It's very handy and a quick recipe and an easy one pot meal recipe. I have just given my style of making this and you can make your own variations to suit your taste buds.
Check out my

• Beetroot pulao
• Palak pulao

Keerai Vepudu recipe | Spinach stir fry

Keerai Vepudu | Keerai poriyal | Keerai thuvattal, is a dry curry made with spinach. Vepudu is basically Andhra style curry. I learnt this keerai vepudu from Chef. Venkatesh bhat's show few months back. I have tried this few times at home and recently made this during last weekend and shared in Jeyashri's kitchen Instagram too. I generally make keerai kootu and poriyal is a rare thing i make using round spinach. Generally keerai poriyal will be made using Murunga keerai | drumstick leaves. Both my kids will never fuss for keerai kootu and in fact they love to have spinach. But they won't prefer keerai in the form of poriyal. This keerai vepudu, they liked it, but since i made Sambar sadam along with that, they skipped eating the vepudu this time.

Margherita Pizza recipe, Pizza Margherita

Pizza Margherita | Margherita pizza is a classic cheesy pizza uses mainly cheese and tomatoes for topping. Generally we add veggies like capsicum ,sweet corn, baby corn, olives for pizza topping. I have posted Tandoori paneer pizza (with video)too which is again a classic pizza with Paneer toppings. This morning i planned to make pizza for kids when they are back from school. I asked them about the topping options and Varsha suggested Margherita pizza and Varun too agreed to that. Approval form both the kids for a dish is a bliss. Moms with 2 kids will vouch for this. Treat your family with this easy Margarita pizza recipe this weekend.

Sweet corn masala recipe, side dish for chapathi

Sweet corn masala, an onion tomato based gravy pairs well with roti and pulaos. I have tried a sweet corn masala gravy once for Aval vikatan supplement. This method is almost similar to my Paneer butter masala recipe. Yesterday i saw a pack of sweet corn lying in my refrigerator,generally i pressure cook that with salt and have it as is. But suddenly i thought i will make a masala gravy with that, to pair with roti. It turned out well and it was creamy and yum.

My kids who are fond of Sweet corn, loved this sweet corn masala. I made some kulchas for the kids and we both had with rotis.

Sweet corn masala recipe

  Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 10 Mins |Serves: 4

   Sweet corn kernels  1 cup
   Onion   3
   Tomato  2
   Capsicum  3 tblsp
   Garlic  5-6 cloves
   Yogurt   1 tblsp
   Oil  3 tblsp
   Red chili powder  1 tsp
   Cumin powder  1/2 tsp
   Coriander powder  1/2 tsp
   Garam masala   1 tsp
   Kasoori methi  2 pinches
   Cashew nuts  7-9
   Milk  1/3 cup
   Salt  as needed  
Method:

• If using fresh sweet corn, pressure cook this by adding little salt and take out the kernels one by one.
• Chop one onion into small cubes and the capsicum also into small cubes.
• Chop another onion finely.
• The remaining one onion chop roughly as we will grind this onion.
• Chop the tomato into two and grind this in a mixie.
• Soak the cashew nuts in warm water for 10 minutes. 
• Drain the water and grind this into a smooth paste using the milk. Mix the remaining milk to this and keep this aside.
• In a pan add 1 tblsp of oil and add the cubed onions and capsicum.
• Saute this by adding little salt to this. 
• Let the capsicum be crunchy and ensure it should not become soft.
• Keep this aside.
• In the same pan add little oil and add the roughly chopped onions and the garlic.
• Cook this till it turns slightly golden brown colour.
• Keep this aside.
• Cool completely and grind into a fine paste. Add little water while grinding.
• In a pan add 1 tblsp of oil and add the finely chopped onions.
• Cook till it becomes translucent.
• Add the onion paste to this. Cook for a minute.
• Add the ground tomato puree to this.
• Add the red chili powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, salt and garam masala.
• Add the yogurt to this. 
• Cook this in a medium low flame for 10 minutes, till the raw smell disappears.
• The gravy will splutter as it shrinks, so keep it covered to avoid mess around the kitchen hob.
• Add the sweet corn now, and add 1/2 cup of water.
• Let this cook for 10 minutes.
• Add the cashew milk mixture now and simmer the flame.
• Add the sauted capsicum and onions.
• Crush the kasoori methi and add to this gravy.
• Mix well.
• Switch off the flame.
• Sweet corn masala is ready to serve.
• Serve with chapati, pulao, naan or even plain basmati rice too.

   
     
     

Method with step wise pictures:

• If using fresh sweet corn, pressure cook this by adding little salt and take out the kernels one by one.
• Chop one onion into small cubes and the capsicum also into small cubes.
• Chop another onion finely.
• The remaining one onion chop roughly as we will grind this onion.
• Chop the tomato into two and grind this in a mixie.

• Soak the cashew nuts in warm water for 10 minutes. 
• Drain the water and grind this into a smooth paste using the milk. Mix the remaining milk to this and keep this aside.

• In a pan add 1 tblsp of oil and add the cubed onions and capsicum.
• Saute this by adding little salt to this. 
• Let the capsicum be crunchy and ensure it should not become soft.
• Keep this aside.

• In the same pan add 1 tblsp oil and add the roughly chopped onions and the garlic.
• Cook this till it turns slightly golden brown colour.
• Keep this aside.
• Cool completely and grind into a fine paste. Add little water while grinding.

• In a pan add 1 tblsp of oil and add the finely chopped onions.

• Cook till it becomes translucent.
• Add the onion paste to this. Cook for a minute.

• Add the ground tomato puree to this.
• Add the red chili powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, salt and garam masala.

• Add the yogurt to this. 
• Cook this in a medium low flame for 10 minutes, till the raw smell disappears.

• The gravy will splutter as it shrinks, so keep it covered to avoid mess around the kitchen hob.
• Add the sweet corn now, and add 1/2 cup of water.

• Let this cook for 10 minutes.
• Add the cashew milk mixture now and simmer the flame.
• Add the sauted capsicum and onions.

• Crush the kasoori methi and add to this gravy.
• Mix well.

• Switch off the flame.
• Sweet corn masala is ready to serve.
• Serve with chapati, pulao, naan or even plain basmati rice too.

Notes:

1. You can add one green chili while adding the ground onion paste.
2. Few paneer cubes can be added too.
3. Instead of cashew milk paste, you can add fresh cream in the last too.
4. This  creamy Sweet corn masala is a perfect one for potluck parties too.

         

Tomato gotsu recipe| Thakkali kichidi |side dish for idli dosa

Thakkali kichidi | tomato gotsu, a simple side dish for idli| dosa, recipe with video. I recently heard about this recipe of Thakkali kichidi from my friend, during our morning walk. She was telling that her daughter loves this a lot and she make s this very often. I wanted to try this at home and made this today and served with dosa. It was tasty and quite different from our usual chutneys. She calls it as thakkali kichidi, you can name it as tomato gotsu, or tomato chutney.. Give your own name, but trust me, the gravy tasted so yummy with dosa. I am sure it will be tasty with idli, pongal and even chapathi poori too.
Later i had some left over gotsu with curd rice and it tasted very well. A simple side dish using tomato, goes well with everything. Try this simple recipe at home and let me know how it turns out.
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Ajwain paratha | Easy paratha recipes

Ajwain paratha, is made with whole wheat flour and ajwain | omam in Tamil |carom seeds. It is a very simple North Indian paratha, can be made for breakfast or lunch or even dinner too. A perfect one to pack for Lunch box too. Last week, while i was busy with Diwali preparations, saw this ajwain paratha in Veggie wok's Instagram story. It was super tempting and i decided to make this soon. Finally today before making this ajwain paratha, cleared my silly doubts with anamika and made the parathas. Me being a huge fan of parathas, loved it and the ajwain flavor complimented the paratha well. Check out my

• Aloo paratha
• Pumpkin paratha

Ajwain paratha

  Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 20 Mins |Makes: 5

     Whole wheat flour| atta  1 cup
     Salt as needed
     Oil  few drops
     Ajwain  1 and 1/2 tsp
     Red chili powder  1 and 1/2 tsp
     Ghee or Butter   as needed (to make parathas)
Method:

• In a wide bowl add the wheat flour and little salt. 
• Add water little by little and make a soft dough.
• Divide this into equal big lemon sized balls.
• In a bowl mix the red chili powder with 2 pinches of salt and mix well.
• Take one dough ball and dust it with dry flour.
• Spread this into a roti.
• Add few drops of ghee on this and spread it.
• Sprinkle red chili powder and spread it on the rolled roti.
• Sprinkle some ajwain on this and press it gently with your fingers.
• Fold this into a semi cirlce and then bring both the edges together.
• If you want to make it as a square paratha follow my masala square paratha recipe.
• Dust this with atta and roll it into a triangle roti. 
• Heat a pan and cook the rotis on both sides and drizzle with ghee or a dollop of butter.
• Cook till you see nice golden brown spots on both sides.
• Repeat this for the rest of the dough.
• Serve with plain yogurt or some pickle.
• You can have this ajwain paratha with tea /coffee too.

     
     

Method with step wise preparations:

• In a wide bowl add the wheat flour and little salt. 
• Add water little by little and make a soft dough.

• Divide this into equal big lemon sized balls.

• In a bowl mix the red chili powder with 2 pinches of salt and mix well.
• Take one dough ball and dust it with dry flour.
• Spread this into a roti.
• Add few drops of ghee on this and spread it.

• Sprinkle red chili powder and spread it on the rolled roti.
• Sprinkle some ajwain on this and press it gently with your fingers.

• Fold this into a semi cirlce and then bring both the edges together.
• If you want to make it as a square paratha follow my masala square paratha recipe.

• Dust this with atta and roll it into a triangle roti. 

• Heat a pan and cook the rotis on both sides and drizzle with ghee or a dollop of butter.
• Cook till you see nice golden brown spots on both sides.

• Repeat this for the rest of the dough.
• Serve with plain yogurt or some pickle.
• You can have this ajwain paratha with tea /coffee too.

Notes:

1. You can make this in any preferable shape of your choice.
2. To make it very simple, knead ajwain and red chili powder to the dough and make the parathas.
3. The parathas tasted very nice with plain yogurt. 

      

Gajar kalakand, Carrot kalakand recipe | Easy Diwali sweets

Gajar kalakand | carrot kalakand, is a quick and easy sweet made with paneer, condensed milk, milk powder and carrot. I have posted kalakand recipe from the scratch. Also i have posted chocolate Kalakand recipe using store bought paneer. This Gajar kalakand i planned to post during Janmashtami itself, but couldn't post. Finally this easy kalakand recipe i made yesterday for deepavali. If you are running out of time, in the last minute and want to try out any sweet, do try this Gajar kalakand recipe. Check out my carrot burfi recipe too.Check Full collection of diwali collection from jeyashri's kitchen.

Masala murukku recipe, Easy murukku recipes

Masala murukku | Poondu murukku, the idea i got after the Popular Grand sweets in chennai. I saw the packet of Grand sweets Garlic masala thattai and saw the ingredients in that. First i thought i will make this as mini thattais, just like the Krishna sweets one. Since i have posted thattai and milagu thattai recipe, thought i will post this as murukku. It turned out very crispy and flavourful. In fact, the murukku turned out more flavorful the next day. Try this easy masala murukku recipe for this diwali.