Paneer masala rice, easy lunch box recipes

Paneer masala rice, an easy lunch box recipe made using paneer and other easy available ingredients in the kitchen. If you have left over rice then this rice can be made in a jiffy. Yesterday when i got up i was totally blank as what to make for the lunch box. Then decided on making a paneer curry and jeera rice. I started making the paneer curry and cooked plain basmati rice in the cooker. Suddenly the thought of mixing both flashed my mind and made it as a paneer masala rice. It was a super hit among kids. So i made this for my lunch today again and clicked step by step pictures of the paneer masala rice. Do try this easy paneer masala rice, and i am sure kids will enjoy. Also check out my

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Jowar Chocolate chip cookies, eggless cookies

Jowar chocolate chip cookies, eggless, butterless, no sugar cookies using healthy Jowar millet flour. A healthy jowar cookies using Karupatti, palm jaggery, with step by step pictures and Video. I have already posted Thinai cookies(foxtail millet cookies) The same recipe i used for this jowar cookies but used chocolate chip and replaced jaggery with Karupatti, palm jaggery. The cookies turned out so well and i felt so good for giving the kids a healthy snack. When i saw a pack of Karupatti, Pure Palm jaggery in Sri Murugan stores, i bought the small 200 gm packet. They have 500 gms packet as well. I decided to make Karupatti paniyaram and Karupatti appam but then i decided to make the cookies as i had a lot of  jowar flour with me.
  For my friends in Singapore, we get Karupatti, palm jaggery in Sri Murugan stores. I got this from the recently opened one in Simei. They are available at affordable prices. Sri Murugan stores do home delivery also. I always shop my grocery there as i always find them fresh and value for money.

Milagai Chutney recipe, Easy Chutney recipes

Milagai chutney recipe, with video, easy to make spicy milaga chutney pairs well with dosai, idli and adai. This chutney, though little spicier than my usual chutneys, but every time i make, i always end up having an extra serving of idli or dosa. I recently learnt this from my friend who taught me the recipe of Ellu chutney. I made this chutney few times few times at home, for the first time i got time to click the recipe of milagao chutney with step by step pictures and video. The tamarind and the sesame oil balances the spiciness of the chutney. If you are a spice lover do try this chutney and i am sure you will love it for sure. For medium spice lovers, do read the notes section at the end of the post. Do check out my complete collection of Chutney recipes.

Spicy Bhakri recipe, Masala mamas cook book review

Bhakri is a popular Indian flat bread made using Jowar flour. This is generally made like a soft roti or like a khakra type crispy snack too. This recipe i got from the Masala Mamas cook book. I received a copy of the cookbook 2 months back for review. Generally i don't write review for cookbooks, but the cause for the cookbook inspired me a lot. I immediately agreed for that and the book reached from UK to my mail box. The cover page of the book itself gives a very positive feel, with the beautiful women of Kalwa slum in Mumbai with all good smiles. This book is edited by Dr. Elana Sztokman who is an award winning author, anthropologist and an educator too. This book carries the traditional Vegetarian recipe of Maharastrian cuisine and explained very well about the spices and other condiments used in Indian cooking. These beautiful ladies of Kalwa slum in Thane Mumbai came together for a cause and the proceeds from this book will go for a social enterprise promoting nutrition, literacy, health, women empowerment and community development of that slum. This is the only reason for which, i agreed the book review. The book not only has recipes but also covers the stories of the ladies in the Kalwa slum and also a Visual guidance of the spices, lentils and leaves used in Indian cuisine, Kitchen essentials and many more. So those who do not anything about Mahatrastian cuisine can able to connect and cook a delicious meal from this book.
   The Masala mamas cook book covers a wide range of recipes under many categories. They have Drinks, Breads, Breakfast foods, dips, Snacks, Mains, Sweets and also fasting foods too.
I have chosen the Tikhi Bhakri recipe from the cookbook and tired yesterday. It turned out well and we all liked it.
 It is available from Amazon in many different countries and can be shipped anywhere. Prices for paperback are US$28.99, UK25.99, and 1800 INR. You can also order directly from the women in Kalwa at www.masalamamas.org. 
  The book is super colorful and the expressions of the beautiful women who come forward to cook for this common cause, are showcased so well in the pictures. Thank you team for this book and i will try some more of my favorite recipes soon.  Scroll down to see the picture of the cover page of the cook book. 

Tea kadai masal vadai, Masal vadai recipe

Tea kadai masala vadai, crispy vadai made using channa dal, a popular snack of South India, recipe with video. We can call this as a typical Tamilnadu style street food. I have posted many varieties of channa dal vadai but this tea kadai vadai is a popular one. What's special in this, it is made using Channa dal. Actually they use pattani paruppu, a slightly bigger version of channa dal is used to make this Masal vadai. But i don't get that here in Singapore so made with channa dal. Masal vadai, carrys a lot childhood memories. My mom used to work in a village hospital and rarely she takes us there during our summer holidays. As it is a remote place we don't get anything but the hospital staff, who lives in the nearby residence, used to make vadai and sells this there. He brings the freshly made vadai from his home,it in a steel thookuvali and sells to everyone there. So whenever we go there, he brings for us in a separate box and we used to eat tthose vadais, as if we haven't seen vadais in our life. His name is Mustafa and we call it Mustafa vadai.
   Later when i grew up, when i was doing my Masters, we had a tea kadai nearby our college. Our class boys used to buy vadai from there during the lunch time. They buy for us too but whenever we ask them to take us there, they will refuse as it will be too crowded with many boys. Finally one day when we had some extra class on a Saturday all the girls pestered our class boys and they took us to the tea kadai and we happily enjoyed the tea and masal vadai. I think i spoke a lot, this masal vadai kindled many memories.
  When a reader request came for this recipe of Tea kadai masal vadai, i immediately asked my nephew, who is  a foodie to send me some pictures of tea kadai vadai. He sent to me the next day which he bought from the nearest tea stall. I asked him few doubts on the taste and with his inputs made this vadai. It tasted quite similar to the one which i have tasted during my childhood days, from mustafa masal vadai.
   Also today being Varsha's birthday, this is a very apt post, as she is a great fan of Masal vadai.
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Mangalore Cucumber seeds tambli recipe

Mangalore Cucumber seeds tambli is a buttermilk based no cook gravy, with fresh cucumber seeds and other spices, pairs well with plain rice. Generally it is made using Mangalore cucumber also called as Dosakaya. I used normal cucumber as i find this one easily in the market. It is similar to the Pacha mor kuzhambu in the Tamil brahmin cusinie. I have tried few recipes from Mangalore cuisine, this mangalore cucumber tambli is quite a new recipe to me, shared by my friend. This friend only shared with me the recipe of no cook raw mango rasam, so when she shared this tambli recipe i immediately went ahead and tried it. It was a super hit at home and finally today i made this again to post the recipe in jeyashri's kitchen. Do try this no cook Mangalore cucumber seeds tambli and let me know how it turned out.
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Chutney pulao recipe, easy pulao recipes

Chutney pulao recipe, easy one pot meal using left over green chutney, a quick fix lunch or dinner. Last week i was totally bored to make the dinner and also clueless as what to make for dinner too. Finally in the last minute saw some left over green chutney and added some additions to that and delicious chutney pulao was ready in 20 minutes time. I posted the same on Jeyashri's kitchen Instagram feed too. Many asked for the recipe with measurements and i had some more left over chutney after making the dahi idli post and used up the same for making this chutney pulao recipe. Added some carrots and peas to this to make it a complete meal. You can add some fresh paneer too or serve with a mixed vegetable sabzi.
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Dahi idli Chaat recipe

Dahi idli is a easy and healthy chaat recipe made using left over idlis. Chaats are very popular in India, we always make a variety of chaats. With the sweet chutney and green chutney as a base we can create a lots of chaats as per our taste and creativity. I have already posted South indian style Thayir Idli. I have done this Dahi idli chaat in a cookery demo here in Singapore last year. It was a super hit and everyone loved it. Also it is a very healthy way to use the left over idlis. Try this out in this summer season and i am sure kids will enjoy this for sure.

Vendakkai Thayir pachadi recipe, Ladies finger raita

Vendakkai Thayir pachadi recipe | ladies finger raita, a delicious South Indian raita recipe,pairs well with any variety rice. I have very memories of tasting this from my Mom's kitchen. After marriage i have never attempted this on my own. Though it is a simple recipe somehow i never made it. After moving to Singapore, i have tried it once and Suresh loved it very much. Those days i don't own a blog but even after starting Jeyashri's kitchen, in these 9 years i haven't posted the vendakkai thayir pachadi recipe. Though i make it at home, never clicked the pictures. But i have posted the pictures in my lunch plate on Instagram. After getting requests from few people on that posts, i finally made it last week and clicked the step by step pictures too. Read the post to know about the small tips i have given in between the posts. Also check out my

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Sheer Khurma recipe,How to make sheer korma

Sheer khurma, Sheer korma is a traditional dessert made during eid ul-fitr with fine variety of vermicelli, dates, milk and nuts. The rich kheer recipe, made during the Ramadan day and it's a must one for this festival. Here in Singapore they call the festival as Hari Raya. I wanted to post this recipe of sheer khurma from last year but somehow i could make it only during this year. I remember reading about this Seviyan kheer for the first time in my son's SST book, while reading with him, festivals of India. I made this for my guests yesterday and it was a super hit. The kheer was similar to our semiya payasam but was too rich with nuts, dates and condensed milk. Usually they use fine variety of semiya for this sheer khurma. We get this in Mustafa center. If you don't get this in your place, use normal roasted semiya|vermicelli.
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