13 Dec 2013

Murungakakai Kara Kuzhambu / Drumstick Curry Recipe

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I love drumstick curry, it is my favourite among all the kuzhambu variety. My mum's recipe is absolutely delicious! For some reason I love to eat this with beans poriyal. So we often have murungakai kara kuzhambu with beans poriyal!

Murungakai Kuzhambu

There are of course various ways to prepare this curry. Some do not use tomatoes but we use tomatoes to make this gravy. On a leisurely day, we use about 15 shallots to make this. But on a working day, this is made with big onions. 

Murungakai Kuzhambu

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11 Dec 2013

Easy Pressure Cooker Kesari

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I know the title intrigues you, well you read it right! This is a recipe to make the kesari in pressure cooker with no stirring! No more lumpy kesari!

 I am not a kesari person, any day I would be ready to whip up a batch of brownies to stirring kesari! So when I came across this recipe in a famous facebook group, I was curious to try it out. Add to that my mum wanted me to make some kesari for her so I decided to experiment. Of course I did not let her into the kitchen as she would not have believed this will work! So I only told showed her the pressure cooker kesari after she had some and raved about it!
Presure cooker kesari

 I got this method of making kesari from Mrs. Chithra Vishwanathan. It is called as Autolysis Kesari For the original recipe please click here. 

 After trying this kesari, I now make all my kesari's following this same method, although I have changed the recipe and proportions to suit my mum's preference. There is another easier way to make kesari and that is called OPOS kesari, pioneered by Mr. Rama Krishnan, for that recipe, click here. This is an easy, simple, no fuss, no lumps, no stirring for long, no wastage of gas, fuss free kesari! 

 Follow the instructions perfectly and you can also make this easy kesari.


Presure cooker kesari
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Medhu Vadai

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Medhu Vadai or ulundu vadai or urad dal vadai as it is popularly called is made by soaking ulundu and grinding it and deep frying the batter. It is crispy on the outside and soft inside. A delicious snack and can be had for breakfast also.


My 2 year old daughter has learnt the story of the crow who took the vadai from the old lady and ever since she wants to eat vadai!! Of course she only eats a few bites but this soft vadai seems to fascinate her and because of her we get to enjoy this delicacy often.

Making this vadai may seem difficult for a beginner but once you get the hang of it, it gets much easier. The difficult part is making the doughnut shape. When  1st made vadai, I never got the shape and made bondas out of the batter! But it gets better with practice. Check the notes section for lots of tips.
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10 Dec 2013

Chicken 65

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My husband made this Chicken 65 one Saturday and we enjoyed it! Chicken 65 is one of the popular starters around. It is very tasty and loved by all. It is boneless  chicken pieces deep fried in oil. The chicken pieces are marinated in various spices and masalas for a couple of hours and deep fried in oil. Very simple to make and goes well with any rice but mostly had as a starter in many restaurants. 

Chicken 65

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8 Dec 2013

Walnut Cake Recipe | Simple Tea Time Cake Recipe | McRennett Style Walnut Cake Recipe

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Ever since I started baking I have been searching for the perfect vanilla cake but every recipe I tried disappointed me on some level....until I came across Suma's recipe. This cake is the perfect sponge cake. Light and airy. And I love that this recipe uses oil and not butter. This is a very simple cake and you can add walnuts to the batter if you wish. This cake is my family's favourite tea time cake!


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5 Dec 2013

Sankara Meen Varuval Recipe / Red Snapper Fish Fry

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Today was fish day in our house. Fish is very common in our house and fish fry is prefered to kulambu. We have this as a side dish to any rice or have it just like that! It is that tasty. 
For a perfect fish fry, the marinade is what is important. That gives the flavor to the final product.
I have used red snapper variety for this recipe (sankara meen). I have already posted Vanjaram Fish Fry with a different marinade. Do check that out as well.



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Apple Dates Smoothie

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Apple milk shake or smoothie is delicious as it is and you can add different ingredients to make it more healthy and delicious. Adding dates gives this apple shake a different flavor and makes it more healthy.


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Poondu Kuzhambu

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Poondu Kuzhambu is a very delicious and healthy too. I have tried a lot of recipes and all tastes good but this recipe from my mum is very easy to make. I use this recipe since this is a no fuss recipe.

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4 Dec 2013

2 Dec 2013

Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe

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We love ice creams in our home, well who doesn't! This recipe that I chanced upon is so ridiculously simple that it will blow your mind away! And it is so delicious that it is almost embarrassing to tell people how simple it is to make this when they gush about how tasty this homemade ice cream is!
Vanilla Ice Cream

 This method does not require any ice cream maker and there are no ice crystals formed. With only 3 ingredients, this is the easiest and yummiest recipe I have ever made and this is the creamiest ice cream I have ever had!
This recipe is found all over the internet and it is called No churn 2 ingredient ice cream. I have made over 20 variations with this recipe. This vanilla ice cream, is the base and to this, you can add many more flavors and make your own ice creams!

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