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21 Apr 2017

Karuveppilai Thuvaiyal

Chutney Recipes, Curry Leaves, Side Dish for Idli and Dosa, Thovaiyal Recipes, Veg Side Dish for Rice No comments

I buy fresh vegetables everyday and my vegetable vendor, near my house, always gives me tons of free curry leaves every time I buy vegetables and I'm always at a loss trying to find ways to use it all up, without it getting spoilt. One such day I decided to make this tasty and healthy thuvaiyal. I have already shared coriander thuvaiyal and pudina thuvaiyal. These thuvaiyals are healthy and so versatile. You can have it with rice or idli, dosa. It is very easy to make and when kept refrigerated, it stays good for long.

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Butterscotch Pound Cake | Easy Butterscotch Cake

Butterscotch, Cakes 6 comments

This is not a typical butterscotch cake. I am yet to make a proper butterscotch cake but in the meantime, here is an easy version of a butterscotch cake! This is a simple butter cake recipe where I added butterscotch essence and used some butterscotch chips. If you love butterscotch cakes, then this makes a perfect tea time snack!

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Sambar Sadam

Lunch Box Recipes, One Pot Meals, Sambar sadam, Veg Rice Variety 2 comments

Sambar sadam is an easy and simple lunch recipe that I make during lazy days. The steps involved in making this sambar sadam is straightforward and easy and yet it tastes awesome! I adapted this recipe from here. A simple side dish makes this a filling meal! I don't pack this for lunch boxes however I do make a sambar sadam with millets which I pack for lunch boxes.

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Prawn Biryani

Biryani Recipes, Lunch Box Recipes, Non Veg Recipes, prawns, sea food 1 comment

We usually don't make prawn biryani at home simply because there are so many other tasty prawn dishes that we can make. But since these dishes are spicy, my kids always refuse to eat it. That is why I stated making this prawn biryani so that my kids can eat some prawns without fussing. This is an easy and tasty biryani and the flavor of the prawns lifts the biryani up a notch!
There are many ways to make a biryani and this is the simple and easy method using pressure cooker. Some people like to partially cook the prawns first before adding to the biryani but I like it this way and it works well.

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Jeera Pulao

Lunch Box Recipes, Pulao Recipes, Veg Rice Variety 1 comment

Jeera pulao is one of the easiest, flavorful rice dishes to make. We love pulao in my family and I make a lot of different variety of pulao but when I don't have anything to add to the pulao, I simply make this tasty pulao! It works well with a nice side dish. I always add coconut milk to all my pulao, although not needed, the coconut milk makes the pulao more yum.

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How to frost a cake easily | How to Ice a Cake

Frostings, How to's No comments

I have had many requests for an exclusive post on how to frost a cake. I have never done this before since there are plenty of celebration/party cakes on my blog and each of those recipes has step by step photos and instructions on how to frost a cake. But anyway, finally I decided to make a separate post on it!! So here it is!

I am not a professional baker, I am just a simple home maker who loves to bake so my cakes and frostings are simple too. If you're like me, then this post is for you!

What you will need

Cakes
Fillings
Frosting
Cake board
Knife
Offset Spatula
Simple syrup / sugar syrup
Piping bag
Nozzle
Cake stand

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Onion Tomato Uthapam

Breakfast Recipes, Dosa variety, Uthapam 2 comments

Onion tomato uthapam is one of the easiest breakfast that South Indians make. It is simple, easy, tasty and colorful enough to even attract kids. I make this uthapam when my idli dosa batter is almost at the end, about 4 days old. Of course you can also make this uthapam with fresh idli batter but if you're looking for ways to finish off left over idli, dosa batter, this works really well! This breakfast is greatly enjoyed!
You can serve this, just as you would serve dosa, with chutneys or sambar.

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Kathrikai Kuzhambu | Brinjal Kuzhambu

Brinjal Recipes, Kuzhambu No comments

I am not a huge fan of brinjals, I can eat them once in a while but my husband loves it and my mum loves it so somehow this veggie makes an appearance quite often in our house. Every family makes a kuzhambu with their own variations, this is how I make it on our home and we love it!
This kuzhambu is a rich tangy curry and tastes really good with hot steamed rice, some simple poriyal and some appalam!

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Chocolate Custard Ice Cream

Chocolate Desserts, Desserts, Ice Cream, Make-Ahead Desserts 2 comments

I had no idea of making this ice cream but when I make the Brooklyn Blackout Cake, I had about 1 cup of chocolate custard left over. So I decided to use it while making chocolate ice cream. And it turned out to be an awesome idea!
This custard turned a simple chocolate ice cream into an exotic ice cream! Everybody loved this ice cream so much that now a days, whenever I make chocolate ice cream, I make the custard exclusively to add to it!

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Hot Milk Sponge Cake

Butter Cake, Cakes, Sponge cake, vanilla 4 comments

Plain, simple cakes are always special cakes. You can have it anytime of the day and you can serve it to anybody - old or young and everybody will absolutely love. Such is this hot milk sponge cake. So easy to make and it's such a soft and spongy cake. For sure, adding hot milk to the batter towards the end, makes this cake extra soft. So if you're looking for an old fashioned sponge then look no further than this!
You could top this with strawberries and cream or some chocolate sauce, it will taste divine. But we just love this plain!