11 May 2017

Strawberry Oats Banana Smoothie

Every strawberry season I have always wanted to try this strawberry oats smoothie but I never do! This year how ever I had a chance to make this delicious smoothie and loved it. It's healthy and tasty and so filling to have for breakfast.
Check out the other smoothie recipes here


Strawberry Oats Banana Smoothie


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10 May 2017

Aloo Matar Paneer

I normally make only matar paneer but one day I had some potatoes that I wanted to use up so added it to the curry and it ended up being very tasty! Since then I make this quite often since potatoes are one of the vegetables my kids enjoy eating.
This goes very well with roti or any rice variety.


Aloo Matar Paneer


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Coconut Milk Panna Cotta

Panna Cotta is such a lovely dessert and I love making it. It's rich and tasty and always a winner with my guests. This is also a great dessert for kids. I have made many varieties of panna cotta and this time  I wanted to try a coconut panna cotta. 


Coconut milk Panna cotta

Panna cotta is mostly made with half milk and half cream but you can skip the milk and use only cream too. After we had this panna cotta, we loved the flavor of coconut so much that I followed up with a dairy free coconut panna cotta which also tasted delicious.


Coconut milk Panna cotta


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Kuthiraivali Sambar Sadam

My sambar sadam is an easy one pot meal and we enjoy it so much. So I thought why not try the same with millets since I try to include millets 3 times in a week. This is one of the most healthiest meals you can make, loaded with veggies, millets and dal. I even pack this for lunch box and it tastes really good!
Kuthiraivali is called as Barnyard millet in English and one of my most favorite!


Kuthiraivali Sambar Sadam


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9 May 2017

Potato Roast | Urulai Kizhangu Roast

Potato roast is the most easiest side dish you can make!! I can't think of anything that is more simpler than a potato roast! I make this quite often since my kids like eating it with curd rice. You can adjust the spice mix as per your requirements. I usually add less spice for my kids and make it more spicy for my husband. 


Potato Roast


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8 May 2017

Basic Butter Cake Recipe | Best Butter Cake Recipe

I have baked many many cakes but no butter cake has ever come close to this recipe! Each butter cake I have tried is unique and different and lovely in it's own way but this is my most favorite! On so many levels, this is a wonderful rich and delicious cake. I have baked this cake many times and everybody who had this cake, fell in love with the texture and taste of this cake. 


Butter Cake

This is easy to bake with simple ingredients and takes no effort at all. Once you bake this cake, you will never want to try another butter cake recipe. The recipe is close to that of a pound cake but it's not dense like a pound cake but light and airy and soft which is what we loved about this cake. 


Butter Cake


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5 May 2017

Peas Pulao

I make a pulao every week for lunch box and every time I try to make a different pulao but the most favorite of all my pulao recipes is always the humble peas pulao. I have already posted another recipe of peas pulao that my mother makes in an electric cooker. 


Peas Pulao

This is my version, that I make in a pressure cooker with some garam masala (optional) and coconut milk. Most people don't add coconut milk to pulao but I tell you once you add coconut milk, you will never make pulao without it! Coconut milk makes the pulao so flavorful and delicious that we find a pulao without coconut milk a tad bland!!

Peas Pulao


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25 Apr 2017

Palak Pulao

Palak is one of my most favorite greens and I try to buy it atleast once a week. And each time I make something different with it. This time I made a simple pulao and this tastes really good! You just need a simple curry for the side dish and it works very well. I pack this lunch boxes too and everybody loves it! Check out the other palak recipes.


Palak Pulao


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22 Apr 2017

How to make number 4 birthday cake

For my son's 4th birthday, I decided to make a number cake. Number 4 is very easy to make,  as it has only straight lines however I did wonder how to frost it and make it special, finally decided on a simple ganache and cadbury shots since my son loves shots.

We also had 2 other parties for him and I made the anti-gravity cake and double chocolate cake for those other parties. Over all, it was a fun birthday and he enjoyed every bit of it! I have made the same anti gravity cake and double chocolate cake for his previous birthdays, he loves it so much that I repeated it again for his 4th birthday as well!

Check out the Garbage Truck Cake that I made for his 3rd birthday.


How to make a number 4 cake

To make number 4, I made 3 of my favorite chocolate loaf cake - the Quadruple Chocolate Loaf and went about cutting and stacking it. It turned out to be very simple and easy to make!

I started baking the cakes two days ahead. With small kids around, I had to plan ahead and bake the cakes so that I don't get stressed about organizing the party. 


How to make a number 4 cake


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