Gobhi Adraki | Chapathi Side Dish

Gobhi Adraki-A Punjabi cauliflower sabzi made with adrak .'Adrak' in Hindi is ginger,basically its ginger flavored 'gobhi' ,Cauliflower.

A Great Confident Booster - Optimism

      Optimism is every where. On a  talk somewhere I heard "When we sleep , how do we know we are going to wake up the next morning" isn't it optimism?. When we see our friends we tell them "see you soon" though we know they are too far from us. Its  another way of feeling optimism.

     I am an optimist, I want to try everything and I tell my heart that everything is going to be OK.When I see little kids in swimming pool, I  feel that the parents are optimistic and started training,isn't it ? So we live every second in optimism without even knowing it. I say even praying to god and asking him for good luck is also an optimistic feeling.

                                                                 pic courtesy:wheatonswimming.com
 

How I started My life

      How i started my life - How i took bold steps to win in life.It was around 14 years back...Its longgggg back.One fine day we landed in my aunts house.We had to visit counselling center to select the college which i am going to study.

                                                              image courtesy:citytowninfo.com

Peanut Butter Banana Sandwich | Quick Snack - Breakfast

    Peanut butter Banana Sandwich a great combo indeed.Do you love peanut butter ? I do,equally like my daughter.Peanuts are fatty nuts, i avoid eating it sometimes.This recipe i got from food network while watching.

Poosanikai Moru | Summer Drinks | Pumpkin ButterMilk

        Poosanikai Moru / Spiced buttermilk with white pumpkin,one of the easy and cost effective way to refresh yourself on a summer afternoon.Spiced moru is also called sambaram in kerala,majjige in andhra, neer mor in Tamil.

Quinoa Adai | Quinoa Indian Recipes

        Quinoa adai a nutritious adai prepared with psuedocereal quinoa.I love adai(lentils crepes) because of the fact it is filling and easy compared to regular dosa and requires no fermentation.If you have guest at home on evenings ,without any second thought you can prepare this quinoa adai for dinner.

Cantaloupe Juice | Fresh Juice Recipe | Summer Recipes

  Cantaloupe /Muskmelon/rock melon one of the nutritious melon to have.Making a cantaloupe juice in this summer sunny afternoon makes you very refreshing.This can be a filling breakfast juice with one or two slices of bread.Add few ice cubes or cool this ,to enjoy it more.

Disney vacation tips | Planning and money saving

     Disney vacation is a magical vacation, it brings smile in ever body's face from kids to adults for sure.
    This past week being spring break, we planned our short vacation (we started planning well in advance). Planning a Disney vacation is one of the biggest head aches (I think this is true for everyone not just me). After our vacation, I thought  I would post some tips for your benefit. Guess this post will ease your planning and give few points for saving your time and money.


Photo courtesy:the Walt Disney company

Little Millet - Saamai Payasam | Paal Payasam

     Saamai Payasam a tasty,healthy payasam liked and relished by kids and adults.Saamai payasam can be made in no time with the available ingredients.If you want to know the benefits of Millet's refer my millet post.

Ginger Chutney | Allam Pachadi

      Ginger a spicy root that holds lot of medicinal benefits.Ginger is used in Asian cuisines in a variety of ways. Ginger aids digestion and cures nasal congestion,its been used in medicines for its health benefits.

Lunch Menu | Tamil New year Special | South Indian Lunch

      Being a Tamilian and a blogger,i want to celebrate this Tamil new year with a special lunch.Tamil new year falls on April month 14 or 15 th every year.First month of Tamil is "chithirai" where the sun is at its peak(Now sun shows his face even before chithirai oh no!!!).

Vendhaya Dosai | Fenugreek Seeds Dosa

Vendhaya dosai is nothing but south Indian dosa without (much) urad dal and uses vendhayam as the binding agent .Vendhayam gives the required fluffiness to vendhaya dosai. Vendhayam also called fenugreek seeds or menthe has lots of nutritional benefits.I already discussed most of it in methi thepla post.

Oatmeal Bread | Wheat Oats Bread

          Oatmeal bread-one more bake made without any bread machine.Off late i am baking at least once a week.This has become my hobby, i tried wheat bread with slight variation adding oats flour to it.Most people add bread flour instead of all purpose flour that too in high quantity.It's not the point in making a healthy bread at home (at least to me).So i used less all purpose flour.It came out really good ,equally good compared to store bought bread.

Basundi | Guest Post

       Basundi an Indian milk based Dessert, popular in Maharashtra,Gujarat and Karnataka.Basundi is a sweetened thick milk with nuts so we can call it as milk pudding too.Basically an easy and wonderful dessert to enjoy on any occasion or festive.                              

Plantain Chips Recipe | Kerala Nendran Chips

Plantain chips-My very favorite, right from childhood.Dad gets it whenever he visits iyappan temple.Plantain chips are really addictive, can't stop with one packet  he he.

Remember my raw banana post?was telling you the difference between raw banana and plantain.

I love most kerala items be it unniyappam.puttu,avial,idiyappam,appam,this nendran chips, i love them all.Making plantain chips is really easy, no hard and fast rules.Let's get to the recipe.