Dalgona Coffee

Coffee is a passion for many. I’m sure many of us wake up dreaming of that hot intoxicating smell of coffee. I need one to start my day in the morning. Nothing fancy just a hot strong Bru coffee.

Eggless chocolate chip cookies | Whole wheat chocolate chip cookies

Its raining cats and dogs here in Chennai. These days when it rains, is it just me or everyone who feels like munching on something. These cookies turned out well. Cookies are my favorite and this was really quick to make. 

Corn balls

Kids return hungry from school and we moms try to feed them healthy, it remains the same routine day in day out.My kids love corn but sometimes I feel scared giving them the same things they like every week too, what if they get bored of that.So a change is always welcome.

French Fries

French fries are something everyone young or old enjoys.My son loves french fries ofcourse potatoes are the only vegetable he likes to eat.I'm wondering if thats the case with many mothers these days.Like we say necessity is the mother of all invention.I used to make fries at home and it was oily,soggy and all my guilt stopping me from making it at all.This may not be perfect like the store brought ones but atleast i know theres nothing added to it.

Eggless Mango Ice cream |No ice cream machine/No churn mango icecream | 3 ingredient Mango icecream

Who doesn't like icecreams? And if it has mango then we double like it!This year for school summer holidays we went to Dubai visiting my parents.My sister joined us too.The kids and us had a lovely time.We were on a mega eating spree all month long.Kids and us elders couldn't have more and more of icecream we had baskin robins which is truly amazing.But when i saw the freezer section of the supermarkets i wanted to just live there.Why?fresh dairy cream stacked from top to bottom!!

2 in 1 vada | Dal fritters | Paruppu vadai

I should say accidents become blog posts. I wanted to make some evening snacks for kids after soaking about few tablespoons of urad dal i found out i didn't have any more of it, so i soaked channa dal for a few hours then i ground it like our regular parupu vada it turned out super fluffy and the kids loved it.

Chicken Dum biryani

I must admit recently I have started losing my touch at making nonveg dishes :) even my DH has made that clear to me.I was all geared up to prove that i haven't lost and what better way to impress folks than a chicken biryani.

This is an old post that I'm redoing because of an email i got which i totally didn;t understand.

Pizza rolls

I've been wanting to  make pizza for ages ofcourse from scratch.But somehow things never work out.Either i have no veggies for toppings or no cheese.So this time i just decided i should go and make something with a pizza base.I made the pizza sauce the day before.Also the idea was to make pizza pinwheels but what happened was not very nice to look at but tasted really yummy and my kids loved it.

Home made Pizza sauce

So I came back to write a post so I now have the confidence i just might get back to blogging.Today's post is a Home made pizza sauce because home made is good.

Steam rice cakes - Puttu with home made flour

I haven't blogged in a long time i don't remember how long too.But one thing is that i miss blogging so much for not only the recipes but the whole process cooking, editing pictures and posts, and lastly i miss the links the blog world gave me.I have made some really good friends through blogging and i would want to continue to do so.

Caramel Popcorn|No corn syrup recipe

Happy 2016! This will be my longest break ever and if I get back now I'm going to do cartwheels! So good luck to me on getting back to blogging. Many friends asked me if I stopped blogging for  good as much I kept giving reasons for not blogging I so definitely wanted to get back to it because the blog world gave me some wonderful friends and contacts. Even though we met through the virtual world, it's as if we've known each other so well. Today's recipe is caramel popcorn my ever so fav version of the humble popcorn which makes such a wonderful snack and companion for many an occasion. 

Last weekend we bought a container of caramel popcorn for such a high price and V was like how come you've never tried this! I was wondering how come!??

Preparation time : 1 hour 

Recipe source : here 

You need

Corn kernels 3/4 cup

Oil 3/4 tablespoons

Butter 1/4 cup

Honey 3 tablespoon 

Salt 1/4 tsp

Baking soda 1/4 tsp

Brown sugar and white sugar 1/3 cup each (you can use either one completely) 

Vanilla essence 2 tsp 

- In a deep large vessel preferably nonstick, on a low heat , add oil and corn kernels. Stir well and sprinkle salt to taste. 

- increase the temperature until the corn kernels pop and turn off when the popping just about stops. 

- tip the popcorn into a lined baking Tray.

- preheat oven to 140-150C. 

- in the same deep vessel used to pop the corn add butter sugar honey and vanilla essence. On a low heat allow the sugar to melt and caramelize with occasional stirring. When the mixture comes to a boil and all the sugar has melted switch off the heat and add the baking soda it will bubble up stir and allow to settle. 

- quickly tip in the popcorn and mix well slowly so that we get maximum coating of the caramel on the popcorn. 

- turn this coated popcorn on to a lined tray and bake for about 15-20 minutes with occasional stirring so it bakes evenly. 

Allow to cool and break the clumps of any and store in an airtight container. 

 

Enjoy your movie or evening tv show with crunchy sweet buttery caramel

Popcorn.

Paneer pops | Cottage cheese fritters

Friday's are fun days but ever since we had the rains in December there's been school every Saturday and its continuing through this month too. Usually I prefer to make home made snacks. 

This recipe uses home made paneer. I'm using the blogger app and unable to figure out how to include the link here so pls do check out the blog how to basics tab to find to make home made paneer. 

Preparation time : 15 mins 

You need

Potato 1 small

Paneer/ cottage cheese 1/2cup grated

Ginger garlic paste 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste 

Coriander leaves 2 tablespoon chopped finely 

Lemon juice 1 tsp

Chili powder 1/4 tsp 

Bread crumbs 1/2 cup

Oil to deep fry 

- Boil and peel potato , grate paneer. In a bowl add the rest of the ingredients except oil and mix well. Check for salt. 

- heat oil in a deep vessel. Shape the mixture into small balls or flat pellets as you like. 

- fry the balls until golden brown and drain on kitchen towels. 

- serve hot with tomato sauce. 

Enjoy crispy healthy snacks that kids will love. 

Vettu cake - tea time snack

Tea time is also after-school time these days though i prefer not to make deep fried snack all the time , it happens to be one of the most easy to feed things with kids.This snack is popular in our home town or rather the south of Tamil nadu and kerala too.It maybe known by other names in different regions.I just came to know it is called "mutta-koss"(means cabbage due to its appearance) from my neighbour who is from Tirunelveli.It is called vettu(cut) cake because of the cuts made on the top of the cake i guess.

Mango Froyo - frozen yogurt

Its mango season and its summer season too.This season unlike last year we had a lot of freshly plucked mangoes and so lesser tension eating them not having to think about the chemicals or pesticides.My kids love ice cream and in the greedy intention of making my son have some form of milk i tried this recipe which was yummy but he ran away seeing it.

Susiyam - deep fried lentil stuffed fritters

 We got back from our holiday and i have been lazing around to be frank and kept wondering if i would even come back to my lovely blog ever.Tonight i decided i had enough of this hiatus and i should put in some love to the dear blog.More than blogging now i miss taking pictures.Wonder if fellow bloggers are ever in this situation.

 

Aam ka panna/Raw mango spiced juice

I have been on a long vacation this year because my daughter's new school has a longer leave than the previous one.I had so many pictures saved in drafts but couldn't post it because of the IE ditching me.This drink i made a few months back when I had green mangoes from an aunt's place to pickle.With the shifting and moving in i couldn't pickle them and few were turning ripe.So i decided to make this aam pana with i wanted to make for so long.

My kids loved it and wanted it from the remaining mangoes too.

Chicken Kozhi Varuval/Roast - no Onion no tomato recipe

Two weeks ago, we had a potluck in our building i had to make a cake and i wanted to keep lunch simple as i had to bake after lunch.So this is what i put together in like about 20 minutes.And the result was super yum!

Tapioca curry | Kappa curry - south indian style

 Tapioca is a really yummy tuber.Its simply cooked and seasoned with mustard seeds in coconut oil in the south and it tastes heavenly.My DH used to tell me how the gujarati house he stayed in UK served him sabji style tapioca curry for chapathis.I have tried it but not too happy with my results i never repeated it.Last week i tried this curry and its just a modified version of our south indian curry but i found it much better.A good change to regular tapioca.

Jam and chocolate chip thumbprint cookies

We are a mighty snacking bunch!Anything other than main course meals are good to go these days with my kids!!I was feeling so guilty my lil one wakes up first thing in the morning to a pack of biscuits...as easy as everyone thinks it would be these cookies are good and easy to make and i felt less guilty giving to him first thing or anytime in the day!

Home made popcorn with corn kernels

Love popcorn?Don;t buy the packed ones dripping with oil and fat.These use lesser fat and lesser oil.I saw my friend Vidya do this first only then did i try using this method.Since then i never buy any packed popcorns i only buy kernels and pop them at home.