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Rasam Rice is one of my favorite South Indian cuisine. Rasam means juice in Tamil or Telgu. It can mean any juice, but in South Indian cuisine Rasam is a thin soup made with tamarind, tomatoes and some spices. It is good to have when its a cold weather.  Rasam can be refrigerated and stored for 2-3 days.  The recipe I am sharing is without Rasam Powder. We usually get Rasam powders readily available in markets but if you don't have powder available at your home so you can make it easily by following the recipe I am sharing with you all. Rasam Ingredients 3 ripe tomatoes 10-12 black pepper corns 1 inch ginger 4-5 garlic cloves 1 cup tamarind juice 5-6 curry leaves 1 tsp cumin powder 1 cup cooked lentils (toor dal) 1 tsp mustard seeds Half tsp kasmiri red chili powder Half tsp turmeric powder 1-2 pinches of asafoetida salt as per taste 3 cups of water 2 tsp oil Salt as per taste Recipe Roughly chop tomatoes, ginger, garlic and black pepper ...

Potato Croquets is one of the easiest recipes to make when you have kids around, also as an evening snack or also you can serve it as an appetizer before lunch or dinners to your guests.  This can be one of the best options to have at pool parties.  It takes just a little effort to make these yummy Potato Croquets. Potato Croquets Ingredients 3-4 boiled potatoes Half cup carrot shredded Half cup boiled peas 1 tsp ginger garlic paste 1 cup bread crumbs or semolina 1 tsp green chili paste Half cup mozzarella or processed cheese 1 tsp black pepper powder Salt as per taste Oil for frying Recipe Take potatoes, shredded carrot and boiled peas in a mixing bowl and mash them nicely mixing together. Add ginger garlic paste, half of the bread crumbs, green chili paste, black pepper powder, salt as per taste and cheese to it. Mix well forming a dough. Now take small part of the dough and roll it into cylinder shape. Do this for making all remaining croquet...

Chivda is a crunchy savory snack that is quick and easy to make. We can also call it Spicy Crunchy Flattened Rice. You can store this in an air tight container and can have it anytime you wish like while watching TV, as tea time snack also you can serve this to your guests when they visit you.  You can store this for 3-4 weeks in an air tight container. Chivda Ingredients 2 cups think flattened rice (thin poha) 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp coriander seeds 3-4 green chillies 1 small cup peanuts 10-12 curry leaves 1 tsp poppy seeds 2-3 tsp roasted chana (daliya) 1 tsp turmeric powder Half tsp red chili powder Half tsp jeera powder Salt as per taste Powdered sugar as per taste 1 cup oil Recipe Roast flattened rice in a microwave for 1 minute. Take it out of microwave and toss it well and again microwave for 1 minute. Heat half of the oil in a small wok and fry peanuts and roasted chana (daliya) in it. Fry till they become crispy. Add these fried p...

Paratha is a flat bread that originated in Indian Subcontinent. Parathas are often made for breakfast, lunch, dinner or tiffin boxes. Parathas are made of different varieties like plain paratha, stuffed or spiced paratha and many more. I usually make parathas when we have a rich gravy dish for dinner. Sometimes we like having parathas with pickle or chutneys of different types. Parathas go well with and dry or gravy vegetable, pickle, chutney or you can have it with butter or ghee. Today I am sharing a simple recipe of Spiced Paratha or we can also name it as Spicy Paratha. I made these parathas with Kadai Paneer and it was heavenly delicious in taste., everyone in my family loved the combination. You can check out Kadai Paneer recipe that I have already posted on the blog.  Spiced Paratha/Spicy Paratha Ingredients 2 cups wheat flour 1 tsp carom seeds 1 tsp sesame seeds 5-6 tsp coriander leaves 1 tsp red chili powder 1 tsp cumin powder 1 tsp coriander powd...

Paneer Butter Masala is one of the most popular recipe in Indian cuisine. The perfect combination of spiciness and creaminess of its gravy makes it simply irresistible and versatile to be served with any Indian bread. You can serve it with roti, naan, tortilla, paratha or with steamed rice. Paneer Butter Masala Ingredients 250 gms paneer 1 tsp black pepper powder 10-12 cashews 2-3 tomatoes 1 onion 1 inch cinnamon stick 3-4 cloves 1 bay leaf 1 tsp kasuri methi (Dry fenugreek) 1 tsp sugar (optional) 3-4 tsp butter (I used unsalted low fat butter) 1 tsp cumin powder 1 tsp garam masala powder 1 tsp Kashmiri red chili powder Salt as per taste Water (if needed) Recipe Cut panner into cubes and arrange in a plate. Sprinkle some salt and black pepper powder over it and keep it aside. Soak cashews in little water for 30 minutes. Later grind them to a smooth paste. Roughly chop tomatoes and onion. Heat oil in a wok and add chopped onions to it and co...

Peanut Ladoo is a favorite snack for kids made up with just two ingredients Peanuts and Jaggery that tastes better than store bought candies and is healthy too. In India people keep fasting on some occasions, so these ladies are one of the best options to have on fasting day. This recipe is very simple and you can prepare this anytime you want to make.  Also you can store these ladoos in an air tight container for a week or more. Peanut Ladoo Ingredients 2 cups peanuts 1 cup jaggery Recipe Take peanuts and jaggery in a grinding jar. Grind them together to form a coarse mixture. Take out the mixture in a mixing bowl and mix it well. Now take small part of the mixture and start making balls out of it. Make all ladoos and serve or you can store them in an air tight container.

We all love chivda. There are various types of Chivdas that we get in market. Today the recipe I am sharing is an instant chivda recipe which is very easy and quick to make and fulfill your odd time hunger cravings. This is an instant chivda you can make and have as an evening snack or even for breakfast like I do ;) This Instant Chivda is my most favorite snack and thats the reason I am sharing it with you all. This is commonly known as Kachcha Chivda. Instant Chivda Ingredients 2 cups puffed rice 1 cup flattened rice (thin poha/paper poha) Half cup peanuts Half cup daliya Half cup roasted chana 1 onion finely chopped 1 tomato finely chopped Half cup coriander leaves finely chopped 2-3 green chillies finely chopped 1 tsp red chili powder 2-3 tsp oil Salt as per taste Recipe Roast thin poha in microwave for 1 minute. Take a large mixing bowl and add puffed rice, flattened rice (poha) in it. Mix well. Now add peanuts, daliya and roasted chana to...

Spinach Cheese Balls is a quick snack made with basic ingredients available at home. These spinach cheese balls are very easy to make and can be enjoyed as tea time evening snack, appetizer before lunch or dinner. This recipe being filled with cheese so the kids will love this dish too. Spinach Cheese Balls Ingredients Half cup spinach puree Salt as per taste 1 cup bread crumbs Half cup semolina (rawa/sooji) 1-2 tsp corn flour 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese (room temperature) 1 tsp chili flakes 1 tsp oregano Oil for frying Half cup semolina (for coating balls) Recipe Take bread crumbs in a mixing bowl add sooji and corn flour to it and mix well. Add salt as per taste and add spinach puree to it. Mix well and form a dough of it. If you feel the mixture is too soft you can add some bread crumbs of semolina for binding. Take mozzarella cheese in another mixing bowl and add chili flakes and oregano to it and mix well. Make small balls of the cheese mix...

Fruit Custard makes an amazing dessert recipe after meals. The thick creamy custard is loved by everyone whether kids, middle aged group, youngsters or elders. A very easy to make dish that you can prepare anytime when you are free and keep it refrigerated and serve chilled whenever you wish to have it. This can be made in bulk very easily without any extra effort. Fruit Custard Ingredients 2 apples 4 bananas 2 mangoes 1 cup chopped grapes 1 cup pomegranate  2 chikoos 5-6 cherries or strawberries (for garnishing) Saffron strands (for garnishing) Milk (I took 6 glasses of milk) 4 tsp vanilla custard powder 2 cups sugar Recipe Boil milk over a medium flame. Add sugar as per your taste to it. Keep stirring.  Mix custard powder in little milk forming a paste. Add custard powder paste to the boiling milk.  Keep stirring continuously. You will get a nice thick mixture of milk and custard. Switch of the flame and let it cool down to the room t...

Ajwain is also known as Carom Seeds. These seeds are best for metabolism and works as acidity controller. I made these Ajwain Parathas for the very first time and they turned out amazing and very tasty. These parathas are very easy to make and can be eaten up with any vegetable, dal, chutney of your choice or pickle. You can serve these parathas to your guests as well. I am sure that you all will love this recipe and will enjoy its taste. Ajwain Paratha Ingredients 2 cups whole wheat flour Half cup all purpose flour (maida) 1 small cup ajwain (carom seeds) 1 small cup finely chopped coriander leaves Salt as per taste Water to knead the dough Oil for greasing parathas Recipe Take wheat flour and all purpose flour in a mixing bowl. Add ajwain, coriander leaves and salt as per taste. Mix well. Now start adding little water to form a soft dough. Grease the dough with little oil and let it rest for 10-15 minutes. Make small balls out of the dough. Heat a...