Egg Vegetable Omelette Recipe-How to make Vegetable Omelet

Vegetable Egg omelet can be enjoyed anytime of the day. Paired with bread, it makes a quick, delicous and protein rich breakfast. This vegetable omelette can be make in a few minutes. It is a great way to sneak veggies in your kids diet. Learn how to make this quick and easy veg omelet with these easy to follow steps.








Egg Vegetable Omelette




 Prep Time : 5 mins

 Cook Time : 10 mins

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Appam Recipe-Appam without yeast

Appam is a very popular and traditional breakfast of Kerala. This is not the typical Kerala appam recipe but the Tamil Nadu style of making appams. Appams are soft and spongy in the center and has a  lacy border. It is very good for health as it does not require much oil and I have not added much coconut also. This was requested by a reader long time back but I could not post it earlier. I

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Karasev Recipe-Khara Sev-Easy Diwali Snacks Recipes

Karasev is a very popular snack and is very easy to prepare. When my mother came to stay with me a few months back, she did this karasev for the blog. I asked her as she is an expert in it. Her recipe is very simple and also fool proof. This post was waiting for a very long time. Now that Diwali is nearing, I though it is the right time to post this Easy Diwali Snacks. Today we will learn how

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Chocolate Burfi Recipe-Chocolate Burfi with Khoya-Double Layered Chocolate Burfi

Hope you all had a great Diwali. My apologies for not answering all your mails and comments as I was on a break for a week. I made these delicious chocolate double layered burfi with unsweetened khoya/mava for Diwali. I have made chocolate burfi with maida and milk powder several times but this is the first time I am making chocolate two layered burfi with khoya. Chocolate burfi with khoya is

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Beetroot Curry Recipe-Beetroot Channa Sabzi (for rice-chapati)

The health benefits of beetroot are many. It is a natural blood purifier.The iron content in beets are powerful blood purifiers. It also has detoxifying properties. So by including beetroots in our diet at least once in a week, we can enjoy its health benefits. Even those who are not big fans of this vegetable will love this easy beetroot curry. This is a very delicious, colorful, flavorful and

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Bread Pizza Recipe-Quick Bread Pizza on Tawa and Oven

I have been getting lot of request for pizza recipe, so though of sharing this bread pizza first. Bread Pizza is quick and easy to make. It can be had for breakfast or as a quick snack. Kids will love these delicious bread pizzas.  For this, toasted bread is used as a pizza base, which is topped with a layer of tomato sauce, vegetables, cheese and then grilled. Today we will learn how to make

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How To Blanch Tomatoes

According to wikipedia - Blanching is a cooking process wherein the food substance, usually a vegetable or fruit, is plunged into boiling water, removed after a brief, timed interval, and finally plunged into iced water or placed under cold running water  to halt the cooking process.Today let us learn how to blanch tomatoes at home.





How to Blanch tomatoes-Tomato puree




 Prep Time : 5

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Sweet Paniyaram-Sweet Paniyaram Recipe with Idli Batter

Paniyaram is a very popular traditional South Indian snack prepared with from pulses and rice using a special paniyaram mould. Kuzhi paniyarams can be made sweet or spicy. It is a favorite among kids.You can give them as snacks when they return from school. It is very healthy as we are using only idli batter, coconut and jaggery to prepare this.I have already posted spicy kara paniyaram using

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Oil Free Lemon Pickle -Lemon pickle without oil -Pickle Recipes

Oil Free Lemon Pickle - Lemon pickle without oilThis pickle does not have even a single drop of oil yet tastes very delicious. The preparation is also very simple. No cooking required. Do give it a try and you will not regret it.Wow!! oil free pickle from padhuskitchenIngredients needed Juicy Lemons -12Rock salt(powdered) - 1/2 cupTurmeric powder - a generous pinchChillie Powder - 1/4

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Garlic Bread Recipe-Easy Cheesy Garlic Bread-Quick Garlic Bread with Cheese

Garlic bread can be made in just 10 minutes. It is a quick and easy snack/appetizer. The flavor and taste of bread toasted with garlic butter is simply divine. Though I am not a big fan of bread, I have a weakness for this crispy garlic bread. I have used baguette but you can also use regular bread to make this garlic bread. Today we will learn how to make quick and easy garlic bread.

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Mysore Rasam

Rasam is a type of soup prepared in Traditional South Indian menu. Normally it is taken with hot rice. It can also be had as a soup. It is a very good appetizer. This rasam is one of my favorite rasam. Today we will learn how to make Mysore Rasam following this easy recipe.



Mysore rasam with lady's finger curry






Mysore Rasam




 Prep Time : 10 mins

 Cook Time : 30 mins
 Yields: 4 Cups

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Onion Pakoda-Onion Pakora Recipe-Cripsy Onion Pakodas (Fritters)

Onion Pakoda is a very popular snack recipe which can be prepared in just 5-10 minutes. In Mumbai, it is known as "Kanda Bhaji". It is also a popular tea  time snack and tastes great with green chutney or ketchup or as it is. This very simple and easy onion pakoda recipe is from a friend. Today we will learn how to prepare South Indian Onion Pakoda following this easy recipe.




How to make

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Gooseberry Rice-Nellikai Sadam Recipe-Amla Rice

Gooseberry also called amla is a wonder fruit because it has all the goodness required to maintain good health. It has the richest source of vitamin C. A single gooseberry contains 20 times more vitamin C than that of an orange. It helps to prevent cold and cough if included in our diet regularly. It also helps to remove toxins from our body. A simple way by which you can increase the intake of

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Soya Kheema Rolls-Soya Keema Wrap Recipe-Soya Chunks Recipes

Soya, as we all know is a rich source of protein. Including soya chunks/soya nuggets (also known a meal maker) is one of the ways to add protein to our diet. This is one of my most favorite wraps/rolls. It is also perfect for office/school lunch box. These soya nugget rolls remain soft until lunch time. It goes well with a simple green chutney or tomato ketchup. Today we will learn how to make

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Aval Cutlet-Poha Tikki Recipe-Easy Poha Recipes

Poha Cutlets (Flattened rice cutlet) are easy to make and very delicious. It can be made with ingredients easily available at home. I love making cutlets as a tea time snack or as a side dish for variety rice as it is much healthier than deep fried snacks. These delicious aval/poha cutlets can be served as a tea time snack or as an after schools snack for kids.You can even pack in their snack

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Kozhukattai recipe-Modak recipe-how to make Kolukattai-Ganesh Chaturthi recipe

Kolukattai recipe - Modak recipe - How to make Kozhukattai - Ganesh Chaturthi recipe


Yummy kolukattai is ready


Vinayaga Chaturti /Ganesh Chaturti is the birthday of Lord Ganesha which is celebrated in a grand manner in India. It is a Hindu festival and also my favourite festival and Lord Ganesha is my favorite god. I love him so much that I have a wide collection of Vinayagar idols in

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Thiratipal Recipe-Palkova-Diwali Sweet Recipes-Deepavali Sweet

This year Diwali falls on 2 nd November,2013. We have just another 15 days more for Diwali. This is my first recipe for this Diwali. Thiratipal is a very delicious traditional South Indian sweet. This is very easy to prepare and needs very few ingredients but a bit time consuming. There are hardly any chances to go wrong with this very easy recipe. Kids will love this Diwali sweet a lot. Today

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Red Bell Pepper Chutney-Chutney Recipe for Idli Dosa

If you are bored of the regular coconut chutney or tomato chutney or onion chutney, then give this bell pepper chutney with tomatoes a try. It tastes great with idli, dosa, upma, adai, parathas and pongal. It can be used as a spread for bread and also as a dip for samosas, bajji etc. Today we will learn how to make bell pepper chutney following this simple recipe.








How to make Red Bell

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How to make Paneer at Home

Paneer is an Indian cheese prepared from milk. A variety of dishes can be prepared from paneer. It is a good source of protein. Though it is readily available in stores, home made paneer is very soft and spongy and is very simple to prepare. Since I will be posting many paneer dishes, I thought first I will share the process of making paneer at home for those who are not familiar with it or who

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Thengai Podi-Chammanthi Podi Recipe-Roasted Coconut Chutney Powder

Thengai podi or chammanthi podi is a very tasty podi prepared with roasted coconut. It goes best with hot rice topped with a tsp of ghee. My mother prepares thengai podi in the same manner without shallots and ginger and adds more of dal which I will share with you later. Today we will learn how to make Kerala style Chammanthi podi  following this easy recipe. 








Chammanthi Podi (Kerala

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