Steamed Rice Balls with Brinjal Gosthu

Steamed Rice balls also known as Upma kozhukattai-upma kolukattai is one of our family's favourite. It can be taken with sambar or chutney but tastes heavenly with Brinjal gotsu. Upma kozhukattai and Brinjal/eggplant gothsu are made for each other. I have given the recipe for brinjal gothsu also. For preparing Upma kozhukattai, you need rice rava. I have given 2 methods for preparing rice rava.

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Refreshing Apple Milk Shake

The whole of last week was hectic for me, so could not keep up with other blogs. Today I am here with a simple and easy apple milkshake recipe. Even kids who refuse to drink milk will definitely love this apple milkshake. Today we will learn how to make apple milkshake following this easy recipe.








Apple Milk Shake




 Prep Time : 5 mins

 Cook Time : 5 mins  (for boiling milk)
 Serves:1

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Dal Recipe

Dal is a North Indian dish mostly served with roti or rice. It is very simple and easy to prepare. It can be prepared with a single dal or a mix of 2-3 dals. I have used a mix of both moong dal and toor dal for preparing this dish. Today we will learn how to make basic dal following this easy recipe with step wise pictures. 



Dal with roti






Dal Recipe




 Prep Time : 15 mins

 Cook Time

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Black Eyed Pea Gravy

Black Eyed Pea is also known as cow peas in English. It is called Karamani in Tamil. They are good source of iron, calcium and protein. I just adore this as it can be cooked in so many ways. It can be cooked with rice to make pulao, can be used to prepare sambar, sundal, salad, side dish, gravy or it can be puréed and used as a spread for sandwiches etc. Today we will learn how to make black

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Indian Coconut Rice

Coconut Rice is a very simple recipe and can be done even by those who do not know cooking, provided they know how to cook rice. Those who do not know to cook rice can refer here. In this coconut rice, I have added finely chopped ginger and little cumin seeds to give it a special taste. Moreover ginger aids in digestion. If you want your coconut rice to taste yummy, be generous in adding coconut.

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Vegetable Upma

Vegetable upma is very easy to prepare and it is also healthy as we are adding load of vegetables. It is colourful, tasty and healthy also. When I say, I am going to prepare upma for breakfast, I will get lot of objection from my kids, but when I say it is vegetable upma, they will be happy. Today we will learn how to make vegetable rava upma following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.

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Pineapple Juice

Pineapple is loaded with vitamins, minerals, fibre and enzymes and is good for the digestive system. It has a good source of vitamin C and has a soothing effect on the throat. It has very less fat and sodium with no cholesterol. Home made fresh pineapple juice is  healthy without added preservatives. It is easy to prepare at home and tastes very delicious. Today we will learn how to make

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