Vellari Pazham Milkshake-Cucumber Fruit Juice Recipe

Cucumber Fruit known as "vellari palam" in Tamil is available abundantly during summer. This fruit is very nutritious and has many health benefits. As this fruit is high in water content, it helps prevent dehydration. Though I am not a big fan of vellari pazham, I love the milkshake prepared using this fruit.








Cucumber Fruit(Vellari Pazham) Milkshake




 Prep Time : 10 mins

 Serves: 1

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Tomato Semiya-Vermicelli Tomato Bath-Thakkali Semiya Recipe

Tomato Semiya/Vermicelli Tomato Bath is a very delicious South Indian breakfast/dinner recipe made with semiya and tomatoes. The procedure is similar to my tomato rice. It can be made quickly and can be had for breakfast or dinner. It also makes a light lunch.  If you are bored of eating semiya upma, try this tomato semiya for a change. Today we will learn how to make vermicelli tomato bath

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Vazhaipoo Murungai Keerai Poriyal-Drumstick Leaves Banana Flower Stir Fry Recipe

This is a very simple and very delicious stir fry (yes, I mean it) made by combining banana flower and drumstick leaves. Both banana blossom and drumstick leaves are rich source of fiber and other vitamins and minerals. Banana flower is good for women who suffer from excessive bleeding (menorrhagia) during menstruation. Both banana flower and drumstick leaves helps to increase breast milk

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How to Grow Vallarai at Home

The botanical name of vallarai is "Centella asiatica" and is commonly known as centella and Gotu kola. It is known as Indian Penny Wort in English. When I posted Vallarai Thuvaiyal recipe, I got many queries asking me how to grow vallarai at home, hence this post. Vallarai as we all know is a medicinal herb and is are used for improving memory and curing many diseases. You can make many dishes

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Rava Kara Kuzhi Paniyaram Recipe-Sooji Vegetable Appe-Easy Snacks Recipes

If you are looking for some quick and easy appetizers/snacks, then these semolina savory paniyarams fit perfectly. Rava Kara Paniyaram is a very easy snack prepared with semolina. I have made it savory by adding sauteed onions, green chillies and ginger. It can be given to kids as an after school snack. You can also add grated carrot, beetroot or sweet corn to make it more healthy. It can be

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Brinjal Raita Recipe-Sutta Kathirikkai Thayir Pachadi

Brinjal Raita is made with roasted brinjals, curd and spices. It is easy to make and tastes very delicious. It can be had as a side dish for parathas, rotis, sambar sadam and even biryani. Today we will learn how to make brinjal yogurt raita following this easy recipe.








Brinjal Raita-Sutta Kathirikkai Thayir Pachadi




 Prep Time : 15 mins

 Cook Time : 5 mins 
 Serves: 2
 Recipe

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Fried Chana Dal Snack-Chana Dal Namkeen Recipe-Haldiram Style

This is a quick and easy snack made with bengal gram (chana dal) similar to haldiram's fried dal . It can be had with tea or any time of the day. This is such an easy snack that all you have to do is to soak the dal. You can add finely chopped onions, tomatoes, green chillies, coriander leaves and some chat masala to the fried chana dal and enjoy it even as a chaat. Today we will learn how to

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