Lauki Kheer-Bottle Gourd Payasam-Sorakkai Payasam Recipe

Bottle gourd payasam (pudding) is a creamy and delicious dessert made with grated bottle gourd, milk, saffron and nuts. It is easy to make and tastes heavenly. You can make this for any special occasions or festivals. Bottle gourd is known as "suraikai" in Tamil and "sorakaya" in Telugu, "churakka" in Malayalam. As it is Tamil New Year and Vishu today, I wanted to share an easy, quick and

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Pesto Recipe-Basil Walnut Pesto

Pesto is a simple sauce usually made with basil, olive oil, parmesan cheese and pine nuts but  I have used walnuts to make basil walnut pesto. It is easy to make and needs very less ingredients. It needs no cooking. I was so excited when I saw basil leaves in Chennai as making pesto was in my to-do list long since. Today we will learn how to make basil walnut pesto following this easy recipe. 

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Kothavarangai Kara Kulambu-Cluster Beans Puli Kuzhambu Recipe

Kothavarangai Kulambu (puli kulambu) is a spicy, hot and delicious South Indian Kulambu made with cluster beans. We also call it kothavarangai vathal kulambu. It tastes heavenly along with rice. Today we will learn how to make cluster beans kuzhambu following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.



Kothavarangai kulambu with ladysfinger curry





Kothavarangai Kulambu-Cluster Beans Puli

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Stuffed Mushrooms-Easy Stuffed Mushroom Recipe-Indian Style

Stuffed Mushrooms are easy to make and they also make great starters. It can be had as a side dish for fried Rice, schezwan fried rice and even as tea time snacks. I have adopted the Indian style to made these stuffed mushroom. I make these quiet often and we all love it very much. Today we will learn how to make stuffed mushrooms with cheese following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.

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Millet Pulao-Varagu Arisi Vegetable Rice Recipe-Millet Recipes

Millet Vegetable Pulao is a delicious one pot meal, which is easy to prepare and also nutritious. I have used Kodo millet (varagu in Tamil) for making this pulao. You can substitute it with barnyard millet or little millet. Today we will learn how to make Millet Veg Pulao following this easy recipe with step wise pictures. 



Kodo Millet (varagu) pulao-brinjal raita-salad-potato curry

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Kothavarangai Paruppu Kootu Recipe-Easy Cluster Beans Kootu without Coconut

Cluster beans is known as Gawar ki Phalli in Hindi and Kothavarangai in Tamil. This is a simple kootu that does not require any grinding. I have prepared this kootu without coconut. This kootu goes well with rice. As it is a Tamil Brahmin style kootu, it does not have onion and garlic also. Today we will learn how to make cluster beans paruppu kootu without coconut following this easy recipe

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Kaima Idli Recipe-Leftover Idly Recipe

This is a simple and quick dish made with leftover idlis. It can be had as a snack or even for dinner. If you are bored of eating plain idlis, make this kaima idli for a change. Today we will learn how to make kaima idli following this easy recipe with step wise pictures. 








Leftover Idly Recipe-Kaima Idli




 Prep Time : 10 mins

 Cook Time : 15 mins 
 Yields: 1 cup
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