nstant Dry Milk (Milk Powder) – 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour – 2 tbsp Yogurt – 2 tbsp Clarified Butter – 1 tbsp Baking Soda – 1/4 tsp Water – 2 cups Sugar – 2 cups Rose Essence – few drops, optional Cardamom Powder – 1/2 tsp or to taste Saffron – few strands, optional Oil – for deep frying Method: 1. Make the syrup in a pan by adding Water, Sugar, R.. more »

Luckily my kids have most of my foodie habits! (masha allah) we all are big fans of paratas  - veggie or non veg, any type – any color SO twhen ever i say parata? both of them are ready to eat. The only demand is they want yogurt with it. Spinach is their favorite veggie and i make it at least 3-4 times a week. Here is a simple parata easy to .. more »

One of my express breakfasts – very nutritious and loved by my kids. I like to make whole grain breakfasts with calcium and proteins that will give them all the energy for a busy day. As most of the Kerala breakfasts are made of rice and rice products i usually make them only during weekends or holidays. All you need is 1/2 cup daliya soaked overni.. more »

This is one of my first cooked food. im so glad it came out really really good even my kids loved it. Im a big fan of spring rolls. When ever we go out we always buy spring rolls, chicken wraps and curry chicken O’s from Old Chang kee which is a famous chain in Singapore. So i thought why not try the spring rolls? The one thing i liked abou.. more »

I got this idea from a magazine.. it really came out so good and for the kids i added little bit of strawberry syrup and topped with soy ice cream.. they loved it! 3 ounces firm silken tofu 1/4 cup each fat-free soy milk 1/2  cup each chopped banana and strawberries 1 tablespoon orange juice concentrate. strawberry syrup – optional soy ice crea.. more »

Half of an Apple, Beetroot,Carrot 1 baby cucumber or half of a cucumber 1 celery stalk 1 glass of water Blend everything and enjoy! If you want you may add honey and ice cubes. My friend who gave me the recipe said that if you make this in a juicer it tastes great!  As i dont have a juicer, i just blend everything. I dont strain the juice just d.. more »

1 chicken breast pepper – 1 tsp salt to taste fat free mayonnaise - to taste whole meal bread – 4 slices cook chicken with salt and pepper and shred it. When its cooled add mayo as per you need and mix well. Apply on one side of bread, close with other slice.. Enjoy your instant meal! You can freeze the left over chicken and thaw it when ever yo.. more »

My kids love this with rice and yogurt. This is another easy breezy lunch i make when i dont have time! Beans – 250 grms cut into small pieces jeera/cumin – 1/4 tsp turmeric – 1/4 tsp chilli pwdr – 1/4 tsp curry leaves – 1 spring salt to taste Exra virgin olive oil 1 tbsp In a heaqvy bottom vessel heat olive oil and add cumin. Once it splutters .. more »

When ever i make a light meal i always make something sweet to accompany it. It makes everyone happy especially my hubby who has a very very sweet tooth! Basmati rice – 1/3 rd cup Milk – 4-5 glasses Sugar – 3/4cup add more as your taste cardamom powder– 1/4 tsp Finely sliced Pistachios, Almonds, cashew nuts – for garnish water – 4 glasses Press.. more »

Soups, salads, juices, and milk shakes comes to my rescue when im lazy to cook dinner or when we are having lazy weekends! Here is one of them! I was really surprised when i had this form my friends place. I really couldnt believe that this is really beetroot! It doesnt have the beet taste at all.  Sometimes i put some whipped cream on top of it t.. more »

This is my first entry for the Indian Cooking Challenge. I have been thinking to make this since Srivalli posted it but thanks to her last reminder! i just ran to my kitchen, grabbed all the ingredients and started making this after reading her mail. I have tasted rava laddoo before but i can proudly say the ones i made today was the best LOL! .. more »

My hubby hated any type of okra recipe. Over these years i have been making different types of recipes but never got a green signal from him till now! When he used to call from office to ask whats for dinner? and if i say okra, he’ll say ok.. im coming late!! LOLs!! Now i got the perfect bhindi recipe for him after almost 7 years! 25o grms ok.. more »

Today morning when R woke up she asked me what i was making special today. As kids grow up almost everyday is going to be special and everyday they demand something special or some kind of goodies! Here you go sweeties.. Double chocolate chip cookies for my dear daughter who loves any form of chocolate and blueberry muffins for my dear son who .. more »

This is one of the easiest soup i make  and loved by my son He says this is pasta soup! LOL!! Beans are very nutritious and is a good source of dietary fibre, protein, Iro n and rich in folate. 1 medium sized white onion finely chopped 2 garlic cloves crushed 2 celery sticks chopped finely* 1 small zucchini chopped finely* 1 small carrot g.. more »

2 Kerala banana cut into thin slices 1 cup maida -plain flour 1 tbsp sugar 1 tsp kalongi – karinjeerakam 1/4 tsp salt water for mixing oil for frying Cut the banana into thin slices. Mix the rest of the ingredients into a thick paste. Dip the banana slices into the maida mixture and deep fry. Another post which goes for the Ramadan Event. .. more »

Rawrice – 2cups coconut – 1 cup shallots – 3-4 fennel seeds – 1 tbsp cooked rice – 1/2 cup Soak the raw rice for 3-4 hrs. And grind all the rest of ingredients finely. The mix should be watery. But not so running. Pour into a nonstick cookware and close it. These pancakes cook really quickly. I make them a bit thick so that i have to make only .. more »

Ramadan day 8 Whole Cardamons, cloves, pepper – 4 each A small piece of Cinnamon stick A bay leaf 1 tsp heaped ginger garlic paste 3 medium onions 3 heaped tsp coriander pwdr 1 heaped tsp chili pwdr 1/2 tsp turmeric 1 tsp fennel pwdr 1.3 kg chicken 2 large potatoes 4 tbsp oil salt to taste Heat oil in a pressure cooker and add the whole spices. Wh.. more »

After Ramadan its back to normal life. We all miss the fasting, waking up for sehri, the iftaari… Eid was on Sunday in Singapore ans the next 2 days we had lot of gettogethers and lots of friends visiting us..  So only today everything turned to normal. Another thing is we started with Extra Virgin Olive oil for cooking. Im still looking out for whe.. more »

This recipe is from the best cook in this whole world!!! not me my Mom!!! I make a lot of variation in her recipes but this time i thought I'll try the authentic one!Though her recipes are very spicy i reduce all spices to a medium range so that my lil ones also can enjoy! When i was a kid i used to eat a lot of spices and really really a lot of .. more »

I found this wonderful website The Purple Foodie few days back and when i revisited it today i came across this yummilicious recipe of Apple Crumb Cake. And i wanted to make it right away. I had all the ingredients at home except for baking powder. So i waited till evening to go out with my kids to our near by NTUC Fairprice to buy it. We had a .. more »