Beetroot and black / kala chana fry

I love this fry for the sweet taste of beetroot, crunch of black channa and the flavour of coconut. Tastes best with soft chapati which is a super hit breakfast with my son and hubby. But I personally love the combination of curd rice with this fry.      3 grated beetroot   2 lengthwise chopped onions  1 cup of boiled black channa / chickpea   1 cup of freshly grated coconut  2 tsp oil  1/2 tsp...

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Carrot halwa

 One fine day I saw lot of milk at my kitchen and wondered for a while to make good use of it, then it striked that it was long since I made this comforting dessert. So with readily available ingredients I churned out a yummy dish "carrot halwa" which I suppose is the favourite dessert of Indians ofcourse the first according to me would be Jamoon:) but the favourite lists never ends though ;)   Ingredients:    Grated...

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Tamarind rasam / puli saaru

There are certain days when you don't intend to cook but invariably end up doing so. On this kind of a day when i was pressed for time but wanted something tasty and spicy i made this soothing rasam with tamrind extract. Im sure most of us who cook regulary end up with these kind of dull days, this recipe is for you to awaken you and your taste buds to energise you to cook cook and cook again. What makes this special is its perfect blend of spicy,...

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Seeme Badanekayi with channa palya (fry)/ chayote squash palya

Off late this dry is the favourite of my lil son. So I try and make it twice or thrice a week. He just picks the squash cubes with his little hands and munches it with great delight. I just love to see him eat. This is just so simple ready in under 15 mins excluding the soaking of channa.   Ingredients: 2 Seeme Badanekayi chopped into cubes Handful of Soaked channa ( Kadalebele)  2 tsp cooking oil 1 tsp mustard seeds. 1...

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Vegetable upma

 No breakfast can beat this delicacy for me. All time favourite combination of vegetable upma with rich filter coffee. I hate when people call it concrete, boring etc etc. I love to thank my dear Amma from whom I learnt to make this so delicious.   The gloomy, chilly and pleasant weather this morning called for this veggie upma which is relished by my dear hubby who dreaded the word upma earlier. I think it is in the way of making it...

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