Soya Manchurian Dry / Chili Soya Nuggets

 An easy and different dish to  make with soya chunks. This can go as best starter for any party or get-together at your home.  Inspite of adding soya chunks to biriyani i like to try variety of dishes with soya. Soya nuggets are shallow fried and then added to the gravy prepared with sauces. It can be made dry or little gravy type.

Roasted Makhana - Spicy Roasted Foxnuts.

I have already mentioned about the health benefits of makhana in my makhana kheer post. This is another recipe which can be a much healthier choice when compared to popcorn's. I like to munch it in the mid-day breaks. A simple and guilt-free snack to have at any time made from puffed lotus seeds. In India phool makhana is available in big supermarkets or any 'dry fruits and nuts' store.

Eggless Strawberry Cake - Strawberry Birthday Cake

 Two week's ago was my little one's 6th Birthday and even before one month, she requested me, to bake her birthday cake.  I dint have any confusion to select strawberry cake as it's her favorite fruit. The only thing that concerned me was, how to present it as a birthday cake. It should be simple for me and yet appealing. Having done butter cream frosting and cream cheese frosting , i got the confidence to try whipped cream frosting for the whole cake.

Strawberry Banana Smoothie

I had some strawberries lying in my basket and thought try this simple smoothie.  This freshly blended strawberry and banana smoothie is packed with nutrients and refreshing, best to go on a breakfast or as a afternoon treat.  It is thick, colorful and tastes so great, no-wonder kids will love it.

Eggless Vanilla Sponge Cake - Vanilla Sponge cake with Choco Butter cream Frosting

 This was in my 'to do' list for a long time and i bookmarked it long before and finally tried this basic vanilla cake for our wedding day.  As a beginner in baking i was too skeptical to try out frosting, but went ahead to try out this simple chocolate butter cream frosting which i referred  from divine taste.

Tomato Rice / Tomato Rice with No Ginger Garlic

I have tried and tasted many varieties of tomato rice/thakkali sadham.  You can make it as biriyani, pulao, tomato bath or as a simple tomato rice. Here is my own version of tomato rice which is simple and yummy too with no ginger garlic. I make this version often when i feel lazy to grind the ginger-garlic paste.

Paal Payasam - Matta Rice Payasam - Rice Pudding

Happy Maha Sivarathiri!!

Ari Payasam is a popular recipe of Kerala and this payasam is believed to be the favorite of Lord Krishna. Paal Payasam is one of the popular prasadham of Guruvayoor temple.  Ari payasam is traditionally made with raw red rice / matta raw rice (broken) which is cooked in milk and sugar.