Besan | Kadalai maavu 1 cup Rice flour 1/4 cup Salt a pinch Hot oil 1 tblsp Oil for deep frying Sugar 3/4 cup Water 1/4 cup In a wide bowl add the besan and rice flour. You can use store bought rice flour too. Add a pinch of salt and 1 tblsp of hot oil to this. Add little water and make it into a soft dough. Put a portion of dough inside the murukku press....

We include salad in our meals most days. Thankfully, both the kids eat salads without much fuss. I have posted many varieties of salad recipes in Jeyashris kitchen. I attended a salad class and learned about this Thai-style Raw papaya salad. I will post the original Papaya salad soon. Since it is peak summer I thought I would try this with Watermelon. It tasted so good and was a super hit at home....

Ripe tomato 5-6 (big) Around 1 kg. Sugar 1 tsp Salt 1/2 tsp Wash the tomatoes and cut the center part and take out the black part. In a wide saucepan add tomatoes and add water so as the tomatoes can completely covered in water. boil this till the skin of the tomatoes shrinks. Once done, put on some ice cubes on this . This is to stop the tomatoes from cooking further....

Soups are generally loved by everyone at home. Tomato soup is a simple one and my kids will have this without any complaints. Especially during rainy times or cold weather, nothing beats the combo of a hot soup with toasted garlic bread. Here is my version of the cream of tomato soup recipe. The bread croutons I used for serving are store-bought, but you can make the bread croutons at home....

METHOD: Cut the banana stem into roundels and take out the fibre. Cut them into cubes. and put the chopped vazhaithandhu into water. Add 1 tblsp of butter milk to this water. this is to avoid the change of colour the veggie. Mine was slightly dark as the vazhaithandhu was like that only. I chopped it previous night and kept in the refrigerator. Before making, drain out the water and add the chopped vazhaithandhu to the pan....

This raw banana is a staple in my mom’s place. As we had a few banana trees in our home, they will be a consistent supply of organic raw bananas from our garden. Amma makes bajji on Sundays, curry, podimas and this kootu also. This is a very traditional kootu in Tamil brahmin homes, which is also made during Sumangali prathanai and other poojas performed at home. The same kootu is made using the raw banana flower | vazhaipoo also and we call it as thani kootu....

Dosa batter 1 cup Onion 1 Carrot 3 tblsp (grated) Capsicum 3 tblsp (chopped into cubes) Tomato 1/2 Salt as needed Red chili powder 1/2 tsp Oil to make the uttapams. Keep the onions, carrot, capsicum and tomato in a bowl or plate. Take out the seeds of the tomato and then chop it and add to the mixture. Add red chili powder and salt to this. Mix well. You can add some finely chopped coriander leaves too....

Will Vendhaya thogayal taste bitter – Yes the thogayal tastes slightly bitter. But it is perfectly of if you pair it up with a kootu. How venthaya thogayal is served– You can serve with plain hot rice smeared with nallenai (sesame oil) and have it with poricha kootu. You can have this with dosa too. This thogayal pairs well with Milagu rasam sadam too. Check out the other popular thogayal recipes from Jeyashris kitchen- Thengai thogayal, Kovakkai thogayal, chow chow thogayal, Kothamalli thogayal, Karuveppilai thogayal....

Try it with Chinese Chicken Wings, Asian Glazed Salmon or Asian Chilli Garlic Prawns (Shrimp)! Vermicelli Noodle Salad Asian cuisine doesn’t really have the equivalent of Western “go to” side salads like Coleslaw, Rocket and Parmesan, or Garden Salads. So I created this Vermicelli Noodle Salad as a simple, refreshing salad to accompany Asian foods. It’s one of those sides that I called a two-in-one, being that it’s made with vermicelli noodles, which helps fill out the meal instead of having rice on the side, plus plenty of crunchy fresh vegetable....

Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls – always a hit!! If I took a platter of these to a gathering with my friends, I guarantee they’d be one of the first things to go. Everybody I know loves these. Even the hardest of hard-core carnivores munch these down as enthusiastically as they would a rack of ribs. They truly are that good. Vietnamese food is my idea of the ultimate “accidently healthy” food....

Which is better: pancakes or waffles?? Pancakes are great. But waffles are better. Because they have maple syrup and butter catching pockets. And they’re crispy. Whereas pancakes get soggy when they absorb maple syrup. You can also make multiple waffles in one go with a waffle maker, whereas pancakes are made one at a time. Though I do acknowledge that pancakes don’t require any special tools – unlike waffles for which you need a waffle maker....

TOP TIPS: Treat it like bacon, don’t forget the bone, and store it properly to prolong its life. It’s un-Australian to make a Glazed Ham that’s just big enough to serve the exact number you’re catering for. Have leftover ham is practically a Christmas ritual in itself. On Day 1, it’s all exciting to use the leftover ham to make lunch rolls. Day 2, it’s already starting to lose its appeal....

I finally decided to condense them into one easy “quick reference” image. I hope you find this easy reference handy too! This is a photo of chicken I made using the Sticky & Hot marinade – I call it Sticky Pantry Chicken with Rice and Broccolini, and because I used the marinade as a glaze instead of marinade, it’s on the table in 15 minutes!

I have to be honest – I’m not a fan of leftovers. Partly because I love cooking and food so much, I want to try something new or different as often as possible. So I’m not particularly enthusiastic about eating the same meal more than once. However, I do get a secret thrill out of trying to transform leftovers into something interesting. And these slow cooked beef cheeks are one of my favourites because you can make three stunning meals: 1....

Method: Wash and cut the mango with the skin intact, if possible. I couldn’t do it at home. So I cut without the seeds. Soak them in water for a few minutes ( just to remove impurities if it is cut and bought from the store) Drain the water and pat dry the cut mangoes. Dry them in a cotton cloth (preferably white, so that any color will not stick to the mango) inside the house in an airy place for 2 days....

Beetroot 1 Ginger a small piece Sugar 2 tsp Water 2 cups Lemon juice or Sprite 2 tblsp | 1/4 cup Grind the beetroot ,ginger and sugar in a mixer. Filter this nicely and add 2 cups of water. Add lemon juice or any soda or sprite. Since i had sprite at home i just added little. Add few ice cubes and serve chilled. Δ

Peas kurma Navaratan kurma To roast and grind 1: Fennel seeds 1/2 tblsp Garlic 6 pods Cashew nuts 7 Roasted gram | pottukadalai 1/2 tblsp Green chili 1-2 Other ingredients Onion 1 Tomato 1 Garlic pods 6 Cinnamon a small piece Red chili powder 1 tsp Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp Beetroot 2 small (chopped into cubes) Green peas 1/4 cup (optional) Oil 3 tsp Salt as needed Dry roast cashew nuts, garlic pods, roasted gram(pottukadalai| chutney dal), green chili, fennel seeds in a pan....

Bread manchurian is an easy kids friendly snack recipe. We usually make Gobi manchurian, Baby corn manchurian to pair with fried rice. I just used the same base for manchurian and made with bread. Usually, bread is deep-fried for making Bread manchurian recipe. I want to make a non-deep fried version of Manchurian. Kids loved this evening snack. While you are thinking about what to make for kids snacks in the evening, do try this Bread manchurian at home....

Add in the grated carrots and the bell pepper. Stir it once and add the chaat masala,red chilli powder and the the tomato ketchup. Add salt and mix well. Saute in a low flame for 5 minutes. Switch it off . Place a tawa and heat it. Toast the bread with little butter on both sides. Spread the filling on the top side and garnish with coriander leaves. Repeat the same for the rest of the bread too....

Usually, we make South Indian gravies in Tamarind water but in this recipe, we are not using cooked dal or tamarind water. We are using washed rice water, called arisi mandi for making this gravy. This is one of the easiest gravy recipes which we can make just in 30 minutes. If you have unexpected guests at home, you can cook a simple meal with this brinjal gravy, rice, and potato curry....