Arabian Sweet Tamarind(Tamr Hindi)

Arabian Sweet Tamarind Drink..Popularly called as Tamr Hindi, a well known Iftar Drink in the Middle eastern Countries..The word 'Tamr' refers to 'dates', and so, 'Tamr Hindi' refers to 'Indian dates', which means Tamarind. Since the drink was made of tamarind, it is named as such..I found this recipe a couple of weeks back, when I was searching for some Arabian cool drinks without fruits..Tried it the next day itself..

MultimilletRava Mango Kesari

So, the Ramadan for this year has begun successfully, Alhamdulillah :)..Hope u ppl r spending ur precious times on special prayers, fasting, n of course cooking varieties of rcps for ur loved ones at home..You will be seeing a few special recipes in the blog coming soon, which will be really helpful for Ramadan frnz..I hav started the series with a sweet, particularly a healthy sweet, which u can serve after dinner, just like I did, on the first day of Ramadan :)

Multimillet Rava

MultiMillet Rava..The name itself describes the recipe..With mixed millets, we are gonna create rava..Many of u might have tried multimillet flour at home..But I m not sure how many have made rava with it..Its not a big thing..Just stop blending a few minutes before a flour is obtained, and there u are..Sounds simple ryt? So what is the use of this rava? We can use it as an alternate for the regular sooji!! That sounds great na..Millets Rava is a much healthier option than sooji, which is nothing but a granular form of maida..

Barnyard Millet(Kuthiraivali) Soup

Barnyard Millet Soup..Barnyard Millet(Kuthiraivali/Jhangora/Odalu) is also a popular millet, which is gluten-free like other millets, and is known to be a good source of iron too as per studies. This is the first time I am making soup with kuthiraivali millet, even though I have made some other dishes with it. The soup came out hot n very tasty.. I can hear your mind voice, "soup for this summer huh?" lol :) 

Anchovy(Nethli) Vada

Anchovy Vada..Anchovies, also known as nethli in Tamil, is a favorite for almost any seafood lover..Yeah, it takes some time to clean than the big fishes. But the taste it gives to the dishes is outstanding. There are enormous amount of recipes which u can make with nethli..But this traditional tasted vada is one of my favorites, which I really wanted to post here, coz this is a popular recipe of our native, served with rice usually.

Sorghum Idli

Sorghum Idli..Idli made with Sorghum(cholam/chaara/jonna/)millet..Soft n fluffy idlies..Tastes great n very healthy one..Ofcourse the color may not be appealing, coz the sorghum millet gives a dull color to the idlis, but believe me it is yummy..I am making it for the 2nd time inspired by its taste..Must try one frnz..If your family members hate the color of the idlis, just close their eyes n make them eat..lol :)..But I m happy with my little one, coz she ate with her eyes open n told me, ''maa it is super''..what more do I want? :) 

Cake Shake

Cake Shake..Milkshake made with leftover cake, and a few more ingredients..Finally I got some courage today to turn on my PC, after the 'ransomware' threats :).. 10 days back, my kid turned 3 yrs old, Alhamdulillah! So, I made a mini feast for the lunch. Gulab Jamun, and Custard-cornflour sponge cake which I found from the internet, were also in my menu, and I made them the previous day itself. Everything was very tasty, n my kid too loved it a lot. 

Watermelon Curd Pachadi

Curd pachadi made with watermelon rind. Pachadi is an important side in southindian veg thali. You can make varieties of pachadi, but the standard ones you see in restaurants or wedding ceremonies are the cucumber pachadi and beetroot pachadi. I love veggies a lott, especially the veg thali, n pachadi is my fav too. 

Strawberry Rava Idli

Strawberry Rava Idli..A sweeter version of rava idli made with strawberries!! The strawberry season was already over, but luckily found a single pack while shopping. So, I used it to make this kids special rcp. An year back, I tried the same rcp with mangoes, which I found from the internet. It was too good n I thought of making it with strawberries this time.