Crisp banana chips is a 'must serve' for any sadhya and without which any Onam sadhya is incomplete.. Banana chips also called Kaaya Upperi is one of all Keralites favorite snack. Raw Bananas (Nendra Variety/ Kerala Bananas) are immersed in turmeric water and then deep fried. This crunchy snack is easy to prepare and gets over in minutes.

Again thanks to Jyoti Kathir who is sharing this Banana chips recipe with us. Keep supporting us Jyothi. Here goes the recipe....

Banana Chips

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Our dear friend, Jyothi Kathir  who is regular follower of ezcookbook is celebrating Onam Festival by sharing her few Onam special recipes.  Ada Pradhman /Payasam is a delicious sweet treat prepared specially for Onam feast. Thank you Jyoti for sharing your recipe with us. Enjoy the recipe of Ada Pradhaman/Payasam.

Ada Pradhaman/Payasam

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 May this ONAM bring you the most brightest and choicest happiness and love you have ever Wished for. Wishing you all a very HAPPY ONAM.

Onam is the biggest festival in the Indian state of Kerala. Onam Festival falls during the Malayali month of Chingam (Aug - Sep) and marks the homecoming of legendary King Mahabali. Carnival of Onam lasts for ten days and brings out the best of Kerala culture and tradition. Intricately decorated Pookalam, ambrosial Onasadya, breathtaking Snake Boat Race and exotic Kaikottikali dance are some of the most remarkable features of Onam - the harvest festival in Kerala. 

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Avial is a curry made with boiled vegetables. This is a traditional recipe from Kerala and southern part of Tamil Nadu. It has special place in Onam Sadya and in weeding meals too.

I learnt this recipe from my MIL and thanks to her. It is nutritious since the vegetables are not fried but boiled and very mild to taste-buds.

The Key of making a perfect avial is to get a perfect color combination of vegetebles with coconut masala, that should look like a semi-gravy state but not too dry. In TN it is served along with Adai(lentil crepe) Make this avial easily at home and relish with rice or adai.

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Mango pickles are favourite for many people. Mango pickles and Curd rice serves as a good combination too. It can be taken with any food. Make this mango pickle easily at home and store it for upto one month in refrigerator and use it with curd rice to beat the heat this summer.

Instant Mango Pickles

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Rasam is one of my favorite appetizer, which is traditional served in all south Indian meal as a second course, preceded and  followed by rice courses. This  really contains  full of health benefits with fresh homemade rasam podi. As we all know well that rasam is good for digestion and this is exactly true. I can't resist myself to have rasam immediately once prepared as a soup absolutely for its taste.
Pudhina rasam is totally different from regular parippu rasam. You need to grind fresh mint leaves with chilli, ginger, garlic to a fine paste. Adding this mint paste to boiling rasam gives out excellent aroma, that makes even your neighbor to come for your place. A very flavorful, tasty and easy to make rasam recipe.

Pudhina Rasam

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Happy Tamil New Year to all Tamil viewers. Iniya Tamil Puthaandu Nalvazhthugal. Mor Kuzhambu is an authentic south Indian curry made out of buttermilk. This can be made easily and the taste is also superb. My husband just loves this dish and I make it often at home with dhal vadais. Make this dish following the instructions given.

Mor Kuzhambu / Buttermilk Gravy

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Bhakri is typically biscuit-like bread flavoured with ghee and cumin seeds and coarser than a roti/ chapati. It is mainly used in the cuisine of western and central India, especially in the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Malwa, Goa and northern Karnataka. It has traditionally been the farmer's food which would be carried to the farm at the crack of dawn and make up for both breakfast and lunch. In modern days, bhakri has been replaced by rotis and phulkas but still enjoys its own fan-following.

Bhakri has dietary advantages. Being made from cereals, it is high in protein and fibre but at the same time very easy to digest. It is made of comparatively coarse flour and hence more nutritious than if made with fine flour. Although roti is now more commonly eaten, bhakri is still used for traditional Indian meals.  Here goes the recipe of Bhakri..

Bhakri

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The Indian Yellow cucumber has got some natural sourness taste in it. When prepared pachadi/chutney/dip out of it will be so delicious and super quick recipe which doesn't require much preparation time. This dish is from Andhra Cuisine where people use to prepare different variety of pachadi's for their lunch platter. I really enjoy this kind of pachadi which satisfy the tastebuds.

YIELD – 1Cup

Dosakaya Pachadi / Yellow Cucumber Chutney

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Ven Pongal is one of the south Indian delicacies served for breakfast. This just melts inside our mouth with the smell of ghee. This is always accompanied by Ulundhu Vadai. This goes well with Sambar and any chutney of your choice. I love making this on a lazy day with just coconut chutney only. Its such an easy to prepare dish.

Ven Pongal

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Sev Puri one of the most favourite chaat sold on Mumbai streets. Every bhelwala has his own recipe of sevpuri. Sevpuri, as the name indicates is sev topped on puris or papadis, along with potatoes and chutneys. Tangy, crisp and tongue tickling are some words that come to my mind when I think of sevpuri. The very thought makes my mouth water as I reach out to make this delicious chaat! Enjoy the recipe of Sev Puri below.......

Sev Puri

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                                     Panner Capsicum in rich and creamy corn gravy.

Panner Capsicum in Corn Gravy, as its name says, is a delicious and thick curry dish made with paneer and capsicum dipped into rich and different sweet corn based gravy/sauce. My son inspired me to make this new invention just to hide corn kernels as he doesn't like to eat it. I got the award for this dish when he finished his plate and said "VERY YUMMY".  Try this healthy recipe of Panner Capsicum in Corn Gravy for new taste for a change.  Aslo check here for all paneer recipes.

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The simplest and easiest rice preparation among all rice variety. This will take very less time to prepare and perfect delight for kids lunch box. Carrot are tasting good with excellent sourceof vitamin A which is good for eyesight. Give your kids to munch one raw carrot  everyday for good vision. Try this simple yet delicious rice with carrot.

Carrot Rice

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This is the simplest and quickest of all pasta recipes. The term "Aglio e Olio" refers to "Garlic and  oil" in Italian language. Off course this is an authentic Italian recipe with key ingredient like garlic, oil and pasta. This is one of the easiest recipe among all pasta delights and just I included asparagus to add flavor. You can even use mushrooms, shrimps, any other veggies of your choice but traditional recipe doesn't require any of these ingredients. 

Spaghetti  Aglio e Olio

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Shrikand is a sweet yogurt dessert which is also had during the Fasting Times. This is made from hung curd by straining the water completely from the curd. The preparation is so easy but the process takes time for the yogurt to be strained. Make this Shrikand to make a delicious treat for the fasting tastebuds.

Shrikand

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Today to celebrate our patriotism  we bring special Tri Color recipe.  Saffron power of strength & unity, White power to maintain peace, Green power to increase prosperity and harmony. Lets learn how to make this Tri Color Rice by following this easy recipe.

Tri Color Rice

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Patriotism within us is one of the strongest thing that makes us unite wherever we may be. People in India or out of India always want to pass on the patriotism through generations. I made a trick with my son with this Tricolor Idli or Dosa to teach the 3 colors of our Indian National Flag. And it worked Now he is saying Indian National flag has three colors Saffron, White and Green. Make this Tricolor idli to teach your Kids about our national Flag.

Tri Color Idli

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Today to celebrate our patriotism  we bring special Tri Color recipe.  Saffron power of strength & unity, White power to maintain peace, Green power to increase prosperity and harmony. Lets learn how to make this Tri Color Rice by following this easy recipe.


Here comes a Tri color Dhokla, a delightful and healthy steamed Gujarati snack. This combination will make a "Triranga"  Indian national flag. Lets learn how to make Tri Color Dhokla and follow this easy recipe.

Tri Color Dhokla

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This kara pulusu is one of my recipes from my MIL cooking. Yes i learned this dish preparation from her. She learned from her Mil, so I can probably say this as tradtional dish over generation. This is really super quick and simple. The taste will be tangy, spicy and yummy with rice. Many recipes can be prepared using Ivy gourd and this is one among all. So for we didn't post any Kolambu recipe with Tindora(Hindi). Make this pulusu and enjoy the lunch.

Dondakaya(Ivy Gourd) Kara Pulusu

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 Sago Khichdi" is a very popular Indian snack often enjoyed for breakfast, during fasting, or as a light meal. Sago or Sabudana, also known as Pearl Sago, is a whole-grain similar to tapioca; small white seeds that become soft and spongy when soaked in water and turn translucent when cooked. Sabudana Khichdi is one of my all-time favorite recipes, where these sago grains are mixed with boiled potatoes, peanuts and sauteed along with curry leaves and spices. So here's a tried-and-tested recipe to make a delicious and crunchy Sago Khichdi.

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Toast with mushroom serves as an extremely excellent filling healthy recipe. This is been seasoned with Bechamel Sauce(White Sauce) -a mother sauce from french cuisine.This sauce is widely used for many Italian cuisines. Try this delicious mild preparation with bread, wrap and roti as this goes well with all. This can be made in a jiffy for morning breakfast. Pack with lunch box for kids delight.

Mushroom  Bechamel Sauce Toast

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It is really a  big head ache to decide the menu during fasting. we get fed up of eating all usual sago and potato dishes everyday in fasting. So, it's an honest try to make this deal easy by trying a South Indian Delight in fasting. Here goes the recipe of Farali Dosa. This recipe is very easy to make and good in taste.

Farali Dosa

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Akkaravadisal is a sweet dessert made of milk, rice and dhall. This is a pure south indian dessert made for dasara, gokulastami, Pongal and offered as neivedhiyam for god. The heavenly dessert is easy to be prepared. It can be served hot or cold according to our wish.
Make this dessert for festivals as easy as possible following the steps given.

Akkaravadisal

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Savories are always a crispy snack to munch in the festival season or even when you have a small chit chat with your family. This thattai is a not so easy to make at the first time. Practise makes this savory easy to make. This is mainly prepared for many festivals in India like Gokulastami, Diwali or karthigai deepam. Learn how to make this thattai following the steps given.

Thattai

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Making savouries are always a daunting task for the begginers. As we know experience makes it perfect, always we love to try making savories. Uppu Seedai is a mouthwatering savory made in south indian homes mainly during festivals. Its crackery texture and taste would make us eat more and more. I thought it is very difficult to make when I heard stories of Seedai bursting in many homes. So I got some advise from my mother and also searched all through the Internet to make a never bursting uppu seedai. And thank god I got a uppu seedai which didn't burst while I fried it and the taste was too good.  Follow all the steps carefully to get a burst free uppu seedai and a tasty savory. This is a favorite of lord Krishna and it is a must in many south indian homes during gokulastami and many other festivals too. 

Uppu Seedai

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kache kele ka cutlet is another fasting recipe among North Indian people. Kache Kela is popularly known as plantain/raw banana. This is very simple yet delicious filling recipe. This is excellent food for kids too as it is combined source of .....plantain and potato. You can use this as patties inside burger, bread, pav and will goes well with green chutney.

Kache kele Ka Cutlet

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Most of the times I have wondered what chutney or side dish to make for dosa on a lazy day. My mom thought me this easy to make chutney that goes well with Idly or Dosa. And it tastes so good with idly. Thats so easy to make and you will need very little effort and chopping. I thought of sharing this easy recipe with you and here it goes.

Kadalai Maavu Chutney / Besan Chutney

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Rajgara Flour Hawa is again a feasting (opps.... fasting) recipe. Its very easy to prepare and completes your fasting palate being a sweet recipe. Here I am presenting a recipe of Rajgara Flour Halwa. Give a feast to your family members during your fasting time...

Rajgara Flour Halwa

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Happy Raksha Bandhan to all our readers and friends.

God could not take care for the whole world so he has given mothers to each family.

In the same way mother could not take care for the whole part of our life, so she had given us siblings. Raksha Bhandhan is celebrated as a fond commemoration of sacred relationship between sisters and brothers on Shravana Purnima day. Sawan Purnima, or Shravan Poornima, is the full moon day in the month of Shravan (July – August). The day is of great significance in Hindu religion many auspicious rituals and festivals are held on this day.

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Anjeer Mava Burfi is a perfect sweet for all festival especially if prepared fresh at home. This scrumptious burfi will be lapped up by even those who are not otherwise fond of figs. Learn how to make this delicious Anjeer Mava Burfi / Fig n Khoya Burfi.

Anjeer Mava Burfi / Fig N Khoya Burfi

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Aadi Maasam special recipe Javvarisi payasam. Adai(tamil month) is a fourth month in tamil calendar(midst of july- august) is a popular month among tamilian where married women use to take fasting on all  fridays for this whole month. Especially the 18th day of this month is celebrated as Aadi Perukku. Just like earth gives us food to survive, same way water is considered as sacred necessity  to meet the needs of individuals. On this day women pay their tribute to water sources with a floating lamp especially on river, well. We dedicate this sweet recipe for this aadi perukku being on August 2, 2012.

Javvarisi is also known as Sago/Sabodana/Tapioca pearls/Sabubiyyam. It is always a favourite ingredient during fasting period and when added to the desserts it taste really great. This Javvarisi payasam specially cooked in milk will definitely be a treat for the taste buds.

Javvarisi payasam / Sago Kheer

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