Water Melon Salad

Water Melon Salad Ingredients: Water Melon - 1 no , cut in to medium sized pieces Lemon juice - 2 tsp Honey - to taste ( Optional )  , I did not use this as my fruit tasted sweet . Method: In a shallow vessel, add the water melon , lemon juice and Honey ( optional ) and give a gentle toss . Yummy salad is ready in few minutes .   Enjoy this summer treat ...

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Semiya Kesari / Vermicelli Dessert

Semiya Kesari / Vermicelli Dessert Ingredients: Vermicelli / Semiya - 1 cup Sugar - 1 cup Butter - 2 tbsp Water - 2 cup Orange food color - 1 pinch Method: Melt 2 tbsp butter , roast the vermicelli till it turns slight brown in colour . Add the sugar and give a stir ,  to mix evenly . Add the water , orange food colour and bring the contents to boil . Cook till the water evaporates , add the remaining  butter and turn...

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Bread Pizza recipe

Bread Pizza recipe Ingredients: Bread - 1 slice Shreaded Cheese - As required Tomato Ketchup / Pasta Sauce - 1 tbsp ( I used tomato Ketchup ) Butter - 2 tsp Any vegetable - As per taste (I used Peas ) Method: Spread the Butter on a slice of bread . Spread the Ketchup . Add the vegetables . Sprinkle some shredded Cheese and  Microwave in the oven for 50 seconds . The time may vary depending on the microwave ratings . Serve...

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Mint Tomato chutney / Pudhina Thakali chutney

Add Mint Tomato chutney / Pudhina Thakali chutney Ingredients: Mint - 1 bunch , chopped Oil - 1 tsp Urad dhal - 2 tsp Tomato - 1 no , chopped Green chilli - 2 no Ginger - 1' piece , chopped Garlic - 2 pods Tamarind - 1 lemon size Tempering: Oil - 1 tsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dhal - 1/2 tsp Method: Heat oil , fry the urad dhal , green chilli , ginger , garlic pods . Add the chopped mint leaves , tomato , tamarind and cook...

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Chick peas Stir Fry / Kondakadalai sundal / Garbanzo beans recipe

Chick peas Stir Fry / Kondakadalai sundal / Garbanzo beans recipe Ingredients: Garbanzo beans - 1 tin (437 gms) , Boiled Onion - 1 no Green Chilli - 2 no , slit Oil - 1 tsp Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp Urad dhal - 1/2 tsp Method: If using a dried garbanzo beans , Soak it over night and pressure cook it for only 1 whistle or boil in microwave oven for 10 -15 minutes , till the beans become soft and tender . set aside . I used i tin ( 437 gm ) of...

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Cheese Dosa

Cheese Dosa Ingredients: Dosa Batter Shredded Cheese - as required . Method: spread a ladeful of dosa batter on a heated iron tawa in a circular motion .   Allow the dosa to sit in the iron tawa till it gets cooked completely and scrape of the excess dosa batter using a spatula. Add the grated cheese on the top of the dosa and allow it to melt . Serve hot with Chutney and sambar . ...

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Channa Dal Tadka / Channa dal Fry / Kadalai paruppu kulambu

Channa Dal Tadka / Channa dal Fry / Kadalai paruppu kulambu Ingredients: Channa dal - 3/4 cup Moong dal - 1/4 cup Turmeric powder - 1 tsp Green chilli - 2 no , slit Tomato - 1 no , chopped Hing - 1/4 tsp Lemon juice - 1 tsp Salt - to taste Tempering:  Red chilli - 1 no Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Kasthoori Methi powder - 1 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1/2 tsp Oil - 2 tsp   Procedure:  In...

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Banana Sandwich

My Kid came from school very hungry . She shared this recipe with me,  that her teacher told the kids in class that the banana sandwich is healthy .So we both made this simple sandwich , which turned out to be a healthy and a filling snack. Ingredients: Bread Slices- 2 no Banana - 1 no , Sliced in to round pieces Honey - 1 tbsp Butter - 1/2 tsp Method: Spread the honey on to one side of the bread . Arrange the sliced bananas...

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Sesame Chicken Curry / Ellu kozhi kulambu

Sesame Chicken Curry /  Ellu kozhi kulambu Ingredients: Chicken - 450 gms , Cleaned & Skin out , chopped Onion - 1 no , chopped Tomato - 1 no , diced Coconut - 1/2  cup , grated Ginger - 1' piece , chopped Garlic pods - 4 pods Cumin seeds - 1 tsp Pepper corns - 1 tsp Whole red chilli - 6  nos Sesame seeds - 1 tbsp Fennel seeds - 1/2  tsp Salt - to taste Lemon juice - 1 tsp Turmeric powder -2 tsp Oil - 2 tsp Procedure: How...

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