Cheese Sandwich

Cheese Sandwich

                                                                     

I am always puzzled 😕 when it is time to pack lunch box  🍱for my little one. How about you guys?  If so here comes a simple and easy recipe 😉. It’s a favorite among kids 😊. It is nothing but Cheese sandwich 😋. If you are really late in the morning this recipe is a life saver 😃. It will be ready in minutes 👍. This sandwich is loaded with fatty ingredients so you can sit back and relax as it will keep your little one full and filling 😊. You just need three ingredients to make this lip-smacking sandwich - butter, bread and cheese slice 🍞. You can skip butter and dry toast it if needed. Okay then let’s get started……

Ginger Cardamom tea/ Adrak Elaichi Chai

Ginger Cardamom tea/ Adrak Elaichi Chai

                                                                   

         

Who doesn’t like to sip a cup of hot tea on a cold day ⛄⛆? When it is masala chai (spiced milk tea) or ginger cardamom tea I will be on cloud nine 😊. During winter season it is a must to have at least ginger milk tea 🍵. I try to add dried ginger powder almost every time I prepare tea.  A hot cup of ginger cardamom tea after a long tired day is indeed refreshing. Ginger is having many medicinal properties so adding them to your diet is very good 😊. Cardamom the queen of spices just adds flavor to your tea that can’t be described. These spices are indeed an asset to our cooking 😃. Not only in beverages, we add them in almost every dish we prepare 😉.  Try making this simple yet healthy tea. Okay then let’s get started…..

Christmas Fruit Cake

Christmas Fruit Cake/ Non Alcoholic Fruit Cake / Kerala Plum Cake /Kerala Fruit Cake

                                                                       

Holiday season is here 🎄🎅, you all must be very busy. Yes like you all I was very busy decorating our sweet home with a lovely Christmas Tree 🎄🎊, lights, snowman and baubles. Grabbed some time to bake a super soft and super tasty non alcoholic Christmas cake. We had a small get together at home last week and I served this cake to my dear friends 😍.They all enjoyed and asked me to post the recipe ASAP. Dear friends, here is the recipe.  Christmas 🎅 is incomplete without a fruit cake 🍰. Back home in Kerala (India) we have our own plum cake. During Christmas time almost all the bakeries will be loaded with plum cakes that too Elite Plum Cake 😋.  My dad always gets me a pack of this Elite Plum Cake every year me 😍. Wish I could give him a slice of this plum cake that was baked by me 😞. For the past few years I was longing to bake this but I backed off as I thought it won’t turn out perfect without alcohol 😕. I was in no mood to add alcohol 😏. Finally I got a recipe from all recipe where they have used orange juice 😊. To give it a personal touch I replaced orange juice with grape juice and personalized the recipe here and there 😉. I have added as much dry fruits as possible. Raisins, plums and dates gives it a rich flavor 😋. Dry fruits are soaked in freshly made grape juice and I refrigerated this for two and a half days 😉. It’s better to use fresh grape juice as store brought might contain preservatives and other chemicals. Spices gives the cake extra punch that tempts us to eat it again and again 😋😋😋. Since there is no alcohol it doesn’t have much shelf life 😐. You can wrap them in aluminum foil and store it in an air tight box. It will be good for another 5-6 days but it won’t last that long 👌. The cake will be over by that time. Yes, believe me this is a super yummy cake 😃. Okay then let’s get started…..

Dil Pasand

Dil Pasand / Dil Kush / Puff Pastry With Coconut Filling

                                                                    

Dil Pasad / Dil kush! Yes it is Dil Pasad / Dil Kush 😋. As the name suggests it means your dil (heart) kush (happy) 😍. It is a very popular snack / sweet back in India 👌. You can find this in almost all bakeries 😉.  These are one of my favorites that I used to enjoy during my school days. I tried to recreate the same feeling and yes I flew back home enjoying these yummy treats 😋. As you all know these are flaky buns that are filled with a yummy sweetened combination of coconut , dry fruits, cherries 🍒 and sugar. You can omit all other fillings expect coconut and make coconut bun .  I will post that soon. You can use either puff pastry sheets or purpose flour to make this. Here I have used puff pastry sheets. These are perfect tea time snacks 👌. Okay then let’s get started !!!

Chicken Curry

Simple Chicken Curry

                                                                        

Hi dear ones 😍!!! Watts up... I was really busy so couldn’t update my blog 😞. Sorry about that. I’m back with something that is very simple and easy yet tasty 😉. It is a chicken curry 🍗. It can be a perfect treat for a lazy weekend or during a busy day 👌. It can be prepared in minutes. Who doesn’t like chicken? And if it is too easy then no need to say that…😉😉 there are tons of variations to prepare a simple chicken curry but this is my mom‘s method so it is extra special for me 😊. Along with chicken I have added potatoes  also . The spices along with chicken and potato make this very flavorful 😋. This can be served along with rice, chapathi, appam (laced pancake). Okay then let’s get started.

Mysore Pak

Mysore Pak

                                                                   

Happy Diwali dear friends 😃😃😃!!!! So all geared up to celebrate Diwali??? Yes, me too …. So I am here with another sweet, Mysore Pak 😋… who doesn’t love this 😍? Back home in India we have the very famous Mysore Pak from Sree Krishna Sweets (Bakery); you can’t miss those yummy treats at any cost 😉. It is super soft, super delicious that literally melts in your mouth 😃. I am so excited that I tried this and the Mysore Pak was so yummy that it just vanished in to the air 👌. Mysore Pak is a South Indian delicacy which originated in Mysore palace during the regime of Krishna Raja Wadiyar by a palace cook named Kaksura Madappa. He made a mixture of besan, sugar, ghee. When the king asked its name he had nothing to say and he simply called it Mysuru Pak 😀(Pak means sweet in Kannada, a south Indian language).So as the origins suggest the main ingredient of this sweet is besan (chickpea flour), sugar, ghee (clarified butter). The ratio of the ingredients used is very important to get the right texture 😊. The procedure that I have adopted here is too simple everybody can give it a try 👍.  The generous amount of ghee, sugar, flour tempts us to eat it 😃. This sweet is a must during celebration like marriages, baby shower and many festivals 👍. So as it is Deepawali I thought of posting it so you guys too can enjoy this festive season with this mouthwatering dish 😋. Last year I posted coconut ladoo as a Diwali goody, was glad to receive many responses on that 👌👌. Expecting the same this time also…👍  Okay then let’s get started….  

Bread Halwa

Bread Halwa

                                                                       

                                                     

Diwali  is around the corner and you all must be ready to enjoy some lip-smacking treats 😋. So here I come with another halwa recipe 😉. This time it is with bread 🍞. Hope you guys tried my carrot, banana halwas, how was it 😉????  Bread halwa is very simple yet delicious 😊. It follows the same procedure like other halwa recipes. If you have some slices left which expires soon, bread halwa will be the best option to save those 😃. I would suggest trying this recipe with white than brown bread as it tastes good 👌. The combination of bread, ghee, milk,sugar and dry fruits tempt us to have this 👍. So why are you guys waiting, impress your loved ones with this easy and yummy halwa. Okay then let’s get started.

Bell pepper Thoran

Bell pepper Thoran / Capsicum Thoran / Bell pepper Coconut Fry

                                 

                                                                            

 Thoran (veggie coconut fry) is an inevitable dish for me and my family 😉, but daily the same veggies are boring 😑. Carrots, beans, cabbage, beets etc are the common vegetables used to prepare thoran 😜. For a change I have skipped all those veggies and used bell peppers (capsicum) to make thoran. Bell peppers are excellent source of antioxidants and vitamins 😊 . They vary in colors like red, green, yellow.  Bell pepper thoran tastes a bit different from the usual thoran taste.  Bell peppers are commonly used for sandwiches, pizzas, noodles but we don’t use it for our authentic Kerala dishes 😋. Bell pepper tastes equally good. You have to take care while cooking it, don’t overcook it. Overcooking causes the bell pepper to lose its crunchiness and soggy bell pepper doesn’t taste good 😕. You can add other vegetables also like carrots, sprouts …. Give it a try; I am sure you will love it. Okay then let’s get started...

Vegetable Hakka Noodles

Vegetable Hakka Noodles

                                                                       

 Vegetable Hakka Noodles  🍜is a very popular Indo – Chinese dish. It is  mouth-watering 😋 & flavorful dish and loved by kids 😃. It is a very popular street food 👌. The recipe is rather very simple 😃. The richness of fresh vegetables 🍄🍅 and the strong taste of soy sauce are really inviting 😋. These noodles can be your life saver during a lazy weekend 😉. This is perfect for any occasion 👌. This is a must try recipe for all Chinese food lovers 😄. The recipe is too simple , you just have to cook the noodles according to the instructions. Then you have to toss it along with vegetables and sauces. To make the noodles more juicy add sauces mixed with water. I’m sure you all will definitely love this recipe 😍. It is an easy and smart way 😉 to feed your littleones some veggies 🍅🍄. My littleone really enjoys this yummy 🍜 dish 😃. Try these and share your feedback. Okay then let’s get started.

Mojito / Non Alcoholic Strawberry Mojito

Mojito / Non Alcoholic Strawberry Mojito 

                                                                                

Mojito???? Yup it is mojito this time… a cocktail 🍸…😉 Mojito is a Cuban highball .Mojito is a cocktail that consists of five ingredients:  white rum, sugar, lime juice, soda water and mint🍋 . It is a combination of sweetness, citrus and mint flavors are intended to complement the rum 😃. Here I have replaced rum with strawberry juice 🍓.So it’s a mock tail now...