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...

Pineapple Pradhaman

Pineapple Payasam

                                                                        

Here comes Onam, with lots of colors and flavors. Onam is a major annual event for Malayalis in and outside Kerala. It is the biggest and the most important festival of the state of Kerala (India). It is a harvest festival. People of all communities celebrate Onam with joy and enthusiasm. It is celebrated for 10 days. Onam is celebrated mainly to welcome King Mahabali during his annual visit. Mahabali was a good ruler who loved his people. He was very generous at the same time egoistic.  The gods envied him because of his growing popularity and tried to pull down his regime. The gods were successful to do so as lord Vishu helped them. Due to the good deeds done by king Mahabali the god granted him with a boon that he could visit his people as they loved him. This annual visit is celebrated as Onam. People try to impress their king in all possible ways. Celebrations are elaborated over 10 days, the 10 days sequentially known as Atham, Chithira, Chothi, Vishakam,Anizham, Thriketa, Moolam,Pooradam,Uthradom and Thiruvonam, Thiruvonam being the main attraction. The celebrations are indeed a treat to our eyes. It is celebrated with major festivities like floral arrangement (pookalam), boat race (Vallam kali), tiger dance (puli kali), tug of war, kaikotti kali (dance). Apart from these attractions, you get to wear new cloths (ona koodi) and sadya (a nine course vegetarian meal served on banana leaf). The onam sadya is indispensable part of Thiruvonam. The young and old sit together and enjoy the feast. Feast includes rice, chips, small banana, pickle, thoran (vegetable stir fry), pulissery (yogurt gravy), sambar (lentil gravy) and ends with payasam (a sweet dish made of milk/ coconut milk / sugar/ jaggery). Bellepperss brings you a very special payasam. Pineapple payasam … pineapple payasam is trending these days. Celebrate this onam with bellpepperss and try all “kerala sadya recipes”.Let’s get ready to welcome our own Mahabali with this lip smacking pineapple payasam and other flavorsome recipes. Okay then let’s get started.

Carrot Thoran

 Carrot Thoran / Carrot Coconut Fry

                                                                  

Carrot thoran? You guys may be wondering, why to post such an easy recipe 😕. Right …. Here I have made it a little easier. Even bachelors can try a hand at this 👍. Thoran is also a predominant dish in sadya / feast.  Thoran can be made with a variety of vegetables like carrot , beans, cabbage, spinach etc … I have posted broccoli thoran ealier. Unlike my broccoli thoran, carrot thoran is way too easy 😉.  Coconut is a must for thoran; here instead of using fresh grated coconut I have used desiccated coconut powder 😃. Have you ever tried thoran with desiccated coconut? When you are out of fresh coconut you can try this for sure 😉.  Please do try this recipe and tell me how it is … Okay then let’s get started.

Chicken Thoran

Chicken Thoran / Chicken Coconut fry
                                                                   

Back again with another chicken recipe 🍗, who doesn’t love chicken 😍 … popular posts in my blog are all non- vegetarian recipes.  This time it’s a thoran (stir fry with coconut). It is super simple, super easy and above all super scrumptious 👌. Broccoli thoran that I posted long ago was liked by all, same way you will love this thoran too 😍. I love to eat thoran but as the main ingredient is coconut I don’t like to make it here. Coconuts are costly here in US 😞.  But once in a while you can go for it. Chicken thoran is similar to our usual veggie thoran. Boneless chicken 🍗 would be preferred over the usual ones. Boneless chicken tastes better 😋.  It will be a prodigious task with chicken with bones 😓. You will have to separate the flesh from the bones and then use it. It will be a good combo along with moru curry (yogurt gravy) or rasam (tamarind gravy) 👌👌. Give it a try and share your feedback .Okay then let’s get started.

Black Forest Cake

BLACK FOREST CAKE

                                                                     

Back with a Bang with Black Forest ……  sorry for not updating my blog for the past one month 😞. My little one was having summer vacation and she was with me 24x7.  I was fully occupied playing, coloring, dancing and what not 😕….. Now it’s back to school time and can’t believe my little princess has reached kindergarten 😐. Time just flies …. I am missing her a lot 😢  but the thing is she has to go and that can’t be stopped 😑. How are you guys doing?  I received many messages like why there is no blog update?  Thank you dear friends for all those constant support and encouragement 👍. It was really overwhelming 😊. Again I would like to thank my dear friend Annie for her continuous support 😍. Really blessed to have such friends around 😊. This post is also dedicated to her. She celebrated her anniversary last Monday as she is a chocoholic, surprised her with a black forest cake 🍰.    Hope she liked the surprise as well as the cake 😉. Moving on to the recipe, this is an eggless cake. Have posted white forest cake, both recipes are same expect here you use a chocolate sponge cake. Black forest cake is a very famous German dessert. The cake consists of several layers of chocolate sponge cake sandwiched with whipped cream and cherries. Again whipped cream, cherries and chocolate shavings are used for the decoration 🍫. Traditionally kirschwasser a clear spirit made from sour cherries is added to the cake. But I usually prefer an alcohol free cake and hence I haven’t used it here. The dessert is not named after black forest mountain range in Germany but from the specialty liquor of that region known as Schwarzwalder Kirsch distilled from tart cherries 🍒. This ingredient gives the dessert its flavor... As mentioned this is an eggless cake you can follow the same recipe to bake an eggless sponge cake. Just avoid the icing and filling. This cake is loved by all as it is perfect for any occasion 👌 ..
Okay then let’s get started.

Blackberry Muffin

Blackberry Muffin

                                                                             

When you have fresh farm picked berries…. What else you want….😊😊Yup we went blackberry picking few days back.  It was fun, going out with friends is always fun 😃. We had gone for apple🍎 and strawberry picking 🍓 before, but this was our first black berry picking experience .