ShortBread Sandwich Cookies

Short Bread sandwich cookies was one of the challenges in HBC ,this is a belated post ,yet i would like to post it as soon as possible.I found my co bloggers Viji and Shama akka have done this and posted recently,so i had some company in giving late attendance along with them to HBC. Coming to this post i found this cookie a very basic and easy recipe,and we can do it with the ingredients readily available at stores.Here is my final click with the recipe below. Ingredients -For HBC Recipe...

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BeetRoot-SnakeGourd Kola Urundai

Generally kola urundai,means for non-veg.But here is a simple idea recreate the same using veggies.This kola urundai is a small ball shaped fried dish,which could be served with your rice and also can be taken alone as a snack.It tastes yummy,really.Even though i have made it more than a couple of times,this time i have combined two veggies and made this wonderful  dish out of them.Instead you can also make this dish with a single veggie,either beetroot or snake gourd. This is a perfectly...

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Perfect Orange Cake

Orange cake,its my long term plan to make a perfect orange and i finally made it after 2 attempts,and here is my perfect orange cake using eggs.The final product came out so soft and fluffy.I could smell the flavor of Orange, with small tidbits of orange scrapings spread allover the cake. Generally i don't prefer icing for the cake,unless its for a celebration.So i have done  this cake without icing.If you wish you could make the basic butter cream icing ,added with orange essence...

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Spicy Fried StringHopper/Kaara Idiyappam

A spicy version of an Idiyappam can  usually be made only in home kitchen's,because they are not available in shops.As like the regular idiyappam's which are the sweet version ,this spicy version also tastes so good.Compared to your sweet idiyappam's this spicy one's lets you have more,also its a best companion  to the regular idiyappam's.Having both the sweet and spicy Idiyappam's are the best combo for your breakfast.My mom makes this recipe whenever she makes the Idiyappam's.Compared...

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MilkMaid Payasam - Instant Dessert

MilkMaid Payasam ,its a very quick and easy payasam i've ever made.You can make it in minutes, and the best part of this dessert is ,it requires only few ingredients.If you are in lack of time preparing your party combo's ,you can probably choose this payasam to serve your people. Ingredients Serves 4 -5 Thin semiya - 1 Cup Milkmaid - 1/2 tin Boiled Milk - 1 Cup Cashews - few broken Ghee/oil- to roast cashews Saffron - 2 -3 strands(Optional) Method In a pan add a tsp...

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Palak Thogayal/Spinach Thick Chutney

Palak or spinach's are green leafy veggies,that has a lot of health potentials associated with it.Spinach's are low in calorie and fat,so could be taken in adequate amounts.It's advisable to take spinach at least twice a week.Cleaning  become's a hectic job while handling the spinach's.But in palak we dont need to worry about that,it consumes one by third of the time required to clean it compared to the usual spinach's. Usually i use to make spinach's churned or stir-fry with dals,as...

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Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanuts are rich in protein.Peanuts gives instant energy.I have generally heard about the peanut chikki's and balls.But today i came to know a new recipe with peanut ,and that too in a cookie category.Viji hosting this month's HBC3 Challenge posted a recipe about peanut butter cookies.I was impressed with the recipe and planned to do a post for HBC3. Finally started to prepare the cookie.This was the first time i made this cookie,was exited while doing each addition to the dish,and waited for...

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HomeMade PeanutButter

This is a pure homemade peanut butter recipe.If you can make the peanutbutter easily at home,then why to  ...

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Spicy Red Hot Chutney/Kaara Chutney

Kaara Chutney,is a hot chutney ,that goes well with your Idli's,Dosa's,Wheat dosa's and also for your Adai dosa. Unlike other chutney's where we add coconut,in this chutney no coconut is added.So we can store it in our refrigerator for more than 3 days and reheat it whenever needed. Ingredients Serves 4 Big Onion - 2 Tomato - 3 Urad dall - 1 Tbsp Garlic Pods - 4 to 5 Dry Red chillies - 3 to 4 Tamarind - a pinch Curry Leaves - few Jaggery - 1/2 tsp Salt - as reqd Oil...

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Crunchy Apple Salad

There's a famous quote saying,"An Apple a day keeps the doctor away",its absolutely true.Apple has lot of free source vitamins and minerals.The phyto-nutrients,help in maintaining the blood sugar levels.Also helps in reducing the body fat.Regular consumption of apple's can help in burning the fats rapidly.Apple also has a good amount of anti-oxidants,which prevents from infectious diseases and cleanses our system. I have tried this apple salad in my own method. Here i have added capsicum,walnuts,soaked...

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