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Honeydew melon is a variety of melon, which belongs to the family of musk melon. Its a family favourite fruit at our place because of its sweet taste. We normally would cut the fruit and eat it as it is. But there will be times the half finished fruit sits in the fridge for a few days and nobody wants to eat it. Something innovative has to be prepared during such times to make it interesting. Here is one such recipe..Muskmelon Cooler! It can be served as a refreshing drink or as a dessert.  Time required: 15 - 20 minutes Difficulty level: Medium Serves - 3 Ingredients: Honeydew Melon - 1/4th of a whole fruit (or even less) Milk (preferably full fat) - 1 cup  For sweetness - jaggery, sugar or maple syrup - according to taste (I have added 6 tbsp of jaggery) Salt - a pinch Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp Method: Cut the melon into big pieces and separate the seed part. Grate the flesh using a grater and discard the rind part.  1.5 cups of grate...

I rarely prepare deep fried items at home. Dishes like Poori, Bajji, Bonda are always tempting. But as far as possible, we want to avoid eating food thats too oily. But I can't avoid making Chaklis when there's huge demand from my daughter! Months back, I had eaten Chakli at one of my Aunt's home. They were so tasty and I was surprised to hear that she had used Curd for making those Chaklis! Then one fine day, again on daughter's demand, I tried Chaklis using my own selection of ingredients along with curd. They turned out so crunchy and yum! This recipe looks very handy and easy for me now. Here is my easy peasy Chakli recipe for you all..  Preparation time: 2 hours Difficulty level: Medium Yield: 60 challis (varies depending on the size) Ingredients: Rice flour - 4 cups Roasted bengal gram dal / Pottu Kadalai - 1/2 cup Butter - lemon size Salt - for taste Sugar - 1 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder - 2 tsp or to taste Carom seeds / Ajwain - 1 tsp...

When it comes to the habit of healthy eating, eating more vegetables is always recommended. Being born and brought up in South India, we prefer Rice for our lunch and dinner most of the time. So, I try to include salads, veg stir fries, lentil based curries and yogurt in our daily food to make sure we won't miss the required nutrients.  I try to mix and match the vegetables for my curries and stir fries just to make it attractive for my daughter to eat! Beans is one of those vegetables which goes well with most other vegetables to make delicious dishes. I am sharing with you all a healthy and delicious stir fry using Beans and Lilva Beans. For this recipe, you can use either fresh or frozen Lilva Beans. I have used the frozen ones here.. Preparation time: 20 - 25 minutes Serves - 3 Difficulty level: Medium Ingredients: Fresh beans - 200 gm Silva Beans / Hitikida Avarekalu (Fresh or frozen) - 1/2 cup (can add more if you like)     Salt to taste A...

Eggplant is used in preparing wide variety of Indian dishes. We too love this vegetable in our cooking. Varieties of side dishes and stir fries can be made using this vegetable. Today, I am sharing a unique Stir fry (Palya) recipe from my native place.  As per my observation, most of the eggplant recipes tastes good only when onion or garlic is added. But this Stir fry tastes delicious without adding garlic and onion. Try this simple yet delicious Stir Fry and let me know your feedback! Preparation time: 20 minutes Soaking time: 15 minutes Serves: 4 Difficulty level: Medium Ingredients:  Eggplant (Finely chopped) - 1 large  Oil - 5 to 6 tbsp Dry red chilli (optional) - 1 small piece Urid dal - 1 tsp Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Asafoetida / Hing - big pinch Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Green chillies - 2 (add according to spiciness needed) Curry leaves - 1 strand Salt to taste Amchur powder - 1 1/2 tsp or to taste Grated coconut - 4 tbsp Metho...

My school going daughter has recently developed a great craving for snacks. Everyday after coming from the school, she asks for some snacks thats crunchy. I rarely entertain store bought snacks at home and also, she loves homemade food. So, I always keep a stock of 2-3 varieties of homemade snacks for her. One among those is Spiced Phool Makhana. These crunchy balls are very addictive and they are a good source of protein and Vitamin B too! Puffed Phool Makhana is available in most of the Indian grocery stores here. With this, one can easily prepare this delicious snack anytime. So, here is the recipe of Spiced Phool Makhana or Lotus Seed Snacks.. Preparation time: 15 minutes Servings: 8 - 10 Difficulty level: Medium Ingredients: Phool Makhana (Lotus seeds) - 100 gm Cooking oil - 4 1/2 tbsp Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder - 1 tsp or to taste Chaat masala - 1 1/2 tsp Salt to taste Sugar powder (optional) - 1 1/2 tsp Method: Take a wi...