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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...

Rainy season has started in various parts of India now. In my native, its the time to enjoy different seasonal fruits like mangoes, jackfruit, pineapple and so on. They are good to eat just like that. Also, varieties of sweets, jams and side dishes can be prepared using them. I have shared some of those recipes already. Please click on the recipe names below to check them. Pineapple Kesari Pineapple Jam Jackfruit Kadubu Jackfruit Chakke   Paladya Jackfruit Chips   Hadigadde Palya Mango Neer Gojju Mango Sweet Pickle Mango Red Chutney Mango - Sweet Corn Chaat Mango Milkshake Eggless Mango Loaf Cake Coming back to today's recipe, we all know that pineapple can be used to prepare Jam, Pastry, Kesari (Shira), etc. sweet dishes. I am sharing with you all the recipe of a delicious yogurt based gravy using pineapple. Its one of the authentic Havyaka recipe and we call it as Pineapple Saasive. Try this sweet gravy with hot rice and let me know how you liked it! ...

Here is a simple stir fry recipe from my kitchen. It can be prepared quickly using the common ingredients in the pantry. We Many people dislike okra because of its slime. But you won't feel it when its cooked with proper care. Okra is a good source of fibre which is needed for our body. Try this Okra Stir Fry and I hope you like it! Preparation time: 20 minutes Serves: 2 Difficulty level: Medium Ingredients: Medium size Okra - 15 nos Amchur powder - 3/4 tsp or for taste Salt to taste Fresh grated coconut - 2 to 3 tbsp For seasoning:           Oil - 2 tbsp,          Dry red chilli - half piece,          Urid dal - 1 tsp,          Mustard seeds - 1 tsp,         Asafoetida / Hing - a pinch,         Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp,         Curry leaves - 7 or 8 leaves,         Green chi...

Most of you are familiar with the famous Indian sweets Kaju Katli and Badam (Almond) Katli. These sweets taste heavenly and were mostly store bought when I was a kid. These days, many of us are able to prepare these famous sweets at the convenience of our homes.  OPOS (One Pot One Shot) is an innovative or rather I can say, more simplified way of cooking which is becoming famous these days. I was introduced to OPOS cooking few months back by one of my friends. Many thanks to Rama Krishnan Sir for making cooking so simple through OPOS. Basically, OPOS cooking needs a 2 litre pressure cooker which I didn't have. But I was eager to try OPOS cooking and hence, started experimenting my dishes using my 3 litre pressure cooker. Luckily, my experiments went well and I'm preparing most of my side dishes in OPOS way now a days.  After seeing the OPOS Kaju Katli recipe, I thought to prepare Katli using groundnuts. My Mom makes Groundnut Burfi , which takes a lot of time stirring ...

Hi everybody, I am here with a new recipe after long time. Life has made me busy with the arrival of our second baby. Taking care of two naughty kids is not an easy task. But I'm not exhausted, I'm enjoying this phase of life with them :) Well, this is the recipe of Chakli which my Mom prepared during her stay with us. My daughter is a big fan of Chakli and this was made on her demand. Try this melt in mouth Chakli and I'm sure you will love it! Preparation time: 2 hours Soaking time: 2 - 3 hours Difficulty level: Difficult Yield: 60 Chaklis (depending on the size) Ingredients: Rice - 1 big cup full (1 cup = 175 gms) Roasted rice flour - 3 1/2 cup (approx) Till seeds - 4 tsp Cumin seeds - 2 tsp Carom seeds - 2 tbsp Butter - lemon size Salt to taste Oil for deep frying Water for grinding Method: Wash the rice 2 times and soak it in water for 2-3 hours.  Drain the soaked rice and grind it along with till seeds, cumin seeds an...