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Mysore Pak is one of the traditional sweets. It is yummy and delicious. When we feel aroma of the sweet mouth starts to water, because of the taste of mysore pak.  This sweet was originated in Mysore Palace, but is now one of the very popular sweets.  I am a huge fan of this buttery sweet. https://youtu.be/37bedLcTXBo   This sweet is a mixture of ghee, besan (chikpea flour) and sugar. These are three main ingredients to this recipe. You can add elaichi powder for extra taste. To every person Mysore Pak is special. Most of the people are making mysore pak in different ways. The top and bottom of pieces slightly yellowish and the middle part of the piece is light red colour. While using the besan flour of mysore pak recipe you should roast the flour in low flame until the aroma c...

Paratha is always a healthy option for everyone. It is fully packed with nutrients and lots of energy. Cabbage paratha is the most delicious flatbread with stuffing of spices and cabbage. Cabbage paratha will be served for breakfast, lunch, snacks or dinner. Usually I love paratha’s because it is healthy and gives lots of benefits to our body. https://youtu.be/wiAHUSfwSc0   In my home I am always trying different recipes. In that paratha is the most common recipe. This is the best breakfast for everyone. I am trying many recipes in paratha’s. Pickle or curd is enough for paratha and you don't need any dishes. Paratha’s are easily carried to lunch boxes. Here I used white colour cabbage for paratha, you can try with other colour cabbage. It will change the colour of paratha.  Ca...

Lemon squash is very easy recipe but need little patience. It is best method to store lemon syrup for long period. In summers we need cool beverages rather than hot beverages. So this squash will help you in summers and when you available quickly. For this squash, I have not added any preservatives hence it must be store in fridge. https://youtu.be/3D0gWQt1j0M   In the season of lemons we are thinking about how to store for longer period. Here is the perfect solution for your thinking or your problem. Yes today I am explaining about how to prepare lemon squash. And will also share full details about the recipe and from the squash how to prepare juice of lemon. When you start with the recipe first thing is clean the lemons. Make the lemon syrup, seeds are not wanted so you can r...

Potato / Aloo Rice is almost everyone's favourite. The flavour of aloo bath or rice is delicious. It is a simple recipe to prepare and very tasty and healthy too. This is a completely vegan recipe. Aloo bath can be done quickly and without many ingredients. This recipe doesn't need other veggies than potato. https://youtu.be/J1-vprf5EEc   My Aunt shared me this recipe. After making little changes over the recipe, I have prepared this. My husband and I have totally fell in love with this aloo rice bath. Nowadays this is a common rice item in my house. You can use a pressure cooker for this recipe but i'm not sure it comes out as good as the method I have used. For this kind of recipe I use cooked rice. While cooking the rice I will add a little salt. Because rice will be most ta...

Ammini kozhukattai or rice flour dumplings is a famous and traditional recipe in the Southern India. The rice dumplings are very easy to prepare. Not only for festivals, but any time we can prepare this. Rice dumplings, ammini kozhukattai is another name for this recipe. The aroma of rice dumplings is very tempting. The rice dumplings are the best snacks for everyone. https://youtu.be/FySabl4TOFc   This recipe is very healthy because it uses less oil for preparing and tempering. Tempering is completely optional. We can eat like that without tempering. Tempering is giving additional flavour to the rice dumplings. We can make the dumplings into spicy or sweet versions. It is completely our wish or choice. While tempering you can add any masala. The rice dumplings are best for any...

Ridge gourd soup is very healthy and tasty. Ridge gourd soup is one of the best soups for weight loss. This vegetable is not harmful for anyone. Ridge gourd soup has a creamy texture. This soup is protein and fiber rich. It is one of the very low calorie vegetables. When you are using the ridge gourd must be a tender one. You must peel out the harder skin, chop into small pieces. Small pieces help to cook easily. From the harder skin of ridge gourd you can have several dishes too. I only uploaded the video of dry chutney powder from it, I will link to that video too. Ridge gourd is a very healthy vegetable. It contains lots of water in it. The onion and tomato added because of flavour. Garlic and ginger also give a good aroma to the soup. You can skip the addition of onions and tomat...

Mexican mint rasam is very healthy and nutritious to our body. In this pandemic everyone wants health first, then everything. This is the best rasam for everything. Mexican mint leaves are called sambrani soppu in our local language. The rasam is always top priority in the lunch. https://youtu.be/hw25z7JBiDw   The Mexican mint leaves rasam is very easy and quickly we can prepare. When the guests arrive immediately you have served lunch you can prepare this. For this rasam does not need many ingredients. All ingredients are available in your kitchen. The Mexican mint is usually grown in the balcony in every home. Because this plant has medicinal value. In India almost everyone knows the Mexican mint leaves. For this recipe, you need to fry the Mexican mint for a few minutes. If ...

Poha laddu is very easy and instant sweet to prepare. It is very healthy sweet to all. Poha laddu is a traditional and authentic recipe too. Poha is also called as Aval, Flatten rice, Avalakki, poha in various languages and regions. Everyone will definitely love this simple laddu. Lord Krishna loves poha so this is one of the must sweet in every krishna janmashtami.  We can do this poha laddu during any festival. It is one of the best for kids. https://youtu.be/Omt3H4ZxXFw   This laddu is combination of simple ingredients such as coconut, jaggery and poha. The poha laddu not required much time and ingredients. Every ingredients are easily available in our kitchen. Any kind of poha can be used to do this laddu, but here i used white flatten poha. Jaggery and coconut are a good comb...

Breadfruit chips are the simplest snack and easy to prepare. The breadfruit chips are a traditional recipe. The breadfruit chips are gluten free chips, because we are not adding any flours. Breadfruit is famous by the name of Nirphanas, in our local language we call it as deegujje or deevi halasu. https://youtu.be/E-5ufE3xWi8   Breadfruit is one of the varieties in the jackfruit family. The flavour and texture of bread fruit is similar to potato. Like potato we can make raita from breadfruit too. Breadfruits outer cover is green in colour, and small globules in outer cover. Inside of breadfruit is little hard. When it is ripen it will become soft and creamy. Raw breadfruit we can't eat before using it. We have to bake, boil or fry them. This fruit does not contain any seeds inside...

Olan is very famous and traditional side dish of onam sadhya in Kerala. It is very easy to prepare and healthy too. The olan is completely vegan and gluten free. This is simple and serve in every onam sadhya. This dish is flavoured by coconut milk and it has creamy texture. https://youtu.be/UF6d78RFhF4   No need of ingredients like spices and tempering for this recipe. The olan is made with ash gourd, black eyed peas and coconut milk. You can cook the black eyed peas in pressure cooker or directly how i cooked. One whistle is sufficient for black eyed peas because it need not be so much mushy. The ash gourd will cook quickly so peas must be cooked beforehand. When you add ash gourd, add enough salt and fresh curry leaves. Green chili makes the dish a little spicy.  Adding Coconut ...