Peanut butter is one of the top pre-workout snacks. It is loaded with numerous health benefits including lowering the risk of heart disease and diabetes. Snacking on peanut butter is a great way to curb hunger pangs especially if you wanna shed a few kilos. Today, supermarkets are loaded with almost everything and peanut butter… Continue reading Easy to make Peanut Butter
Author: Swetha Ponnambalam
A biomedical engineer with a passion to cook,experiment and create simpler recipes.
This blog features collection of all my successful culinary trials
Chocolate Almond Loaf Cake (Using wheat flour and Jaggery)
I'm back to blogging after a loooooongg break and I propose a healthier version of chocolate cake. I have been meaning to try a cake using jaggery for quite a long time.Somehow i kept putting it off as i was skeptical about the combination of chocolate and jaggery. I wasn't convinced until i stumbled upon… Continue reading Chocolate Almond Loaf Cake (Using wheat flour and Jaggery)
Chicken Ghee Roast
Chicken ghee roast is a popular manglorean delicacy. Marinated pieces of chicken is cooked in a specially ground spice paste and ghee as the name implies. Approximately 3 tbsp of ghee is required to cook 250-350 gms of chicken. So, this is an absolute no-no for people who are health conscious. Serve this lip smacking… Continue reading Chicken Ghee Roast
Pineapple fried rice
I'm back to blogging after a short break. Hope everyone had a happy and safe Diwali. I have recipes piled up in my drafts awaiting to be published. So, let's get to the post with no further delay. Pineapple is one of my most favourite fruits. My most favourite way of eating it is, smearing… Continue reading Pineapple fried rice
Rava ladoo
Rava ladoo aka sooji ladoo is made from rava(cream of wheat) and is one of the easiest and yummiest sweets you should try making this diwali. It can be made in a jiffy with minimal ingredients. The recipe I'm posting here is my mom's. It is a no fail recipe that even beginners can try.… Continue reading Rava ladoo
Oats Ladoo
Diwali is almost here and I'm very excited. I made a list of sweets and snacks two weeks back and I cant wait to try them out. Every year, we start making sweets a week before diwali which usually consists of adhirasam, rava(cream of wheat) ladoos,gulab jamuns and murukku. On the day of diwali, we… Continue reading Oats Ladoo
Kadai Paneer
Kadai Paneer is one of the most popular paneer recipes. It involves cooking fresh chunks of paneer(indian cottage cheese) in a rich tomato-onion gravy spiced with a specially ground kadai masala.Capsicums add more flavour to this mouth-watering paneer delicacy. It goes well with indian flat breads like roti, naan and also with jeera rice. It… Continue reading Kadai Paneer
Crispy fried chicken
Love KFC chicken? Well, can anyone say no to mildly spiced ,succulent chicken with a crispy exterior? Guess that's what makes the chicken from KFC stand out. Today, i propose a recipe that is almost similar to the most loved and relished Kentucky fried chicken. Oats does the trick here. Marinated chicken is coated in… Continue reading Crispy fried chicken
Sweet Potato Gulab Jamun
Gulab jamun is a popular sweet from India, that is primarily prepared using milk solids. Traditionally, it is prepared from khoya(evaporated milk solids). Khoya is mixed with little flour and kneaded into a dough. The dough is then shaped into small balls and deep fried in oil. These deep fried dough balls are then dunked… Continue reading Sweet Potato Gulab Jamun
Custard powder Halwa
I'm going to share a very simple and easy to make halwa recipe. Yes, it is made using custard powder. And no, it doesn't taste weird. In fact, it tastes almost like wheat halwa that it is almost impossible for one to find out it is made from custard powder, unless told. Like any other… Continue reading Custard powder Halwa
