Basil - Walnut Pesto

Here is a recipe for Basil walnut pesto which I had bookmarked long back from Food.com I needed pesto to make a Mediterranean pizza which I ended up making this past weekend. Usually pesto is made with pine nuts, but I don't buy much pine nuts and so instead I needed a recipe in which I could use something which I had at home. I found this easy recipe and it came out awesome. I made it using walnuts, which usually are there in my pantry...

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Beerakaya Endu Royyala koora , Ridge Gourd with Dried Shrimp

If this was India, this dish would be cooking in our house every week or at least one every other week. Dried seafood has its own place when its comes to cooking. If you ever tasted it, you would surely fall in love with it. I love both dried fish and dried shrimp. There are lots of varieties you can get. In Fish, you can get both big fillets to small whole dried fish. Same in shrimp , you can get big, small and even royya pottu, which is dried...

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Lots of awards and a Tag

Over the last couple of months I was generously showered with awards and me, being so lazy, posting all of them only now!! Sorry guys!! I Thank each one of you and also all my readers and commenters for your continuous support. This is the best place I could ever be. All the new friends I have made over the months and those who have become my good friends, here and on facebook! Thank You guys! New people I have met through the blogging...

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Chicken enchiladas ~ Semi Homemade

Enchiladas is one of the common dishes I order at a Mexican restaurant. What I like about it?...everything....I like the sauce they pour over it, the cheesiness, the sides.... At home, I usually end up making chicken enchiladas, but you surely can make vegetable enchiladas, using sauteed mushrooms, green pepper, asparagus, zucchini etc., and I am telling ya....its yum! Had that once at a restaurant and it was fantastic! Or try it with minced soya...

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Mexican rice with black beans

When ever we go to a mexican restuarant, I will choose a dish which surely will have the mexcian rice on the side. It is so good with simple flavors and makes for a perfect side dish. Not that I don't like the cilantro rice from Chipotle. I am in love with that rice too and make a quick recreation of that when ever needed with leftover rice. I have even tried it with brown rice and I thought brown rice tastes much better with little lemon...

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Fresh Raw Ginger Chutney / Pachchi Allam pachadi

Hi Everyone! How is everyone on the first day of spring?....enjoying the weather I hope! But no luck for us....snow and ice are predicted in the forecast!...ahhh what a start to the first day of spring....actually I can't wait for spring to come....fresh new leaves and flowers...I look forward to watching all kinds of flowers, mainly, kids happily playing outside (less noise and only peace in the house :)) Kids I tell ya are always gonna be kids!...

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Super Soft Idlis with Flax Seeds / Steamed Rice cakes with Flax seeds

I made these like couple of weeks ago...wanted to send it to an event but never got around to posting it on time. So here I am today with this healthy idlis post :) Idlis and dosas are a common part of our regular diet. My kids love them and I make them regularly as breakfast. Idlis, tho are healthy as it is since they are steamed....making them more healthy is making the most of it. I have seen many people around the blogosphere using flax seeds...

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Suruttai Poli ~ ICC

This Febuary's ICC (Indian Cooking Challenge), started by Srivalli. She chose Suruttai Poli, recipe for which she recieved from her friend and fellow Blogger Nithya's Mom. The name poli, had me confused until I read the technique and recipe for it. Its more like a stuffed and rolled poli, the poli is used for the rolling. It sounded and turned out more like a kajjikaya. But Kajjikaya are deep fried after stuffing, here the poori is fried before,...

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Yummy Pizza Sandwich

Our final day of the blogging marathon....thanks to all of you who come, read, follow and comment. And also all the friends I have made thru this marathon...A Big Thank You guys!!! For the last day of our blogging marathon, here is a sandwich which I have always enjoyed as a kid and to this day enjoy it with my kids. It used to be snack which my Mom used to make after school, but it has always been our favorite as kids and now I make it only...

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