Tomato Garlic Chutney

 

Yay...Weekend is finally arrived...I waited this whole week for this one..I know I know I say this everytime..But what to do,I love my weekends a lot and I expect it always...

There are days when I have even thought if I have a year full of weekends, Wondering how it will be...Hmmmmm...Dont laugh at me..

VenPongal (Rice and Dal flavoured with Ghee,Cashews and Spices)

Pongal is a typical SouthIndian dish that is usually served with sambar or chutney...Apart from idli and dosa,this one holds it unique place in all home....

Pongal is served in the morning as breakfast..It is a protein rich one pot meal which is really nutritious...

Kathirikai Kara Kulambu ( Brinjals cooked in a Spicy Gravy) & a Brinjal Story

My mum loves brinjal...I mean she will do anything for it...Like Tenali Raman...Do you guys know about him..

When I was a kid my grandma used to tell me lots of stories,many of those will be Tenali Raman stories...He is a smart person in the every story,who used to do all kinds of mischiefs and escape from the king in a smart way..

His stories will be very interesting to hear and stays in our heart for so many years..Like the story which I suddenly remembered when I was writing this post..

Stir-Fried Vegetables with Coconut and Peanuts / Mixed Vegatable Thoran

 

If you have some left over vegetables lying around,Go and pick everything to make this lovely dish...This is also called as Thoran here...

But this dish is quite different, It is a Thoran with Aarthi’s Twist in it...The twist comes from peanuts and frying the coconuts..

Simple Carrot Dal

 

Dal is one of the stable of the southindians , moreover it is a stable dish in my house...But usually my mum makes it in the same way,which is by boiling the dal and making a paste of coconut and some spices and adding it to the dal...She wont even forget to make a simple tempering too...

But when I am cooking, I personally want each of my food to be unique and different..Even from the Basic dal to the complicated Malabar paratha...

Oneday mum gave a fine Saturday lunch preparation to me,which she always does during weekends...She also told me to make dal and she told me her recipe to make like that...But I never liked to make that boring dal one more day..

Capsicum Briyani / Bell Pepper Briyani

Hai friends...Happy weekahead..Lets start another busy week...

To give you energy and keep your week going,I am going to show you a yummy briyani which is made with my favorite veggie Bell Pepper...

I love to add Bell peppers in all my dishes...Some how I love the crunch they gave to the dishes...It makes the dish colourful as well as flavourful..

Pineapple Pachadi (Pineapple Cooked in a Yoghurt Coconut Sauce)

 
Today was really a busy day for me...I woke up at 6.00 in the morning,Yes that is really a unusual one,because I have never done this any day..My usual wakeup time is 7 or 7.30..Please don’t think bad about me..Somehow I couldn’t sacrifice nap’ng for anything..He He..”Everything will change after marriage”-This is the famous quote of Mum all day...

The first thing which I did is uploaded my blog..Then I logged out from my system and started my busy day.. 

Today my mum was little bit tired,so breakfast was upto me..I thought to make a special breakfast ...So I made Venpongal,Quick Sambar and some Tomato Coriander Chutney..It was totally southindian and delicious..I will post recipes soon..

After having a quick breakfast..I just refreshed myself and got ready for visiting my college friends after a year or so.We arranged for this plan a month before and today was the day..

Funfetti Cupcakes with Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting

Hai Friends....Hope you are enjoying your blissful Saturday a lot..

I have lots of works to be done and I am in a bit hurry..Before that somehow I want to upload this post...So this post has no introduction, straight to the recipe...

Vegetable Cheese Pizza

Who hates Pizza...Hello..Anybody there...If anyone does, please don’t come before me..Because I love it..Can you read it in a high tone...Yes I LOVE IT..

Pizza is my all time favorite...But in many shop over here,we couldn’t find a good pizza...Yes they will give a weird looking stuff and call it as pizza...

I went to a near by bakery and asked them,Do you have pizza...They told me yes we have Cheese Pizza..And I ordered that (How could I not)...The stuff which they bought me really was a shock..

Coconut Cilantro Chutney (Thengai Kothamalli Chutney)

 

I love a lot of Cilantro  in my dishes...

Many of us including me usually use this as a garnish...But my mum use this awesome herb to make chutneys and many more..

Chocolate Cherry Brownies

I have to tell you that this delicious brownie is from an accident...

Yes...ACCIDENT...

After making Blackforest cake I had lots of whipped cream and cherries in my fridge..I am really conscious of not wasting a single thing...

Varutharacha Mushroom Kulambu ( Mushroom Cooked in Roasted Coconut and Whole Spices)

I know many of you love mushrooms...But in our place this awesome vegetable is treated the same way always...

Like Mushroom Masala, Pepper Mushroom, Chettinad Mushroom or used as a stuffing or sautéd along with onions.....blah...blah...blah...I feel a little bored with these dishes...

One day I bought a packet of button mushrooms from a near by super market called Lynns which is located in our small city Nagercoil...And I was thinking what new dish can I try with that...Suddenly this one came to mind...

Chicken Tikka Masala

 Yesterday I posted Chicken Tikka recipe which is a dry one...

Today I am posting a gravy version of it..That is Chicken Tikka cooked in a spicy tomato sauce...And my favorite is this one...

The one thing in this recipe is it is a two step recipe...First you have to make chicken tikka and then add that in this lovely sauce...

If you want chicken tikka recipe..Check this..

Chicken Tikka made in Oven

Hai Friends...Hope you had a great day...

Chicken tikka is a famous dish all over India...Traditionally it is made in tandoor oven,But I made it in normal oven...It still tasted great...

The main thing you should remember is the marination of the chicken...I marinated over night so the flavour went deep into the chicken...You could let it marinate upto 2 days...

You could serve this as it is...But I made Chicken tikka masala with this and served it with rice...I will post it tomorrow...

Black Forest Cake and a Chocolate Facial Tip

Hai Guys...This weekend got over so soon...I feel like it vanished in minutes...

I took lots of rest and got refreshed to start another tiring week from tomorrow...I even had a quick homemade Chocolate facial now to get totally freshen up...If you are wondering how to do that I can tell you....

Simple Green Gram Curry(Pachapayaru Curry)

A simple protein rich curry which is best with hot roti or rice....I love the spices which goes in this 

Rosemary and Mint Pizza

Happy Sunday Friends....Hope you are planning to enjoy your sunday....

This is another one pizza dish for your must make list....I made fresh pizza sauce for this and you can check it here...I also used Naan as my pizza base..Click here for recipe..

Butter Naan made in Oven

Naan is a Indian flat bread which is normally made in a tandoor...If you are wondering what is a tandoor...

Tandoor is a large clay container which is filled half way with coal...Traditionally thet stick this naan bread dough over the sides of the tandoor and the heat from the coal will cook the naan bread in no time...

Cilantro Pesto Mac and Cheese

Happy Saturday Guys...

I had some Cilantro Pesto in my freezer for a while and I was thinking what to do with that...If you want cilantro pesto recipe check this...

I thought of making some pasta with that which is just to toss some hot pasta over this...

But I went deeply and thought why not we can make some mac and cheese with pesto...And the result is this wonderful flavorful dish..

Malabar Ghee Rice

 

I have been checking my blog for a while and found out that I have not posted any rice dishes for a while..So thought of posting a basic rice which travels from kerala straight to my blog...

This is a simple rice dish that is perfect with any chicken curry...I flavoured the rice with cinnamon and cardamom(which is my favorite)...

Eggless Marbled Cookies & 500 Followers

Hai Guys....I have a good news to share with you...YUMMY TUMMY reached 500 followers...Yes I am really excited about this...Thankyou for making my blog this successful...

To celebrate this I am posting a really delicious cookies.....This is a Eggless cookie recipe..This requires simple ingrediants and it taste so good...Actually speaking this just melts in your mouth..

Jalebi ( Deep Fried Indian Sweet)

Jalebi is probably one of the sweet which I stayed away for such a long time thinking that it is a complicated one to make...So when srivalli announced this dish for Indian Cooking Challenge,I was a little bit nervous...But I thought to give this a try..

Chickpeas with Spinach

Hai Guys..Its middle of the week and only two more days for weekend..I am feeling the tiredness already..I really want to take rest now but still have to wait for two more days...This weekend is going to be a long one for me...

So what do you need in the middle of a tiring weekend...... Something so quick and full of healthy vitamins and minerals which keep you going for the next two days..

Falafil with Lemon Tahini Sauce

I have a little craze towards middle eastern foods...Even if it is the simple pita bread or chicken shawarma ..I love it all day...

And talking about shawarma...It is my favorite...HUH..I should make it soon...

Now coming to todays recipe..This is the most famous dish all over mediterranean cuisine...This is a kind of chickpea pattice which is deep fried..This is either served as a wrap for pita bread or as a snack...

Devil Food Cake with Chocoholic Chocolate Frosting

Hai Friends..Hope you are having a great week..

I have posted the recipe of chocoholic chocolate frosting(Please click on the hyperlink for recipe) before and it was a huge hit with you...This is the cake which I frosted with that icing..

This is one of Nigella Lawson’s recipe...I want to make this from the first time I watched her video...

Onion Chutney(Simple version)

 

My mum makes this chutney more that twice in a week..Because it is so simple to make..It requires only onion and nothing else..

I like to caramelize the onion and they make it into a paste..So that you can get the real sweetness of onions and it gives the chutney a nice colour..

Scrambled Egg with Spinach

Spinach is one of the most underestimated vegetable....But I love it..I love to add spinach in anything like sandwich,stirfries and rice...

Recently I have been addicted to this recipe....This is perfect for busy morning...A really quick breakfast dish that you can whip up in any lazy morning..

Vanilla Butter Cream Icing

Yes I know this is a simple icing,but I have to post this because I am going to post a stunning cake that uses this one...

I will post that cake recipe later this week..So wait for it...

So I hope you like it and let me know if you have any doubts...

Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies

You all know that my love for brownies never ends...So this is another one brownie recipe in my index..

A simple brownie with peanut butter and chocolate combo which is perfect as a tea time snack..

Whole Wheat Buns

 

Sometimes I feel like going on a diet or try to eat low calories and healthy food...Then the first thing I feel is to eat wheat dishes like wheat bread,rotis or something like that..

If you buy store bought wheat bread I know that they won’t make it completely with wheat..They will add some regular flour or some preservatives in that...So what I do is I make my own buns so that I know what is in that and what I am eating..

Vendaikai Kichadi(Fried Ladysfinger in a Coconut Yoghurt Sauce)

Finally Onam has arrived and I wish everyone a very very happy onam...

Hope you all are bust planning your weekend...I too have a few plans for this...

Keralan Varutharacha Rasam

Rasam is one of the easiest dish I can imagine...We used to have rasam daily in our house..Mum used to say that rasam is a must because it helps in digestion..

A Typical lunch in our house will have rice,any strong gravies like sambar or vathakulambu some sidedishes like cabbage,potatoes or beans and the important one rasam and to finish everything a little of curd and pickle....

Keralan Potato Roast

First of all...Is there anyone here who don’t love potatoes...I can see no hands...I know that most of us love it and many are mad about it..(See below)

I love potatoes but I don’t like to eat it everyday...But I know a person who is crazy about potatoes..She is none other than my friend Shabi....

Keralan Morkulambu(Buttermilk Gravy)

 

I am here with another Onam recipe...

This is a quick gravy if you are in a hurry...This hardly took me few minutes to make..So this recipe falls in my section “Curry in a Hurry” easily...

Morkulambu is a very mild gravy so you need some heavy sidedish to go along with it...My Puli Inchi Dish will be perfect with this...If you didn’t check it till now..Please do it by clicking here..

Keralan Puli Inchi (Sweet and Tangy Ginger)

Ok Everyone Onam is on its way..So lets start making some onam special dishes....I have some of the keralan dishes in my blog...Hope you check that....

If you like sweet and tangy dishes like me then I bet you...this will be your favorite...This is a typical dish in all keralan festivals or functions..You can find this dish in their plates...

Homemade Vanilla Icecream with Jelly

This is my mums all time favorite icecream..Whenever we go to any icecream parlour,she used to order this all time..I like to go adventurous with my food and I will order icecream’s which have weird and funny names...

Saying this I remember a story...Oneday me and my mum went to a near by icecream shop...Asusual my mum ordered jelly icecream and she got her icecream atonce and she was enjoying it...In the mean time I searched the menu card and found a icecream..Its name is Playboy and I ordered that..

Mutter Paneer (Paneer & Peas cooked in Tangy Tomato Sauce)

Ok this is my second way of making this delicious dish...This one is a little spicy and a tangy mutter paneer..

If you want to see my mild and creamy version of mutter paneer click here..

I made this one in pressure cooker since I used fresh peas...If you are using frozen u can just cook it on the kadai...Since I cooked both paneer and peas in pressure cooker,the paneer got nice flavour inside too,because you know that paneer is pretty bland right..

Seven Links Game and Some Awards

This is a game in which I have been tagged by Julie from Tasty treat...It is a game to remind our old post and sharing with you all..The rules is we have to find post which lies in the following categories..

The most beautiful post

The most popular post

The most controversial post

The most helpful post

The post that was surprisingly successful 

The post that did not get the attention it deserved

The post I am most proud of

  

So Lets gets started...Hope you all like it..

Sweet Corn Chowder

When I was going through Jamie oliver website,I came across this recipe and I want to try it as soon as possible..

This is the first time I tried and I am in love with it....You can have it like a soup,but I was not in a soup mood that day so I baked some fresh naan to go with this...But any crusty bread will do..

Just dip any bread in this and take one bite.......mmmm...

Do you need a soup that is packed with tons of vegetables..Then this is it...The addition of chives is entirely optional...But I think it adds a deep flavour to this...

Cheesy Garlic Bread using Focaccia Bread

Hai Friends Hope you all are enjoying a Great Saturday...

You all know that I love garlic a lot in my recipe...Then what do you say about garlic bread..I am mad about it..

If you want to know how crazy I am about garlic bread is to check out my freezer..

I always have a jar of mixed out garlic spread to add a touch garlic in my life whenever I need it..HE HE HE..

Chicken & Pesto Sandwich with Focaccia Bread

 

Yesterday I posted the recipe for focaccia bread and todays recipe is gonna be a sandwich which uses that bread and cilantro pesto...For recipe of both dishes check this and this..

This sandwich has a simple chicken filling in it and I love the flavour of pesto coming through this sandwich...It has become my favorite sandwich for now...

Focaccia Bread Flavoured with Rosemary,Onions and Olives

I love making bread,specially breads which have lots of flavour like this one...This bread has a lovely fruity olive oil flavour in it..

I love to use olive oil a lot more nowadays because I feel that it is lot more healthy and has a lovely flavour in it..I have recently addicted to EVOO(extra virgin olive oil)...Yes I started saying like this after watching rachael ray shows...

And Guys have you ever watched rachael’s shows...I love her shows so much because she cook so energetic and enthusiastic..We can see a passion in her cooking and also she gives lots of tips in between cooking...If you have never watched her show before,you should do it now...

Now back to our focaccia...I flavoured it with onions,olives and rosemary because I love the sweetness of onions when it has been baked and also I found that rosemary and onions go very well together...So I throwed some in..