Quick Makes

Butter Cookies

Butter Cookies commonly known as Nankhatai is the traditional Indian shortbread cookies or biscuits made with flour, sugar and ghee or butter. It is a popular sweet cum snack recipe which is equally liked by kids as well as elders. Nankhatai is popular as a tea time snack and is easily […]

Chinese Broccoli Thoran

Gai-Lan commonly known as Chinese broccoli is a common vegetable dish you see in traditional Chinese restaurants. It is usually served with oyster sauce because the sweetness of the sauce complements the slight bitter taste of the leaves. Here in this recipe I have this really nutritious vegetable prepared in […]

Rava Laddu

Here a Srikrishna Jayanthi special from my kitchen. This time a quick sweet snack prepared with rava (sooji), shredded coconut, sugar and ghee as its major ingredients. The preparation is pretty simple and the Laddu can be keep refrigerated if you want to use it for couple more days.

Brinjal Fry

This time I share a quick vegetarian side dish with Egg Plant (Brinjal -വഴുതനങ്ങാ). Nutritionally, this vegetable is low in fat, protein, and carbohydrates. Same time Brinhal contains reasonable amounts of most essential vitamins and minerals. In this dry form recipe, I used sliced brinjal with some masala spices to pan fry to make […]

Aval Fry

Here is a quick snack recipe using aval.  Aval -Flattened rice (also called beaten rice) is a dehusked rice which is flattened into light dry flakes. It is used to make various breakfast and snack verities in Kerala and other South Indian states. The recipe I share here uses fried aval […]

Easy Chicken Biriyani

Biryani is a rice-based dish (usually using basmati-rice) made with spices and one of the common non-vegetarian ingredients like chicken, mutton or fish. This single dish meal of Middle East origin is traditionally prepared in earthenware pots and is known for its unique aroma, flavor and spices. This is my […]