Recipes that help in weight reduction diet

Many of us now plan to reduce weight. Here are a few recipes to begin with:

Horse gram Porridge
Horse gram powder
Barley - Horse gram Porridge
Raw Rice Rawa, Lemon and Ginger Porridge
Dalia Porridge for weight reduction after delivery
Healthy Snack Bag
Tip to reduce weight

Bachelor cooking

Though the title says Bachelor Cooking, this section caters to some easy recipes any one can cook at any time. Some basics that can be made and kept ready are also given in this section which will make cooking quite easy.

Home made powders - Its significance
To make a fine paste of Khus Khus to make kormas or gravies thick
Tomato Rice without Garlic
To make soft dough for chappatis
Easy Veg Paneer Cutlet
Milagu Kuzhambu Podi
Instant Rawa Mix
Rawa Idly using Rawa Mix
Rawa Upma using home made Rawa Mix
Hot and Sour Paste
Idly Dosa Chilly Powder
Curry Leaves Powder
Garlic Chilly Powder
Simple and Easy Vazhaippaza Pachadi
Recipe for Multipurpose Powder
Instant Idly Mix
Wheat Halwa
Paruppu thogayal using Bengal Gram
Lady's finger Pachadi
Goddu Rasam - No Dal Rasam
Basic Tomato Gravy
Instant Rasam Powder
Simple and Tasty Rasam
Rice Kheer in Microwave
Hot and Sour Paste
Lemon Dal

Recipes using Horse Gram

Horse Gram Porride 
Horse Gram Powder
Barley - Horsegram Porridge
Horse Gram Idly
Horse Gram Dal - Kollu Pappu
Benefits of Horse Gram
Nine Grains Dosa
Horse Gram Thuvayal
Kollu Kalathu Podi
How to make Horse Gram Sprouts

Recipes using Brinjal

Brinjal is a favourite dish for many. They are available in two different colours, white and violet. The violet ones comes in different sizes too. Lots of dishes both south Indian and north Indian can be made using Brinjals. Find here a list of dishes which use Brinjal as a main ingredient.

Brinjal in tomato gravy
Eggplants in spicy gravy
Mohalai Brinjal
கத்திரிக்காய் கொத்சு 
கத்திரிக்காய் கொத்சு வேறு முறையில்
பொடி அடைத்த எண்ணெய் கத்திரிக்காய் 
Rasavaangi
Sindhi Brinjal Sabji
Brinjal Thayir Pachadi

Ready Mix Powders

Most of the south Indian households will have all of or a few of these powders (podis) ready which can be mixed with hot rice and ghee or gingely oil and have it.

*Curry Leaves Powder
*Coriander Leaves Powder
*Thuvar Dal Powder (Paruppu Podi)
*Horse gram Powder for weight reduction
*Garlic Powder
*Processed Channa Dal Powder
*Coconut Powder
*Mint Leaf Ready Mix Powder
*Mixed Dal Powder
*Spicy Pea nut powder
*Nalla Kaaram
*Metkut
*Verusenaga Podi
*Kollu Kalathu Podi

*Instant Rawa Mix to make different Rawa dishes

Starters

*Tandoori Potato
*Microwave Paneer Stuffed Lady's finger
*Kashmiri Dum Aloo on stove top
*Kadai Paneer
*Tandoori Paneer
*Paneer Kebab
*Baby Potato Pepper Fry
*Paneer Cutlet
*Baby Potato Golden Fry with coriander dip
*Dahi Kebab
*Corn Paneer Pakora
*Kashmiri Dum Aloo in Microwave
*Paneer Pakora
*Potato Sabudhana Wada
*Aloo Tikka
*Paneer Tikka
*Paneer Fingers in Rice Batter

Sweets - Every one's favourite

• Mango Halwa Using Microwave
• Chocolate Balls
• Easy Badam halwa
• Badam Cake Recipe in Tamil
• Badam Cake in English
• Akkaravadisal using sugar
• Mango Halwa Recipe in Tamil
• Milk Cake
• Milk Cake Recipe in Tamil
• Home made Chocolate Recipe in Tamil
• Carrot Halwa Recipe in Tamil
• Carrot Halwa in microwave Recipe in Tamil
• Beetroot Halwa
• Munthiri Kothu
• Moong Dal Halwa
• Ashoka Halwa
• Carrot Halwa in Microwave
• Badam Rolls
• Badam Burfi
• Kasi Halwa
• Home made Chocolate
• Badam Kathlee
• Mysore Pa or Mysore Pak
• Carrot Burfi
• Rabadi
• Coconut Burfi
• Kaaradai - Karadaiyan Nonbu Neivedhyam
• Athirasam
• Milk Cake
• Sarkarai Pongal (Sweet Pongal)
• Rice Pittu
• Sweet Sundal for Navarathri
• Damroot Halwa
• Kaju Kathlee
• Chocolate Lollypop
• Badusha
• Maa Ladoo
• Wheat Halwa
• Badam Burfi
• How to make Khoya at home
• Thirattupal at home
• Thirattupal in Microwave
• Sankarapalli - A Maharashtrian delight
• Kaaparisi for Punyakavachanam
• Cashew Chikki
• Banana Halwa
• Shahi Turka
• Vella Cheedai
• Cashew Cake
• Mango Halwa

*How to make Jaggery Syrup

Subashini's varities

Subashini, one of my friends have agreed to contribute the recipes that she have tried and tested.

* Sambarai
* Hotel Sambar

Diwali special Sweets and Savouries recipes

Deepavali Leghiyam

Sweets:
* Easy Badam Halwa
* Easy Badam Cake 
* Home made Chocolate
* Badam Kathlee
* Mysore Pa or Mysore Pak
* Carrot Burfi
* Rabadi
* Coconut Burfi
* Dumroot Halwa
* Kaju Kathlee
* Baadhusa
* Badam Halwa - The traditional way
* Badam Burfi
* Cashew Cake

Savouries:
* Omapodi
* Mullu Murukku/Magizham poo thenkuzhal
* Thenkuzhal
* Ribbon Pakoda

Happy Diwali

Pickles the Ticklers

Pickles always enhances the taste of food. Especially when they are bland they give more taste to it. In south India, pickles are had mostly with curd rice and at times with Kootu rice. North Indians prefer to have the pickles with Chappati. Different regions of India have different pickle preparation method.

*Tomato Pickle
*Mint Coriander Thokku
*Amla Pickle
*Garlic Pickle - Chettinad Style

Mango Pickle
*Mango Pickle
*Cut Mango Pickle
*Spicy Mango Pickle without oil
*Mango Pickle - Bengali Style
*Mango Pickle Maharashtrian Style
*Masala mango pickle
*Uppu Manga
*Sweet and Sour Mango Pickle
*Venthaya Manga
*Mango Pickle - Andhra Style
*Stuffed Tender Mango Pickle
*Punjabi Mango Pickle
*Mango Miskut - Mango Pickle Goan Style
*Mango Pickle with Kabuli Channa - Gujarati Style
*Instant Mango Pickle - using green chilly

Lemon Pickles
*Salted Lemon Pickle
*Lemon Pickle - Gujarati Style
*Lemon Pickle - Kerala Style

Pickle Specials
*To Soften up dried pickle
*Fenugreek Powder for Pickles
*Pickle Masala Powder

Restaurants in Chennai

Chennai one of the buzzing metropols in India, have lots of eateries all around. There are individual restaurants and also restaurants attached to hotels.

*The Spice Box Office and Home Tiffin Service
*Murugan Idly Kadai, T. Nagar
*Balaji Sandwich Stall, Alsa Mall
*Annalakshmi Restaurant, Chennai
*Dewberry's, The Restro Cafe
*The Royal Palate, Vadapalani
*Mylai Karpagambal Mess

Fridge an Important Kitchen Gadget in every house hold

An inevitable kitchen gadget is a fridge. Be it small or big, it is quite useful to any size of family. Here are a few tips and tricks about Refrigerator or the fridge as it is called.

*How to buy a fridge
*How to maintain fridge clean and handy
*Different kinds of fridge for different house holds
*Fridge Storage Utensils

Recipes from Kerala

Kerala - God's Own Country, gives exciting recipes to the world. Though the recipes are varied according to the different geographic regions.

*Mambazha MorKuzhambu
*Potato Curry
*Uppu Manga
*Errisery
*Drumstick Soup
*Cochin Masala Powder
*Parippu Curry
* Puliyitta Keerai

Recipes to cure Acidity

Acidity is one thing that many of us face almost every day. There are some recipes that help us cure acidity. These can be made at home.

*Papaya Milkshake
*Apple Milkshake with Cinnamon

Indian Restaurants in Libya

*Sultan's Restaurant

Different kinds of Chaat one can prepare at home

Chaat is one item that kids and elders like equally. It can be made quite easily at home and enjoyed.

*Pani Puri or Gol Goppe
*Bhel Jain style
*Katta Meeta Chutney
*Red Chutney
*Chat Masala

Indian Restaurants in Afghanistan

Afghanistan is a country close to India and there are Indian restaurants in that country.

Anaar Indian Restaurant

Recipes of Kashmiri Cuisine

Kashmir, being in the top most part of India, is to a greater extent influenced by the frontier cusines.


*Dum Aloo
*Dum Aloo in Microwave
*Peshawari Paneer

Recipes from Chettinad

Chettinad Cuisine - is a part of Tamil Cuisine, have some exciting vegetarian recipes.

*Chettinad Masala Powder
*Dry Chilly Chutney
*Chettinad Biryani Using Baby Potato
*Rice and Green gram Porridge

*Chettinad Masala Kuzhambu
*Garlic Kuzhazmbu Chettinad Style

*Garlic Pickle Chettinad Style

*Garlic Rice

*Ennai Kathirikkai kara kuzhambu Chettinad Style

Menu for Ugadi - Telugu and Kannada New Year

People in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, celebrate Ugadi. It is the New Year day for them. The menu is quite sumptuous and delicious.

*Athirasam
*Aval Payasam
*Aama Vadai or Ulunthu Vadai
*Rice Flour Roti
*Obbittu
*Bisibelabath
*Ugadi Pachadi
*More Kuzhambu
*Mango Rice
*Channa Usal
*Puliohare