Cauliflower 65 / Gobi 65

     Gobi 65 is the vegeterian version of chicken 65 recipe with minor differences. Our whole family loves this recipe. My mother-in-law also makes this recipe whenever we are get together. It is tastier though she adds only besan flour, chilli powder and salt with cauliflower. But I am adding some more ingredients to make this cauliflower fry even more tastier.
   Serve this as a evening snack or a starter or a side dish for rice. This will go good with paruppu kuzhambu, sambar, kootu, rasam etc...

Carrot Ginger Soup

     Carrot soup is the one which i make often in the winter. I love the flavour of ginger in this soup. It is the simplest soup recipe using carrot that we always have at our home. It is a very good appetizer but you can have it anytime a day. Today, i am going to have carrot soup as a appetizer.

     Since carrot is sweet, adjust the quantity of ginger and pepper powder according to your taste buds

Broccoli Soup

     Winter is here! In the evening, we all expect something to eat or drink hot. Soup is perfect for cold evening. So, we are going to make broccoli soup today. I did not know what to make from broccoli when i bought it for the first time. I tried few recipes from broccoli, finally i made a soup and that was the best broccoli recipe ever. This is a rich and delicious soup.
   Do try this recipe at your home and share your thoughts.

Tandoori Chicken

Tandoori chicken is one of my favourite chicken recipe. My hubby have asked many times to post this recipe. Finally i got time to post. Chicken thigh and legs are best for this recipe. It is traditionally cooked in tandoor oven. But i am going to cook in oven. Instead of having tandoori chicken at a restaurant you can prepare at home. This is an excellent appetizer and it is much cheaper, healthier and tasty when you prepare at home. Who says no to chicken, especially to tandoori chicken...!!!

Aval Payasam / Poha Payasam

Me and my mom had aval payasam in krishna temple at my home town. Usually, they offer aval payasam as a prasadam on saturdays at 11'O clock. It was watery and had mild sweetness. I always wanted to go during that time especially for aval payasam :). My mom tried the same at home and it came out so well. I am also making this payasam often for poojas as an offering to god. It is a very simple and quick sweet recipe.

Falafel / Chickpeas Vadai

Falafel is a middle eastern recipe. It is more or like south indian masala vadai/paruppu vadai. The main difference here is grinding all ingredients together including onions, cilantro, green chilli etc with chickpeas. I usually use parsley for this recipe. But today I am going to use cilantro(coriander leaves) instead of parsley because parsley may not be available at many places.

Home Made Red Chilli Paste / How to Make Red Chilli Paste

Red Chilli powder can be replaced by this home made red chilli paste in most of the dry curries, gravies, non veg dishes and even in biriyani. It gives a nice color and flavour to the dishes. You can store red chilli paste in refrigerator and use it whenever you wants. Here i am preparing a small batch of chilli paste. You can adjust the quantity according to your needs.

Jeera Rice / Cumin Rice / Jeera Pulao

I make flavourful Jeera Rice for a change when I get bored with regular white rice. It goes well with any gravy which we usually prepare for variety rice. I make jeera rice very often with regular white rice and sometimes with basmati rice. I prefer alternative method(see notes) for regular cooking rice.

I want more cumin flavour on my dish. So, I am adding only a bay leaf not bunch of whole spices here because whole spices will be dominant over cumin. But its totally your choice.

South Indian Style Fish Fry

    Fish fry is the most delicious mouth watering non-veg recipe. It is also one of my favourite fish recipe... It can be served as a side dish or starter. Any fish will suit for this recipe like red snapper, rohu fish, king fish, pomfret, tilapia or even salmon etc.

    It is a common fish recipe in all south indian homes whoever eat fish. You can deep fry, shallow fry or even pan fry in a tawa if you are health conscious. Here I am going to shallow fry the fish. We generally use indian fishes like king fish, pomfret, red snapper etc. But here in USA, we rarely get indian fishes. So I am using golden pampano which matches perfectly to our south indian taste.

Lets see how to make it...

Vazhaipoo Vadai | Banana Flower Vadai

When i think of Vazhaipoo, the first recipe would come into my mind is Vazhaipoo Vadai rather than poriyal, kootu... I make vadai whenever i buy vazhaipoo. It is a helathy and crispy snack or side dish. Cleaning of vazhaipoo takes little bit of extra time. But it's worth to spend extra time on preparing a healthy recipe.

Capsicum Rice | Bell Pepper Rice

I decided my next recipe as Capsicum Rice when I posted Dahi Aloo. As I said in my previous post, Dahi Aloo and Capsicum Rice is a good and easy lunch combo. For this recipe, I prefer green capsicum rather than colored ones. Because green capsicum gives nice flavour and taste to this dish.

Now moving on to the recipe...

Dahi Aloo | Potato Curd Gravy

Dahi Aloo is a quick and easy to make but delicious recipe. We just need very few ingredients for this recipe. The only time consuming part is boiling the potatoes. I would say dahi aloo is more or like a south indian 'Mor Kuzhambu' recipe. I make Dahi Aloo as an accompaniment whenever I prepare Capsicum Rice or Jeera Rice.

Apollo Fish Fry

Apollo fish is a famous andhra dish. If you are looking for a spicy non-veg appetizer, just go for it. You can also have it as a side dish. I came to know about fish apollo from my friend Veda. I loved it very much;I tried at my home and it came out very well. So I am sharing the recipe with you all.

Any firm boneles and skinless fish is suitable for this recipe(like tilapia, seer/king fish..). I am using tilapia fish fillet for this recipe.

Caramel Custard / Egg Pudding

Caramel custard is a simple and delicious recipe. A slight bitterness of caramel and sweet soft texture makes this dessert so delicious. This will just melt and slip through your mouth while eating. Myself and my husband are addicted to this dessert. Preapring sugar caramel is a tricky part here but it is very simple and you can nail it. Caramel custard can be cooked in pressure cooker, oven or a pan. I am going to use a large pan over stovetop in this recipe.

Do try this recipe at your home. Trust me, you are gonna love it.

Carrot Rice / Carrot Sadam

Carrot rice is a simple and tasty recipe. It is a nice way to take carrot in our diet. Even people who don't like carrot will love this carrot rice.

Paneer Paratha | Paratha Recipes

Paneer paratha is one of the delicious paratha stuffed with paneer(cottage cheese). I love paneer paratha very much especially when served with curd(yogurt), pickle and onion slices. Even my hubby also asks me to make panner paratha very often. I can't resist sharing the recipe with you. So let's move on to the recipe.

Carrot Kheer / Carrot Payasam

Hi All!

I feel that "Not only sharing the food but also sharing a recipe gives a great joy". So i am going to share my recipes and techniques with you all.

This is my first post in this blog. I am starting this blog with a colorful carrot kheer. I hope you enjoy this. Please give your support and post your valuable comments. It will help me to correct myself and keep improving Lax Kitchen.