Dates Milkshake | Healthy Drink

I need not say the health benefits of dates as we all know about it.Loaded with nutrients its the best food for anaemic patients because of it high iron content.Here in gulf countries we can see many varieties of dates and when i ask ny kids to eat them they refuse it.So i decided to make milkshake with some added ice cream i and my daughter loved it to the core  while my son who is picky eater refused it.To say the truth it was too good.Do try to eat dates daily.

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Pomegranate Mint Cooler | Summer Cooler

Day by day its being hot in Chennai and we long to quench our thirst with some juices.Due to adulteration in ready made juices i prefer homemade juices now a days.My son is a great fan of a branded pomegranate juice.Whenever we go for supermarket he use to pick few tetra pack for him.One day i made him fresh juice of it with my newly bought hand blender and he relished it well saying it taste soo good then store brought.From then he use to ask for this juice frequently.Its soo simple and taste awesome.I just added few mint leaves for extra freshness omit it if you don't prefer.

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Rice Flour Sweet Balls | Ottu Maavoo Urundai | Our native recipes

This recipe is my in-laws side famous sweet.People who comes around the sea shore village in kanyakumari must have heard about this one which is quite popular over there and they make this usually during the last week of lent reason to eat it on good Friday.Last week when i ground a huge batch of rice flour i decided to make this and blog about it.Its very easy and "ulakkai " a bigger from of  mortar padestal is used for  binding the ingredients together but now since we can't find if we can use mixer/mixie too.Do give a try and let me know.

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Homemade Chewy Choco chips Granola Bars

These bars are chewy,healthy and addictive too.When i just looked up my blog i see that it had been a long time since i posted a baked recipe,to say the truth even my oven may  cry for not using it since December.So i decided to bake a easy granola bar which makes a good food when you plan to diet.,It very easy too.Do try this.

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Fresh Grape Juice | Grape Juice with a touch of Lemon

Last Sunday while returning from church we had packed juice in a shop it was good.The next day problem started my daughter complained she is having stomach ache since she got up.I thought it must be some gastric problem,gave her medicine and send her to school.On returning she was totally in a fainted condition.When i took her to the doctor he said its food poisoning.I urged that we drank only canned/tetra pack juice,doctor said fungus mainly in it only and advised to buy fruits  and make fresh juice.From that day we decided not to take  any outside drink.Pl  readers avoid street/packed juice and go with fresh homemade juice.

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Eggless Strawberry Ice cream | No Churn Method | Ice Cream Recipe

While going through my FB page i noticed that today (27th February )is  strawberry day immediately with no second thought i decided to round up my last strawberry recipe which i had in my draft.When i bought a box of it some where lying on my fridge with no attention.Wandering what to make with it decided to make ice cream so kids will like it.It soo easy just give a try.

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Creamy pasta | Pasta in White Sauce | Past & Vegetables | Easy dinner Recipe

I make paste once for a while but mostly with loads of vegetables and very rare i make it in white sauce.Last time when i made this for dinner decided to post and hence clicked it.Its super easy and taste too good when its is taken hot.

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Strawberry Pannacotta | Dessert recipes

Panna cotta  is an Italian dessert means cooked cream.Its mainly made with cream but here i have used cream & milk.Adding some strawberry gives a pleasant colour to the pudding.

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Blueberry Smoothie Recipe (Using Blueberry preserve)

Happy Valentine day ,enjoy the day with your loved ones.On this special day  i share with you an easy smoothie recipe which is very quick to make.I had a bottle of this blueberry preserve lying on my fridge for a long time.The only thing made with it was blueberry ice cream,Blueberries are good for children as they boost memory power.Please suggest me some recipe to make with it in the comment box so that i can finish the bottle soon.

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Heart Beet Cookies | Beetroot Cookies | Valentine Day's special | Eggless & Butterless

This cookies is an valentine day special which  i thought to post on Feb 14th only but pushed to post soon seeing so many V day's special recipes by co-bloggers.This is made with beetroot puree which gave a pleasant colour to the cookies.Do try this easy cookies and enjoy the V day with your loved ones.

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Sprouts Sandwich | Sprouts Potato Sandwich | Healthy Breakfast

Yesterday for after school snack i made this for my kids.Super healthy and easy,do try this and give nutritious food for children.

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Hakka Egg -Vegetable Noodles

My children love noodles , even if i give it for all three times  for meal they will happily eat it.Yes it is always welcomed in my house i think probably almost all kids love it.I buy instant 2 minutes noodles sometimes and plain one more often as i can add loads of veggies to it.Two days before i made this for dinner.It was more filling  and yummy .

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Hot Chocolate Drink

This is the first time i tried & tasted this hot chocolate To say the truth its super tasty and decided to make it often.The recipe called for rum since i didnot have it i omitted it.Next time will try with rum .

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Ragi Chocolate Mikshake | Finger millet chocolate milkshake

I always give my kids a drink first when they return from school probably it will be Tang juice sometime i go for fresh juice if stocked in pantry.When searching priya's blog i came across this drink and tried immediately to say the truth my kids love it to core and was a clash for it.Now lets go of to the recipe

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Potato Kofta | Easy Potato Balls | Snack Recipe

This recipe and photography are totally by my daughter my duty here is just write this post for her.Every Saturday in Vijay TV chef Venkatesh bhatt share easy recipes and this is one such she saw last week ,tried it immediately that evening for snack.Most pictures were shaken only the above one was good.Since she want step by procedure took all snaps and i just made a collage.She made few changes in ingredients too.

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Multigrain Sprouts Flour Appam | Easy Snack Recipe

I try new snack for my kids when they return home in evening yesterday i was wandering what to do and while checking found a packet of multigrain sprouts flour which i bought a month back.Also i was left with some over ripe bananas.SO i decided to go with appam.Do try this healthy and tasty snack for your kids.

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Ragi malt | Healthy Porridge with ragi flour

Ragi porridge is a healthy and filling one.Usually in my in-laws house many are diabetic and they often take a bowl of it in morning.Yes ragi is very good food for diabetic people.We can make it sweet or salty.My daughter also love this porridge.Its a quick one to fix lazy morning breakfast.

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White Chocolate Mousse | No Gelatin or Agar-agar

Happy Children's Day ! My heartful prayers and wishes for all children to have all basic needs with good health.May we too have their innocent thinking in us.On this day I share an easy mousse recipe.I had white chocolate bar sitting in my pantry for while.I actually want to try millet chocolate but didn't so when searching found it mousse recipe and immediately went in action and did it.

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Garlic Karasev | Savoury Snack Recipe

Its almost Diwali, festival of lights in India and all will be busy preparing sweets and savouries for it.Another best thing happening monsoon has begun in Chennai and its pouring for past three days.For this raining days best accomplished with chai/coffee is some deep fried snacks.So on Saturday I made this for snack you can even make it in bunch for the festival season.

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Oreo Cupcakes | Eggless & Butterless

I decided not to go with a Indian sweet recipe this time and hence a baked one that too  its kids & adults favourite OREO cookies in it.After started baking i want to try different version in different means and thus this eggless Oreo cupcakes.

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