Elaneer Payasam / Tender Coconut Kheer is tasty, rich and easy to prepare dessert for any special occasions. With just few ingredients, we can easily prepare this and is a great addition to Party menu to attract the guests. As we all know, the Tender Coconut has in-numerous health benefits and it is an excellent…
Author: KitchenDB
I am a full-time UX Architect in Healthcare IT with a great passion for cooking. I love experimenting with healthy and traditional food. Being an Agriculture graduate turned Medical Geneticist, I try to source organically grown ingredients from farmers and added the health benefits of each ingredient in most of the recipes that are posted here. This is more a personal database (hence DB in the name) of my family recipes and my trials on organic ingredients.
Millet Malpuas
A healthy twist to a very traditional and famous North Indian Delicacy..Malpua With Rabdi. I always wanted to try this myself at home and its my first try of Malpuas but with a healthy variation. Yes, I used Foxtail Millet Flour instead the usual Maida or Atta as the Original Version Calls out. Thinai or…
Malpuas – A Holi Delight
Malpuas are nothing but deep fried yet softy Pancakes drenched in sugar syrup and served warm garnished with nuts and saffron. It is a North Indian Sweet and is a offered to Lord Jagannath as mornining neivedhyam. This is also a popular sweet made during Holi Festival. I am sharing the recipe of traditional Malpua…
Thandai – A Refreshing Drink
A refreshing drink that is made during Holi and is very flavorful and rich. It is made with Nuts, Poppy Seeds, Fennel, Rose Petals and Milk. The Thandai Masala can be made and stored in air tight container for a week in refrigerator. It can be mixed with boiled and cooled milk, with sugar when…
Vazhaithandu MangoGinger MoreKootu
When you get tender Vazhaithandu (Plantain Stem) from garden and you love MoreKootu to the core, here is what you do but with a small flavourful twist 😊 Vazhaithandu MoreKootu enhanced with Mango Ginger 💚 Trust me it is heaven 😊 and you get benefits of both the veggies in one go 😊 An usual…
Suraikai Kadayal
Having an Organic Store at the office and getting veggies fresh everyday from Company’s farm is truly a blessing I feel. When I saw this native, farm grown Bottlegourd in store today, I immediately grabbed it, with which I made this very easy, rustic yet exotic recipe which is almost forgotten village recipe. Bottlegourd offers…
Sirukeerai Parupu Kootu
Got fresh fresh Sirukeerai from local farm . This is the recipe that came to my mind which my grand mom used to make in manchatti which I tweaked to use Pressure Cooker . Sirukeerai is the best green among the Amaranth greens. It has lot of medicinal benefits which is why it is recommended…
Vallarai Keerai Poriyal
A good harvest of fresh and succulent Vallarai leaves / Asiatic Pennywort / Brahmi Leaves from a friends home which I got converted into this yummy Poriyal. This is the best form to take if you are taking this Leaves as medicine. The addition of shallots, garlic and Gingelly oil makes it a perfect blend…
Snakegourd Kootu
What else you can think of other than this yummy Kootu when you get farm fresh country tomatoes and Naatu Vari Pudalangai (Native Striped Snakegourd Variety) ? With the blend of homegrown coconut and protein rich Moong Dhall it is a healthy recipe to go with hot rice 😊Snakegourd is low in calories but rich…
Mango Ginger Dry Mango Rasam
Ever thought of Dried Mango in a Rasam ?? Believe me, it’s an exotic recipe with the season fresh Mango Ginger. A sudden thought of blending these two ingredients happened to be a huge hit. Here is the Rasam Recipe to try with Mango Ginger along with home made Dried Mangoes from home grown Mangoes….
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