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Eggless Banana Muffin

September 28, 2015 By Vidya Srinivasan 33 Comments

Eggless banana muffin | banana muffin without eggs | wheat banana muffins with step by step pictures and video recipe. Check out the Eggless banana muffin video and if you like the video pls SUBSCRIBE to my channel

Egg-less Whole Wheat banana muffins with a crunch from pecans is one healthy and tasty treat for kids and adults. It can be taken for breakfast or mid-morning/evening snacks. Banana gives nice flavor to the muffin.

As I have mentioned before I always find it very difficult to give fruits to my son. Since he has a sweet tooth like me, I look for recipes with sugar. I wanted to try some baked goodies for him. To start with muffin was my pick. It's is soft and easy for him to eat.

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Mor Kuzhambu | More Kulambu

September 26, 2015 By Vidya Srinivasan 12 Comments

Mor kuzhambu | how to make more kulambu recipe | vendakkai mor kuzhambu | okra yogurt gravy | buttermilk kuzhambu | south indian kuzhambu variety with step by step pictures and video recipe. Check out the Mor Kuzhambu recipe. If you like the video pls SUBSCRIBE to my channel.

Vendakkai mor kuzhambu is an ideal rice-based kulambu recipe that is served as a rice combination for lunch and dinner. Mor kulumbu recipes are generally made with/without vegetable addition. Instead of vendakkai, Mor Kuzhambu recipe can be made with watery vegetables like pumpkin, chow chow, cucumber etc. An easy and tasty south Indian kuzhambu varieties made with crispy cut behind / ladies finger/okra / vendakkai in a creamy and flavored sour curd sauce.

Mor Kuzhambu is a rice accompaniment prepared with buttermilk, spice mix, and some vegetable. In this recipe, I have added Vendakai (Okra: Ladies finger) for the more kuzhambu. Unlike sambar, kuzhambu etc. vendakkai Mor kulambu shouldn't be cooked for a longtime, so this can be prepared quickly. It can also be taken as a side for idiyappam.

After coming to US, initially I faced a problem frequently in my kitchen, dal was not cooked properly. Jagadish uses to come for lunch, I would have kept dal for sambar but it wouldn't have cooked. Immediately I either opt for variety rice or mor kuzhambu if I have extra curd.

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Butter Crackers - Whole Wheat

September 24, 2015 By Vidya Srinivasan 37 Comments

Butter crackers | Whole Wheat butter cracker are super healthy snacks for kids and adults. Butter gives amazing flavour to this cracker. Guilt free to munch on.

Giving healthy snacks for kids is every mom's biggest concern, well at times more than helathy, there is one big question, whether they will eat it. The one which worked yesterday may not work today.

Everyday its experimenting.Ever since Vishvak started solid food, the topic about kids food will always come whenever I talk to my friends. Whenever my friend suggest something I wanted to try.

3 course healthy meal for is one side but healthy mid- morning and evening snacks was another concern. Vishvak was initially big fan of corn puff then he started liking store brought multi grain crackers. I wanted to try something in home.

Kids after school snacks

Baked Indian snacks

Pavakkai thokku

tamarind based thokku

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Ingredients

Pressure cook

1 bitter gourd
Pinch of turmeric powder
Required salt

Kuzhambu

1 tablespoon + 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
fenugreek seeds few
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
Curry leaves few
1 green chilli
6 big Garlic thinly sliced
1 onion finely chopped
2 tomatoes chopped
1/2 tablespoon sambar powder
2 tablespoon tamarind paste homemade
1 + 1/4 cup of water
1/8 teaspoon turmeric powder
Required salt
jaggery little

Instructions

First pressure-cook bitter gourd, turmeric powder, and salt for 3 whistles
add 1 tablespoon of sesame oil and when the oil is hot
Furthermore, Add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, and cumin seeds; saute and let them splutter
add curry leaves and green chilli; mix well and roast
Furthermore, Add garlic and saute for 15 seconds
add chopped onions and sauté till onions turn translucent
Furthermore, Add cooked pavakkai; saute for 3 minutes
add tomatoes and give a quick mix
Furthermore, add salt and turmeric powder; mix well and saute till tomatoes turn mushy
Add sambar powder, and saute for two minutes
Furthermore, Add tamarind paste and give a quick mix
add water and boil for 10 minutes
Finally, add jaggery and sesame oil; cook till thokku comes to your desired thickness

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Chow Chow Thogayal | Chayote Chutney

September 21, 2015 By Vidya Srinivasan 52 Comments

Chow chow thol Thogayal, Chow chow thuvaiyal, chow chow chutney, Chow chow thol Thogayal recipe, tholi thogayal, merakai chutney, chayote chutney , squash chutney, Chow chow thuvaiyal with step-by-step picture and video. Check out the chow chow Thogayal video and if you like the video pls SUBSCRIBE to my channel

Chow Chow Thogayal | chayote chutney Is a great way to use chayote peel. Thogayal is a tasty rice accompaniment. With little extra water, it can be converted into a chutney and used as a side for the tiffin variety. Check out the video and If you like the video pls SUBSCRIBE to my channel Chayote skin chutney is prepared with chayote peel. After preparing Kottu with chow chow instead of discarding the outer skin make this chow Chow Thol Thogayal. Chayote thogayal can be mixed with rice with sesame oil. Add little extra water and tasty chutney is ready to be served for tiffin varieties like idli, dosai, paniyaram, etc. Grandmother's traditional recipes are always the best, and Chow Chow Thol Thogayal is one perfect example. Chow chow is a versatile vegetable that gets a place in many recipes like Kootu, Mor Kuzhambu, sambar, Aviyal, Bisi Bele Bath, etc. These are the recipes I am familiar with, I am sure there are many other ways to enjoy this vegetable. ...

Broccoli Stir Fry | Stir Fried Broccoli

September 19, 2015 By Vidya Srinivasan 45 Comments

Broccoli stir fry can be prepared within 10 minutes. Stir Fried broccoli tasted great with fried rice. It can be enjoyed with plain white rice as well. If you are not a big fan of broccoli, try this stir fry the flavours makes you like this green crunchy delight.

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Last year during Christmas holidays we went to California to meet my bro-in-law family. My co-sis is an amazing cook, and I have learnt a lot of recipes from her. She got me "Good Food Made Simple - Vegetarian" book. As the name suggests the recipes in the book are easy and I have been trying a lot from the book these days.

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Baigan Bharta | Bhaigan Barta | Eggplant Curry

September 15, 2015 By Vidya Srinivasan 65 Comments

Baigan Bharta | Bhaigan Barta | Eggplant Curry | roasted eggplant is a side dish prepared with egg plant(big brinjal). The flavour is from broiled Eggplant. Bhaigan barta tastes great with chappati (roti). I like to mix it with rice as well.

I am one among the few at home who loves brinjal. My husband is not a huge fan of brinjal but at least once in two weeks my grocery cart will have eggplant. Growing up I have enjoyed brinjal in the form of curry, sambar, Kara kuzhambu, gotsu, thogayal etc but my Ammanever prepared gravy for chappati using brinjal.

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Quinoa Bisi Bele Bath |Quinoa Sambhar

September 13, 2015 By Vidya Srinivasan 52 Comments

Quinoa bisi bele bath is a flavorful sambar sadam (quinoa). If you are looking for ways to cut down carbs and add some flavours to the quinoa this is one great way. With Indian flavour this is tasty, filling and healthy meal

When I was pregnant, I wanted to reduce Carbs, but rice is our staple food and I couldn't avoid rice. My friend suggested "Quinoa" and asked me to cook rice and Quinoa together. Slowly I started experimenting with Quinoa, tried upma, idli, dosa, panniyaram, quiche etc.

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Baked Vella Seedai | Baked Sweet Seedai

September 3, 2015 By Vidya Srinivasan 60 Comments

Baked Vellam seedai | Vella seedai with detailed step by step pictures and video recipe. Check out the Baked vella seedai and if you like the video pls SUBSCRIBE to my channel

Vella/Vellam seedai is a traditional sweet prepared during Krishna Jayanthi/ gokulashtami. Baked Vella Seedai is prepared with the store brought rice flour and urad dal flour.

Krishna Jayanthi is fast approaching and time for preparing prasadam. This year it is coming during labor day long weekend, so we are traveling. Going to stay in our friend's place. Festivals are extra special when it is celebrated with family and good friends. They have a son and he is 3 months older to Vishvak (my son). It's going to be super fun to dress both kids, prepare prasadam, and a lot more.

Thinking about Jamnashtami I remember Seedai and footprints we draw to welcome kutti Krishna. Last year I prepared all baked prasadam, Uppu, and vellam aval.

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Semiya Payasam | Vermicelli Kheer

August 29, 2015 By Vidya Srinivasan 34 Comments

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Varalakshmi Vratham | Varamahalakshmi poojai Procedures

August 27, 2015 By Vidya Srinivasan 54 Comments

Varalakshmi Vratham Recipes | Varalakshmi Vratam procedure | Varalakshmi pooja | naivedhyam recipes. This year varalakshmi vratham is celebrated on Friday, 20th August 2021. Subscribe to Traditionallymodernfood YouTube. Check out the Indian tiffin combo, Indian lunch combo, and festival special recipe for everyday combo cooking ideas.

Varalakshmi Vratham

Varalakshmi Vratham Recipes | Varalakshmi Vratam procedure | Varalakshmi pooja | naivedhyam recipes is a traditional Indian festival. On this auspicious day, Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped. According to Hindu mythology, Goddess Lakshmi takes 8 different forms known as Ashtalakshmi. Varalakshmi vratham is “Performing poojai for Goddess Lakshmi to get her blessings/boon”.

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