Sona Narayanan

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• Kerala Style Egg Puffs

  

  Ready-made puff pastry really comes handy when you want to make quick sweet or savory snacks. One of the popular items you can find in any Kerala bakeries are... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Murungakkai Poricha Kuzhambu

  

  Poricha kuzhambu is a South Indian curry with vegetables, lentils and ground paste with coconut and spices. What makes it different from the sambar and pitlai i... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Chocolate Oatmeal Smoothie

  

  Oatmeal is a great way to start your day. Having a bowl of hot porridge everyday can get really boring. Adding oatmeal to smoothies is a another way to enjoy... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Linguine With Lemon, Garlic And Thyme Mushrooms

  

  When I'm in no mood to cook an elaborate dinner, pasta comes to my rescue. We mostly prefer no-sauce pasta dishes over creamy, pesto or other sauce based pastas. Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Zucchini Dal

  

  Zucchini or courgette is one vegetable that is available all year around. This healthy squash vegetable has high nutritional value as it's packed full of... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Iyengar Bakery Style Khara Buns

  

  For this month's Home Bakers Challenge, the theme is buns and Priya gave us options to choose from cheese stuffed buns, Srilankan seeni sambal buns, khara buns... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Onion Rava Dosa | Instant Rava Dosa

  

  Making dosa batter needs some planning and preparation like soaking rice and dals, grinding and then fermentation. When you run out of dosa batter or forget to... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Begun Bhaja | Bengali Eggplant Fry

  

  Begun bhaja is a classic Bengali dish made using eggplants. Eggplant slices are coated in spices which are then shallow fried. The traditional recipe uses just... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Beans Thoran | Green Beans Coconut Stir Fry

  

  Thoran is a Kerala-style vegetable stir-fry with coconut, green chillies tempered with spices in coconut oil. It pairs well with any South Indian gravy,... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Potato Carrot Beetroot Curry

  

  Sometimes it can be difficult task to come up with a side dish or curry for chapathi / roti. You cannot serve the same onion-tomato gravy everyday! Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Milagu Jeera Rasam | Pepper Cumin Rasam

  

  Rasam is one of the most comfort food for South Indians. Typically served as a second course in South Indian meals, I prefer to have rasam as an accompaniment t... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Eggless Cranberry Orange Scones

  

  For Home Bakers Challenge this month, Priya picked up some sweet and savory scone recipes to bake. Scones are a kind of cake or quick bread made with flour,... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Dal Khichdi

  

  Khichdi is an Indian dish made with rice and lentils. It's a mildly spiced dish and is served with pickle, papad, salad and yogurt. Khichdi is considered a... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Puli Aval | Tamarind Poha Upma

  

  Upma is one of the easiest and quickest dish that we can make for breakfast. You can make a variety of upma recipes with the simple aval / poha, so I always... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Kiwi Banana Smoothie

  

  Fruit based smoothies are an easy way to increase the consumption of fruits in our diet, and in turn nourish the body with essential nutrients. Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Kariveppila Chammanthi | Kerala Style Curry Leaves Chutney

  

  Chammanthi is nothing but a Kerala style dry chutney made with coconut, chillies and other additions like shallots, ginger, tamarind etc. Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Coriander Chutney | Kothamalli Chutney

  

  Idli and dosa are a staple breakfast and dinner item in most South Indian homes. So I'm always on the look for different chutney recipes to serve with dosa and... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Vegetable Biriyani In Pressure Cooker

  

  Biryani is a layered rice dish made with meat or vegetables and spices, usually prepared with basmati rice. Making biriyani the authentic way can be a quite... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Vendakkai Sambar | Ladies Finger Sambar

  

  Sambar can be made with a variety of vegetables and each vegetable gives a unique flavor to the sambar. Vendakkai / ladies finger sambar is one of my all time... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Watermelon Agua Fresca

  

  Agua fresca is a popular Mexcian drink made from fruits, flowers blended with sugar and water. Agua fresca literally means 'fresh water' and you can find this... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES