Prep Time : 15 mins Peanuts – 1 cup Dry Coconut – 1 cups Sesame seeds – 1/2 cup Ghee/clarified butter – 6 tbsp Jaggery – 1 cup grated Dry ginger powder/sukku – 1 tbsp Ganthola powder – 2 tsp (optional) Method Storage and Shelf Life Read More

Prep Time : 10 mins Plantain stem/Vazhaithandu – 2 cups finely chopped Curd/Plain yogurt – 1 cup whisked For grinding Grated Coconut -1/4 cup Jeera /cumin seeds -1 tsp Green chillies – 1-2 Fried gram (pottukadalai) or rice flour or raw rice – 1 tsp (you can use either one for thickening) For the seasoning Mustard seeds -1 tsp Curry Leaves -few Method Read More

Prep Time : 10 mins Pomegranate -1 big or 2 cups pomegranate seeds Chilled water -1 cup Sweetener of your choice (optional) Variations – You can add a tsp of lemon juice and a pinch of salt to the juice to enhance the taste. I personally prefer it plain. Note – If you are on medication, kindly consult your physician before you start drinking it regularly. Helps to fight breast cancer....

Ingredients needed Potato – 3-4 Onion -2 Tomato – 1 big Green chillies -2 Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp Sambar powder -2 tsp Garam masala powder -1/2 tsp Salt as required For grinding Grated coconut -1/4 cup Chutney kadalai /fried gram – 1 tbsp Sombu/ fennel seeds/Saunf -1 tsp Pepper -1/4 tsp Kasa kasa – 1 tsp (khus khus) Ginger – 1 inch piece Garlic -2-3 cloves For the seasoning Oil -2 tbsp Fennel seeds/sombu – 3/4 tsp Cloves – 2 Bay leaf – 1 Preparation Grind the ingredients given for grinding to a fine paste....

French toast is usually an overindulgent breakfast, loaded with cream and eggs, but this vegan Pumpkin French Toast is different. It’s just as tasty as the original, with the same delicately crisp exterior and pillowy soft inside, but you don’t need dairy or eggs to pull it off—which means this is a French toast recipe everyone can enjoy if you make it for a holiday breakfast or brunch. Enjoy friends!...

Prep Time : 15 mins Extra Virgin Olive Oil -1 tbsp Onion -1/4 cup chopped Garlic clove – 2 minced Tomato – 3/4 cup very finely chopped Button Mushroom – 1 cup chopped Cumin Powder – 1/2 tsp Chilli Powder – 1/2 tsp Pepper Powder to taste Salt to taste Herbs Oregano – 1/2 tsp Basil – 1/2 tsp Grated mozzarella cheese (optional) Method Read More

When I was still living at home, my mom would make a beet juice for me every single morning. This was before I was even a vegetarian, and so every single day, I was started on the right foot to make better food decisions because I was introduced to the goodness and sweetness that is beets. I looked forward to this beet juice, and started to crave the combination that made up the juice (beets, a variety of greens, apples, etc....

Prep Time : 10 mins Broken wheat – 1 1/4 cup Tur dal – 3 tbsp Coconut – 1/3 cup grated Carrot – 1 small grated (optional) Water – 3 3/4 cup Salt needed For the Seasoning Oil – 2 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Urad dal – 2 tsp Bengal gram dal (Chana dal) – 2 tsp Hing/asafoetida – a generous pinch Red Chillies – 2-3 Curry leaves – a sprig Method Check more Samba Godhumai Recipes....

Oriana’s Thoughts On The Recipe Oh, my friend, you’re going to love these banana scones! Imagine all the comforting flavors of banana bread but with that flaky, buttery goodness of a scone. That’s exactly what you get here. These scones are the perfect blend of sweet, moist, and just the right amount of buttery. Plus, they’re totally egg-free, which makes them great if you have an egg allergy or intolerance or run out of eggs....

Easy skillet lasagna is as simple as it gets from 8 easy ingredients to dirtying only one pan. We love this recipe along with our other classics: Easy Lasagna, Lasagna Soup and Crockpot Lasagna. One Pot Lasagna One pot dinner meals are the best! I’ve come to find that my mood is inversely correlated to the amount of dirty dishes in my sink. The less dishes, the happier I am, and the more dishes there are, the crankier (and less productive) I am....

Lately, I’ve been reading all kinds of arepa recipes that are floating around the internet. They are called “arepa fit”, and they’re basically a lightened up version of the classical arepa. If you know me a little, you know that I Love my arepas, so I decided to make my own version using oats. I have to say that this is not something I invented, I been hearing about the oat arepas for a long time, I just hadn’t tried them yet....

This version is my skinny spin on the classic Waldorf salad. What is Waldorf Salad ? This salad comes with some history. I will link it at the end of the post if you want a good read . It was created at Waldorf Hotel in New York City. It comprises of fresh apples, grapes, walnuts, celery , lettuce and mayonnaise is used as a dressing. I had this for the very first time in New York and just fell in love with it....

Rice pudding is such a comforting dessert, especially when it’s nice and warm. If you like this version, you’ll have to try our Slow Cooker Rice Pudding—it’s just as tasty and super EASY! Easy + Creamy Rice pudding is a sweet dessert made with milk, rice, sugar, and a few other ingredients. It’s creamy and can be served cold or hot! No one really knows who invented rice pudding. Some believe it was originated in China because of their ancient rice culture, but rice pudding is found in many areas around the world!...

Seeds commonly sprouted Green gram/moong dal Sesame seeds Fenugreek seeds Bean seeds Sunflower seeds Peas Groundnut Channa For more details about seeds that can be sprouted refer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprouting Let me start with- How to Sprout? 1.Clean the seeds to be sprouted well. 2.Soak it in clean water for 15 hours. 3.Wash, drain water and transfer it to a dry vessel. Close it with a lid and keep a heavy object on the top....

Pair this salsa with homemade Tortilla Chips or our sweet Cinnamon Tortilla Chips! We Love Sweet + Spicy! We eat tons of Chips and salsa at our house! I love to pair this appetizer combo with all of our favorite Mexican dishes. Most people love savory Homemade Salsa, but have you tried sweet salsa? More specifically, sweet salsa with homemade Cinnamon Chips?! Queue our favorite sweet and spicy strawberry salsa!...

Prosciutto Melon Skewers Recipe Highlights When the To-Do List is overloaded during summer, it’s time for easy finger food like these Prosciutto Melon Skewers for all the gatherings. These are seriously show-stopping and absolutely delish appetizers that should DEFINITELY show up as part of the summer table! They’re easy to make and can be prepped, making them a wonderful option when you want to WOW your guests but do not have the time to slave in the kitchen....

Prep Time : 15 mins Raw Rice – 1/2 cup Moong dal/pasi paruppu – 1/4 cup Jaggery – 1 cup grated Cashew nuts -2 tbsp Raisins -2-3 tbsp Cardamom – 4 pods or 1/4 tsp powder Ghee/clarified butter -1/4 cup Ghee -1/2 tsp (for jaggery syrup) Preparation Method Enjoy delicious Sakkarai pongal!! (You can never go wrong with this recipe). Do check out Ven Pongal Recipe with step wise pictures....

Cheese Rosemary Crackers Recipe Cheese platters are the most fun eats at all the parties!! They’re ideal for get-togethers throughout the year, but especially for the holiday season, when our to-do list is humongous, and we really don’t have time to slave in the kitchen. I also have to mention that cheese platters are perfect for date night with your special person. We, my husband and I, crave a good cheese board all the time, just for the 2 of us....

Thanks to SideChef and Walmart+ for sponsoring this blog post! Thanks so much to you my readers for supporting the brands who support Jessica in the Kitchen! All texts and opinions are my own. Here’s a fact of life: I love soup season. Like, ADORE. It’s one of the best parts of the cozy season, and there’s nothing like a good, warm and seasoned soup. I’ve always preferred thicker soups like bisques, but find myself lately also craving soups that you can get something to “bite” for that hearty feel....

How to Prepare Uppu Seedai (salted seedai) Step by Step Recipe Ingredients needed Raw Rice flour(Pacharisi mavu)- 2 cups Urad dal flour – 3 tsp Butter – 21/4 tbsp Grated coconut – 2 tbsp (optional) Chilli powder -1 tsp Hing – 1/4 tsp Salt as required Oil for deep frying (My apologies -In the video, I have mentioned it as 3 tsp of urad dal flour by mistake for 1 cup kozhukattai flour....