APPLE CARROT STRAWBERRY JUICE I FRUIT JUICE I STRAWBERRY DRINK

Hi friends, here is the other juice in the array of strawberry recipes. Healthy combination of apple, carrot with strawberries will give unique flavor and I added little Hershey’s strawberry syrup for the sweetness. Good nutritious and filling juice which is great for breakfast and even kids will love the color and flavor of the tastiest juice.

STRAWBERRY SARASAPARILLA I STRAWBERRY SHARBAT I SUMMER DRINKS I STRAWBERRY RECIPES

Hi friends, I already promised that I have still 2-3 recipes with strawberries. Yes, for VT-Vegan Thursday which is the brainchild of +Priya akka from Priya’s Versatile Recipes. I prepared the delicious and flavorful Sarasaparilla with strawberries… Sounds, quite interesting? Right, yes, it has super combo, and we enjoyed every sip. 

POM BEET STRAWBERRY JUICE I POMEGRANATE BEETROOT STRAWBERRY JUICE I HEALTHY DRINK

Hi friends, last week I got chance to enjoy loads of strawberry recipes from my kitchen. So still, I am having 2-3 recipes of strawberries in my drafts. Here is the nutritious filling juice for your breakfast… I usually make strawberry milkshake with ice cream or without ice cream, yes, am addict to it. But, I want to blog some recipes with the pretty fruit. So I tried the colorful juice with 1 Tbsp of protein powder.

தேங்காய் மொச்சை மசாலா I COCONUT FIELD BEANS CURRY

Hi friends, here is a simple yet delicious curry with pachai mochai/field beans. Now the mochai are available everywhere, and we used to prepare mochai kuzhambu, mochai curry or the coconut mochai masala. I love the coconut mochai curry more than the kuzhambu. I post the recipe for Tamizhar Samayal Tuesday who is conducted by +Nalini akka from Nalinis Kitchen.

STRAWBERRY CAKE - EGG FREE BUTTER FREE I FRESH STRAWBERRY RECIPES I FRUIT CAKE

Hi friends, nowadays I get more interested to bake and love to make each and every recipe. I really enjoy the aroma of the bakes from the oven. Other reason to try out more bakes, my dad loves cakes or cookies. I already shared that I had loads of strawberries last week, so I tried out the delicious, flavorful strawberry cake. I was really enjoyed the flavor while baking.

ITALIAN HOT CHOCOLATE I HOMEMADE HOT CHOCOLATE I CHOCOLATE DRINK RECIPE

Hi friends, here is a hot drink for your evening time. I love chocolate recipes, and mostly I crave for cakes or cookies but this time I have prepared the yummy hot chocolate drink. No need to say that kids love for chocolate, so the drink is apt for them. I have seen the Italian hot chocolate recipe in TV show and noted down. I enjoyed the drink a lot; slowly sip the drink and the flavor of nutmeg, cardamom and vanilla gives the unique flavor and its mind blowing hot chocolate. I highly recommend trying out the recipe at least once in your kitchen.

NUTMEG POWDER I JADHIKKAI PODI I HOMEMADE POWDER I DIY I BASICS OF KITCHEN

Hi friends, here is the time to post for ‘Basics of Kitchen’. Nowadays, we are making most of the store-bought things at home and it’s healthy too, Right? Another reason to try out at home, it will be demand or not available in our locations. So I get interested to make home-made recipes whether it’s available in store or not.

TOMATO KURMA I THAKKALI KUZHAMBU I SIDE DISH FOR IDLI/DOSA

Hi friends, idli and dosa is very regular breakfast or dinner in every South Indian home. Making side dish for idli/dosa is always tedious that what to make each and every time. We should be bore of same varieties of chutney or sambhar, right? Yes, for me its bore while repetition.

STRAWBERRY MILK I STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE WITHOUT ICE CREAM I FRESH STRAWBERRY RECIPES

Hi friends, strawberries are always popular and steal our taste buds and mind too, right? I am strawberry person crazy ;) I prepared strawberry milk shake without ice cream or cream. Fresh flavor of strawberry is always soothes our taste buds and give pleasure.

CHINNA VENGAYAM THAKKALI CHUTNEY I SHALLOTS TOMATO CHUTNEY I EASY CHUTNEY RECIPES

Hi friends, chutneys are very popular in our Indian cuisine. Chutneys are must for idli/dosa or rotis too. Tomato chutney is one of the most popular after coconut chutney.

SPROUTED GREEN PEAS GREEN CURRY I GREEN PEAS GREEN KURMA I SIDE DISH FOR CHAPATHI/POORI/PARATHA

Hi friends, simple and easy gravy for chapathi/poori/parotta. I always used to try different methods while making kurma for chapathi. This kurma is one of my most favorite and my dad too loved it a lot. No need tomatoes to the kurma.  Healthy benefits from sprouted peas is really very strength and you can enjoy the nutty flavor as well as green flavor. 

EGG LESS VANILLA SPONGE CAKE I BASIC VANILLA CAKE I VANILLA BUNDT CAKE

Hi friends, I always used to make eggless cakes, so I will make different preparation each and every time. I will prepare the vanilla cake/Sponge cake quite often for kid’s birthday party and my cousin too often ask me to prepare this cake. The cake looks very soft and spongy and its basic cake for frosting or icing cakes.

NELLORE MASALA RICE I SESAME TOMATO MASALA RICE I LUNCH BOX RECIPES

Hi friends, nowadays we used to prepare very simple recipes for lunch box or if we do not have enough time to spend on kitchen, right? Here is the simple yet delicious Nellore Special Masala Rice. I prepared the rice in a jiffy and we all loved it much. Its easy to make and gives flavor of sesame and coriander.

HOMEMADE CINNAMON POWDER I HOW TO MAKE CINNAMON POWDER AT HOME I DIY I BASICS OF KITCHEN

Hi friends, time to post “Basics of Kitchen” recipes. You can check out some of basic homemade recipes start from homemade paneer to kuzhambu chilli powder and many more… And am sure you can see any basic/homemade/DIY recipe on every Saturdays.

VANILLA STRAWBERRY LAYERED PUDDING - NO EGG NO AGAR AGAR I EGG LESS CUSTARD PUDDING I VALENTINE'S DAY RECIPES

Hi friends, wish you all very Happy Valentine’s Day…

I prepared the simple yet delicious dessert. Vanilla and strawberry layered pudding which is egg free and even no agar-agar too. I prepared the yummy pudding with vanilla custard powder, milk, sugar and strawberry essence…

The pudding will be very soft and so flexible. You can feel the both vanilla and strawberry flavor in every spoon. Easy to make and am sure kids will love it. You can prepare it anytime but it needs at least 1-2 hours refrigeration time to set properly.

Category	Dessert
Regional	Universal
Preparation Time	10 Minutes
Cooking Time	10   Minutes
Servings	3

Source - My Own 

INGREDIENTS

Boiled Milk – 1 Cup (@ Room temperature)

Sugar – 3 Tbsp

Vanilla Custard powder – 2 Tbsp

Strawberry essence – ½ Tsp

Homemade Condensed milk – 1 Tbsp 

Butter – 2 Tsp

METHOD

• Add sugar, vanilla custard powder and mix it well.
• Add 2 Tbsp of milk and mix it well till the sugar dissolves.
• Now add condensed milk and mix it well without any lumps.
• Next heat the remaining milk, when it starts boiling adds the custard powder mixture and stir it well on low flame.

• It will starts thicken, add butter and stir it till the milk coats the back of spoon.
• Divide the custard mixture into two separate bowls, add strawberry essence to one and mix it well.

• Now grease the serving bowl, add the vanilla and strawberry mixture one by one to get the layered pudding, as shown in the picture.

• Keep it in refrigeration for 1-2 hours and unmold the pudding and serve it… J

NOTE

• If you do not have custard powder, use corn flour with 1 Tsp vanilla essence.
• You can replace strawberry essence with strawberry puree. 

DELICIOUS AND CHILLED FLAVORED PUDDING... 

CHILLI IDLI I MINI CHILLI IDLI I NO DEEP FRY VERSION CHILLI IDLI I RESTAURANT RECIPES

Hi friends, idlies are one of the most regular foods in every Tamilian home. It has many varieties and I already shared kadai idli and kaima idli which is saravanana bhavan hotel style. And here is other version of idli, mini idli or chilli chilli or masala idli, which is tossed with spicy masala and those cute mini idlies are addictive and nice way to treat your tummy full and healthy too. Yes! Its one of the healthy way of idlies, which I do not deep fry the idlies here, so it’s surely guilt free version of chilli idli. But no compromise on taste, it’s very juicy, hot and mouth watering mini treats at every bite…

ROSE MILK I ROSE MILK SHAKE

Hi friends, here is the simple but yummiest shake, rose milk shake… Rose milk is my most favorite after strawberry milk shake, we used to go Anna poorna restaurant - coimbatore, and never missed to taste rose milk there. Here is the simple recipe of rose milk…

MURUNGAI MANGAI SAMBHAR I DRUMSTICK RAW MANGO SAMBHAR I BRINJAL SAMBHAR I SAMBHAR RECIPES

Hi friends, sambhar is must in every south Indian home at least twice in a week. We used to make sambhar for idli/dosa, ven pongal and rice. All time favorite and we love to have it in our routine menu. Drumstick and mango sambhar is one of the most favorite one which will be so aromatics of these two veggies. I prepared the mangai murungai sambhar with homemade sambhar powder, which come out really superb in taste and flavor.

PANEER BUTTER MASALA - RESTAURANT STYLE I PANEER RECIPES I GRAVIES FOR PARATHA/NAAN

Hi friends, paneer butter masala is very popular and delicious gravy for roti/paratha/Naan/Pulao. I love restaurant style PB masala, but am not person for spicy version of paneer, instead of love sweet recipes with paneer. But I wanted to try spicy version of paneer. 

ALOO GOLMATOL I DRY BABY POTATO CURRY WITH SPICES

Hi friends, here is the simple snack or side dish for your leisure time… Aloo Golmatol, which is Punjabi cuisine, baby potatoes cooked in hot oil and then flavored with freshly ground spices and then add of lemon juice… Its really awesome in taste. The recipe I have noted down from Mummy Ka Magic TV cookery show from FoodFood channel.  The mouth-watering potatoes with flavorful spices will give superb unique taste and well suits for rice varieties too, you can give it for kids or you have it as snacks. 

KUZHAMBU MILAGAI PODI I HOMEMADE KUZHAMBU CHILLI POWDER I HOW TO MAKE RED CHILLI POWDER AT HOME

Hi friends, in our Indian especially South Indian house hold kuzhambu chilli powder, which is very essential and usually we will prepare it for 6 months or one year stock… My mom every year won’t miss to make the podi, and its very handy and will give nice taste to the any type of kuzhambu or even some stir fries too…

CABBAGE VADA I CABBAGE MASALA VADAI I KOSE PARUPPU VADA I SIMPLE VADA RECIPES

Hi friends, here is the simple yet delicious masala vadai, which is add of shredded cabbage gives unique taste. Usually masala or paruppu vadai prepared with chana dal alone, but I wanted to try something new…So I prepared the recipe.

GREEN PEAS BIRYANI I EASY ONE POT MEAL RECIPES

Hi friends, today’s post for Vegan Thursday-VT, simple one pot biryani with fresh green peas. I already shared green peas pulao at very beginning of my blog. Fresh green peas are now available, so you can make varieties of recipes with the healthy peas.

SYS-W SERIES - FEBRUARY - HIDDEN INGREDIENTS

Hi dear friends, 

I posted on Sunday about the event announcement in FB gp.  And no further delay to reveal those 6 hidden ingredients,

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Hope you love the ingredients and got your secret ingredient???

S.No	Name of the Participants	Number chosen by the participants		Ingredients for the participants
1.	Aara Shaikh	2		Grapes
2.	Archana Ramachandran	4		Orange
3.	Asiya Omar	5		Banana
4.	Manjula Bharath	4		Orange
5.	Nalini Suresh	4		Orange
6.	Nayana Pikle	6		Pineapple
7.	Priya Ranjit	4		Orange
8.	Priya’s Menu	1		Apple
9.	Ramya Krishnamurthy	3		Strawberries
10.	Sandhya Ramakrishnan	3		Strawberries
11.	Sangeetha Priya	3		Strawberries
12.	Sangeetha Srinidhi	6		Pineapple
13.	Sanoli Ghosh	4		Orange
14.	Shama Nagarajan	6		Pineapple
15.	Shree Rao	3		Strawberries
16.	Smitha Kalluraya	6		Pineapple
17.	Sujitha Ruban	4		Orange
18.	Veena Vaidyanathan	5		Banana

Feb month special, Valentine’s Day… So here fruits ingredients…

1 – Apple

2 – Grapes

3 – Strawberries

4 – Orange

5 – Banana

6 – Pineapple

DETAILS OF THE SERIES - SYS-W

• You can try out one or more (Optional) recipes with your way of innovations or variations, your secret ingredient should be dominated in the recipe. 
• It starts 1-5^th of each month till end of the month, so you have one month time to do the recipe and link into the respective page.
• Only Vegetarian recipes are allowed.
• Post your recipe on your blog with the following details,
• Ingredients with clear measurements
• Methods
• Variation or Innovation if any
• At least two of your food pictures
• Post the logo and link to the respective page is mandatory.
• Link your recipes using linky tool that I have given below.
• And share your recipes on SYS-W Fb group.
• If you have any problem to link the recipes using linky tool, you can send me mail.
• Non-bloggers can also send your recipes to my mail id - vgdharmaraj@gmail.com with the following details,
• Your name 
• Contact mail id 
• Recipe name
• Ingredients with clear measurements
• Methods
• Variation and Innovation if any
• Pictures

If you still want to join in the event, no worries, you can join still, but now you cannot choose your ingredient, I will give in the random... ;)... Want to have fun???