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Gingerbread cookies New to hear! These are ginger flavored yummy cookies, and can be easily made at home. As the Christmas celebrations have started , we might be looking for different recipes .Though these cookies involve quite a long process but its really worth the try.. This cookies are mostly famous to be made during Christmas holidays, so you can include children in the process of making. This will definitely make their cheeks fall. Preparing needs simple ingredients that are easily available at our kitchen countertop. Instead of opting for packed stuff outside, you can try this at home and serve your children as mid meal snacks.  Ingredients  All-purpose flour - 2.5 cup Molasses syrup -3/4 cup (can be made at home, steps to prepare are given) brown sugar - 1/2 cup Egg - 1 Room temperature butter - 1/2 cup Ginger powder - 1 tablespoon Cinnamon powder - half teaspoon nutmeg powder - 1/2 teaspoon Baking powder - 1 teaspoon Preparation Take some butter in a bowl, beat it to...

HOMEMADE PLUM CAKE Bored of ordinary cakes?  Like to crave something different yet simple?. Here is the Instant Plum cake recipe for you. Traditionally plum cake is made using Rum. It's a long process which involves soaking in rum for a month. But now we will see how to make an instant one.   Plum cakes are generally filled with various kinds of  dried fruits and nut. which could be felt in the mouth at each bite. Those bites of crunchy stuff inside the cake are not only  heavenly but healthy. Try this once at home and serve them as snacks. It will definitely add on to your favorite snacks list.   Plum cake ingredients All-purpose flour - 1 and 1/2 cup (1.5 cup) Baking powder - 1 teaspoon Baking soda - 1/2 teaspoon Raisins - 1/2 cup (100 gm) Cashew nuts- 1/4 cup Almonds- 1/4 cup Dates - 1/4 cup Eggs - 3 Cinnamon - ½ Inch Cardamom - 1 Cloves - 1 Sugar - 1 cup (1/2 cup for caramelizing) Oil - 150 ml Substitution You can use 1/2 cup curd instead of eggs. You also c...

Vegetable pulao is the one of easiest and delicious lunch box  vegetarian recipes. If you want something special and healthy in no time this is the one to go with. I would say vegetable pulao is the best way to make your children eat vegetables. You can opt to pack this as lunch for schools and offices, take this to tour, serve as one of the dishes in the feast etc. Onion Raita can be a simple side dish. To make it more special on some occasions, serving any sort of gravy makes your lunch extra special. Usually   made with Seeraga samba rice.  You can also replace it with basmati rice as per your taste.  There are many varieties of vegetable rice. but the following one is prepared as a flavorful one with less amount of spices usage.   Ingredients Seeraga samba rice -1 and 1/2 cup  large Onion - 1(200gm) medium sized Tomato - 1 Ginger garlic paste - 1.5 Tablespoon Chili powder -3/4 teaspoon Coriander leaves and mint leaves chopped both half hand - 3/4 cup...

Biryani Brinjal curry | Brinjal masala is one of the well known side dishes  of biryani. serving this with the biryani , enhances its taste. This soury flavor paired with spicy biryani is the best ever mouth watering combo one should never miss to try. mostly we get the chance of enjoying this only in parties and wedding feasts. Sometimes we might crave for this delicious recipe but neglect to consider cooking, thinking of it as a complex process. But to your surprise  the Cooking process is very simple and can be made at home easily. It also goes well with ghee rice, pulao, plain rice etc. There are many variations of brinjal curry available, the following is just one of them. Ingredients 4 medium sized brinjals  2 medium sized Onions (300 gm) 1 Tomato (125gm) 3 Tablespoons of sesame oil 1 Teaspoon of Ginger garlic paste 10 curry leaves  Ingredient for masala powder 2 teaspoons of coriander powder 1 teaspoon of chili powder 1/2 teaspoon of cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon ...

Mutton kola urundai / Meatballs is one of the famous dishes in South India, especially in Madurai circle. It is a super delicious appetizer.  As it is made of minced meat and  different flavored spices, it serves as a fusion of nutrition.  This can also be a good start of the day especially for children. Having 4 to 5 balls is enough to skip any meals .You can also serve this as an evening snack rather than opting for any junks.  children do love this .All you need is boneless mutton. We can also use ready made minced meat.  INGREDIENTS 250 Gram of minced meat 10 shallot 1/2 teaspoon Ginger garlic paste  1 teaspoon of Coriander leaf 1teaspoon of Curd. 1 teaspoon of Coriander powder 1/2 teaspoon of Cumin powder  1/2  teaspoon of  Chilly powder 1/4 teaspoon of Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon of Garam masala OR Biryani masala' oil to fry salt to taste FOR GRINDING Roasted gram (Pottu Kadalai) 2 tablespoon, grind it to a powder. Briyani masala Take ...

Country chicken briyani (Nattu kozhi briyani) is one of authentic biriyani recipes. Juice from meat of nattu kozhi enhances the flavor of biryani which we can not find in any regular chicken briyani. Though country chicken  meat is bit harder compared to regular chicken  it is tasty and flavor cannot be beat. Nowadays we don't find country chicken in cities and towns in India. If it is accessible to you, don't miss to try out this recipe.  PREPATION TIME - 1 HOUR  INGREDIENTS  2 cups ( 1/2 kg)- of Basmati  rice 750 grams of country chicken 1.5 teaspoons of Chilli powder (adjust your spice level accordingly) 1 Cup ( 250 gm) Coriander leaves and Mint leaves (equal ) 2 tablespoons of Ginger Garlic paste Curd 1/2 cup (100gm) 1.5 ( 200) Tomato (large)  75ml of Coconut oil   25ml of Ghee Whole garam masala  4 Cloves  1/2 inch Cinnamon   3 Cardamom  1 star anise  Small piece of black stone flower( kadalpasi)  1 B...

Quesadilla is a famous Mexican recipe. A cheese stuffed dish . Besides being delicious, it is a pack of nutrients.  quesadilla  can be rougly called as cheese dude , as cheese is called as "Ques" and dude as "della" in Spanish. Fortunately We can do many varieties of this recipe by  stuffing different stuff like chicken keema, minced mutton, beef, egg, etc. We can also use beans . (if interested comment below, i will come up with different stuffing recipes) we can also use that to save time . It makes the preparation process yet more simple. Quesadilla are popularly sold at Mexican restaurant, mostly Quesadillas are served with green and red salsa. However Traditionally quesadillas are made with corn Tortillas and filled with melting homemade cheese.                                  Ingredients Tortilla 2 Cups of all purpose flour 1/2 cup of milk 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda or yeast ...