Avaraikkai Poricha Kootu / Broad beans Kootu

Kootu are so versatile and are so delicious. I make this kootu couple of times a month. You can make this with white pumpkin also. It is very comforting and soothing food.

Kathirikkai Kootu (கத்திரிக்காய் கூட்டு)

For the theme of "Different types of Kootu", I could not miss adding one of my favorite kootu. This kootu is aromatic and super delicious. A very simple and flavorful kootu.  This goes so delicious with hot rice, jeera rice, roti, phulka!!

Roundup of Bake Fest

Love baking and for me it needs no reason… I am so excited to have received so many eggless baking dishes for my Bake Fest… Bookmarking them all.. Thanks to all who sent their delicious entries.. Thanks to Vardhini who is the brain behind this series.. Here is a delicious roundup

1. Coconut Cookies                                  21. Eggless Vanilla Sponge Cake          

2. Vegetable Puff                                       22. Eggless Banana Oats Muffins

3. Garlic & herb dinner rolls                       23. Heart Shaped Cookies

4. Pizza Cups                                            24. Sugar sprinkles Cookies

5. Vegan carrot cake                                 25. Checkerboard Cookies

6. Quick Pizza                                          26. Spicy Oven Roasted Broccoli

7. Speghetti and tempeh meatballs          27. Eggless Moist Orange Cake

8. Strawberry birthday cake                      28. Garlic Bread Biscuits

9. Vegan apple cake                                 29. Caramelized Onion & Cheese Stuffed Baby Eggplant

10. Eggless Almond Cookies                 30. Torcettini di Saint Vincent

11. Healthy Pineapple upside down cake 31. Mango Pudding Cake (eggless)

12. Vegetable Pizza                                 32. Torcettini di Saint Vincent

13. Sadaf                                                 33. Torcettini - Twisted sugar cookies

14. Besan Pizza                                      34. Food to Relish

15. Gnana                                                35. Veg Pizza

16. Gnana                                                36. Eggless Tiramisu

17. Carrot and kasoori methi handvo cupcakes 37. Eggless Lemon Clove Cookies

18. corn mushroom tarts with white sauce 38.  Applesauce Breakfast Bread

19. Spicy Garlic Focaccia Bread             39.  Eggless Tiramisu From Scratch

20. Adjika Pesto Pull Apart Bread           
Thanks all and please send more delicious entries to the ongoing event WTML w giveaway - http://nivedhanams.blogspot.in/2013/04/wtmlwalk-through-memory-lane-with.html

Cauliflower Sambar (காளிப்ளவர் சாம்பார்)

Cauliflower Sambar is a tasty variety of sambar which is little different from traditional sambars. You can also substitute cauliflower for ridge gourd.

Dates and Walnut Cake

My blog views have crossed 100000... Yayy!!!! Thanks to all for your support and celebrating it with a delicious and healthy cake... Dates and Walnut Cake is a quick and healthier cake. The original recipe called for date palm jaggery. I used brown sugar and white sugar. If you can lay your hands on date palm jaggery, please use it. It is healthier option. I got this recipe from here and we loved it.

Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids (HFHK)–Roundup and Winners!!

Thanks to all who sent delicious entries to my guest host event – Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids – Italian Dishes. Thanks to Nithu who is the brain behind this event. We have received delicious 40 entries and here is the roundup!!! See below for the winner details!!! The winners will be sent the badge via email also. All participants get the participant badge. The winner selected randomly will receive a cookbook “Noodles and Pasta” by Sanjeev Kapoor!!!

Eggless Tiramisu

Tiramisu is an Italian delicacy and tastes best when served cool. I have made a few changes to the original Tiramisu recipe based on our taste and preference. I have substituted Sponge cake sheets for lady fingers or savoriadi cookies; grape juice for rum or brandy; homemade substitute for mascarpone cheese. It tastes very heavenly and needs to be refrigerated at least 8 hours before serving. I am very happy that Gayathri took my suggestion for this month’s Eggless Baking Group.