Paasi Parupu Sundal (பாசி பருப்பு சுண்டல்) - Navarathri Sundal Recipes

Sundal is a very popular evening snack which is quick and easy. It can be prepared in less than 30 minutes from start to finish. This is a variety of Sundal. This is also a festive snack prepared during Navarathri. Paasi parupu is known for its rich protein content and can be easily digested.

Tea Rusk

Tea rusk is a snack that is best when served with hot tea. It can be served immediately or stored in an air tight container for up to 2 months. I got this recipe from here and loved it.. When this is done with the wheat hamburger buns, you get whole wheat tea rusk.

Hummus–Mediterranean Dip

A very simple recipe and a mistake makes it one of the toughest to do.. Is that familiar for anybody else??? Or is just me? Today I decided to do this simple and very elegant Mediterranean Dip that is so delicious.. So I referred to a few websites and kind of made my own way... It looked very very simple, add the garbanzo beans, garlic, tahini and few more ingredients and blend.. Man how easy is that.. And yes I made a mess and it was tough to get it right.. But I did manage to make it perfect from a disaster.. So what mistake I did???? SHHHHHH quiet!!! Will tell you at the end...

Garlic Bread

Garlic Bread is a served as an appetizer or an side to Italian dish. It can be made to taste and preference. The amount of richness depends on your choice of butter added. Olive oil can also be used. You can slice the bread in half length wise and apply the butter and toast and then slice the bread into pieces.

Eggless Choco Crinkled Cookies–Vegan Cookies

Some recipes are too good to eat.. You can just keep looking at them.. One such cookie is this delicious Crinkled cookies. I loved the idea of how the cookies appearance is formed.. We make balls with the chocolate dough and roll it in powdered sugar and when it bakes, it expands and the cracks forms making it look so tempting. I got this recipe from here and was instantly a hit in my house.. You can adjust the amount of powdered sugar used for coating, but that will change the appearance and taste. This cookie has a crisp outer and a softer and chewy inner. This cookie has a very good shelf life of at least 10 days. This is my choice for this month’s Vegan Thursdays and for Kid’s delight – Party Special..

Recap of A-Z Month Long Marathon

One month long marathon is done... This is second time I am doing it and it was surely fun.. I thought a recap would be great to share with you all... To begin with the Month long Marathon with A-Z and 4 themes were decided well in advance (I think about 3 to 4 months before).. So that gave us all ample time to plan all our dishes and have them ready.. And here is the list of recipes I cooked for this marathon

Arisi Adai - Regional 1



Betel Oats Manchurian - International / Fusion 1



Cornmeal Kozhukattai - International / Fusion 2




Dal Palak - Regional 2



Ellu Urundai - Regional 3

 

Fried Onions - Miscellaneous / Condiments 1



Ganesh Chathurthi Celebrations - Miscellaneous / Condiments 2



Honey Drizzled Semolina Cake - Baked 1


Idli Usli - Regional 4


Jam Biscuits - Baked 2
 

Kalyana Mangai Urugai - Miscellaneous / Condiments  3

 

 

Lemon Rasam - Regional 5
 

Mixed Fruit Jam - Miscellaneous / Condiments 4

 

Nelakadalai Pachadi - Miscellaneous / Condiments 5
 

Oats Sweet Kozhukattai - International / Fusion 3

Pistachio Cardamom Biscotti - Baked 3

 

Quinoa Tabbouleh - International / Fusion 4

Ricotta Sweet Loaf - Baked 4

 

Strawberry Jam - Miscellaneous / Condiments 6

Thenkoodu / Beehive Buns / Khaliat Nahal - Baked 5

Ulutham Maavu for Bakshanam / Urad Dal Flour for Snacks - Miscellaneous / Condiments 7

Vegan Mango Cake - Baked 6

 

 

Walnut Pesto Pasta - Pesto Di Noci - International / Fusion 5

 

Xacuti Potato - Regional 6

 

 

Yogurt Parfait - International / Fusion 6

 

 

Zaffrani Pulao - Regional 7

And that was A-Z with four categories. It was surely fun and super exciting. I have learnt so many new dishes from other fellow bloggers who were part of this Marathon!!

Drumstick Sambar / Murungakkai Sambar

I rarely blog on my daily food for a reason that I do not photograph them most of the time.. Sambar is a daily food that is served with Plain rice, Idli, Dosa. and it tastes best when served hot. There are different types of Sambar like Aracha sambar or grinded sambar, non-grinded sambar or plain sambar, mor kuzhambu, milagu kuzhambu, vathal kuzhambu, parupu urndai kuzhambu etc.