Mom's learning

  My Daughter loves pink, I know its all girls favorite color. But do you know we can make a simple tea of pink color.....  Being a mom means experimenting with so many things to make kids interesting with food, games, activities, learning... My daughter loves painting and mixing colors to see how new color comes up. She loves tea and so i did this with my daughter and she loved it..... Today when I was in our garden, saw many of these little blue and white flowers and I had read previously about simple herbal caffeine free tea of this so thought to try it out... (Butterfly pea flowers/// shankapuspi /// wikipedia says-  Clitoria ternatea  is also known as butterfly pea, blue pea, Aprajita, Cordofan pea, Blue Tea Flowers or Asian pigeonwings.) Ingredient- 1. handful of  Butterfly pea flowers 2. honey as needed for taste 3. lemon half squeezed 4. Water Firstly wash them, then boil a glass of water. When water boils , switch off and put these  handf...

 Hello  friends , long time coming back with a new blog. Thought of sharing my mom's traditional hair oil made at home , now thati have a daughter have tried this myself at home .. came very good .. Here is a process of it  sharing  your reference !! Ingredients- Few neem leaves  Few tulsi leaves Few guava leaves  Few curry leaves Coconut oil Steps 1. Pick leaves few of them can omit obe of you do noy have  Step 2. Wash thoroughly and dry it from towel Step 3. Once dries grind to small pieces . Step 4. Now dry fry in a pan until it is kind of dry leaves, add coconut oil to it. I took around half small cup. Boil till it brings a nice smell.  Step 5. Switch off, cool down before you put in a glass jar. Have a nice and beautiful hair... Good for preventing dandruff and good hair growth, self tested. Thank you Will be back soon ..stay safe stay healthy..stay home... 

Hello Friends, Mango... aah.. name itself makes us feel like eating be it Raw or ripen. Mango is national fruit, There are over 100 varieties of mango's in India, in a range of colors, sizes, and shapes. Common in the tropical part of the world, mangos are savored for their sweet juice and bright colors. People in India eat mango's ripe, or prepare them green as pickles, eat raw with salt, chilly powder or chutneys. They are rich in vitamin A, C, and D. So today I am going to tell a  simple and easy recipe for preparation of mango pickle. Actually this recipe is from my father in law, he loves cooking. I had prepared it for lunch and believe me it was dam tasty..... Here it goes; Ingredients- Raw mango- 1, chopped in small pieces Mustard seeds- 3 spoons,ground to powder Methi/Fenugreek seeds- 5 spoons, fried raw, and grind to powder Salt to taste Red chilles- depends upon spice required- around 8-9, powder them Oil- 4tsp ...

Hello Friends, Am back after long time.. Was busy with my little one..he has completed four months,,, Back to the topic...today my aunt prepared soup of vine spinach stick ( photo of vine spinach) Ingredients- vine spinach sticks pepper powder salt to taste lemon onions finely chopped fried bread crumbs corn flour for thickness Method- 1. Pressure cook the sticks for 3 whisles. 2. Once cool grind them to a paste. 3. Boil the paste with water and salt and add corn flour for thickness. 4. Add pepper powder and also boil for few seconds and add lemon for taste. 5. Now in a bowl take the boiled soup. Serve hot with butter and bread crumbs.....  and have a good health....

Hello Friends, Long time. Am very happy to announce entrance of new addition of new member i.e my son into our family. So was busy getting adjusted to my new born. Anyways its been long time we made kurma at our house. So I thought I would share the receipe with you all. Ingredients required: Potato -1 or 2 cut into cubes Carrot- 1 or 2 Beans- 8-9 cut in small pieces Capsicum- 1 or 2 Corn - 1 cup Peas-1 cup Onions-1 or 2 into slices  Curd - 1 cup (bit sour preferred) Coriander Leaves Curry leaves Salt to taste Green chillies -4 Paneer in cubes (optional) Oil- 2tsp Turmeric -1tsp For  Masala- Ginger Garlic- 7-8  Elaichi- 4 Lavang - 4-5 Coriander seeds - 3 spoons Khus Khus - 5 spoons Coconut - 5 spoons (optional) Red chillies -5 Cinnamon- 2 Method- First grind all the masala ingredients with small amount of water. Second pressure cook 3 whistles all the vegetables except onions. Third heat oil in a pan,add green chillies, fry onions...

Bitter gourd as name depicts is bitter and most of them dislike due to its bitterness.... Its anyways one of my favorite  Normally I do eat less spicy but any recipe of bittergourd no matter how spicy it is I just love it.. Health wise Bitter gourd contains vitamin A, B1, B2, and C. It also contains minerals like calcium, phosphorous, iron, copper and potassium. It helps purify blood tissue, enhances digestion, and stimulates the liver and also controls diabetics.   Lets see how Hagalakai ( Bittergourd) Menasakai is prepared, for people who does not like bittergourd can substitute with pineapple or slightly ripened mangoes or hog plums instead of bitter gourd.Even the taste of Hagalakai ( Bittergourd) Menasakai is sweet rather than bitter. Ingredients required: Bittergourd - 1 cut into small pieces Tamarind pulp Salt Jaggery- required enough based on sweetness Turmeric- pinch Fry and grind: Red chillies- 7-8 Urad dal 2tsp...

Am back with new recipe.   Its a simple recipe which can be served with rice/ chapati.... and that is chukkudkaya/ Indian Broad Beans Curry.  Lets go short and see how it is cooked!!! Ingredients: chukkudkaya/ Indian Broad Beans Curry- 1/2 kg ginger- half piece green chillies- 5-6 salt to taste For seasoning- oil 2-3tsp mustard seeds 1tsp jeera 1tsp red chillies 2-3 Channa dal 1tsp urad dal 1tsp curry leaves Here it goes: first grind the green chillies and ginger together to a paste. heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds. when it splutters, add remaining seasoning items. once done add the ginger chillies paste and let fry for 2 mins now add chukkudkaya/ Indian Broad Beans Curry and cook it for 5-7 min with salt in medium flame. its ready. serve with rice/ chapati. Its simple and faster to cook. So enjoy................. Bye!!! Take care!!!

Hello Friends, How are you doing? Hoping everyone is great and having fun in life.  Today as the title of my blog already depicts, am writing down the recipe for cabbage dosa. Before that we will see how is cabbage for our health!!! Cabbage as you all know is excellent source of vitamin C, also used in many forms such as in salads, dal, soups, sandwich, roties, curries etc. Cabbage also helps in reducing ulcers, boosts in reducing cancer cells and also inhibits production of thyroid cells.Hence cabbage should be used in our diet very often.   Now lets see how is cabbage dosa made; Ingredients: 1/2 Cabbage - grated Salt Rice flour- 1 cup Wheat flour/ suji- 1 cup Onion chopped - 1 -2 Coriander leaves chopped For Masala- Green chillies-4 Red chillies-3-4 Coriander seeds- 2 spoon Jeera-1tsp Garlic- 3-4 cloves Ginger- small piece Hing- pinch Tamarind pulp- 2spoons Channa dal soaked in water for 2 hrs -1 cup Method- Firstly grind all the m...

Hello friends, Today I am going to prepare a very famous Andhra dish. Its almost prepared in very occasion in AP. Guess what it could be!!!!!! its Gongura pachadi.. It is made of Gongura/ sorrel leaves , below is the picture... Lets see how to prepare the chutney our of this. Ingredients required Gongura leaves 1tsp methi seeds pinch of hing salt to taste green/red chillies- 7-8 Method Firstly these leaves are to be separated from stem and thoroughly wash and dry them. Next in a pan put 1-2 spoons of oil, pinch of hing, methi seeds, and chillies and let them fry, Remove and set aside. Again in same pan fry the leaves till the raw smell goes.Let it cool. Now grind the fried leaves and fried chillies mixture with salt. Its ready to be served with rice and accompanied by onion pieces.

This is also an article from a magazine which i thought should share to everyone. Its very few things that makes us happier such as lovely fuzz laugh.. Here are 6 ways to be (even) happier- Be thankful : make a list of everything you have to be grateful of Be friendly : smile at and say a kind word to everyone you meet today Be kind-unwind : take 3 long deep breaths and pause to reconnect with self. Relax and go with self. Be mindful : weed out all unhelpful thoughts and replant helpful thoughts. Be yourself : stick to your strengths and ask for help with regards to weaknesses Just be: spend time with people you love and laugh together. Wish you all a life full of happiness.... Take care

Hello all, Below are few home remedies for curing some of the common illness. I was reading some magazine and came across. I would like to share. For cold/cough- 1. Add 3-4 dry dates to half cup of water and half cup of milk. Boil this and bring it to half. Drink during night. 2.Take 1tsp black pepper with little ginger juice and 2-3 drops of lemon juice. Can take this 2-3 times a day. For Indigestion: 1.Dry roast asafoetida(hing) and take it with hot water. 2.Ajwain and salt to be chewed and taken with hot water . In case of any injury ,you can apply pure ghee with turmeric powder. Will see you soon with more information. Till then take care.

Hello, My second recipe is somewhat similiar to previous on i.e rotti but different ingredients and taste.It is made of ridge gourd  Many people don't like, even me too.. But I like beerakai rotti.. We will see how it is made Ingredients: Ridge gourd peeled- 3-4 grated Wheat flour-1 cup Rice flour- 3/4th cup Suji- 1/2 cup Salt Onions-2 finely chopped Chopped curry leaves Coriander leaves For masala: Channa dal- 1 cup soaked in water for 1/2 hr before Peel of ridge gourd boiled Red chilles-4 Greeen chilles - as per taste Coriander seeds - 2tsp Jeera- 1/2 tsp Garlic pods- 5-6 Ginger - small piece Hing- a pinch Tamarind paste Banana laef( optional) Method-  1. Grind coursely all the masala ingredients together without water.  2. Mix the flours, masala, and other ingredients and make a thick batter.  3. Spread the batter either in banana leaf or directly(like dosa) in pan.  4. Once cooks, rotate to the other side and f...

Hello everyone.... Long time. Hope everyone is doing fine. Am also doing great. This time I will be presenting some kind of rotti ( not chapati, but mix of flours and vegetables) so there is no extra work of preparing curry separately.You can make with things at home. Lets see how it goes Ingredients: Wheat flour- 1cup Rice flour-3/4th cup Bombay Rava/Suji- 1/2 cup Onions- 2 or 3 Curry leaves Chopped green chillies Salt Banana leaf spreading the batter Recipe- 1 First mix all the above ingredients with enough water and make into thick batter so that it can be spread in banana leaf.. It should not be too sticky/watery.You can also add grated vegetables such as cabbage, carrots etc, its optional. 2 Spread the batter in banana leaf as in pic. 3 Switch on pan, grease little oil, and put the banana leaf ( with spread batter) into pan upside down so that batter get stick to pan. 4. Cover the pan with top. 5. After few seconds remove the top, banana leaf and turn the rotti to the other s...

Hello friends... How are you. Hope everyone doing great. Its time where everyone complains of cold, flu etc.... weather is also cold.. Be careful, avoid places with crowd... Also consult doctor if it stays for long... Today am going to tell some remedies to reduce these things which are by things we often use in house.. I have the habit of reading books,magazines, in fact love reading books. As i was going through a magazine I found something which I never knew so I thought would share with all of you.. This is about onions which almost everyone in the world uses on day today basis especially in curries, salads , pakodas etc but did anyone know that onions are also used as medicines.Lets see for what and how? Firstly it reduces flu.How? Place half cut unpeeled onion in a bowl in the rooms of a house especially where person who is sick is lying down.Next day you will see the flu reduces, thats because onions absorbs the flu bacteria/virus and slices will become black. Se...

I have seen many people who does not like snake gourd including me... I am not sure of the reason behind this... But today I was reading article which said about so many benefits it has: I will brief you about those, Snake gourd is a natural antibiotic, expectorant, and laxative. It can disperse phlegm, remove pus, expel toxic matter and is anti-inflammatory. It creates a cooling effect in the body. Snake gourd is a tonic for the heart. It is useful in correcting disorders, processes of nutrition and it restores the normal function of the system. Snake gourd helps stimulate the production of body fluids, relieving dryness. The plant is particularly useful in checking night sweating during the active phase of tuberculosis of the lungs. The leaves of the plant are used in folk medicine all over India. Snake gourd is considered useful in wasting and thirst, which is an ancient reference to diabetes. can be used for abscesses boils bronchitis, constipation, jaundice and hemorrh...

Hello Friends, Today I will be presenting before you Beerakaya / Ridge gourd recipes. Ridge gourd is one thing of which we can make full use even without wasting its outer cover also.  Lets see how we make it. a) Beerakaya Pachadi- Ingredients: - Ridge gourd outer peel of 2 Beerakaya - Methi / Fenugreek seeds - 1 spoon - Jeera - 1-2 spoon - Hing/ Asoefatida - Oil - 3-4 spoons - Tamarind - Turmeric - 1 spoon - Salt  - Sugar - 1 spoon - Green chillies - 6 - Red chillies- 2  - Mustard seeds - 1 spoon - Curry leaves - Channa Dal - 1 spoon - Urad Dal- 1 spoon Steps- 1. Heat 2 spoons of oil in a pan, add methi seeds, Jeera, Hing. Allow Jeera to splutter.            2. Now add green chillies, and outer cover of ridge gourd and let it fry for around 5 mins. Cool it.            3. Grind this to a paste with tamarind, sugar, salt, turmeric a...

Hello, am back with another recipe. How was the day? Today I did not have any vegetables, so thought of preparing Pulihora ( in Telugu) and Puliogare in Kannada. Usually pulihara is served as prasadam in temples in Andhra, Karnataka. Puli means- sour,  Pulihora tastes sour, spicy hot and salty at the same time. It is considered to be a good stimulant for a dead tongue. It is easy and inexpensive to cook and is a good stomach filler. Here is the recipe; Ingredients are: Green chillies- 7-8 ( Cut in pieces) Red Chillies- 4-5 Groundnuts Cashew nuts Mustard seeds Channa dal- 2-3 spoons Urad dal- 2 spoons Curry leaves Turmeric Tamarind pulp Cooked rice - 1 cup (for 2 persons) Oil- 3-4 spoons Hing Method- 1. In a vessel put the cooked rice. In between the rice add turmeric and curry leaves and leave it aside. 2. Heat oil. Put channa dal, Urad dal, groundnuts, cashews and fry till dal turns golden brown. 3. Now add mustard seeds,...

Hello How are you guys?.. Its been a long time since i blogged and reason is i was busy with exam preparations... Two days back am done with CA inter exams, so now time to relax... which means having fun, explore new ways in cooking, exploring new places, reading new books(new knowledge) and so on........... Today as I was checking my fridge as to what to prepare for evening,I found packet of frozen peas, had few pieces of Gobi as well....so i decided to make peas cum cauliflower paratha. First I decided to do stuffed but its very common so I tried making paratha with peas cum cauliflower mixture. Lets see how it goes: Ingredients:- Frozen peas- 1 cup Cauliflower cut pieces- around 10 Coriander powder- 2spoons Jeera powder- 2 spoons Red chilly powder- as per taste Turmeric-1 spoon Salt-Taste wise Garlic- 3-4 pieces Wheat flour- to prepare chapati Ghee/Oil Steps to prepare- 1. Pressure cook peas and cauliflower to 3 whistles. 2. Grind to pa...