Vietnamese Spring Rolls

These are really healthy and not fried. Lovely change for a summer party served with dipping sauce.

Beetroot Chutney

Easy and healthy chutney to make.  Chutneys are great with idli, dosa and with warm rice. This is made with beetroot, onion and tamarind. I know you will love this chutney colour and taste. Here is the recipe for you all to try.

Pappadam Thoren

Pappadam thoren is very innovative recipe using grated coconut , green chilli , small onion. Here is the recipe how to prepare pappadam thoren. 

Ingredients

• Pappadam. 10-15 nos
• Grated Coconut 1/2 cup
• Shallots/small onion 6 finely chopped
• Green chillies 2 finely chopped
• Dry red chillies 3- 4
• Turmeric Powder. 1/4 tsp
• Red chilli powder. 1/2 tsp
• Pepper Powder. 1/4 tsp
• Garlic. 2 finely chopped
• Cumin seeds. 1/4 tsp
• Musturd seeds. 1/2 tsp
• Coconut oil. 
• Curry Leaves few
• Salt to taste

Method

Cut Pappadam in small pieces and fry them in oil and keep it aside or you can fry Pappadams and then crush them. 

Using your hands, mix grated coconut with turmeric powder, shallots, green chillies cumin seeds and garlic or you can just pulse 1 time everything together coarsely In blender.

Heat oil in a pan and splutter musturd seeds and then add dry red chillies, curry leaves and sauté for a minute

Add red chilli powder, pepper powder and when the raw smell goes away add coconut mixture and salt( add little salt , as the Pappadam should be salty) and mix everything together .

Add fried Pappadam pieces into the coconut mixture and mix well. Lower the flame and cook for two minutes and remove from the fire.

Serve with rice.

Spicy Kozhukatta (spicy rice dumplings)

Kozhukatai is a important dish for South Indians. There are so many variations in that. Here is a spicy kozhukatai recipe for you all to try. This can be had as breakfast or as a snack.

Amarula Sunset

Amarula-The Spirit Of Africa.

This creamy cocktail, using South Africa's favourite liquor and fresh strawberries, offers taste of exotic. Amarula cream is quite widely available outside africa these days, but you could substitute with another cream based liquor, like Baileys. 

Chicken and Pepper Pasta

An Italian version of stir-fry, this tasty dish mixes chicken and pasta with red and yellow bell peppers, garlic, tomatoes, oregano and basil for an easy supper.

Brocoli Salad

Its a mayonnaise based salad gives bite, crunch and sweetness. So here is delicious and easy to prepare Brocoli salad recipe, thats sure to please everyone.

Chemmen Varutharachathu( Prawns with Roasted Coconut)

Prawns cooked in a roasted coconut masala gravy, this is one of my favourite gravy recipe. I know Prawns is most favourite sea food for everyone. So here is the recipe for you all to try.

Andhra Style Spicy Tomato Till Chutney (Tomato Sesame Chutney)

As I said earlier I love deferent types of chutneys, So here is another chutney recipe from Andhra which I learnt from my friend. Its very delicious spicy and tangy chutney.

Beetroot Thoran ( Beetroot stir fry with coconut)

A colourful and nutritious side dish. It has some spiciness and sweetness. Here is the simple recipe.