Chocolate Dates Payasam

Chocolate Dates Payasam, simple and delicious payasam for this festive season. Its not a traditional payasam but its flavourfull and kids will love this. I have read about chocolate dates payasam in some food group sometime back since then I was planning to make this, now I tried this payasam in my style hopefully everyone will love this. You can make and serve this desert at any occasion. So here is recipe for you all to try. I have made dates payasam earlier please click for the link.

Mathanga Pachadi (Pumpkin Pachadi)

Mathanga Pachadi, pumpkin cooked in coconut and yogurt gravy with green chili. Pumpkin is slightly sweet so you can add green chili and dry red chili according to your taste. This pachadi we serve part of our sadya or meals . So here is recipe for you all to try during this festive season.

Grapes Ice Tea

Grapes Ice Tea, its different and refreshing cool drink. I think you all make ice lemon tea, peach lemon tea etc. When I got fresh grapes tried many dishes with grapes. Tried grapes ice tea and we liked it. You can make ice tea using green tea or caffeine free rooibos tea. Here I used normal black tea may be next time will try with green tea or rooibos. Here is recipe for you all to try. 

Green Pepper Mussels Fry ( Pachakurumulaku Kallumakkaya )

Green Pepper Mussels fry, its spicy and flavorful. Malabaries love kallumakaya / mussels in any form. This fry with green pepper has deferent taste with kalumakkaya. When you get fresh green peppers please try this.  So here is simple and easy recipe for you all to try. 

Chicken Tikka Balls

Chicken Tikka Balls, easy and quick grilled snack for an evening party or a family get together. I have served this last weekend at our home get together with friends and everyone liked it. Its flavorful and mild spiced chicken balls. You can serve this with any dip or sauce which you like. I have tried earlier spicy chicken balls , that also good if you like more spicy😊. So here is recipe for chicken tikka balls for you all to try. 

Beetroot Dip

Simple and healthy dip with Beetroot. Its delicious and tempting deep pink color dip. Its very easy to make. So here is recipe for you all to try. 

Shallots Stuffed Mackerel

Shallots Stuffed Mackerel, its delicious and mild flavored mackerel fry with shallots. When we went to Kerala 2 months back for our annual vacation, got some fresh mackerel from the market, so thought of trying a new item with this. So tried this and everyone liked it with rice. Here in SA we don't get fresh Mackerel and Shallots😔. Here is recipe for you all to try. Im sure you all will like this dish. Enjoy!!

Beetroot Kurma

Beetroot kurma, simple and mild flavored curry with coconut and spices. Generally we South Indians make beetroot thoren or poriyal or pachadi. I think you all like Beetroot, if we make curry with this vegetable will be in dark pink in colour and it will be so tempting. Beetroot is good for your heart, even its good for kids too in their regular diet. My mother used to put half beetroot in sambar with other vegetables and I love beetroot in sambar. I have read this recipe in NDTV food and tried at home my way. Me and husband liked this curry with chapathi so thought of sharing with you all. Here is recipe for you all to try.

Baked Salmon With Pickled Cucumber and Mint

Simple oven baked recipe for a deferent way to cook Salmon. Its great for a dinner meal. So try this recipe.

Grape Ice Cream with Mint

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Home made grape ice cream, easy, delicious and creamy ice cream with grapes. I got some fresh grapes this time I mentioned in my previous grape recipes. So i could make few dishes with it. I tried grape ice cream too. In store I have never seen grape ice cream. Usually grapes sorbet and grapes lollipops are there. Anyway I just tried and it came out almost there without an ice cream maker. So here is recipe for you all to try.