Khara pongal is a savoury porridge-like dish that is traditionally prepared in South India for the Makar Sankranti festival that heralds the arrival of summer. The sweet pongal variety differs only in the spices added, and the two are often cooked together from the same batch of rice and dhal.

Milk Vada, is a popular North Indian street food fare. Basically, dahi vadas are lentil (black gram/urad dal) based savory balls which are smothered with frothy fresh curds and sprinkled with spices like chilli pwd, cumin pwd, chaat masala or black salt and liberally doused with a tangy-sweet tamarind chutney.

Seeyam is one traditional sweet which is prepared during Deepavali festival. More like a deep fried dumpling with simple sweet stuffing. You don’t even need an occasion to make these, just make the stuffing ahead of time, deep fry when you want it. This stuffing recipe is good for couple other recipes too.

Keerai Masiyal

Coconut Laddus can be made by using either mawa or condensed milk. But Laddus prepared from mawa are tastier, rather then prepared with condensed milk. Coconut Laddu can be made with both raw coconut or dried coconut. In case you are using raw coconut then grate it and roast it in 1 table spoon ghee. And if you are using dried coconut then you don't need to roast it.

Chow Chow Kootu is made from a white squash called chow chow. It is combined with moong lentils, ground coconut, cumin, yogurt and curry leaves to form its delicious gravy base. The taste is fantastic and goes well with hot phulka's or just with steamed rice. So enjoy cooking this delicate preparation of a chow chow kotu, which is simple and delicious and makes a one dish healthy meal. Alternate vegetables that can be used are cayote squash, bottle gourd, white pumpkin.

Chana Dal Payasam which can be done in no time without compromising on the taste.No need to condense milk or make jaggery syrup. This is a very delicious payasam. Try this easy and simple kadalai paruppu payasam recipe.

Brinjal will give you many health and nutrition benefits. The vegetable is high in water content and is a very good resource of potassium. It is one of the most easily available and affordable vegetables. Brinjal gosthu goes well with idlis, dosas, pongal, upma, and even plain rice.

Boondi is a fried snack made from chick pea flour or besan. You need a special boondi ladle for making boondi which is easily available in India. You can make raita, chaat, laddu and even gravy using boondi. Kara Boondi is a savory version of boondi which can be had as such or can be used to prepare boondi raita, chaat or the famous South Indian mixture.

Aval Payasam / Rice flakes payasam is a very easy payasam that we can make for any festive occassion.So thought to post it for tamil new year .

Malted Milk Ball Cookies

Chocolate Eggless Cake is baked in Oven , when what if you dont get electricity. It might have happened with you that you have prepared the batter to bake cake and suddenly there is no electricity. What to do in that case. Dont worry you can use the same batter to make a Cake in Pressure Cooker. Come lets make Eggless Chocolate Cake in Pressure Cooker.

Chicken cutlets are topped first with creamy Tallegio cheese, then with prosciutto, and then served with just a spoonful of fresh tomato sauce. The list of ingredients may seem awfully long but the dish comes together very quickly and is well worth the effort.

Carrot cakes with pineapple are especially moist, and you can often get away with decreasing the sugar since the pineapple lends natural sweetness. Enjoy these pineapple carrot cake recipes, from home cooks like you.

Mutton Korma are typically made by marinating the main ingredient in yogurt and spices like ginger and garlic. It is then cooked in its own juices and a gravy made of onions, lots of tomatoes, green chillies and whole spices like cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, coriander, cumin, etc. Kormas can range from mild to medium hot and taste nice with breads like Chapatis (flatbread), Parathas (pan-fried flatbread) or Naans (leavened flatbread made baked in a tandoor or oven). You can also make this dish with mutton or goat meat.