Mexican Rice

                                                                     Mexican rice is a simple tomato and lemon flavored rice with kidney beans.sometimes it is also called Spanish rice in which they use saffron for colour instead of tomatoes fully.I have tried to make it with the best ingredients available in my house.You can either use tomato puree made at home or the canned tomato puree which makes it easier and faster to cook!!

Vegetable Manchurian

                                                Vegetable manchurian is one of our favourite starter in a chinese restaurant.sometimes we order dry as a starter and sometimes gravy to go along with the fried rice or noodles.it is easy and simple to make so you can have the restaurant style chinese food at home.

Kerala style Pazham Pori/Banana fritters

                                                              We are tasting a lot of Kerala Dishes these days because my friend is a Keralite and she is a superb cook.We have been trying a lot of dihses but few of them i would like to try out and blog it.One of them is this Banana Fritters or popular "Pazham Pori".It is a famous tea time snack in kerela apparently.
She made this and bought it when we were all going for a movie together in the same car.we were all so hungry and the fritters got over in few seconds.It reminds me of the appam we make with wheat flour,jaggery and banana but this one has its uniquness and taste.

Honey Chilli Potatoes/Indo Chinese Recipe

                                                   I was thinking on what to make for my next post in the blog as i was flipping through the food channels in TV i watched this recipe it seemed familiar.Yes we have had it few times in cafe coffee day.It is a chinese version of French Fries.It is tasty and simple and easy to make.If you want to wrap up some fast food for your chinese food craving this is it!!!!!!

Pizzadilla(Quesidilla Pizza)

Pizzadillas  are nothing but simple form of pizza done on the stove top with Tortillas.It is very similar to quesidillas which has a mexican filling where as pizzadilla is more like a thin pizza with pizza toppings.  I thought let me try out with left over chapathis or rotis which is more healthy.                                                                 After trying out bread pizza and similar pizza flavoured recipes i thought why dont i try this one with left over rotis.Yes you can create a delicious snack with leftover chapathis or rotis called pizzadilla  (quesidilla pizza).It is incredibly easy to make and tastes awesome!I am sure your kids will love it and your rotis will not go waste.

Fruit and Yogurt Parfait

                                                  This is the most simple but healthiest breakfast I have known.You can actually make it according to your taste and seasonal availability of Fruits.I was exposed to this in South Africa when we were travelling by car and stopped by in a restaurant.I saw this recipe picture on the menu and ordered it (so yummy!!! ) I love fruits generally and it was a treat for me!!!!Everyone around me was teasing me for eating this but I actually really enjoyed it.It looks like a fruit dessert, doesn't it ??  

Fried Rice/Indo Chinese

The best way to finish your old rice while satisfying a craving for restaurant-style Indo chinese food is to make this "Fried Rice".Yes, old rice best suits this recipe because it has to be tossed in high flame along with vegetables and it should withstand the tossing.

My daughter is very fond of this Fried Rice and she orders it most of the time when we go out.I never knew until recently that it tates best with old rice. If I had known, I would have made it more often

Thin Crust Veggie Pizza

                                                                      Thin Crust pizzas are the 'in thing' now.Even my kids prefer it to a thick and cheesy pizza.We have taken to it after trying it out in restaurants like "Little Italy" and "Tuscana". I'm a fan of pizzas with Pineapple on it. Of course you can try whatever topping you want but the base recipe remains the same.

Vegetarian Tacos

 I had these store bought Tacos recently.I was going through various recipes for a vegetarian filling,finally found this one i am going to share with you.I thought it was very healthy and nutritious one too.Actually you can invent your own filling according to your taste.

Bean Quesadillas

                                                                       Bean quesadillas very similar to our roti and rajma but prepared in a different form.Kids love it because of the cheese, crunchy vegetables  and of course it is different!!!   It is simple to make too!!!
                  

Sabudana Khichidi

                                                                    Sabudana Khichidi is made from Sago(we call it Javarisi).It is made during navrathri days and during fasting days.It is very popular in Maharashtra.The addition of Peanuts and potato makes it a whole and filling meal while fasting.
Once in a while I make it for breakfast in my house because i don't really observe any fasting.My kids are not very fond of sago because of its gooey nature.I have made this khichidi with two different types of sago one is big which requires more soaking time and the other smaller one needs only half an hour soaking time.

Vegetable Momos

                                                                     I was not aware of Momos when I was a child, but the recent explosion of International cusines has exposed all of us to a lot of cuisines. Though Momos  is not one of my favourites, once in a while I would like to try these new recipes.When I was out for a sale at a hotel, they were selling freshly prepared momos at the entrance and I picked up a few for the kids. That's when I thought I should give it a try and it came out pretty well!
Momos are flour dumplings filled with vegetables and steamed. It is usually served with chilli garlic sauce or dip.It is very easy to make you can soak a few chillies in vinegar for ten minutes then grind it along with a few pods of garlic and add some salt and honey.I added one tomato too, which is purely optional.

Sweet and Sour Vegetables

This is quiet an easy and simple Chinese vegetable.You have it with Noodles or rice.I have used my own choice of vegetables you can choose yours and if you like pineapple you can add!it gives a little sweet and sour taste to the dish.

Calzone

                                                                            Calzone originates from Italy.It is made of Ingredients similar to pizza folded over and shaped like a crescent.Usually these are stuffed with Tomatoes and mozzarella but i just modified according to my kids taste.
My daughter wanted to have Pizza today so i thought being Friday  let me try out something new and that tastes like pizza and while i was browsing found this recipe (I tried from US masala blog)gave it a try and made it little more healthy by adding a lot of wheat flour.My kids were extremely thrilled to see such a new recipe and that tasted like Pizza which they love anyways!!!!

Vegetable au gratin

                                                               Once in a while i try different recipes like this.Au gratin is a french dish.Of course i have modified it a little.I have combined vegetables with macaroni in white sauce and baked it with cheese.It is a side dish usually served with garlic bread.