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    November 11, 2023

  • Ragi Millet Ladoo | refined sugar-free, gluten-free

    November 6, 2023

  • Easy 10 minutes Air Fryer Cauliflower Roast

    July 7, 2023

  • Stuffed Brinjals with Parupu Usilli

    February 5, 2023

  • Vazhaipoo Vadai | Bananaflower Vadai

    January 16, 2023

  • Paneer Pulao | quick pressure cooker recipe

    October 26, 2022
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I am Arch, the girl behind this blog. I am here to share how I cook. My recipes are usually quick, not too complicated and are full of flavour. Explore around and I hope you try a thing or two!

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Rasamalai Fudge | easy 10 minute diwali recipe

November 11, 2023

Ragi Millet Ladoo | refined sugar-free, gluten-free

November 6, 2023

Easy 10 minutes Air Fryer Cauliflower Roast

July 7, 2023

Stuffed Brinjals with Parupu Usilli

February 5, 2023

Vazhaipoo Vadai | Bananaflower Vadai

January 16, 2023

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One of my favourite cakes from the blog - Mango Se One of my favourite cakes from the blog - Mango Semolina Cake. It’s eggless, flavoured with saffron, made with rava and has the most delicate crumb with the sweetness of mangoes. I made these with Indian mangoes a couple of years ago but frozen or canned pulp also works beautifully in this recipe. I hear it’s still mango season back home, so make off!Link in profile and on my stories now.#baking #bakingwithfruits #mangoes #mangocake #egglessbaking #easybaking
As a child, or even as an young adult I didn’t r As a child, or even as an young adult I didn’t realize the impact food would have on me. Had someone told me in 2009 that 14 years later, I would make the same recipe for a rasam I loved on a holiday, I’d have dismissed it without a thought. But it’s what it is. I remember the breeze, the smell of tea, the sound of a faraway waterfall, my brother’s birthday cake, the cook’s face who made this meal for us. One of the most popular recipes on my blog, this is Munnar Rasam. A meal from my holiday in 2009.It takes 15 minutes. Needs no dal. No rasam powder. Simple, rustic cooking full of flavour - like how a rasam should be. Perfect with leftover diwali norukks.Search as Munnar Rasam on my blog, or even if you do a google search for munnar rasam, this comes up.#rasam #rasamforthesoul #garlicrasam #southindianfood #soulfood #easycooking #comfortfood
✨Lemon Idli ✨I woke up to a dozen messages ask ✨Lemon Idli ✨I woke up to a dozen messages asking me this recipe today! Didn’t think so many would be interested. It’s a very simple, flavourful dish to make and it’s gets done in minutes. Amma is a big fan of Rameshwaram Cafe in Bangalore and has had this many times. She recreated it for me here some months ago and since then I’ve always asked for it whenever there’s batter at home.🌼Make kutty idlis (or you can chop regular idlis too) 🌼To a pan, add oil and temper with mustard, urad.Add chopped green chillies and curry leaves followed by chopped onions. 🌼Onions shouldn’t get browned; quickly add in some salt, turmeric and hing and cook for a minute. 🌼Add the idlis, mix well and top with generous coriander leaves, a dollop of ghee and squeeze lemon juice. I used one large lemon (regular indian sized one) for 2 plates of kutty idli.I think it’s served with chutney, a coconut chutney will be delicious although I personally loved it as it is. This is ideal for a kid’s dabba I think. You can also add a little turmeric to the batter itself to make it more ‘yellow’.#idli #lemonidli #southindianfood #tiffin #tamilfood #idlisubbi #easyindian #quickmeals #foodreel #glutenfree #rameshwaramcafe
Veggie Noodles and Chilli Paneer - my go to weekni Veggie Noodles and Chilli Paneer - my go to weeknight dinners. Even better when leftovers are for work day lunches.I’ve an easy 15 minute noodles recipe on the blog. This one was even simpler - just used soy sauce, vinegar and topped with lots of pepper and chilli oil.#indochinese #noodles #chillipaneer #easymeals #veggies #noodleslover
Made some Masala Puri today for guests who came ho Made some Masala Puri today for guests who came home for Golu.This is such an easy crowd pleaser recipe, simple enough to do with a baby hanging out because everything happens in one pot.Did you know this airfryer trick for making panipuris? I loveee it - it’s perfect for chaats like this. If you haven’t tried, do it pronto!180C for 2 minutes. No oil needed. Just check around the 1 minute mark and keep for a little longer. It will burn if you do for more than that.and just like that, lokkk who’s back to posting here ❤️#masalapuri
Amma made a meal with all the vegetables I don’t Amma made a meal with all the vegetables I don’t get easily in Canberra.🔅Chinna Vengagam Vethakuzhambu CVVK, 🔅Vazhaithandu morkootu 🔅Kothavarangai parupusilli 🔅Kutty kathirikai podi curryWhile I love the vegetables in Australia too much, the taste and flavour of our naatu kaikari is unmatched. ❤️#southindian #indianfood #meals #fullmeals #saapadu #tamilflld
A delightful last minute sweet if you’re looking A delightful last minute sweet if you’re looking to make! It looks and tastes like it’s from a fancy sweet shop but it’s so simple to make.Microwave Mango Barfi2 cups milk powder (I used A2 full cream milk powder, unsweetened) 1/2 cup sugar 3 tbsp condensed milk (or substitute with equal amount of sugar) 1/2 cup + 3 tbsp of heavy cream (or 2/3 cups) or 150 ml 1/4 tsp cardamom 6 strands saffron 1 tbsp of milk masala, or mixed nuts powder. I used @just.sides mixed nuts powder a pinch of salt 1 cup mango pulp (i used fresh kensington pride mangoes, however this will work well with canned/frozen/tinned mango pulp from indian store - alphonso or kesar)Method:To a microwave safe bowl, add all ingredients except mango pulp and mix well. Microwave for 3 minutes in 1 minute intervals.Add mango pulp and mix again and microwave for 4 minutes in 1 minute intervals. It will look a little liquid once the pulp is added but it will come together to a grainy texture soon.Transfer to a greased pan and let it chill for 2 hours. Garnish with nuts and silver foil. Cut and serve. Keep refrigerated.Note: I’ve a 1100 watts microwave and cook this on high. Edible silver foil is from Woolworths.Recipe is adapted from @cookrepublic#diwali #mangobarfi #easysweets #microwaverecipe #fudge #australianmangoes #aussiemangoes #diwalisweets #indianrecipes
My Badam Halwa recipe is so loved and has been rec My Badam Halwa recipe is so loved and has been recreated in so many kitchens. It’s also been sort of my go to sweet for years. Last year, I took time to write it today in all variations, methods possible so you can have a foolproof recipe to try. This recipe is not new - I made it first in 2018 for Golu and wrapped them just like this as toffees. Since then, I’ve made it several times for festivals, family meals, dinners and even recently for my own valaikaapu (video is from last year, don’t ask me if it’s today)It’s my go to sweet and in this blog post, I share a number of things other than a simple recipe. There is a recipe on how to make it in an open pan the usual way, then there is a simple fail proof recipe on how to use a pressure cooker to make a sugar syrup and mix in almond paste to make a ridiculously quick badam halwa! Finally, there is a measurement to make a small batch - just 15 pieces ideal for a small family. This small batch badam halwa is what I made last evening for us. It was just perfect! I’ve also added instructions if you want to use almond meal.Link is in my stories.#indiansweets #badamhalwa #easyindian #halwa #diwalisweets #almonds #desisweets
I shot this holding my baby on my hips with her sc I shot this holding my baby on my hips with her screaming into my ears. Avalo commitment to share here, because I’ve got repeated DMs asking for recipe. Don’t come at me because it’s not much of a recipe really. Just an idea, a delicious meal nevertheless. I make it atleast twice a week.🍕 A thick white bread works best. I use storebought pasta sauce; my favourite is the one from @aldiaustralia. No pasta sauce? - Grate a clove of garlic into regular tomato ketchup and use. 🍕 Today, I had leftover veggies from last night’s stirfry so onions, mushrooms, capsicum and one lone olive. BUT use anything you like in pizza. 🍕Season - I add italian seasoningand pepper because the pasta sauce and cheese have salt and that’s plenty for us. 🍕Cheese - ideally grated cheese but hungry me meant tearing whatever slice is. Anything works, honestly.NOW, the only important instruction - preheat your airfryer at 180C for 5 minutes. Place bread slice, spray oil and cook for 5 minutes. The preheating helps to crisp the bottom of the toast and the oil in top makes the veggies caramelise. You can do a minute more if you like, but this works best for us. If you’re using an oven, same preheat but think it may take 10 mins to make.I’ve already received two feedbacks from people who made this based on my story, no one needs this recipe but you know i had to share. Put like, share, comment and all please because so much was involved in the making of this single slice video.
as always, my beautiful canberra golu🌻for the as always, my beautiful canberra golu🌻for the first time in forever, i spent this time fully at home with mythri. me and arun hosted a lot of folks, cooked a lot and made a lot of new friends! i invited folks who i’ve only interacted on social media home this year, in a very adult attempt to make friends. and it worked beautifully, we found connections, made our children play together, ate and laughed a lot. I didn’t bother with anything except making memories - so wore what I felt like and cooked what time would let us do. It’s a special one at our first home together with the bub.trivia no one asked for: many moons ago @ptopines gifted me this kasavu saree and i kept it safe thinking i’ll wear it when someone invites me to a sadhya. arun found it, folded it painstakingly to make sure the borders show and the pallu is right at the end.
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