Grape Crush and Grape Juice

  Hi Come summer and I like my fridge to be stocked with lot of juices.And when seasonal fruits are available, then making the crushes and preserving for some time is a pleasure.So here I have prepared the grape crush. INGREDIENTS Grape Juice   2 cups Sugar            4 cups Water            2...

Veena

April 22, 2013

Yellow Zucchini Soup

These lovely golden yellow summer squashes are the latest entry into the chennai markets.Technically squashes are fruits but usage is as a vegetable in the culinary world.Squashes are generally divided into two namely summer squashes and winter squashes.When they are harvested as an immature fruit , they are termed as...

Veena

April 21, 2013

Eggless Blueberry Boy Bait

Blueberries in chennai!!!…Yes I did find a punnet of fresh berries. Costed me a fortune but I couldn’t resist.Having procured this seasonal fruit, I wanted to bake something other than the muffins which I have already baked and googling for recipes I landed on Blueberry Boy Bait. I was intrigued...

Veena

April 20, 2013

Cucumber Gazpacho

Hi Next on Veg Nation is yet another cold soup:-)I had bookmarked this soup from Kalyani’s blog and I must say it is a real change for the hot summer here.Cold soups are pretty easy to make and delicious to taste. Try this one to believe it! INGREDIENTS Seedless cucumber...

Veena

April 20, 2013

Watermelon Gazpacho

  Seasonal fruits are here and the search for new recipes begins. Having  made the watermelon juice so many times, wanted to make some not so sweet . When I told my daughter that I would be making the watermelon soup today, she was surprised ,She must have assumed that...

Veena

April 17, 2013

MuskMelon Juice

 Chennai is usually associated with heat and humidity. We experience three levels of this heat..mild heat when the other parts of the country is experiencing winter, bearable heat and the scorching summer heat.Being on a coast and in a rain shadow area, we  cannot escape this heat and thanks to...

Veena

April 16, 2013

Paruppu Payasam

 Today being Tamil new year day, cooked an elaborate lunch with Manga Pachadi, Vadai, Mor Kuzhumbu, Rasam, Poli and Paruppu Payasam. This payasam is made using green gram dhal and jaggery and is very delicious and easy to prepare. INGREDIENTS Green gram dhal    1/2 cup Jaggery                  1/2 cup Cardamom powder...

Veena

April 14, 2013

Paruppu Vadai

 Paruppu vadai is a must for every festival beit diwali or Varusha Pirappu. These crispy vadai’s have many variations. My mother in law makes it using all the three dal’s and I follow the tradition too. INGREDIENTS Bengal gram dhal  1/4 cup Tuvar Dhal            1/4 cup Urad dhal              tbsp Asafoetida             ...

Veena

April 14, 2013
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