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Atta ladoo or ladoo with wheat flour is a healthy Diwali sweet recipe; Atta laddu is also known as churma ladoo or laddu and can be prepared in just under 10 mins. The best thing I like about these wheat ladoo is that, you do not need to make a sugar syrup; which ofcourse might look a bit complicated for some and time consuming. If you are in a hurry and want to gift a really healthy homemade Indian sweet (mithai) for someone special; then this wheat ladoo should not be missed...its a must try! Most of us grew up on these during our childhood and I like to pass on that to my children; with a an energetic teenager at home, I have no other option but to stack up healthy snacks at home.... There are different ways/methods to make atta laddu; my recipe is a simple one and I have added a little bit roasted and powdered rawa and some chopped nuts and rasins; that does give an extra crunch. Over the years, I have perfect the recipe and yes, this ladoo recipe is a never fail one. S...

Kerala wheat parotta or malabar wheat parotta is one of the most popular dish in restaurants across Kerala. Though porotta or parotta is made with maida or all purpose flour; Malabar wheat parotta is made with whole wheat/atta flour. I think, I first tasted wheat parotta at Paragon Hotel here in calicut many many eons ago and now almost all hotels in Malabar serves wheat parotta and sada parotta...ofcourse the health conscious ones always prefer wheat parotta. Now a days, you can find wheat parotta in Ernakulam and Trivandrum too....but then home cooked parotta speaks for itself and I thought I will share, how I make wheat parotta at home for my kids. There are different ways to make this parotta; like, I have seen some street vendors adding egg to the wheat flour and then knead, I have seen them using melted dalda/veg shortening instead of oil....but since I make this for my kids and wanted to make it as healthy as possible, I used oil. A word about the sugar added in this ...

Nutella ice cream  is a guilty indulgence; but sometimes little indulgence like chocolate blender ice cream or ice cream with nutella is needed to make me happy :) .. this no machine or "no cook" ice cream (there is no cooking involved and nor does you need an ice cream maker to make this ice cream) has the goodness of nutella, small bits of bittersweet chocolate, and cocoa powder along with the other ingredients....total yum! And the best part is, you just have to dunk all the ingredients into the blender and blend and pop in freezer and let the freezer do all the work! Easy, peasy! So, when Nidhi came last weekend for Id holidays; I surprised her with this ice cream; this one has that creamy and fudgy texture ...and not a hit of water crystals. I added bittersweet chocolate bits for that extra chocolate kick; but that is entirely optional. You can also add in some chopped cashewnuts or almonds or even walnuts if you like an extra nutty crunch. Full video for nut...

Basic rawa upma made with grated coconut and in coconut oil is one of the best breakfast recipes of Kerala. Kerala rawa upma is simple and healthy perfect to start the day with and is easy to make especially in the busy mornings. I grew up on this upma and I dont know from where amma got this recipe; but remember back in the 80s "dalda" ruled the kitchen and she used to make it with dalda only! As years passed, I started using coconut oil instead of dalda; but amma still makes it with dalda....and one more thing she does not use onions; she uses "cheriya ulli" or shallots. More Kerala Breakfast Recipes: Kadala Curry Recipe Kerala Beef Stew Kerala Appam Recipe Vattayappam Recipe Upma Recipe | How To Make Kerala Rawa Upma PREP TIME : 5 mins     |  COOK TIME : 10 mins     |  AUTHOR: : NISA HOMEY       INGREDIENTS Onion/shallots: 1 (small), finely chopped. Ginger: 1/4 inch Green chilies: 2 ...

Poori masala or puri masala with puffed up poori is total breakfast indulgence for most Indians. Poori was something as a child I used to devour on; but when age catched up; I had to keep the "in moderation" tag in mind. My kids love potato masala with poori  for breakfast and hence poori comes alive in my kitchen most mornings. Sometimes, my son will butter me up to make poori and potato masala for school lunch...yeah! kids knows ways to win your hearts, so today lets make poori masala. An aunt of mine once mentioned that adding a little vinegar to the poori masala makes it more tasty and I also felt the same, but if you do not want to add, you can omit the vinegar, but give it a try. Other Recipes: Methi Aloo Recipe Potato Brinjal Masala Poori Masala Recipe | Potato Masala For Poori PREP TIME : 5 mins     |  COOK TIME : 10 mins     |  AUTHOR: : NISA HOMEY       INGREDIENTS Onion: 1, ...

Chicken pulao  is something which can be done in under 30 minutes and its a one pot meal. Chicken is marinated with yogurt (which makes it super super tender) and rice is cooked with it. Chicken pulao or chicken pulav/pilaf is one of the easiest meal you will ever come across. Homey is away on work and with  Cheriyan and me at home alone (Nidhi is at hostel); I try to make one pot quick meals .... no elaborate meals when the man of the house is away! call me a lazy wife..... but one pot meals are in. I like to use basmati rice than the flavorful small grain Malabar kaima rice.....which is quite popular here in Calicut. Check out this pressure cooker chicken biriyani  and tomato raita recipe. Chicken Pulao Recipe | How To Make Chicken Pulao PREP TIME : 10 mins     |  COOK TIME : 25 mins     |  AUTHOR: : NISA HOMEY       INGREDIENTS Chicken : 250 gms Thick Curd/yogurt : 3 tbsp Tu...

How to make yellow cake with homemade cake mix  is what I am going to share today. This moist homemade yellow cake  will make your day special as it did mine. Baking cakes makes me happy, makes me smile, makes me sing!. Nidhi comes home from hostel most weekends and weekends are special times these days. Cakes does make my day more special. So, last weekend I made this moist yellow cake with my homemade cake mix recipe . After I brought the cake mix to room temperature everything was a breeze...and this beautiful cake was out of the oven in 30 mins. The crust is perfect and the cake is moist and yum (check video for that slice of yummines). I did not want my chocolate buttercream frosting (sigh!) to spoil my cake (ha!) and the result was this plain yellow but moist and yum cake. Now, you must be wondering how did this cake become moist?? Oil is the secret ingredient to make a cake moist and yum, so I added half stick of butter to the cake mix and added oil to...