Yesterday, I was seriously thinking about going on a blog break. After having crossed 100 posts, I feel I need to slow down a bit on this running around. Unfortunately, me being the person I am, I will actually not go for a break now. Why? Because I know that I am in for a break next month due to Ramadan. Yes, our month of fasting is fast arriving and that time, I know that I will have no time for the blog – at all. So when I have time for it, let me post as there are loads in my drafts literally staring at me! 🙂 This is the same situation that I have got to do with my leave at work – I have it pending since last October and I have to take it before it expires… really don’t know where to schedule it… hmm…  …
Eggless Crispy Doughnuts
Sometimes, you need to go that extra mile to push yourself to make something. Doughnuts have been in my mind ever since my interest in cooking developed and my relationship with yeast had improved. However, I just kept procrastinating over it, even though whenever I used to crave for some, my next stop used to be Krispy Kreme – yes, I would always prefer it over Dunkin Donuts, at any given point of time! Â So when this month’s Egg-less Baking Challenge arrived, my sleeping soul woke up. Hah… something I have always wanted to make, but turn it eggless? Hmm… This challenge was provided by Jayanthi from Sizzling Veggies. Even though normally baking recipes are provided, since this was an interesting challenge, Gayathri went for it. Thank you so much, Gayathri!!! I have finally made doughtnuts and I am happy with the way they turned out to be! My…
Vegetable Macaroni Biriyani
Days are flying at its own pace. A lot of ups and downs. In the past couple of days, I have heard a death and illness. Even though it is a part of life, is it something that we can just ignore? We all have to go through phases of illness, that may be like a passing phase but some that go on to become quite serious enough to take away life. We all have to always remember the fact that: “Every soul will taste death. And We test you with evil and with good as trial; and to Us you will be returned.” (Al Qur’an 21:35)Â Such reminders are necessary to keep us fixed to where we are, to keep ourselves humble, to remind ourselves that life is but a mirage and we as travellers, need to ensure that we do not get tricked to believe that we are immortals…
No-Bake Mango Cheesecake – Eggless
 Mangoes are kind of here, I can say. Not much… The prices are still very high and I can’t wait for next month when the stock of Pakistani mangoes are going to come. I should say, they are the mangoes that you can call “cheap and best”. Nice, juicy and really tasty. I had received two little “consignments” from our big mango tree back home, one through my D and the other through my umma. Didn’t last long, though, it was wiped up in no time by the gang at home. Whatever I had reserved for myself, I used it for making this yummy cheesecake…  There are some recipes that you cannot resist the urge of trying it out. When I saw this cheesecake that was a part of the Baking Partner’s Challenge in April on Kaveri’s and Vineetha’s space, I just had to make it. And I…
Easy Trifle Pudding
“But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life. A true soul mate is probably the most important person you’ll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake.” –Elizabeth Gilbert  I love this quote, as it means a lot. The soul mate can be anybody – your spouse, your best friend, your daughter, your sibling, anybody you can relate to… Somehow, sometimes it happens to be people who you never expect to be one as well. It may be a friend who was just hi-bye and suddenly, they turn out to be the one who could help you out the most. Or it could be a relative who you really never bothered about but when your bad time came, popped…
Thenga Chammanthy ~ Malabar Coconut Chutney
It’s weekend and I am at home. I hate the feeling of being stuck at home when I can at least be going to a mall and doing window shopping. Khair, no point in complaining, right? Maybe this time is a lesson for me to just slow down!!! Hehe… Having posted the Thalassery Chicken Dum Biriyani yesterday, I thought I should not be leaving out the Thenga Chammanthi that we so often have with our biriyanis whenever possible. Along with raita and pappad, this chammanthi gives an added flavor to the whole experience of eating a biriyani. I am really excited about the coming week as far as my blog is concerned. Hope you guys will all be with me during this exciting time… Wishing all you a wonderful day and weekend ahead… 🙂 Thenga Chammanthy/ Coconut Chutney Save Print Prep time 2 mins Cook time 2 mins Total…
Thalassery Chicken Dum Biriyani | Thalassery Kozhi Biriyani
Yesterday was my elder daughter, Rasha’s sixth birthday. Feels like yesterday that the fragile little one who looked so much like her abba on birth had come into my hands as Allah’s gift. Now whoever sees her says that she is my photocopy. How the transformation, I really don’t know. Last month, at our office staff party, my colleagues were commenting that she looks like me because HD loves me a lot. Hehe… I asked him once I was back from the party, do you really??? and he had a big question mark on his face. 😉 Thanks to my leg, I could not even bake a cake for her day, even though we do not place any importance for birthdays. All I pray to the Almighty is to provide her with His bounties and protection life long….  I had promised this biriyani post when I had done the…
Honey Banana Bread
Seriously, sitting at home is no fun!!! Having continuously worked for some years now, with the only breaks being the annual vacations, which are normally at break neck speed, packed with events, I am not used to this kind of rest. Everybody keeps telling that it will be like a good break, but seriously I don’t seem to enjoy it. No cooking, no testing, no doing anything – all I do is sit with my legs stretched, occasionally browsing FB, which I am finding boring these days (thank God!!!), reading books, pondering the Quran, dealing with the heavy punches that I keep getting from Azza, etc. Azza is the most excited that I am at home. As I type this post, she’s trying her hand at pulling out some of side portion of my laptop. I guess by the time I am done, I should conveniently lose the side cover of my laptop!!!  …
Kozhi Chukka ~ Malabar Chicken Chukka
In my previous post, I was so excited that I had no plans for the weekend, and I could “twist and tweek” as I would want it to. And “twist and tweek”, it did – literally!!! On Thursday, while excitedly walking towards my car and chatting to my umma, suddenly I don’t know what happened, I twisted my right leg so badly that  I lost my balance and held onto mom, hurling Azza who was holding my left hand away. Alhamdulillah, nothing happened to her but I was in total pain. Come Friday, and I had a nice big swelling on that leg with some pain, which is normal for any sprain, right??? I was at home for the whole day, resting my leg and bearing my howling kids, as my HD said, “No going out today, better rest!” Weekend gone…  On Saturday, still it was paining with the…
Eggless Garlic Zaatar (Thyme) Rolls
It’s already Thursday today!!! I cannot believe myself. I feel that this week has flown by skipping a couple of days in between!! This weekend is devoid of any plans, which is good. I guess then I can twist and tweek it the way I want, InShaAllah… 🙂  I have just noticed that for the past few posts, I’ve been only posting desserts or snacks rather than some hard core meals!!! I guess it’s time to break that trend at-least for some time. So after today’s post, hopefully I will post some meals… These garlic rolls are too good… I have taken this recipe from Suhaina’s My Singapore Kitchen, just like how I had done for the Mini Sausage Rolls I posted sometime back. Actually speaking, I lost my fear of working with yeast, once I had made these two recipes from her page. This is also one no-fail good recipe,…
Chocolate Hazelnut Ice-cream
I am having a mad time this week. Till now, it’s been really packed. At work and at home, things have been moving at a fast pace. A missing fiasco by my little one at a local shopping mall of Friday, a visit of a relative, my elder one’s mid terms and my D approaching 60 years today – quite a hectic time to be in, right? On top of that, work is also getting a bit too tight, even though I love it when it does get tight. You may get the irritation creeping in, but that tightness ensures that you do not get any time to think about anything else, including munching in some biscuits during the mid-day!!! 😉  Today, I am giving you guys another easy-peesy ice cream recipe. This one is a keeper, I guarantee you. I have made it just once, want to make…
Chicken Nuggets Vegetable Pizza
I am so glad to be a part of the Home Bakers Challenge, started by Priya Suresh akka of Priya’s Versatile Recipe. The time I saw the announcement, I knew I had to be a part of it. The main intention is to give a challenge every month, which has to be completed within the stipulated period and posted within the due date. This month’s challenge is hosted by Divya Prakash of Divya’s Culinary Journey and the theme was pizza. Â Pizza has been on my to-do list, ever since I got the oven last year. But as usual, with a lot of things, I’ve been procrastinating like mad – later, later, later… My Rasha always complained, “Ummi, you have been promising pizza and nothing’s happening!!!” So when the challenge was up, I was the happiest person. Finally, I would go ahead and make my word to her a reality…
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