Tawa Butter Nan

Recipe source: Remya'srecipe , Manjula's kitchen

Ingredients
Maida - 2 cups
Dry yeast -1 tsp in lukewarm water
Baking soda - a pinch
Sugar - 1 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Yogurt - 3 tsp
Oil - 2 tsp
Butter for garnishing

Mix the dry ingredients well
Add oil
Add yogurt ,
Add yeast in lukewarm water
Knead well into a smooth dough
Cover it and let it rest for 2-3 hrs
After resting take the dough and knead again
Divide into equal parts ( 2 cups of maida gives approx 8 Nans).
Knead the divided dough again .
Roll them into thin sheets using a rolling pin .
Cook them on both sides on a hot tava .
Drizzle butter on top once cooked.

Notes
It is easy to make.
Tastes better than restaurant nan .
Checkout video by Manjula's kitchen for the basics.

Sweet Potato with Onion Green Chilli Chutney (Ulliyum pachamulakum chathachathu)

Needed 

• Shallots - 6
• Green chilli -2 or to taste ( I get long hot green chilli here )
• Salt to taste
• Coconut out - 2 tbsp

Method

• Chop shallots and green chilli finely.
• Add salt .
• Using a mortar and pestle crush it nicely.
• Add coconut oil and mix well
• Serve with Tapioca, Sweet potato , Arbi, Purple yam

Prawns Fry ( chemmeen varathathu )

Ingredients
Prawns - 1/2 kg
Red chilli powder - 1tsp + 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Cocum ( kudampuli) - 1 piece
Oil
Curry leaves
Coconut pieces

Method
Cook cleaned and deveined prawns with 1 tsp red chilli powder , turmeric powder, black pepper powder , cocum, 1/4 cup of water , salt ; in medium flame till the water dries up.
Heat a kadai , add oil , chopped onions, coconut pieces.
Once they start browning add 1/2 tsp chilli powder and the cooked prawns. Add curry leaves.
Saute first in high flame ( approx 5 minutes ) and later in medium flame (approx 10 minutes) . Stir well to prevent burning.
Check salt and adjust to taste.
Saute till the prawns are roasted well and crisp.
Serve hot with rice or roti.

Cardamom Tea

Method ( for 4 cups )

• Add 2 cup of milk and 2.5 cup of water in a sauce pan . (Measure in the cup you will be serving tea. )
• Add 3-4 crushed cardamom pods . 
• Boil and when it starts bubbling lower the flame , add 2 tsp tea leaves ( I use Kannan devan classic ) . 
• Add sugar to taste
• Let it simmer for a minute. Or depending on how strong you want your tea. 
• Look for the colour and remove from heat. Strain using a strainer to a tea pot or directly to tea cup .
• Serve hot !

Water Melon Crush

Method

• Take watermelon pieces in a bowl
• Add sugar to taste
• Crush using a wooden spatula
• Chill for 2-3 hrs and serve 

Onion tomato chutney

Recipe source : ranjani's kitchen 
Method
Shallots - 15
Dry Red chilli - 4-5
Tomato -1
Garlic cloves -3
Salt to taste

For tempering
Oil
Mustard seeds
Urud dal

Grind shallots, dry red chilli, tomato, garlic to a smooth paste. Add salt also.
Do tadka with mustard and urad dal .
Add the chutney mix to it and heat till oil separates.
Goes well with Dosa, idli , Appam, Upma.

Chocolate cupcake : Babysteps in baking

Recipe source : Yummytummyaarthi

I followed the recipe word by word and it came out nice !

Momrecipes : Kadumanga

kadumanga from tender mango to welcome the mango season 

Curd rice

Recipe source - vahrehvah.com

kids snacks - Falafel Patties

Recipe Source : vegrecipesof india

Kids lunch box - Aloo Paratha with carrot raita

Recipe source : spiceupthecurry.com

Fruit custard with mango pulp and strawberry - Verrines

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Fruit custard with mango pulp and strawberry ... verrines
Recipe source - vanilla mango custard verrines sharmispassions.com and dessertfirstgirl.com

Cauliflower bajji

Evening snack

Recipe source : http://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2011/10/cauliflower-bhajji-deep-fried-battered.html