Sago (Javvarisi) Banana Payasam / Sago Banana Pudding

This is a sure late Onam Special and with my own twists to it, but I did feel like posting this as you don't really need a special occasion to have payasam. It can even be a weekend dessert, so give it a try and let me know what you think. As always I don't finish bananas very quickly and this calls me to try and make something different with them. This time I had more ripe bananas on my counter top and I just don't like throwing fruits away, now which good cook would do that? 

Spinach Coconut Rice ~ One pot variety rice/ Lunch-box meal

Planning a lunch box meal is a great challenge to most of us, its easy to get stuck with ideas and get bored preparing the same old recipes over and over again. We always make sure that lunch is full packed meal since breakfast in our house-hold does not happen regularly and adding to this the climate at times is chill doesn't make us hungry. 

Spiced Buttermilk / Masala Mor & a useful health tip

How many of you face indigestion problem? I am a victim of this ever since I moved base to UK. Like most people I started to fetch flavored yogurts but little did I know that what I thought would help me would actually cause greater harm to my body. 

Coconut Ladoo with Rose Syrup

After a stressful house shift, we have settle down well in our new house and the sun has been showing its face which makes things more pleasant for us. I had picked up a rose syrup to make rose milk and as I was sipping through it last evening thinking what to do for my next post, I got this idea to make coconut ladoos using rose syrup. Totally loved these cute little snow-flakes beauties and they tasted yum, had to save a few to click some pictures. 

Dates Balls ~ A guest post by Reshmi

Today is a special day for Cook like Priya, this is the first guest post by my dear friend Reshmi Mahesh. A week back I happen to ask Reshmi to do a guest post to feed my blog as I would be busy with a house change and she immediately said yes and I was very excited.