Banana Snack Cake | Banana Bread - Rich, moist & so so soft for my dear parents :-)

Truly Madly Deeply cakes, yep that's how I dream about them. I was and am always this kid who loves cakes and never failed or missed a birthday cake ever. My big time excitement would be to visit a local bakery for a cake and milkshake. On the completion of every exam calender Amma used to promise me to take me to the bakers for a cake and milkshake. And I used to dream about going to the shop while writing my exams :P. I was packing bags to go home (parents) and I wanted to bake them a cake to take along with me. Truth be told this is the first time I baked a cake for them, hmmm let me put it this way the first time they got to taste my bakes. Since my parents are not cream cake fans I made this simple super moist banana cake for them, it turned out so perfect and I was one happy child ;-) and really I had this joy of them relishing this cake which is priceless. 

Banana cake is a super soft and tender cake that is rich in favour, truly makes you eat more and enjoy every crumb. Since banans give great moisture to cakes with the addition of nuts and eggs they taste heavenly. Give it a try and go bananas... :P Happy Weekend Y'll :D

Andhra Pesaruttu Dosa | Green Moong Dal Dosa Recipe | Andhra Breakfast Recipe

Andhra Pesaruttu Dosa is a famous breakfast special from the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is healthy, filling and a quick to do dosa that does not require fermenting of dosa batter. I make this quite often and its always a big welcome recipe with my family. I love to spice it up with onions and green chilli and the perfect combo would be coconut chutney. Usually in tiffen centres in Andra I have heard they they serve it with rawa upma as a stuffing inside but I have personally never tried it. You can mix and match ingredients to suit your tastebuds.

Pesaruttu Dosa is green in colour and made using green moong dal/ pachapayaru, raw rice, onions and green chilli. Its very filling and soft in texture, usually a little thick compared to paper dosas or the usual dosa varieties. A loose batter will result in a crisp outer and a soft and spongy inside. Don't mind to drizzle with some oil while making this dosa for added taste.

Mango Dal | Manga Vendaiyam Paruppu | Raw Mango Curry Recipe

Mango Dal have you ever tried it? Its absolutely delicious and it was my first time that I ever tasted it and I cannot stop raving about it because Amma made this yumm dal for me when I visited her a while ago. I really wonder how she does magic to food.. I know all our mothers are great cooks, they perfect recipes and their recipes taste the same every time they make them right? If you are food blogger I have this one question to you, do you only post recipes that are a favourite at home? or your trails too? just curious you know :P

Watermelon Lassi | Watermelon Yogurt Recipe | Watermelon Drink Recipe

Sometimes something as simple as a fresh drink can make me all satisfying. Do you get what I mean? I always love to load myself with juices and drinks more so the fresh ones with fruits and yogurts. So I have been in this whirlwind of trying different drink recipes and if you have noticed just last month I posted a couple of them like - Carrot Orange Cooler, Pomegranate Milkshake, Watermelon Aguafresca, Kesar Malai Lassi and Pink Guava Lassi. Yes that many juices and drinks ;-) so this month is no exception I have few juices and drink recipes that will be up on this space. So if you are someone like me who loves fresh juices and you are sure to enjoy those posts. So the other day I was in this juice prank and I remembered this recipe of Watermelon Lassi done by Priya aks so I immediately chopped some watermelon and added some yogurt and vola a great tasting Lassi was ready :-) the taste is quite unique and with an inviting color who can so no to this pretty looking lassi?

Masala Oats Breakfast Recipe | Spicy Oats Tofu Porridge | Healthy Diabetic Friendly Breakfast

Monday Morning and the day seems long for me all because I woke up a bit early ;-) hope your weekend was good, mine was super busy with the husband at home and this weekend was pretty much cooking and eating. So today I am all sluggish and wanted to go for light meals, I often make this Spicy Oats porridge and since one of my reader requested for this recipe I thought of sharing it here, I made the same for this morning's breakfast. I find lot of commercial masala oats packets in food shelves these days, trust me they cannot be as good as homemade ones. Oats has been a long long ago ingredient as far as I am concerned, ever since I can remember Amma used to make oats porridge at home. But as the years have passed I have learnt to spice it a bit and added more vegetables to make it more appetising to eat.

Oats is low in GI (Glycemic Index) which means its great for those who have diabetes and PCOS. A great filling breakfast/ dinner with oats is said to reduce bad cholesterol  improve digestion and control blood pressure. One other thing is that never have more than 2-3 tbsp of oats per meal the quantity also matters if you are looking at oats as a diet food. Adding lots of fresh vegetables to this porridge make it really filling at the same time balance in fibre and I have also added tofu for a bit of protein to make this a complete fulfilling meal.