Egg-in-a-Hole....step by step.

Author : Nisa Homey      Blog : COOKING IS EASY      Date : 5/16/2013 3:26:00 AM

'Egg in a hole, or Toad in a hole is a treat for kids. Its a kid friendly meal and perfect for fussy little ones. I started making this for my son since he was a toddler and even now he enjoys seeing the egg cooked inside the bread. Sometimes kids can be a little fussy around eggs, I used to include my son also when I am making this.The dish is bread with an egg in the center, prepared by cutting a circular or square hole in the center of a piece of bread. You just need a bread slice(...)'

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Homemade Frappuccino....step by step (my version).

Author : Nisa Homey      Blog : COOKING IS EASY      Date : 5/12/2013 4:59:00 AM

'Homemade copycat starbucks frappuccino, my version.....pure goodness of milk, coffee, and cream....perfect summer chill.I know, I should have posted this long before...because I make frappuccino so often, it just din't cross my mind that I did not share it with you....and so yesterday, while I was making for my kids, Nidhi reminded me that I still haven't posted this...and thus, I took this picture on the spur of the moment.....unfortunately I forgot to take step by step pictur(...)'

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Pan Roasted Shrimp (Kallu Shappu Style)....step by step.

Author : Nisa Homey      Blog : COOKING IS EASY      Date : 5/8/2013 12:59:00 PM

'Kerala style pan roasted shrimp is also known as "chemeen roast" in Kerala. It is deliciously spicy, juicy, and roasted with coconut oil and some curry leaves thrown in enhances the flavor to a new level. This is served as an appetizer in the "kallu shapps" or toddy shops in kuttanad area of Kerala....what better way to enjoy "thengin kallu" or coconut toddy with this spicy chemmeen roast.After tasting this appetizer from a "kallu shapp " (toddy shop) recently, I found that the tast(...)'

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Homemade Mango Squash...step by step tutorial.

Author : Nisa Homey      Blog : COOKING IS EASY      Date : 5/7/2013 3:41:00 PM

'Homemade mango squash without any preservatives or color or artificial additives......how would you like that to cool yourself this summer with this quick and easy mango squash.Back in the late 90s, I found this recipe in a weekly magazine and ever since I have made this squash ..... if you are a regular here, you would know that I am a homemade-food-kind-of-girl-woman. I love homemade stuffs to bits....just cant imagine buying a bottle of squash.....loaded with all the artificial s(...)'

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Homemade Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream...step by step.

Author : Nisa Homey      Blog : COOKING IS EASY      Date : 5/4/2013 12:00:00 PM

'Homemade ice cream again?? yes, this time it is with fresh strawberries.....fresh strawberry ice cream with bits of berries for you to bite in, how would you like that??... I just cant stop myself from making ice creams because its freaking hot here, 39.5 degree C, and ice creams are a must in this heat....I have been trying out different flavors with my basic vanilla ice cream like the mango ice cream and so when I got half kilo of strawberries, I thought why not try ice cream with(...)'

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Cauliflower Pakoda/Fried Cauliflower Bites.

Author : Nisa Homey      Blog : COOKING IS EASY      Date : 5/2/2013 8:13:00 AM

'Cauliflower pakodas are an all time favorite tea time-snack, which you can find almost anywhere in India. In the North it is more commonly known as gobi pakoda. It is deep fried and has a crunchy coating.....a perfect snack for kids.My kids Christianed these simple desi snack as cauliflower bites, their argument is "amma, it is bite-sized and batter fried". It seems on a visit to a fast-food joint with with their cousins, they found this description on the menu i(...)'

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Shrimp Rice/Chemmeen Chooru....with Kerala matta brown rice.

Author : Nisa Homey      Blog : COOKING IS EASY      Date : 4/30/2013 11:19:00 AM

'Shrimp rice or chemmeen choru with Kerala matta (brown) rice, is a traditional quick meal, popular in the Syrian Christian community of Kerala.Back in my childhood, my maternal grandmother (ammachi) used to make this instant shrimp flavored rice for us kids....when we are back from our outdoor games. She puts cooked rice into slow fried shrimp masala  fry otherwise known as "chemmeen ularthiyathu". The trick is to put in the rice into the pan; which was used to make the curry a(...)'

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Tandoori Chicken Pizza (no knead food processor pizza dough)

Author : Nisa Homey      Blog : COOKING IS EASY      Date : 4/26/2013 12:15:00 PM

'Tandoori chicken pizza.....fusion food again with pizza.....and now you know one thing for sure that I love tandoori chicken, it is something that I make often, so left overs are aplenty.This pizza is an easy one, I usually make pizza for dinner. It is slathered with my quick pizza sauce, shredded tandoori chicken, and cheese.....and the best part is that this dough is made with my food processor....my quick-homemade-no-knead-pizza-dough-in-my-food-processor...just put flour and yea(...)'

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Quick Pizza Sauce With Fresh Tomatoes...step by step.

Author : Nisa Homey      Blog : COOKING IS EASY      Date : 4/23/2013 3:39:00 PM

'Quick pizza sauce with fresh tomatoes.....yes its time to ditch store-bought pizza sauce and make them right in your kitchen....and the best thing about this pizza sauce is, it is done in 15 min....so quick and fast it is that you will never reach for that pizza sauce bottle ever again....money saving binge ha!You can make this sauce while the pizza dough is proofing up or even a day or week before but you need to refrigerate it.....also if you are super lazy to do the coo(...)'

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Food processor: My successful recipes to prove it.

Author : Nisa Homey      Blog : COOKING IS EASY      Date : 4/22/2013 2:59:00 PM

'I L.O.V.E. my food processor...and it is probably the most used appliance in my kitchen...and is also probably the most photographed appliance on my blog. I use it for grating, chopping, mixing dough ....If you have shoved your food processor on the top shelf of your pantry, its time to dust it off and place it in your kitchen. I have a sis-in-law who still haven't opened the cover of her food processor....which she got as a gift. She says that using it is a lot of trouble.....(...)'

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Quick Bhatura...step by step.

Author : Nisa Homey      Blog : COOKING IS EASY      Date : 4/12/2013 5:28:00 PM

'Quick Bhatura...really!! you might wonder how can bhatura be made quickly....yes it can be made so quick, that you will end up making them again and again....and blame me for your bulging waistline ha!Bhatura or bhature is a thick fried Indian bread, a popular Punjabi dish served with channa masala....the combination is called Chole Bhature (Chole means channa/chickpea)Forget the age-old-bhatura-making....the fermenting, the yeast, the baking soda....the wait for 5 to 6 hours....the(...)'

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Tandoori Chicken Sandwich.

Author : Nisa Homey      Blog : COOKING IS EASY      Date : 4/10/2013 1:26:00 PM

'With the weather so hot, my kids wanted something to make them cool, and thus tandoori chicken sandwich was born, which my kids gave a high five.....it was that good. Summer is the best time to have cold sandwich, salads and ice-creams.Both my kids are at home enjoying summer vacations, two months break from studies and routines...with Homey out of the house by 9 in the morning, kids and myself have the rest of the day for ourselves....until Homey comes back from office....kids-at-h(...)'

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A Drive To The Hills...

Author : Nisa Homey      Blog : COOKING IS EASY      Date : 4/8/2013 2:59:00 PM

'Yesterday, we went for a drive to the hills to get away from the heat. Come along with us to the Western Ghats, to Wayanad.Read about the amazing facts of Wayand here.Though it is only two hour drive from the city....its much greener and cooler.There are 9 hairpin curves, just took a break here to feel the cool breeze.Surprisingly there was very less traffic.....Again after half an hour, we saw these beautiful side stones....and was enjoying the beauty.Suddenly out of nowhere this f(...)'

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Homemade Irish Cream Liqueur...step by step.

Author : Nisa Homey      Blog : COOKING IS EASY      Date : 4/6/2013 12:58:00 PM

'Irish Cream Liqueur anybody?? Usually to celebrate Easter, I prepare wine in advance; but this Easter, I was bitten by-the-lazy-bug and made this super easy, instant homemade Irish Cream Liqueur.It was back in the 1990s, a friend of mine shared this awesome ladies drink and since then I have made it  hundreds of time, for Christmas, for family get together, parties....I have used this liqueur in puddings, flavored it in ice-creams, cakes, icings....and the only downside to(...)'

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Homemade Fresh Mango Ice Cream...step by step.

Author : Nisa Homey      Blog : COOKING IS EASY      Date : 4/3/2013 12:48:00 PM

'Fresh mango ice cream, yes fresh mangoes are in season now and I know... I know I recently posted mango ice cubes, and I should not posting "mango recipes" again...., but then mangoes tempt me to develop recipes for you.You might know by now that I love homemade food more than anything, after I posted vanilla bean ice cream, I was surprised at the repins it got, thanking all the wonderful pinners out there for sharing my recipes....sharing is what blogging is all about, right.I got (...)'

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Grilled Cheese Sandwich.

Author : Nisa Homey      Blog : COOKING IS EASY      Date : 4/1/2013 12:06:00 PM

'Grilled cheese sandwich is one of the easiest, simple, and irresistibly delicious breakfast. My kids love cheese sandwich so much that I have been making them for a long time.Can you believe that all it takes is just under 10 minutes to put together this awfully simple sandwich; crunchy buttery toast filled with melted cheese. I used plain milk bread, but you can also use wheat bread; the result should be a crispy toast and for that we need atleast a day old bread, so fres(...)'

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Easy Easter Menu

Author : Nisa Homey      Blog : COOKING IS EASY      Date : 3/30/2013 12:55:00 PM

'Breakfast:                                                                           Bread                                                          &nbs(...)'

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Skinny Cauliflower Wraps.....from scratch.

Author : Nisa Homey      Blog : COOKING IS EASY      Date : 3/25/2013 1:42:00 PM

'Yesterday after Palm Sunday Mass, I made this awfully delicious and skinny cauliflower wraps for my family.  With the beginning of Holy Week and since Homey and myself are abstaining from meat and fish till Easter; I insisted our kids to join in with us during the Holy Week. I had some precooked rotis in the refrigerator, and putting together this wrap was super easy.This recipe is nothing fancy; it is easy and simple and very Indian, and a childhood fa(...)'

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Chinese Vegetable Spring Rolls With Homemade Wrappers.

Author : Nisa Homey      Blog : COOKING IS EASY      Date : 3/23/2013 1:20:00 PM

'Spring rolls with vegetable filling is a Chinese snack, made with a thin round dough sheet with fillings inside, rolled, and deep fried. Crispy crunchy snack filled with amazing goodness of vegetables or even chicken.Amma used to make this during my childhood; this is her way of making sure that my two younger brothers and myself have some veggies in our diet. I am just carrying on the tradition for my kids; both my kids sometimes can be real fussy with vegetables.You can fill it wi(...)'

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Mango Ice Cubes.

Author : Nisa Homey      Blog : COOKING IS EASY      Date : 3/20/2013 2:52:00 PM

'Mango Ice Cubes---As a kid I used to love mango ice cubes so much that during summer vacations, I used to sneak behind my cousins to the kitchen and slip away with this melt-in-the mouth-cooler....Kerala, is blessed with mangoes....you name the variety, our backyards have it.....I remember getting up early morning and racing to the backyard mango tree or "mavu" in Malayalam.....the sturdy cousin will climb up the tree and shake a branch while the impatient ones will try to do his pa(...)'

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