Nithya's Corner

Welcome To Nithya’s Corner!

I am happy to share simple and delicious Indian and International recipes with you. I am a food loving person and love experimenting with different flavors and spices. The recipes are from my personal experience - the food I have tasted, what I have seen and learned, and of course, my family's favorite dishes. I sincerely hope you will enjoy cooking these dishes and may also be inspired to create some of your own. Thanks for visiting my blog.

Happy Cooking!

-Nithya Govindarajan-

Kothamalli Thogayal | Coriander Thogayal | Kothamalli Thuvayal

July 25, 2014

by Nithya

In California, we get coriander leaves at a lower price compared to East-Coast. Usually I buy four bunches of coriander leaves for 2 weeks. I make Kothamalli Thogayal every week. One week I ‘ll make this Kothamalli Thogayal and the other week, I would make Kothamalli Thogayal with Curry Leaves. However, I do not get curry leaves often here. When it comes to non-vegetarian, I’ll make Coriander Chicken Curry/Malli Chicken. This Kothamalli Thogayal goes almost with most of the dishes like Idly, Dosa, Rasam, Curd Rice, Sambar and also with rice. Mostly, I have it with rice.

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Sweet and Sour Pineapple Chutney | Side Dish For Biryani, Friedrice and Pulao

July 23, 2014

by Nithya

My mom learned this recipe from my maternal grandmother. Right from my childhood days, whenever my mom makes Vegetable Biryani or Chicken Biryani, she would certainly make this Sweet and Sour Pineapple Chutney along with a Sweet Tomato Pachadi. Together with Biryani and Tomato Pachadi, it taste like heaven. When my mom asks me what special recipes can she manke on my Birthday, I would definitely say ‘The Trio’ combination. These are my family’s favorites recipes. This recipe also goes very well with Biryani, Fried Rice and Pulao. After I got married, I wanted to learn this recipe from her but somehow it just kept going. When my mom came here, she made it for my husband and his friends. All just fell in love with this “Trio” Combination. Gj then urged me to learn this recipe from my mom. Only last time when she came here for Shreeya’s delivery, I requested her to make this recipe for us. As usual, we all loved her preparation. She usually add color but Gj and myself are against adding artificial colors. So, I have given two detailed procedures: one with artificial color and the other without it. The recipe and the preparation remains the same for both except for the addition of artificial colors. This recipe has both spice and sweet. If you want it to be hot enough, add more red chillies. Now, lets move on to the recipe…

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Chicken Stuffed Paratha | Chicken Keema Paratha

July 21, 2014

by Nithya

I still remember when I had this Stuffed Paratha for the first time. My father’s close friend invited us for a dinner. Aunty made Stuffed Mutton Paratha, and our family instantly fell love with it. The paratha was way too soft and was almost melting in our mouth. I was a fussy eater then. When aunty wished to serve each and everyone with more than two parathas, everyone said that they were already feeling heavy. You know what???? I was secretly longing to have more. The Stuffed Mutton Parathas tasted heavenly. My mother tried the same recipe with Chicken in a couple of days at home, and she came very close to the taste. We loved the taste of Stuffed Chicken Parathas.

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Raw Mango Rice | Mango Rice Recipe | Manga Sadham

July 19, 2014

by Nithya

Mangoes are my favorite food. I don’t mind eating it all the time during my childhood days. My mom would give me only a mango a day because I would get prickly heat or boils. When I go to my cousins house, I would eat mangoes throughout the day and have those boils all over my face and body. Then slowly as I grew older, the boils eventually got away from me.

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Apricot Lassi Recipe | Easy Apricot Recipes

July 17, 2014

by Nithya

Apricot has got so many health benefits. Apricot is rich in Vitamin A, Potassium and has high fiber. It is available during May till July. Whenever I buy Apricot, I either make smoothie or jam. This time I thought I’ll make Apricot Lassi. I prefer fresh apricots to dried ones. Dired apricots lose their water content because of the drying process that they goes through. If you have apricots and curd/yoghurt at home, you could make this Apricot Lassi. Apricot has a sweet flavor so if you even add less sugar, it will taste good. A super tasty and refreshing smoothie!

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Capsicum Rice | Bell Pepper Rice | Kudai Milagai Sadham

July 15, 2014

by Nithya

After my wedding, when I did not know much about cooking, I learned this recipe from Chef. Mallika Badrinath’s book. Whenever I have guests at home, I make this recipe. It comes out well every time. I feel this recipe is quite simple to make and if you have the ground masala at hand, then your work is even more easier. When my mother-in-law came to stay with us, I made this rice for her. She fell in love with the capsicum rice. She asked me to make this rice many times and loved the rice every time I made it for her. I made Capsicum Rice last Tuesday and had it with Raita. My mother-in-law does not like to eat out in restaurants so when we went to Washington D.C from Pittsburgh, we packed this rice for the trip. The rice stayed fresh and tasted good even after 6 to 7 hours. Whenever I make Capsicum Rice, I will think of the nice memories of the Washington D.C trip we had. Usually, I’ll make this recipe with green capsicum but this time, I made with yellow and green capsicum. If you want your rice to be colorful, then you can use green, yellow and red capsicum. Now let’s go for the recipe…

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Chicken Lollipop | Grilled Chicken

July 13, 2014

by Nithya

My mom makes Tandoori Chicken and Chicken Lollipop often. When she came here for my second delivery, she tried this recipe on her own. It came out very well and all of us liked it. Then I requested her to make again. She made it on the last day she left to India. Amidst shopping and packing, I tried taking pictures as much as I could. This is my mom’s version of Chicken Lollipop. It had a perfect blend of all spices and was tasty and crispy because of bread crumbs. We loved it and was more happy to eat it for the second time. Here comes the recipe…

Preparation Time. 5 minutes
Marination Time. 1 hour
Baking Time. 25 to 30 minutes
Recipe Category. Snack / Side Dish
Recipe Cuisine. Indian
Serves. 5 nos.

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Oats Porridge | Oats Fruits Porridge | Oats Recipes

July 11, 2014

by Nithya

My husband Gj likes oats very much. Not for the taste but for the health benefits. Every other mornings, he will have Oats Cereal as his breakfast. I always eat Oats with a big sigh. However, I love Oats Biryani, Oats Pongal, and Oats Curd Rice. I tried this Oats Porridge with fruits, and it came out very well. Gj loved it so much. I am planning to make Oats Porridge at least twice a week. Above all, it is super easy to make. When you are in a hurry, you can make this Oats Porridge in just 5 minutes. It tastes good when it is little hot or warm. If you are little fussy about Oats, please try this recipe.

Preparation Time. 4 minutes
Cooking Time. 6 minutes
Recipe Category. Breakfast/Dinner
Serves. 2

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Homemade Peas and Rice Puree | Peas Baby Food Recipes

July 9, 2014

by Nithya

Shreeya likes Peas and Rice Puree very much. I started giving her this puree recently when she turned 6 months old. I give it to her for lunch twice a week. Adding rice to the peas puree makes it quite heavy for her, and she sleeps well after having the Peas and Rice Puree. Moreover, Rice provides lot of energy. I think most of the babies like Peas and Rice Puree because of the sweetness from the peas. If you are using fresh peas, you may find it little difficult to puree the skin smoothly. I always use frozen peas so it makes my work much easier. You can try a lot of combinations with peas. Peas goes well with many veggies and fruits.

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Potato Masala Bread Toast | Potato Bread Sandwich | Aloo Bread Sandwich

July 7, 2014

by Nithya

I make Potato Masala Bread Toast once a month especially for dinners. If I have Poori Masala/Potato Masala left behind after eating Spiced Puris, Masala dosa or Cutlet, I will finish off the Poori Masala/Potato Masala by making this toast. You just need a scoop of Poori Masala/Potato Masala for a bread. Gj would be done with two slices of bread and I would also require the same. With just 4 scoops of Poori Masala/Potato Masala, I’ll finish off the dinner. Some people also sandwich the Poori Masala/Potato Masala in a bun and serve them. When making this recipe, I had only bread so thought of posting it with bread combination. My friends make this toast with Buns. It tastes great on both.

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