Watermelon Granita

          Here in Bangalore, the summer is really hot this year, of course, this is only my third year here, but the last two years has not been this bad. The afternoons are becoming more and more unbearable, hope it'll become better in a couple of weeks. Coming to today's dish, refreshing and delicious Watermelon Granita, what better time to try it than now, when the temperature is soaring and watermelons are found allover the place. Of course, we love to have the fruit as such, or sometimes make a juice with it, this is the first time I tried out Granita at home. I can't say how good it tasted, so so good, we just loved it and I am planning to try out Granita with other fruits..

Homemade AppleSauce

           I have read and seen in so many books and blogs that applesauce can be used in baking and that we can reduce the amount of fat in baking when using apple sauce. Back in the US, you can find applesauce in all grocery stores, but I was just a beginner in baking then and I have not used it in baking till now. In India, only few stores have it, and now I wanted to try it out in baking, so I thought I'll make it at home. Making applesauce at home is not at all difficult, in fact it's very very easy, just cooking the apples with some lemon juice. We can make applesauce with almost all apples, but soft varieties would be better..

Vegetable Rice Sevai, Rice Vermicelli ( Noodles ) With Veggies

          Though I make idiyappam ( from homemade rice flour ) often, I rarely make rice sevai, only once in a while, I pick a packet. Mostly I make it, when having guests, along with another main dish. Once we cook the rice sevai ( vermicelli, noodles ) according to the instructions on the packet, we can make almost all the dishes that we can make with cooked rice, like coconut sevai, tomato sevai, lemon sevai or even a briyani with it. Mostly I make lemon sevai with it and I add some mixed vegetables to it to make it a little more nutritious, makes a simple and tasty lunch or dinner..

Polenta With Sauteed Veggies

          Polenta is nothing but boiled fine corn meal, popular in Italian and French cuisines, it can be served as such or baked, or fried along with sauteed veggies or just marinara sauce and cheese. It' s very easy to cook polenta, just follow the instructions on the box, but I read somewhere, that it's also made from scratch, starting from fresh corn. It has a very mild taste, so it can be used for making cakes and cookies also. We had it along with some sauteed veggies, making it a complete and filling meal..