Cake House

While cutting the cherry tomatoes into halves for sun drying, I was again taken back to the wonderful days when we were young. One of the many beautiful memories which keep on giving a sneak peek brought a smile on my face only to create another one for future. We had a huge open space in front of the house. With a beautiful manicured lawn in the center and flower beds all around, there was enough space left to grow all sort of veggies and it was very well utilized to grow different varieties of gourds, brinjal, lady's fingers, various greens and tomatoes. During the season when tomatoes were harvested in bulk, my mom used to make the most of them by making bottles of ketchup, tomato relish and the remaining were cut into thin slices and dried in the strong summer sun to be used through out the year. These came in really handy when during the peak summers, tomatoes disappeared from the markets and the curries that were made on an everyday basis could not be compromised. These dried...

Sprouts are very nutritious food rich in proteins, vitamins and dietary fibers. They are made by germinating the beans and a variety of beans can be used to make the sprouts, however moong bean  is the most common. Making sprouts at home is very simple. You just have to wash the beans twice a day and in 5-6 days, you have beautiful sprouts growing in your kitchen. I used a plastic tray to grow my sprouts. I did a few holes in the tray to let the excess water drain. You can use any tray with holes in it. Here is how to grow perfect moong bean sprouts. All you need is Moong beans - 1\2 cup A plastic tray with holes in it. Aluminium foil Method Wash and soak the moong beans in enough water over night. Drain the water. Arrange the beans in the plastic tray in a single layer. Fold the aluminium foil in 2-3 folds as the size of the tray. Keep the tray over the folded foil. Cover the tray with another piece of foil. Keep in a warm place for 12 hours. Take the tray in the sink and wash the...