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Today’s breakfast is my own creation. I tend to get more creative when I am left with limited choice of ingredients:) I have made savoury, gluten free muffins today. I had attempted to make khuzhi appam with these ingredients few days back. But I was not very satisfied. It did taste very good but IRead more about Savoury Muffins[…]
Cooking in a single pot is probably the easiest way of cooking. As home makers, many of us use this method to make something in a jiffy. Today I made sambar using this method. It will very useful while multi tasking,for beginners in cooking and students or when you are not in a mood forRead more about Quick Sambar[…]
I was introduced to Gujarati cuisine during my stay in Muscat. There are very good authentic Gujarati restaurants in Muscat and I was also very lucky to make few wonderful Gujarati friends. I am very fond of dhokla, khandvi, undhiyo, thepla and chaas. Dhokla and khandvi are my most favourite. I learnt to make KhamanRead more about Khaman Dhokla[…]
Two days back, I had been to a place called Sowcarpet in Chennai with my cousin, Uma. It’s a whole sale market area. We had spent almost half a day there. Uma, has had sandwich from a particular sandwich shop in that area sometime back. It seems that shop is known for their sandwiches. SheRead more about Sowcarpet Sandwich[…]
Puffed rice is called Pori in Tamil. It’s a very healthy and a popular snack. Pori mixed with roasted peanuts is one of my family’s most favourite snack. There are very popular fast food and snacks which uses Pori as its basic ingredient. Many years back, when we were living in Muscat, I learnt thisRead more about Pori Upma[…]
Soya nuggets are very good source of protein and it is a perfect ingredient to use for making breakfast and school tiffin. Today, after a long time I made these wraps. Red and yellow capsicums give a good flavour and crunch to the filling. This is a complete, healthy and a wholesome meal and kidsRead more about Soya and Capsicum Wraps[…]
Coconut is known as thengai in Tamil.Thenga Milagai podi is a variety of idli podi with thenga. Usually dry coconut is used to make this podi. But fresh coconut too can be used. It’s very easy to make , yummy and very handy to have in the kitchen. It can be served with idli, dosa,Read more about Thenga Milagai Podi[…]
My husband had been travelling for the past two weeks. He came back only today morning. He had told me that he was getting sick of eating out and was just waiting to come back to home food. So, our lunch at home was his favourite menu, a traditional and simple Tamil Brahmin meal. ArachuvittaRead more about Chinna Vengaya Arachuvitta Sambar[…]
Kuzhipaniyaram is a speciality of Chetinadu cuisine. It’s made with batter made of rice and urad dal. Many uses idli batter to make Kuzhipaniyaram. That’s what even I used to do, but not any longer. Last year, I learnt the authentic recipe for Kuzhipaniyaram from my art teacher and very good friend, Geetha:) The firstRead more about Kuzhipaniyaram[…]
Uthappam is a South Indian version of pancake with vegetable toppings. It is a very famous breakfast dish of Tamil Nadu. Served with chutney and sambar, it becomes a very, healthy, complete and wholesome breakfast. Generally everyone makes uthappam with left over idli batter. I used to do the same, till I came across MrsRead more about Onion Uthappam[…]
