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Kozhakatai ( known also as modak) is a very traditional sweet of Tamil Nadu which is made for Vinayaka Chaturthi ( Ganesh Festival). It’s also made on Varalakshmi Pooja as a Prasadam. It’s a actually steamed rice flour dumpling with sweet stuffing. The stuffing is made of coconut and jaggery. It’s my dad who taughtRead more about Kozhakattai[…]
Vegetable Hakka Noodles is a very famous Indo Chinese dish. And it’s one of my most favourite too:) I have had this dish in many restaurants. But I always feel that you can get the best Hakka noodles in fast food centres. There is one such fast centre near my school called Matas. I haveRead more about Vegetable Hakka Noodles […]
My kids are very fond of paneer and I make paneer makhani quite often at home. I came across this Tarla Dalal’s recipe yesterday. It was so interesting and easy that I couldn’t wait to try the recipe. I have made very few changes in the quantity of ingredients used to suit my requirement. IRead more about Quick Paneer Makhani[…]
Kuzhi appam is a speciality of Chetinadu Cuisine. Rice and urad dal is used to make the traditional Kuzhi appam. Few days back, my sister Uma, shared the recipe of corn appam. In that recipe whole corn was used. But I have replaced it with corn rava ( to make it easier for grinding) andRead more about Corn Appam[…]
This is probably one of the easiest to make and yummy mixed rice dish from the South Indian cuisine. The highlight of the dish is the delicate flavour and aroma of the coconut and of course the visual appeal. It’s one of my most favourite dish. Generally coconut is sautéed along with the tempering. ButRead more about Coconut Rice[…]
Ginger is called as allam in telugu and pachadi is a chutney or pickle. Allam pachadi is a very famous dish from Andhra cuisine. It’s generally made during winters and during rains as ginger generates lot of heat in the body and also builds up body immunity. As it generates lot of heat, it isRead more about Allam Pachadi […]
Cabbage stir fry is a very common dish made at home. Today, for the first time,I have made it in Andhra style. I followed the recipe from sailusfood.com. I did make few small changes in the recipe. Senagapappu means chana dal ( Bengal gram/ kadalai paruppu) in Telugu and vepudu means fry. Chana dal reallyRead more about Cabbage Senagapappu Vepudu[…]
Yogurt is known as Majjiga in Telugu and chaaru means rasam. This is a very simple to make and a delicious rasam variety that I have made till now. Perfect dish when you want to have something light:) Ingredients Sour yogurt – 1 cup Water – 2+1/2 cups Green chillies – 2 Chopped coriander leavesRead more about Majjiga Chaaru[…]
My daughter wanted me to give her paneer wraps as it has been a long time since I made that for school tiffin. I had this eastern shahi paneer masala packet with me. So, instead making the paneer the usual way with onion, tomatoes, I made shahi paneer as the the filling. I made itRead more about Shahi Paneer Wraps[…]
Semolina in known as rava in Tamil and sooji in Hindi. Rava Upma is one of my most favourite breakfast option. In fact, I can have it for any meal. It’s a very humble and a very commonly made breakfast in South India. Though it’s very easy to make, one can easily go wrong inRead more about Rava Upma[…]
