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Today morning when I got up early in the morning, I realised that I had not planned anything for the day’s breakfast. My immediate thought was upma. Then I thought of making pasta. While putting the water to boil for cooking pasta, I thought of cooking pasta the single pot method ( easy and quickRead more about Quick Cheese Pasta[…]
Few days back, I made a new gravy called Sothi for lunch. Sothi is a mildly spiced gravy with coconut milk as the main ingredient for the gravy. The vegetables are cooked in thin coconut milk and the gravy is thickened by adding thick coconut milk. Since I did not want to use lot ofRead more about Cabbage, Drumstick Sothi[…]
Hello everyone! I am back to blogging again after a very long time. December 2015 had been a very happening month for majority of Chennaites which am sure none would be looking forward to again. It’s time to get over all that and look forward to a beautiful and a brilliant year:) To keep withRead more about Sweet Corn Khuzhi Appam[…]
As the name suggests, this is one of the famous varieties of rasam from the Karnataka cuisine. I am fond of all varieties of rasam. But Mysore rasam tops the list. My family too loves this rasam. It’s a simple to make, healthy, aromatic and absolutely delicious rasam. I am going to share my foolRead more about Mysore Rasam[…]
A very easy way to make a vegetable curry more healthy and wholesome is by adding some pulses to it. Today, I made cabbage curry with green chick peas. You can add any pulse of your choice. I added chick peas as I had some leftover. The curry was indeed very tasty and the chickRead more about Cabbage and Chickpeas Curry[…]
Karthigai Deepam is a Festival of Lights celebrated all over Tamil Nadu during the Tamil month of Karthigai ( mid november- mid december). I really look forward to this beautiful festival. In our community ( Tamil Brahmins), this festival is dedicated to the brothers. The sisters pray for the well being of their brothers andRead more about Nel Pori Urundai[…]
Avial ( aviyal) is a very traditional dish from Kerala. It’s very popular in Tamil Nadu also. It’s a part all vegetarian wedding menus in Tamil Nadu. It’s a very important dish in Onam sadhaya ( the elaborate meal that is made during Onam). In Tamil Nadu, avial is served with adai, a thick dosaRead more about Avial[…]
One of the most easy to make and tasty variety of mixed rice is lemon rice. It’s a good lunch box option , very ideal dish to carry during travel or picnics too. Also it’s my one my family’s most favourite dish 🙂 Ingredients Cooked rice – 6 cups Lemon – 2 medium sized SaltRead more about Lemon Rice[…]
My son’s friend has come home to stay with us. He wanted me to make North Indian cuisine for lunch. So, I made bhindi masala and plain kulcha. I made bhindi masala after a very long time. It’s a very simple recipe and it really came out very well 🙂 Ingredients Bhindi ( lady’s finger/Read more about Bhindi Masala[…]
Little millet is known as Samai in Tamil. I have been using Samai ( little millet) instead of rice in many recipes. It has been in my mind to make idli with Samai fo some time now. Finally I made it today. Idli came out really well. The texture, softness and the flavour was justRead more about Samai Idli[…]
