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Today is the 2nd day of Navrathri. Brahmacharya is the second among the Navadurgad. Brahmacharya means celibacy. Celibacy brings a lot of strength. Brahmacharya also means moving in infinity( Brahma means infinity and charya means moving). The more joyful you are, the less you feel the body. The more you are in the infinite consciousness,Read more about Moong dal and Millet Pakoda[…]
This is a very easy to make, crisp and yummy Sundal which can be made in jiffy. It’s a very handy recipe when you have to entertain sudden guests during Navrathri:) Ingredients Grated carrots – 1 cup Roasts peanuts – 1 cup Oil – 2 tsps Mustard – 1 tsp Red chillies – 3-4 HingRead more about Roasted Peanuts Sundal[…]
Navrathri starts from 13th of October this year . It’s a tradition in most of the tamil brahmins family to keep Golu . It’s actually a display of different varieties of dolls. Idols of God, sages, normal human beings, animals, plants and non living things are kept as a display. The spiritual significance is thatRead more about Corn Kadala Paruppu Sundal[…]
I wanted to make something different with paneer today. I had lots of green capsicum at home. So, I created a fusion recipe today, Paneer in Mexican gravy. To make the rich and creamy, I have added some pista too:) It really came out very well. I fell in love with white paneer immersed inRead more about Paneer in Mexican Gravy[…]
I had planned to make chilli cheese and corn sandwich today for breakfast, but forgot to buy bread. My first thought was to make stuffed parathas. Then I got this sudden flash idea of making a paratha sandwich:) It came out really well and my kids were very impressed. As soon as my daughter hadRead more about Grilled Cheese Corn Paratha Sandwich[…]
Today’s lunch at home was a very simple affair. I had made a new rice variety today. I used very simple ingredients and fresh spices. It’s very simple to make, healthy, wholesom, full of flavour and was very tasty. Shallots added a mild sweetness and the roasted corn kernels gave a good crunch to rice.Read more about Shallots and Roasted Corn Rice[…]
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[…]
Today I wanted to make bagara baingan ( a specialty from Hyderabadi cuisine) and vegetable pulao for lunch. Then I found that the brinjals were of different sizes. For making bagara baingan, I prefer to use small, uniformed sized brinjals. As I was thinking what to do, I got this idea of using yogurt asRead more about Dahi Baingan[…]
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[…]
Wood apple is known as vilampazham in Tamil. It’s usually offered as prasad on Ganesh Chaturthi. It has lot of health benefits and it’s very rich in minerals like iron, phosphorus and calcium. It’s also a rich source of vitamin B and citric acid. The pulp of the ripe wood apple is mixed with jaggeryRead more about Wood Apple Chutney[…]
