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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[…]
Coconut is known as thengai in Tamil and Khuzhambu means gravy. This is one of the most famous khuzhambhu variety from Tirunelveli , a district in Tamil Nadu. It has a very distinct flavour and aroma of fenugreek seeds which makes this a unique one. It’s my family’s favourite. I learnt this from my motherRead more about Thenga Arachuvitta Khuzhambu[…]
Today, I was not in a mood to do any elaborate cooking. Usually sunday lunch menu at home will be only traditional South Indian. As I was feeling very lazy, I decided to make a one pot meal. I had paneer and some fresh peas. My husband asked me to make something mild without muchRead more about Pepper Paneer and Peas Rice[…]
Udupi is a small town in Karnataka. It’s very famous for its temples and its cuisine. And rasam is one of the very famous dish from this cuisine. It’s one of the yummiest rasam that I have ever made and my family loves it too. If you are a person who is fond of rasam,Read more about Udupi Rasam[…]
Whenever I make puliogare, lemon rice or coconut rice or any South Indian style mixed rice variety, I make avial ( yogurt based mixed vegetable gravy). This combination makes the meal complete. But today, I didn’t have the vegetables that are required to make avial. So, I decided to add vegetables that I had toRead more about Puliogare Pulao[…]
Pepper is known as Milagu in Tamil. Pepper has a lot of therapeutic properties and is used widely in Tamil cuisine. Health benefits of black pepper include relief from respiratory disorders, coughs, the common cold, constipation, indigestion, anemia, impotency, muscular strains and dental problems. Since am having a bad cold and mild cough, I madeRead more about Milagu Jeera Rasam[…]
Mango is known as manga in Tamil and Aam in Hindi. Usually I make instant pickle with partially ripe mangoes. Today for a change I made sambar with it. The natural sweet and sour flavour of the mango brought a good balance in the flavour of the sambar. And also today I had used the readymadeRead more about Manga Sambar[…]
This is again one more new recipe that I created and tried in my kitchen. For the first time I used readymade kadai masala ( Eastern brand). I found it very convenient. The masala was mild and the flavour was good. Instead of making kadai vegetable and rotis, I decided to make one pot meal asRead more about Kadai Vegetable Semiya[…]
Rice and chole is a very popular dish of Punjabi cuisine which my daughter is very fond of. For today’s school lunch I had made chole rice with a very unique twist. This is Tarla Dalal’s recipe. The unique ingredient used here is Aam achaar ( mango pickle). It tasted really different and yummy. ThoseRead more about Aam Achaar Chole Rice[…]
This is another unique rasam from Karnataka cuisine. Jayanthi aunty, who shared her lovely recipe for jack fruit seeds rasam, gave this recipe too:) It’s simple to make but very delicious. And anyone will fall in love with its beautiful colour. This can be served as a soup too. I made it for the firstRead more about Beetroot Rasam[…]
