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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 made pineapple rasam today for lunch. I got this sudden desire to make Rasa vadai as I had some left over vadai batter in the fridge. Rasa vadai is not as popular as sambar vadai and Thair vadai. But it’s one of my most favourite. It’s delicious and more lighter than the other two.Read more about Rasa Vadai[…]
If there is one dish that I can have anytime and anywhere, then it is dosa. I am fond of all varieties of dosa. Mysore masala dosa is my most favourite one. What makes it special from the regular masala dosa, is the spicy red chutney that is used to spread on the dosa. Today,Read more about Mysore Masala Dosa[…]
Thepla is a very famous and authentic Gujarati flat bread which can be served for breakfast, as a snack , can be carried for picnics or while traveling as it stays good for a week too:) We have always carried theplas with us while travelling since finding a vegetarian restaurant is quite a challenge inRead more about Thepla[…]
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 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[…]
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[…]
