Enjoy cooking
I enjoy trying new recipes from different cuisines. Chetinadu cuisine is one of my most favourite. Anything vegetarian from this cuisine, am game for it. Brinjal is known as Kathrikai in Tamil and baingan in hindi. Ennai Kathrikai specially is a favourite dish of our family. When I make this, I don’t make anything else.Read more about Ennai Kathrikai […]
Badhusha is one of my most favourite traditional sweet. I learnt this from Chitra mam, my veena teacher few years back in Muscat. It was during Diwali time. It’s a simple recipe once you get the hang of it. Along with the traditional Badhusha, today I have made Chocolate Badhushas ( badhusha topped with chocolateRead more about Badhusha and Chocolate Badhusha […]
It’s been three months since I started blogging. Cooking has always been my passion and its gives me great joy and happiness when I try and create new recipes and get appreciation for my effort and creativity. It inspires me to do more. All this has been possible only because I have been gifted withRead more about Asoka Halwa[…]
Falooda is a popular dessert in Indian subcontinent. Traditionally it is made from mixing rose syrup, vermicelli, basil seeds( sabza), tapioca pearls and chilled flavoured milk. Falooda is one such dessert to which I can never say no. It’s my husband’s favourite too. Yesterday I made this as it was his birthday. There are too many varieties ofRead more about Kesar Badam Falooda[…]
Thair Vadai Yogurt is known as thair in Tamil. Thair vadai is South Indian version of Dahi Vada. It’s a very popular snack in South India. This rich, delicious and melt in mouth snack is one of my family’s favourite too:) Ingredients For the Vadai While urad dal- 1 cup Rice – 2 tsps SaltRead more about Thair Vadai[…]
Shallots is also known as madras onions or sambar onions. It is called as chinna vengayam in Tamil. Shallots sambar is a very common dish. But shallots rasam is certainly not so. I learnt this from my sister who had learnt it from her mom in law. It’s tangy, spicy and full of flavoursRead more about Shallots Rasam[…]
Dum Aloo or Alu Dum belongs to, specifically, Kashmiri cuisine. The potatoes, usually smaller ones, are first deep fried then cooked slowly at low flame in a yogurt gravy with spices. It is a popular, rich and an aromatic dish which is served in almost all the popular restaurants which serves North Indian cuisine:) It had been in my mind to tryRead more about Kashmiri Dum Aloo[…]
Arrabbiata or sugo all’arrabbiata in Italian, is a spicy sauce for pasta made from garlic, tomatoes, and red chili peppers cooked in olive oil. “Arrabbiata” literally means “angry” in Italian, and the name of the sauce is due to the heat of the chili peppers. Arrabbiata sauce is usually served with penne pasta, and may have choppedRead more about Penne Arrabbiata[…]
Appam is a type of pancake made with fermented rice batter and coconut milk. It is a traditional dish of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.Appam is also popular in Sri Lanka. It is served with fresh coconut milk( optional) and vegetable stew or vegetable kurma, making it a wholesome, healthy and perfect for having as a breakfast:) Ingredients Read more about Appam […]
My family is fond of beetroot. I have made many varieties of recipes with beetroot. It impart such a beautiful colour to the dishes. Also beetroot has lot of health benefits. It is very rich in calcium, iron and vitamins A and C. Beetroots are an excellent source of folic acid and a very goodRead more about Red Velvet Kuzhi Appam[…]
