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Poha Upma is not that much a preferred breakfast at home. So, I try many variations to make it more interesting. Today, I have added peas and peanuts to make it more protein enriched. Instead of adding the peanuts in the tempering, I powdered the peanuts and added it to the poha to give aRead more about Peas and Peanuts Poha[…]
Sudden rain always cheers up a person, especially someone like me. Having nothing much to do, I thought I’ll make some pakodas. But I found that I didn’t have enough oil to deep fry. But the need to have some pakodas was quite strong. So, decided to bake it. While I was slicing the onions,Read more about Baked Onion and Cashew Pakodas[…]
Upma kozhakatai also known as Pidi kozhakatai is a very traditional Tamil Brahmin dish. It’s generally made for breakfast or evening snack. Upma kozhakatai is a actually rice dumplings. Rice is ground to a coarse powder along with little tuvar dal and pepper, made into upma, which in turn is rolled into balls and steamed.Read more about Upma Kozhakatai […]
Garlic is known as poondu in tamil and black pepper is known as milagu. Both garlic and pepper are very good for digestion. Black pepper when taken internally, supports circulation, reduce inflammation and stimulate digestive juices and enzymes. Garlic has lot of nutrients and medicinal qualities which are very beneficial for the general health. ItRead more about Poondu Milagu 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[…]
I had some cooked barley with me. I wanted to use that to make a soup. First I thought of using it as a garnish for cold cucumber soup. But finally ended up making this as light and a refreshing chat. Barley is very good for health and this is one interesting way to includeRead more about Cucumber Barley and Pomegranate Chat[…]
I had a long and a tiring day. I wanted to make myself a good snack, something that can be made in a jiffy. Popcorn was the first thing that came to my mind. Instead of the regular popcorn, I add this yummy butterscotch popcorn. Butterscotch is actually made with brown sugar. Today I madeRead more about Butterscotch Popcorn[…]
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[…]
