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Puthandu in Tamil means new year. It is the celebration of the first day of the Tamil new year in mid-April by Tamilians all over the world. On this day, Tamil people greet each other by saying “Puthandu Vazthukal” ( புத்தாண்டு வாழ்த்துகள் ) or “Iniya Tamizh Puthandu Nalvaazhthukal” (இனிய தமிழ்ப் புத்தாண்டு நல்வாழ்த்துகள்). The festive occasion is in keeping with the HinduRead more about Festive South Indian Thali[…]
Yeriseri / Errisery is a very traditional dish of Kerala cuisine. It’s made with raw banana and yam. It is one of the dish that is part of the Onam Sadya. Onam is the state festival of Kerala with State holidays on 4 days starting from Onam Eve (Uthradom) to the 3rd Onam Day. In Kerala, it is theRead more about Yeriseri[…]
Olivier salad is a traditional salad dish in Russian cuisine which is popularly known as Russian salad. It is usually made with diced boiled potatoes, carrots,green peas , eggs. celeriac, onions, diced boiled chicken or sometimes ham, tart apples and mayonnaise, with salt, pepper, and mustard added to enhance flavor, dressed with mayonnaise. Today I have made an eggless Russian salad. I used paneer and cream cheese toRead more about Eggless Russian Salad[…]
My sister in law had given us of peanut butter. Since my kids do not like to use that as a sandwich spread, I thought of making cookies. I have made today eggless wholewheat peanut butter cookies. The recipe I saw on the net had maida in it which I replaced with wholewheat and oatsRead more about Eggless Wholewheat Peanut Butter Cookies […]
Farfalle are a type of pasta. Commonly known as “bow-tie pasta”, the name is derived from the Italian word farfalla which means butterfly. The “e” at the end of the word is the Italian feminine plural ending, making the meaning of the word “butterflies”. Farfalle date back to the 16th century in Lombardy and Emilia Romagana in Northern Italy. I have been wanting to try pasta withRead more about Stir Fried Lentils and Farfalle Pasta[…]
Lassi is a popular, traditional, yogurt based drink from India & Pakistan. Lassi is a blend of yogurt, water, spiced and sometimes, fruit. Traditional lassi is a savoury drink, sometimes flavoured with ground and roasted cumin( jeera). Sweet lassi, however, contains sugar or fruits, instead of spices. Lassi is our family’s favourite summer drink. Very often I make mango lassi as that’s the fruit ofRead more about Spiced Gulkand and Pomegranate Lassi[…]
It’s summer now and it’s very important to keep the body cool and hydrated. What could be better than healthy and delicious chilled fruit juices, mocktails, punches etc. Today I have made Papaya Punch. Fruit punch is a blend of different fruit juices. There are many recipes for fruit punch, but you can create yourRead more about Papaya Punch[…]
When we were living in Muscat, during Dussehra, one evening, I had invited around 20 friends for haldi kumkum. I had planned to make kheer that day. Generally I make kheer using condensed milk and evaporated milk to make a rich and creamy kheer. That particular day, I didn’t have enough of condensed milk. ThatRead more about Sago Custard Kheer[…]
My son’s 12th board exams got over today. He has been working really very hard for the past few months. So, I wanted to make a small treat for him. Brownies are his favourite. Few days back I saw a video in you tube showing brownie cups. I liked that idea. It was a goodRead more about Brownie Cups with Chocolate Ice cream[…]
Molaga ( milgai) in Tamil means chillies. Bajji molagai are the long green chillies that are used to make Bajji ( pakora). Making a stuff Bajji Molaga simmered in a tamarind grave had been in my mind for sometime. I had seen one such recipei in a cookery show. But I had not noted downRead more about Stuffed Molaga Bajji Khuzhambu […]
