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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 […]
Cauliflower Stew Stew is generally served along with Appam and Idiyappam ( string hoppers). It is a mildly spicy ( I make it spicy to suit my family preference), coconut milk based gravy. The coconut milk gives the stew a rich flavour. I generally make potato stew with appam. Today, since I had bought sRead more about Cauliflower Stew[…]
Fusilli are long, thick, corkscrew shaped pasta. The word fusilli presumably comes from fuso, as traditionally it is “spun” by pressing and rolling a small rod over the thin strips of pasta to wind them around it in a corkscrew shape, much like a modern Turkish spindle. Fusilli may be solid or hollow. Hollow fusilliRead more about Fusilli in Mint and Walnut Sauce[…]
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[…]
Mint leaves are known as pudhina both in Tamil and Hindi. Mint is an essential ingredient in many Indian and Middle Eastern cuisine and is popularly mixed with natural plain yogurt to make a ‘raita’ or brewed with tea to make the famous Indian ‘Pudina Chai’. In Thai cooking, it is added to soups andRead more about Minty Green Rice[…]
Rice flakes is known as Aval in tamil and Poha in hindi. Chakkara Pongal is a traditional sweet of Tamil Nadu, made during festival days. It’s made of rice, little moong dal and jaggery. Aval Chakkara Pongal is a simple variation of this tradition recipe. It takes much lesser time and very easy to make.Read more about Aval Chakkara Pongal[…]
Brinjal is known as Kathrikai in Tamil and baingan in Hindi. Kathrikai Rasavangi is a spicy, tamarind based delicious gravy which is served with steamed rice. Long time back,my maternal uncle, who had come home for a visit asked me,’do you know to make Kathrikai Rasavangi?’ Though I have heard about it, never had triedRead more about Kathrikai Rasavangi[…]
As a kid what really fascinated me was the shape of Kanchipuram idli. Unlike the regular idlies, it was cup shaped. But I had never wanted to taste them. After I started cooking regularly and started trying new recipes, I tried Mallika Bhadrinath’s recipe. The moment I tasted it, I fell in love with itsRead more about Kanchipuram Idli[…]
Mahashivratri is one of the greatest and the most celebrated Hindu festivals when Lord Shiva is glorified, worshipped and honored with sanctifying rituals throughout the night. The word Shiva means all-auspicious. Maha means great, and Ratri means night. Maha Shivaratri means The Great Night of Shiva. For Lord Shiva devotees Maha Shivaratri 2015 is theRead more about Pasi Paruppu Payasam[…]
Rasam is a comfort food for me. There are many varieties of rasam. Generally, rasam is simple to make. And this tomato rasam is the simplest one. It’s very light, healthy, therapeutic and yummy too:) It’s my son’s favourite. Hope you all will enjoy too:) Ingredients Tomatoes- 6 medium size Green chillies- 2 Ginger- 2Read more about Quick Tomato Rasam[…]
