Endu Kobbari Podi – Spiced Dry Coconut Powder
A unique culinary delight of South Indian cuisines is the Podi, a dry spice-mix (powder), where a combination of spices, lentils, herbs or leaves are roasted in oil and ground to make a crumbly powder....
View ArticleSpicy Chicken Masala Curry
There are certain recipes which always remain our favorites and we can never be tired of cooking them over and over again. One such favorite recipe that I cook often and is enjoyed by my family and...
View ArticleTomato Chutney
A chutney I often prepare is tomato chutney, a South Indian style chutney, I learnt from a Tamilian friend’s mother, Revati Aunty who usually prepares it with idlis, dosas and ven pongal (South...
View ArticleKarivepaaku Podi – Spiced Curry Leaves Powder
To us South Indians, our everyday traditional food is incomplete with a podi (spice pwd) and its an an essential food item on the dining table, be it for breakfast or lunch. When one is hard pressed...
View ArticleBread Halwa – Indian Sweet
It takes quite some will to supress one’s appetite to indulge in a rich Indian sweet, be it a melt-in-the-mouth gulab jamun or bread halwa. But who can resist them? Over the past week we have been...
View ArticleBeans in Peanut Sauce
I’m not normally a fan of French beans, but I invariably pick up these beans because they look so green and fresh that I just cant walk away before buying atleast a quarter kilo of them. Recently, I...
View ArticlePepper Chicken Curry
Another one of our family favorite chicken curry that I regularly prepare is a pepper chicken curry which is a simple, straight forward recipe with all the basic ingredients that go into making a...
View ArticleRice Ravva Upma
I have been experiencing some serious server issues with regard to my blog these past few days. Much to my relief, it has been resolved and the site is up and running. I thank my visitors and blog...
View ArticleKothimira-Kobbari Pachadi – Coriander-Coconut Chutney
When the ingredient for JFI- January (Coconut) was announced, I knew which recipe I was going to blog. One of the most treasured fruits of the Gods is the coconut so revered to us, Hindus, symbolizing...
View ArticleBoorelu
It’s festival time! Sankranti, our most auspicious harvest festival is just around the corner – time for indulgence, good food, new clothes and lot of fanfare. Preparation for Sankranti, begins weeks...
View ArticleCoconut Chicken Masala
The much awaited part of Sankranti is Kanuma, the third day of the festival, celebrated with a culinary feast replete with non-vegetarian favorites. On that day, recalling a recipe of my friend’s...
View ArticleTomato Dosa
Preparing different varieties of tiffin recipes for my 4 yr old is a daunting task, sometimes. Yes, after trying out a new recipe, I’m not sure if he is going to eat it at all. I guess, there are some...
View ArticlePesara Pappu Payasam – Moong Dal Payasam
With some very basic ingredients usually available at home, you can whip up some comforting simple lentil based sweet dishes that are not high in calories yet delicious. One such traditional Indian...
View ArticleChettinad Style Chicken Curry
I first had this fiery, deeply flavorful chicken dish as a friend’s home along with dosas and ever since hooked to it. I was told it’s a traditional Chettinad chicken curry and that there are quite a...
View ArticleRava Idli – Groundnut Pachadi (Peanut Chutney)
Although idlis and dosas are the most popular South Indian breakfast items, there are some culinary gems like ravva idli that are nutritious yet filling. I read in a cooking magazine that the birth of...
View ArticleGodhuma (Wheat) Rava – Tomato Upma
Wheat rava upma aka Tomato Upma, an Indian breakfast dish made with cracked wheat aka dalia and tomatoes This past week has been flu time at our home. My to-do list never seems to end. Summer is...
View ArticleVermicelli (Semiya) Upma
Honestly, I have a blissful relationship with ‘vermicelli’ – always there to comfort me during crisis times. A blessing in my pantry and a life-saver during times when I run out of dosa or idli batter....
View ArticleRava Dosa – A Photo Tutorial
Its raining dosas in the food blogosphere, thanks to Srivalli’s Dosa Mela. Not to be left behind, I’m joining in to have some fun with this entry – instant, golden, crispy, Rava Dosa, my most favorite...
View ArticleIdli Karam Podi
I’m a podi freak. Home made podis come to my rescue when I race against time or on those ‘just don’t feel like cooking days’. It spares me those extra few minutes in grinding a chutney or prepare a...
View ArticleKanda Vadalu – Yam Vada
Kanda aka Suran Vadas Like bittergourd, I disliked yam aka ‘suran’ (kanda in Telugu) as a child. It was a chance encounter with this vegetable in the form of kebabs, from a friend’s tiffin dabba, that...
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