Vaangi Bhath – Brinjal Rice
Vangi Bhath Brinjal is a prized possession in my kitchen. I know a few of you will wince on reading that. I love brinjal cooked in any form! This vibrant purple beauty has always been my favorite since...
View ArticleSemiya Payasam & Rava Laddu
Festivals reflect the cultural diversity of India, a land of many religions. Festivity denotes – new clothes, rangoli/muggulu, mango leaves thoranam, smell of camphor and incense sticks, family get...
View ArticleTomato Rice
Tomatoes are abundantly available. Bought few kilos to prepare home made tomato sauce. I decided on tomato rice for lunch and prepared a flavorful rice dish that exudes the essence of tomatoes. A...
View ArticleTraditional Tamil Tiffins – by Lakshmi of Veggie Cuisine
Lakshmi of Veggie Cuisine who runs the wonderful RCI – Regional Cuisines of India food event is our guest poster today. RCI is a food blog event that celebrates the rich and diverse regional cuisines...
View ArticleMysore Rasam
Mysore Rasam At least 4 days a week, our lunch is a typical South Indian meal. And an integral part of every such meal is ‘chaaru’, the Andhra version of Tamil Nadu’s ‘rasam’. The other day I made...
View ArticleHow to make Sambar Powder
I have been clipping recipes from magazines and newspapers since god knows when. A friend says I'm an 'obsessive recipe collector'. I'd say, I'm consistent in my collection of recipes. :) Are some of...
View ArticleSambar
I cannot say enough good things about today's sambar recipe. It has never let me down and its my favorite ever since I chanced upon Hemantji's sambar podi. The key to a good aromatic sambar is 'sambar...
View ArticleRasam
My foray into rasam making wasn’t very impressive during the many trial and error sessions of my early kitchen days. I would try numerous versions to replicate a flavor that I tasted at my Tamilian...
View ArticleThengai Sadam ~ Grated Coconut Rice
Coconut usage in our kitchen is pretty moderate inspite of growing 8 coconut trees in our garden. A large percentage of tender coconuts are devoured by us for coconut water, few mature ones find place...
View ArticleKobbari Burfi ~ Coconut Sweet
With Christmas round the corner, I am spending more time in the kitchen baking cookies and cakes and preparing traditional sweets. I made Gulabi Puvvulu, popularly known as Rose Cookies on Sunday and...
View ArticleTomato Coconut Rice
When I prepared Methi Chicken some weeks ago, I also prepared a Tomato rice with coconut to go with it. Posting the rice recipe for all you flavored-rice lovers. [...] Read More... The post Tomato...
View ArticleNilgiri Chicken Korma
Nilgiri Chicken Korma One of the best korma recipes I have prepared in recent times. Made for a wonderful side with Chicken Dum Biryani that I prepared on Sunday. The key to this recipe, which has its...
View ArticleSev ~ Omapodi (Sana Karapusa)
Sev aka Omapodi/Karapusa is an essential savory item along with Sweet chutney and Green chutney, forming an integral part of most Indian street food snacks. Sev is prepared with chickpea flour (besan)...
View ArticleEgg Kurma
An inviting egg curry that is loved by all at home. There are numerous versions of egg korma floating round the internet. But today's recipe is bookmark-worthy. The combination of heady spices and...
View ArticleKerala Chicken Stew
Chicken stew with Appam is a popular breakfast fare in Kerala. Simple, aromatic, hearty stew that is sure to win many a heart. Chicken and potato cubes are slowly simmered in a subtly spiced coconut...
View ArticleSide gravy for Biryani
Recreating restaurant style food at home is fun but can be frustrating when the same flavor cannot be replicated at home. In most restaurants, while ordering biryani, they serve a gravy to go with it....
View ArticlePineapple Rasam
When I eat rice for lunch, rasam is a must and the meal is never complete without it. And more so during the monsoon as this piping hot comfort soup soothes the soul. There are numerous versions of...
View ArticleMixed Vegetable Kootu
The kitchen smelt remarkably delicious with warm aromatic flavors while cooking today's recipe, mixed vegetable kootu. The reason for the wonderful aroma were the roasted spices and lentils -...
View ArticleVegetable Sevai
Vegetable Sevai makes for a light, filling and quick-fix breakfast meal. Prepared pretty much the way one would prepare vermicelli. Adding vegetables of your choice makes it substantial while...
View ArticleQuick Butter Capsicum Rice
Yesterday we had chicken roast with a quick capsicum rice for our mid day meal. The butter flavored rice had lot of crunch due to capsicum and cashew nuts and it hardly needed any other ingredient to...
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