Easy South Indian Style Rasam recipe using Mint leaves!
Carrot Orange Juice 😛 How about some raw food diet once in a while? Yes, it happened this past week when my sister visited us for the holidays… She is very much into healthy stuff and there was some weird fruit veggie concoctions tried.. and this is one of them. Fresh carrots weds sweet oranges with a touch of ginger…
Varagu Arisi payasam / Varagu payasam is made with kodo millet (வரகு). Quick and an healthy kheer for any festive occasion… recipe is adapted from my friend Kurunji’s blog… followed her recipe but used coconut milk instead of regular milk … it was nothing but Yum! Ingredients Varagu Arisi / Koda Millet – 1/4 cup Water – 1 & 1/2…
Potato Masiyal aka Potato puttu is what we call at home… is an outstanding side for kara kuzhambu, meen kuzhambu or what ever puli kuzhambu. Just one simple side that needs no additional foody friends to decorate the plate. Whenever our saturday veg menu calls for kara kuzhambu this humble dish shows up on the side… you got to try…
Corn flour Halwa also known as Bombay Karachi Halwa with step wise picture, is no stranger to anyone…as kids we always drool over this glossy chewy halwa beautifully decorated with nuts lined up in perfect geometric shapes in mithai stores… Bombay halwa house in Mylapore, Chennai.. use to be my favorite spot to hunt for these… Well I’m not a…
Nasi Goreng in simple terms is nothing but Fried Rice.. in Malay / Indo region. The speciality of this fried rice is, its stir fried with Kicap manis a sweet kind of soy sauce. My fav brand of Kicap manis is the ABC brand. There is no lot of Indo or Malay restaurants around and I really crave for these…
Pecan Shortbread Cookies are truly buttery, melt in your mouth cookies with crisp touch of pecans… is my fav to make this holiday season. Have you ever tried those store bought Keebler sandies? 😛 these are something similar and will never disappoint you as this recipe is adapted from Ina Garten’s Barefoot Contessa! And also these are eggless and will…
Pineapple Rasam is more like a upgraded 😛 version of rasam served during special occasions or festive time. The highlight of this rasam is its flavored with fresh sweet pineapple paired with spicy milagu jeeragam (pepper, cumin) to give a spicy touch is soooo heart warming over pipping hot rice or even simply to drink it up! My version here…
Paneer dosai is one of my fav picks when eating at Hotel Saravana Bhavan.. spicy, juicy, pepper tossed paneer stuffed in ghee roast dosai is ultimate! You don’t even need a side but is generously served with mild sambar and white coconut chutney! I so damn miss #saravanabhavan chain in Detroit… its either Toronto or Chicago or New York destination…
Muttai Varuval has no limitations… infinite possibilities with just simple boiled eggs. These are quick spicy stir fry with colored peppers, boiled eggs and black pepper a lunch box favorite of mine that goes well with sambar, rasam or curd rice. You can even skip the capsicum and make it plain but little vibrant veggies it gets a colorful appeal…