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Description: Kesari is a delicious Indian dessert made with semolina. Semiya kesari is just a variation where they use Vermicelli instead of semolina. Amma makes the typical orange color rava kesari for most of the pooja days and special occasions. Poor vermicelli usually goes into payasams! Though not that popular its still an easy dessert to make and taste as…
Description: Today’s lunch box theme is a little fancy. Sid enjoys deep fried foods as much as I do, Who doesn’t? Cutlets, vadais, urundais, pakodas… he just gobbles in no time. He was giving me suggestions nowadays as to what to pack for his school lunches. The other day I made some vegetable cutlets to enjoy with our evening tea…
Description: Simple stir fried Okra/ Lady’s finger/ Vendakkai in spice powder with roasted peanuts. Okra stir fry is a very popular side dish that is served or eaten with rice/chapati. It makes a nice combo for everyday sambar, rasam or curd rice varieties. I found this interesting combination of adding peanuts to regular okra fry at Kamalascorner and book marked it…
Description: Sweet somas is a light crescent shaped traditional sweet that is prepared during Diwali festival. One major advantage of this sweet is it has good shelf life and can be stored for weeks. At home Amma and MIL will usually start a week before deepavali and make these in batches along with other sweet and savories. Its not only…
Description: Biryani is a rice dish that’s popular in India and Pakistan and usually features a mix of rice, herbs, and spices as well as some type of vegetables or meat. Its one of the premium food we order when we go to a restaurant or even preparre at home during family gathering or special events. Who doesn’t like biryani?…
Description: Pudina Paratha is a pan fried flat bread made with whole wheat flour and mint leaves. There are many ways of preparing this simple roti… you may choose to use dry mint leaves or fresh with either refined or whole wheat flour or combination of both. Whichever you choose its still going to taste delicious and irresistible. I usually…
Description: Stuck for healthy lunch box ideas? The kids will love this hearty sandwich with colorful veggies and creamy cheese. This veggie cream cheese sandwich is a wonderful and healthy meal and is very easy to make. It does not require many ingredients and is very tasty, which is why it is a favorite sandwich at my home. I pack these once…
Sweet Corn Sundal – Sundal plays a very important role during Navaratri festival which is celebrated for nine days with a different sundal being made each day. Its traditionally made as prasadam/ offering to Gods but can also be prepared on any day as its a very healthy snack.It is normally made with lentils and legumes like chickpeas (garbanzo beans), black…
Description: Nowadays Millets / Siru Dhanyam are getting popular because of their many health benefits. Back home amma and MIL used to make a few dishes, but never really paid attention as these millets were not easily available here in USA. But now due to health concerns it has almost become staple at my mom’s place and during my recent…
Sweet Pidi kozhukattai is one of my favorite snack which is usually prepared during Vinayagar chathurthi. It makes a great evening snack too, my MIL makes this often and this summer during our vacation to India we had quite a lot. She makes many varieties and sometimes include sesame seeds in her sweet version. This variety is very easy to…
