Mothagam – Kozhukattai is the highlight for Vinayagar Chaturthi festival, I still remember my childhood days where we get up early, get all dressed and carry a little manai to bring clay Pillayar home, all decorated with flowers & little paper umbrella….. back home amma making all the neivedhyam different type of kozhukatti, sundal with vadai payasam sapadu! Vella Kozhukattai…
Tamil Nadu style fish hash made with baby shark!
I have always had a liking for Andhra style food ever since I landed here in USA, most of my friends from here are telugu, may be that influenced me a lot…. 🙂 they make these veg curries which often looks simple but taste super awesome, I don’t know what kind of magic happens but the veggies which I use…
Hyderabadi Chicken 65 is one dish which always has a special place at the table, the moment it shows up at the table it takes the privilege to disappear in no time. Though we enjoy our traditional tamilian style 65 every sunday, we also make this hyderabadi style 65 once in while which is similar to 65 but slightly a different…
Eggless Jam Biscuits – How to make eggless jam biscutis / jam drop biscuits, eggless jam cookies – Summer vacation is almost here, Sid is busy with his finals and will be happy once it gets over this week. For a little surprise I made these jam drop cookies. In my childhood days, we used get freshly baked biscuits from…
Cracked wheat is a wheat product made from whole raw kernels which are crushed or cut into small pieces, which are rich in fiber and other nutrition. It is nothing but Samba Godhumai rava/ lapsi/dalia, a very healthy wheat grain which in general is good for overall health. The most popular Indian way to cook this is make kheer, lapsi, kesari, pongal, upma , pulao…
Chilli garlic paste is one indispensable pantry item which we use often at home, be it regular Indian or Indo chinese. This paste is very useful in making any Indo chinese spicy noodle or stir fry dish. I even use them while making Indian style curries or biryanis, love the intense color it adds to the dish plus the it…
Kesar burfi recipe – I have always awed at those north indian style burfis and hawas every time i enter a sweet shop, especially Bombay Halwa house and Shree Mithai in chennai. The first thought i would have is as to which one to pick, but always on the back of my head, there will be this question… how on…
Arisi paruppu sadam, a special dish from Kongu Nadu, is a healthy dal rice which is simple & divine! Kongu cuisine is very unique and I was totally awed when Chef Jacob had a tv cooking show which featured many kongu special episodes… Arisi paruppu sadam is like the most popular of all, an easy one to make for kids, also…
Mangoes are in season now and every market here has some type to offer. My favorite is the raw mango (we call it kilimukku) but unfortunately never ever get that here, but there are other raw mangoes which flock the Indian stores this time of the year and this week had a chance to grab a few for new year…