Sweet Pottukadalai 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…
Gadhumai Halwa– The festive season has begun… laddu, halwa, murukku, burfi… there’s going to be sweets & savouries where ever you turn. Most of us do prep work… 🙄 practice for the big day, this was one such attempt of me trying to master that so called Iruttu kadai halwa aka Tirunelveli halwa…. also craving directed me to google and…
Bisi Bele Bath is a famous hot lentil rice dish from Karnataka… just a different version of our sambar sadam!Typically sambar does not include any garam masala but this version includes some fragrant garam masala which gives that distinct taste. Though its termed one pot dish.. technically its doesn’t work… they all get very mushy and ends up like a…
Easy Instant Doodh Peda recipe using store bought khoya / mawa!
Aval laddu is an easy sweet laddu dish often made during Sri Krishana Jayanthi/ Gokulashmi celebration. Its quite easy and can be made in less time with less ingredients… also its very healthy when made with naatu sarkarai or jaggery/velam and combined with red rice flakes. Today, I have used white aval with jaggery to make this and you may…
Easy Kara Pidi Kozhukattai using store bought idiyappam flour. Kozhukattai can be made sweet or spicy using homemade rice flour or store bought or using broken rice…the easiest of all is to use store bought idiyappam flour which works best and this snack can be made in a jiffy. This is usually made during Vinayagar Chaturthi festival…. but can also…
Potato Murukku…. Have you heard of it?? I have used potato for varuvals, poriyal, chips or may be paratha… but making murukku with it is unusual atleast in my world. Ever since i saw this on Raks Kitchen food-clyclopedia… why not call it that way 🙂 she has a whole bunch of mouth watering recipes in her blog, all beautifully organised…
Kola urundai recipes are very famous in Chettinad region in Tamil Nadu. It can be either vegetarian or non-vegetarian and has got many variations. My grandma makes different varieties and every saturday we get to taste one such deep fried snack, as all saturdays are vegetarian days for us. The recipe is very simple and you can make ahead and…
Sambar is one of the staple in most Tamilian households, its like there is no other dish that can be so satisfying and hearty than this humble lentil soup. Here is a simple Madras style sambar that amma makes often with meen varuval on the side…. an awesome combo! Back home, sambar powder is not typically used for everyday sambar…
Kesari Bhat is a popular and easy sweet dish from Karnataka. It is one of the easiest of all sweet preparations and its like every festive or special occasion will have this under the menu. Traditionally rava / semolina is used to make this dish… sometimes paired with fruits and nuts. Today I’m sharing the same recipe but made with…