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  • Corn Flour Halwa – Bombay Karachi Halwa

    Corn Flour Halwa – Bombay Karachi Halwa

    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…

  • Nasi Goreng (INDONESIAN FRIED RICE)

    Nasi Goreng (INDONESIAN FRIED RICE)

    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…

  • Pecan Shortbread Cookies – Eggless Pecan Cookies

    Pecan Shortbread Cookies – Eggless Pecan Cookies

    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…

  • Pineapple Rasam – How to make Pineapple rasam

    Pineapple Rasam – How to make Pineapple rasam

    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…

  • Paneer Dosai – Pepper Paneer Dosa

    Paneer Dosai – Pepper Paneer Dosa

    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…

  • Muttai Varuval – Egg Pepper Fry – முட்டை வறுவல்

    Muttai Varuval – Egg Pepper Fry – முட்டை வறுவல்

    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…

  • Mushroom Capsicum Pepper Fry – Kalan Kudaimilagai Milagu Varuval

    Mushroom Capsicum Pepper Fry – Kalan Kudaimilagai Milagu Varuval

    Mushroom Capsicum Pepper Fry is something i make often at home… especially on veg days when you need something healthy, attractive, colorful and tasty too! 🙂 Hey… anything to make the folks at home eat those veggies is my motto and this is one such dish which everyone will eat with no complaints whatsoever! 😆…

  • Vazhakkai Bajji – How to make Bajji

    Vazhakkai Bajji – How to make Bajji

    Vazhakkai Bajji – is a very popular tea time snack in southern India… the moment is rains, you think of that “bajji” with a cup of coffee, sitting around with family and talk about sweet silly nothings! As a chennaite…my favorite place to hog on these is none other than Marina Beach, calls for soooooo…

  • Malabar Fish Curry – Kerala Fish Curry

    Malabar Fish Curry – Kerala Fish Curry

    Malabar fish curry is typically a kerala style meen Kuzhambu… where the gravy is flavored with fresh coconut milk. This recipe of Sandhya @onesillymummy was in my mind ever since she posted on Instagram … Sandhya was kind enough to share the recipe with me and that’s it… all i had to do is make…

  • Badam Halwa – Mrs. Saraswathi Dorairaj’s special badam halwa

    Badam Halwa – Mrs. Saraswathi Dorairaj’s special badam halwa

    Badam Halwa – A festival full of sweet memories, sky full of fireworks, mouth full of sweets, house full of deepams and heart full of enjoyment! Here is a scoop of love from my grandma’s Badam Halwa – indispensable for any kind of celebration in our family… be it a wedding, birthday, anniversary, festival, vacation, travel…