• Beetroot Vadai

    Beetroot Vadai

    Beetroot vadai …yet an other authentic variety of vadai prepared with a unique combination of beetroot and dhals,shaped into vadas and deep fried in oil.This can be had as an evening snack or with rice as a side dish too.Taste's good with Curd rice and Ghee rice.

  • Thattai

    Thattai

    Crunchy rice and lentil based savoury snack from Tamil Nadu.Thattai – TamilChekkalu – TeluguNippattu – Kannada

  • Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

    Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

    Soft, chewy and utterly delicious oatmeal cookies, easy to make and quite healthy to eat.

  • Pudina (Mint Leaves) Rice

     Pudina rice is one of my mother's favorite recipe which can be prepared easily. Since it is colorful kids will like it the most.

  • Kuzhi Paniyaram Recipe

    Kuzhi Paniyaram Recipe

    Kuzhi Paniyaram is a popular Chettinad tiffin item, where fermented rice  and lentil batter mixed with seasoning and steamed in special pans which comes with little golf ball size holes (kuzhi in Tamil). These paniyarams can be made either sweet or savoury. The savoury dish is called Kaara Kuzhi Paniyaram and here is how you make…

  • Chettinad Vellai Kurma Recipe

    Chettinad Vellai Kurma Recipe

    Most sort white kurma often served as a side for chapatti, iddiappam or appam in chettinad restaurants. This can be either made with meat or mixed vegetables. Here's the mixed vegetable version. (Chettinad White Kurma / Korma)

  • Bisi Bele Bath

    Bisi Bele Bath

    Bisi Bele Bath is an authentic and by far the most distinctive dish of Karnataka which is prepared with a unique combination of Rice,lentil(dhal),assorted veggies and other ground spices.It is very similar to 'Sambar Sadham' of Tamil Nadu except that, it has his own distinct flavour.Ideal to have this dish for lunch.There are different ways…

  • Mysore Pak

    Mysore Pak

    Famous sweet dish from Karnataka, made with Gram Flour (Chickpea Flour / Kadhalai Maavu / Besan) and sugar, mixed with generous amount of ghee, to make it, the most craved dessert item of South India. Quality ingredients, measures and method are very important to prepare this, every step counts, light change in any of the…

  • Tomato Thokku (Tomato Pickle)

    Tomato Thokku (Tomato Pickle)

    A secret home recipe revealed:I've come across various types of Tomato Pickle but this one is very different which doesn't require preservatives but still lasts for a month or so. I had mastered this scrumptious recipe of Tomato Thokku/Tomato Pickle from my mom. This tastes good with Roti, Paratha, Rice, Idli, Dosa etc. Keep reading…

  • Curry Leaves (karuvepilai) kuzhambu

    Curry leaves kuzhambu is a healthy dish which has got herbal value. (Pathiya Samayal)