Hi friends, Now its my turn..... first of all i want to thank sadhana 4 this topic.... i'm very fond of cooking...want to try newer recipes....when i was searching 4 paneer recipes i found this site.....i prepared paneer makhani...taste was awesome...from that i'm a regular visitor to this site......here the way of her presentation and the pictures r sooo tempting and the measurement given is so accurate. payamillama kanna mooditu seiyalam.....,good job mullai....keep going....we are all here to support u

Hi Mullai Everyone needs words of appreciation! That's why I created this exclusive forum for you. YOU are appreciated -- your hard work and all that you do to make our Kitchen and home a better place!
Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant, there is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks.U ignited the fuel and here is the spark..hehehe Thanx Mullai Im sure u definitely need Applause and encoragement for all the hardwork u do...Hope u r enjoying this forum.

Sadhana Raveen

Very nice forum..

Like everyone I also have a story/ startpoint, I was searching for Kothu Parotta and ended up with SIO , I became addicted from then onwards , even if I go on official trip to other state, my time at hotel / lunch break is always at SIO.

Regular work days, my browser always has this tab open all the time, as and when I have free time, I browse the recipes. I have tried Mullai's several several several recipes and other members too like Viji, Sadhana, Priya, Mano ( Busy Bee), kavi, Diyva, Dana and the list goes on ... Each and every recipe of Mullai makes me addictive to do that. I won't be perfect each time , but atleast gives me a wonderful feeling. My kids ( 10 year old and 5 year old) asks me at dinner " Mom is this your Mullai's dish ?" avalavu famous Mullai enga veetil. My husband also appreciates my cooking ( not all the time) , at times complains that I am making too many snacks these days, that my cooking has improved a lot.

so in short, SIO is very very addictive and I can't come out of the web site. West coast people can always see my online throughout my work period for 8-9 hrs . Hats of Mullai and team , Keep up the good work. Mullai's presentation with pictures and clear instructions are the plus points.

I have referred this site to lot of my friends and collegues.

Warm regards
Jaya Lakshmi

Nice topic.My association with SIO happened b'coz of kaviarun.One month back only we both moved to new states .I am vegetarian,So I tried almost all vegetarian recipes .I learned lot of tamil terms. I like all recipes.
methi chapathi-kaviarun-She is my buddy ,I learned and tasted a lot of recipes personally from kavi
strawberry cake(eggless)-vijitha
guttivankaya koora-Mullai-Sudha n Ravi's all time Favourite.
Paruppu Thuvaiyal-sadhana.
All snacks,ice cream ,puffs,pasta,mercy usha's Pizza etc.Basically foodie.Personally I know Kaviarun family .But I feel B'coz of SIO i have friends from all over the world.Mullai,BB,Lajo,Radhaarvind_sorry yaar i like ur stuffed paratha,sadhana,priya,dana,kalpana_I like ur triple flour murukku,abhimuthu_I luv ur Happiness tips,and all the rest of this SIO family.Thank u Mullai(Head of SIO friends chain),I am so proud of u. I want to write all the SIO members(friends) names,but there is no room here.Thank u,Love u all.

I was looking for thenkuzhal recipe,my mom gave me the measurements in gms so i was searching for measurements with cups. I stumbled upon Mullai's recipe and voila! i got the exact taste as my mothers.And from that day onwards ive become a regular visitor.My most fav dish is onion pakoda appdiya madras'la kadaila vanguna mathiri irukkum.That is de recipe that ive tried most number of times frm SIO and its always de same great taste. Thank you Mullai and to all my other friends in SIO.
Way to go gals!!!

Thanks Mullai, I am visiting your site everyday for more than an year, and have tried many recipes from SIO and I was thinking to start the same forum topic,a way to convey my thanks and appreciation to you. All of your veggie recipes are my favourite,you are doing a great service! Among many people who are literally stuck in a foriegn country who doesn't know how to spend their leisure time in a useful and pleasant manner,you are a rolemodel. Your job is encouraging others to do something which pleases themselves as a hobby and also benefits others. Keep going!

Hi sadhana... i've to say thanks for u to gave chance to share our opinion about Mullai.....
I always search for recipes and beauty tips....When i was searching for beauty tips i saw Busy bee's article about beauty....Then i saw Mullai's recipes & attractive presentation....I liked her way of presentation and photography(anaikke vizhuthava thaan innum ezuthirikkave illa). Later i forgot her website name, then i searched in youtube for ghee to get SIO....I caught SPICE INDIA ONLINE & added to my favorite...From that day i couldn't stop visiting SIO....Thank u Mullai for your wonderful recipes.

Dear friends, I'm really very happy to hear my role in inspiring you all. Proud of each one of you and sincerely thank all my readers for your wonderful support, enthusiasm, participation and encouragement. I couldn't have come this far without you and thank once again for visiting my site and extending your full cop-operation.

Sadhana,
Very nice forum topic, thanks for creating interesting topic .. Good! Ok let me start. Before marriage I dont know how to cook, and will be scared if someone comes home to eat, will start preparing 3 days before itself..lol. So I thoguht I should become a pro in cooking to impress my family members. I became interested in cooking after marriage and used to search google to see recipes, was searching for butter chicken masala. I clicked all the links in google but the site which impressed me with pictures and clear instruction is SIO. From that day onwards I got addicted to SIO. I tried this recipe and got the real authentic restaurant taste and appreciation from my family. Now I am really into SIO everyday and it became part of my life.
Mullai does a great job and I appreciate her for the good work in uniting people all over the world under this SIO umberella. I love members in SIO since they are doing a great work to share their unique recipes. Now I have lot of friends abroad, and all are awesome. No words to appreciate Mullai and members. Thanks to all for your valuable contribution.

Hi all its really gr8 to be in this site....tht 2 proud to say im one of the member...actually i used to log in to orkut frequently and had touch with sadhana and she told me about this site and she was the person who  made me to join to the site credit goes to her and i need to thank her  and actually speaking ..early morning itself i log in and im now an addicted member...lol....yeah my interest towards cooking has increased and started doing many recipes of Mrs.Mullai....first i tried out pakoda..which was a hit..it tasted like adyar anandha bhavan pakoda......(many more recipes are my favourite)i used to pinch me and see kanava illa nenaivaa...naan dhan na solli ...lol ...now i used to campaign about this site to many people.....many creative people are out here and im only an L.K.G to cooking..need to go long...help me out friends...now i have lot of friends who r sharing their ideas with me.....thank u mullai ....feeling really gr8 to be here with u all...

Me - An Egg Lover!!!!!! Was searching for egg recipes & found a link for egg curry in arusuvai.com forum.... Browsed the site & i was really surprised to see wonderful presentation... I was crazily trying dishes every weekends & my friends used to tease me to better become mam's assistant. I started eating veges specially.. But, again time never favours tat much to try many dishes. Being a student, its hard to try many items tat i badly want to. Yet, saving those pages to try when time favours... As other members said we got so many good friends (akkas too) from all over the world! Members are friendly & kind. I also became an addict to SIO - I even browse SIO b4 my exams... .I am very much proud to be a part of this SIO..Thank you Mam!!! Thank you guys!!!!!!

Cheers

Busy Bee

Arthi

Very good topic Sadhana, I don know anything about cooking. After marriage, i struggled a lot to prepare a simple dish. So one fine day, when i was searching for a mushroom recipe thro google search. I found SIO. Wow.. very clear instrns and pictures by mullai..That recipe was a big hit.. from the next day i have become like a addict to this site.. Apart from a food recipe site, thro SIO i got good friends circle. This is the best site i have ever seen. I really appreciate Mullai for her excellence.

Good that u created such a forum Sadhana..... I was thinking of starting such a one...

Ok, how I came into SIO family is I am crazy about cooking different recipes, varieties coz I always want to try something different day by day and learn new things. I new cooking when I got married, but bugged up with the same usual recipes going round and round for lunch and dinner. Just like that wanted to do some different chicken recipe as a side dish for biriyani one day and ended up at SIO. As I was browsing for chicken varieties, my eyes got stuck with the chicken chettinad picture of Mullai and so tried it. appuram vera enna aagum.....ore paaraattu mazha thaan veetle. Then I decided to keep on learning newer recipes from SIO day by day and my husband appreciates my cooking very much. Now, I happily keep on trying newer recipes from SIO and am enjoying this site as well as my cooking. Tks SIO...

Now, everyday I cant resist without peeping into SIO even on heavy work days of mine, thiruttu thanama etti paathuttu oodiduven vela seiya........ 

Have a nice time girls.........

Cheerrrrzzzzz!!!

Wow Sadhana, i thought to do but u did, good one..one of my orkut buddy talked once about this site, n i logged in to have a look, from that day, i became an addict to this site, every dishs presented by Mullai n SIO members r unique n very good one..cant find out these recipes anywhere with marvellous n excellent pics..i got really a bunch of good friends all over the world, really am very much glad..i like every dishes of mullai, cant point out particularly anything..every members r friendly n open minded, very kind toward the members who r contributing here n always give their valuable feedbacks which give more motivations to give more recipes..everyday almost its a feast in our home since i became a member here..Eventhough am cooking since long, am still learning more from u all..am very much proud to be a part of this site..thankful to Mullai for her wonderful works n bringing out all our culinary talents through out this site..Hats off Mullai..my sincere wishes for ur Site.

Its now my chance...Once I peeped into SIO when I was in India to find any interesting recipe to please my ILs...(I hardly entered into our kitchen when I was a spinster. And I cannot do the same at IL's).I used to try only varieties in Paratha's, dosas etc. After coming to France,I became a member of SIO and the voyage continues.I cannot specifically tell any recipe of Mullai's because I've tried many and got applauses.Moreover, I like the presentations and the way of explanations she carries out for each recipe. It helps a lot for novices like me! After all, now I'm addicted to SIO that I'm in front of this screen whenever I'm free.Thanks to Mullai and all the SIO members.

Its nearly the same for me. I wanted to cook chicken biryani because my fiance (from Tamil Nadu) likes biryani very much. I "googled" for biryani and found SIO, the best thing which could ever happen to me :D As a german I didnt know anything about south indian kitchen, and I never expected to be that confident in cooking as I am now. I surprise my fiance nearly every day with different delicious dishes from you girls, thank you all sooooo much for that. Nowhere else you can find authentic recipes as in SIO, plus, I got so many good friends from all over the world! Thank you!!!

Well let me begin..I used to make Biriyani but that was not that great. Suddenly thought of trying chicken biriyani from the internet and searched for the recipe on the net and found this site....I tried out chicken Biriyani made by Mullai and got so much of compliments from my hubby.Since that time i m a regular visitor of SIO. Then i became a member in SIO.I should say that this site had helped me learn cooking and now i teach my Mom and MIL...:P...I m not exaggerating..Now i can confidently cook for many without fear.So My Favorite dish prepared by Mullai[though many are my favorite] would be Chicken Biriyani as that was my first successful attempt.And i should definitely mention that all the members who are contributing recipes are doing a good job.I learn so much of cooking from u all..Many of which i have never heard off..U people are very creative in ur own way...Nobody can find such recipes anywhere else. Thanx all.Keep up the good work!!!! Keep Going!!!

Sadhana Raveen