A recipe for passion is always simmering !
Kulcha– a north indian style flat bread which is often baked in tandoor oven and most sought after main ordered at restaurants. Instead of making the usual chapathi for dinner tried this for a change… nothing complicated just a few ingredients, used a regular tawa and cooked over stove top and over direct flame. There you go 🙂 restaurant style…
Vazhaipoo Ven Pongal – Have tried this combo? sounds interesting isn’t it? That how i felt when i first heard and immediately tried when my friend Shanthi shared a pic of this dish on her insta feed. Nothing complicated… just the usual ven pongal with sauteed fresh vazhaipoo (banana blossoms). The taste doesn’t differ much from the regular ven pongal… with…
Vegetable Gotsu is an easy accompaniment for Idli dosa or Pongal. Normally gotsu is made with dal and veggie combination with no ginger garlic in it but this idea adapted from one of those Arusuvai Idhu thani suvai TV program by Mrs. Revathy Shanmugam where she shares making a gotsu using ginger garlic paste which gives kind of a masala…
South Indian style mashed spinach greens tempered with spices!
Chilli Prawns, an Indo Chinese starter just like chilli chicken… is one mouthwatering dish that usually gets ordered in restaurants…it comes in dry form or saucy gravy style….Today I am sharing the dry version which is usually an appetizer / starter or whatever when “hungry” 🙂 Is there anyone who doesn’t like Indo Chinese Starters??? Ingredients for the prawn mix…
Cabbage Paratha – this is the easiest of all parathas… just mix all of it the dough, knead, roll out and cook. Kids will love this for their lunch boxes… adults too 😛 Ingredients Wheat Flour – 1 cup Cabbage – 1 cup Green Chilli – 1 (finely minced) Ginger – 1/2 inch (finely minced) Coriander leaves – 1/4 cup…
Vallarai Keerai Poriyal – Indian Pennywort / Brahmi leaves is very healthy and nutritious… my happiness knew no bounds when i spotted this in a Chinese market…. & it was cooked as a side dish for rice–made a simple poriyal! You can find Vallarai (in tamil) in stores near you but with a different name in different language… here are…
Prawn Biryani – this is totally our style of making seafood kind of biryani….include coconut milk in cooking the rice. Yes, it does bring out the flavor so much rather than cooking in regular water. You can make this biryai in regular rice cooker…. works like a charm or go with pressure cooker which is yummier or even just a…
Pulikaichal is a must for any “busy family” always running… trying to be on schedule but end up a few minutes behind every time 🙂 🙂 :-)Being a mom is an adventure in itself and you never know what you learn everyday… all these years I have learned the lessons that mom and her mom learned and this is one…
Vegetable Stew for Appam is one lip smacking combo… normally thengai paal / sweetened coconut milk is served , for those who want a spicy side can go with this stew which is light, creamy, coconut-ty rich! Ingredients for Stew Mixed Vegetables – 2 cups (carrot, potato, green peas) Onions – 1/2 cup (thinly sliced) Green Chilli – 3 (slit…
