A recipe for passion is always simmering !
Aloo 65 – Potato 65 – Urulai Kizhangu 65 – How to make Aloo 65? is an easy snack item to make when you have boiled potatoes in hand. Deep fried snacks are quite addictive and this is no exception. They make a great snack or starter, for adults and children alike. Try our SWEET POTATO CHIPS …
Description: Puliyodharai is a South Indian rice preparation, a mainstay in most Indian festival luncheons and dinners. It is also offered as prasadams in temples. Prasadam (a Sanskrit word) is food that has first been offered to God prepared by the temple priests in the temple Madapalli (Temple kitchen). Thiru madapalli is traditionally the kitchen in Vaishnavite temples, apart from catering…
Description: I’m a big fan of Arusuvai ithu thani suvai cooking show by Mrs Revathy Shanmugam . In one of the episodes, she was teaching how to make easy Green Mochai masala, a village style curry prepared with fresh mochai kottai/ Avarai kottai and I really got hooked and gave it a try. The original recipe calls for cooking all the…
Description: Finding ideas for kid’s lunch box is one of the challenging tasks for many, especially if the kids are very fussy. My son who’s a picky eater somewhat seems to like these mini idlis, gave a green signal to pack it for his school lunch. Here is what I packed ….Mini Idlis tossed in little Milagai podi with grated…
Description: The recipe I wanted to share with you this week is a delicious, restaurant worthy, Kadai Mushroom Masala. This is one famous Punjabi dish cooked with small button mushrooms in rich tomato gravy with lots of spices and colorful bell peppers. It gets this unique name from the cooking vessel, similar to a wok, in which its usually made. It…
Elephant Foot Yam is a very nutritious vegetable which can be used to make tasty dishes. We can prepare a variety of dishes like masiyal, roast, cutlets, curry, kuzhambu , kootu and list goes on. Among all, my favorite is the yam roast which is very simple and makes a scrumptious side for any veg type meal. My mom used…
Description: It is very hard to cut and clean Vazhaipoo/ Banana Flower /Banana Blossoms. It’s a difficult and time consuming process but it ultimately pays off. It usually takes about 45 mins to an hour to clean one whole Banana Blossom. Asian grocery stores carry fresh ones once in a while and I make it point to get one inspite…
Ven Pongal is one of the breakfast item from South India, mainly popular in Tamil Nadu, prepared during Pongal Festival and also served as a special dish on auspicious occasions like wedding ceremonies. Fresh curry leaves and Ghee is a must for this dish.
Description: Silver Pomfret / Vavval, is a great fish for frying. Here is a recipe for simple South- Indian style fish fry. Vavval in Tamil, Chanduva In Telugu, Velutha Avoli in Malayalam, Thondrette in Kannada, Surangat in Konkani, Chandi in Bengali. Vavval Meen Varuval / Vavva fry / Varutha Meen / Pomfret Varuval / Masala Meen Varuval Ingredients…
A slow cooker, also popularly known as Crock-pot is a counter top electrical cooking appliance, used for cooking food at a low heat set up for a long amount of time. A person using a slow cooker must have some planning as to what goes into it – like some prep work done in the morning before leaving for work,…
