Thattai
This is a fried snack my mom prefers to do for festivals, to pack for my brothers and for me when we leave to our hostels (during college days) and when we go on a long journey in holidays. Also great for an evening snacks. This is my modified version of the…
Idly and peppery potato kurma
I was preserving one of my mom’s best dish for the new year . Oh ,what a pity, my modem went wrong on the new year day , just 10 days after its warranty period. Can you imagine? I spent 9 full days without browsing the blogs . mmm mm…
Merry christmas & Happy new year!
Wish you all merry christmas and a happy new year!
Ragi Rice Balls And Ragi Porridge
When I read the word ‘endangered recipes’ in the FAHC announcement, the first dish I thought of was ‘kali'(களி). Kali is a ball made with ragi -rice mixture and koozh (கூழ்) is the porridge form of it. Ragi known as finger millet is considered the poor man’s diet. In many tamil cinemas you can hear the…
Vadagam- A Must Have In Our Home!
Vadagam is the seasoning balls in our region (Thiruttani, Tamilnadu, India). Vadagams give a special aroma to the keerai and kuzhambhu varieties. It is usually made by the expert elders of the family for their daughters and the daughter-in-laws. They make it every year in the summer when the sun is…
Spicy Green Pepper stew / Kuda Milagai Kuzhambu
What if there is a unexpected visitor? What if you went for shopping and came late to home? What if it is raining out and you yearn for something hot and spicy? What if you are lazy and donot want to do the usual sambhars? Then, it is time to tell…
Inji Poondu Kuzhambu / Ginger Garlic Pulusu/Huli
I studied from hostel and I was the only one who was 3 hrs travel from the home town.All my friends were from far south with atleast 10 hrs travel. So, whenever my mom visits me , she brings this dish for her home sick daughter and friends in a…
Tomato Potato Pulav
‘Mummy, This is not fair’ grieved my daughter. ‘Whats the matter?’ ‘You never serve me with a rose.’ ‘But, you don’t eat raw tomatoes.’ ‘Thats ok, I want that plate.’ She went ahead, ate half of it and rushed to school. I grabbed another serving and clicked my dish. Evening…
Sangeetham and Samayal – Meme Game and Murukku Recipe
Have patience, have patience Don’t be in such a hurry If you get impatient You only start to worry Remember, remember God is patient to you Think of all the times When others have to wait for you … Hello, just a second , don’t get confused whether you have…
Varutha Paruppu Kuzhambu
This is the most favourite kuzhambu in our family. My amma makes it very often and it is never boring . It tastes so good with the fried vathal (rice crispies). Before digging in the ingredients, I need to tell you about the vadagams (seasoning balls) we make in our…
