Poha Upma / Sigappu Aval Upma
Poha upma was introduced to me in Mumbai when I went to my sister-in -law’s house in 1998. It was one super easy dish I learnt from my s-i-l as a beginner in kitchen. If you do the tadka right and garnish right , there is no failing. 🙂 Here…
Chocolate Chip Muffins
As every weekend comes by, I start with a desire to bake something , then get distracted with other handful of hobbies (hehe..) and look forward to another weekend all over once again . Last weekend was something different, our neighborhood Nilgris got renovated and restocked with fresh ingredients. We came…
First meal of the week – Pongal
Just as assured as sun rises every day in the east..there are few rituals of every one which do not change over time. For us it is ‘Pongal’ being the first meal of the week. It is an equation that does not need any proof : Sunday AM= pongal 🙂…
Banana Muffins
Have you ever had the joy of acheiving that you had dreamt for a long time? I read here that the ‘user experience pleasures’ are of thirteen types and I experienced today two such types of pleasures – triumphant (The joy you experience when you win ) and accomplished (The joy…
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…
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…
Honey Wheat Bread
I was much inspired by my fellow bloggers Anita, Priya , Monisha, Asha by their culinary experiments in baking. I have been wanting to indulge in bread making for long time but never had the time and heart for it. I found that this is a perfect chance to learn bread making. I must…
Lemony Idli Uppuma
We ,back home, are a big family and always guests are common. So, it is not uncommon to have leftover idlis. Whenever ildi is leftover my grandma makes a yummy uppuma with it for an evening snack. Here in US , I go by measuring cups and calculations never fail….