Aval Puttu
Aval Puttu is a delicious snack and is prepared as a neivedhyam for Krishana jayanthi festival.Normally, people will soak the aval in water and add grated jaggery and mix it and keep that for...
View ArticleThattai
Thattai is a authentic and traditional SouthIndian crispy snack. We make thattai for many festivals like Krishna Jayanthi or even for a regular evening snack. A simple to make snack with rice flour. We...
View ArticleAsparagus Subzi Recipe | Asparagus Masala Dry Curry Recipe
Vegetable Subji is a perfect healthy accompaniment for any Indian bread. Asparagus is a nutritional rich veggie and it is rich in fiber and vitamins. Most of the recipes we concoct with beans, we can...
View ArticleSweet Somas/ Karchikai
Sweet Somas/ Karchikai/ Kajjikayalu/ Karanji is a scrumptious and famous sweet in Maharashtra. In TamilNadu we call this as Somas/Somasi. In Andra it is Kajjikayalu and in Karnataka it is Karchikai. In...
View ArticleVinayagar Chaturthi (Ganesh Chaturthi/Pillayar Chaturthi)
Vinayaka Chaturthi is the great Vinayagar festival and also the birthday of Lord Vinayagar or Pillaiyar. Vinayaka Chaturthi also known as "Ganesh Chaturthi" in Maharashtra and North Indian States....
View ArticleKozhukattai Mavu Preparation (Kozhukattai Outercover)
We can make many different varieties of delicious Kozhukattai and offer as neivedhyam to Lord Ganesh on the auspicious occasion of Ganesha Chaturti (Vinayaka Chaturti). For any variety of kozhukattai /...
View ArticleGreen Gram Kozhukattai(Pachhai Payiru Kozhukattai)
Pachai Payiru kozhukattai (Green Moongdal Kozhukattai) is a mouth-watering recipe and specially made on the auspicious day of Vinayaka Chaturti(Ganesh Chaturti). In my hometown, this is one of the main...
View ArticleSeesame Seeds Poorana Kozhukattai(Yellu Poorana Kozhukattai)
Sesame seeds poorana kozhukattai(Yellu poorana kozhukattai) is a delicious recipe and specially made on the auspicious day of Vinayaka Chaturti(Ganesh Chaturti). This is another traditional dish we do...
View ArticleAmmini (mini) Kozhukattai
Ammini(mini) kozhukattai is a easy to do snack that too the ingredients for this is the left over rice flour dough of poorana kozhukkatai and left over urdal pooranam. So whenever we prepare...
View ArticlePidi Kozhukattai
Pidi Kozhukattai is a traditional neivedhyam dish we do for Vinayakar Chaturti. Very simple to make and yet delicious. I used to concoct Pidi kozhukattai along with Thengai Purna kozhukatai as...
View ArticleCoriander Leaves(Kothamalli) Pulao
Corander Leaves(Kothamalli) Pulao, a fantastic flavoured rice with nice aroma. Generally we make kothamalli(Coriander leaves) thuvayal and mix rice with it. But that is very simple. But making Pulao...
View ArticleIdly Milgai podi / Idly podi (Chutney powder)
You can find Idli milaga podi (Chutney powder) in almost every house in Tamil Nadu as its a traditional and best dish for Idly/Dosa. There are many variations in Idly Mulaga podi and one of the...
View ArticleCarrot Beans Puli Kootu Recipe | Carrot Beans Tamarind based Stew
Generally, we make poricha kootu, i.e stew made without tamarind. But, this time, I made this tamarind based stew and it turned out very yummy. A nice dish to mix with rice. Sometimes, making the kids...
View ArticlePoricha Rasam
Having bored of concocting usual tomato rasam with tamarind??? Lets make this simple and delicious rasam without tamarind only with rich flavor of tomatoes and rasam powder. After a great feast for any...
View ArticleOnion Sambar / Vengaya Sambar
Vengaya sambar (Onion Sambar) is my all time favourite. Vengaya sambar with urulai kizhangu kaara kari is the best menu for the sunday lunch. Whenever i have some important guests for the lunch then i...
View ArticlePeerkangai(Ridge Gourd) Thugayal
Peerkangai(Ridge Gourd) Thugayal is a wonderful dish and can be prepared easily within 10mins and it is a suitable recipe when we return from long trip. This can be mixed with hot rice and can be...
View ArticleHomemade Ghee | How to make Homemade Ghee
Ghee is also known as clarified butter and is an integral part of cooking and a must have in most Indian kitchen. It is better than ordinary butter as it does not burn easily and will retain the...
View ArticleThengai Burfi (Cocunut Burfi)
Fresh grated coconut in cardamom flavoured sugar syrup taste wonderful. If you are a sweet lover then you will love it for sure. CoconutBurfi as its name suggest is a sweet made of the coconut which...
View ArticleSabudana Vada Recipe | Sago Vada Recipe | Jevvarasi Vadai | Maharashtrian...
Sabudana (Sago / Jevvarsi) vada is a famous Vrat Dish in Maharashtra and other Northern parts of India especially for Durga Pooja (Navratri). My grandmother used to make sabudana vadai using uriddal...
View ArticleSweet Rice Jaggery Puttu / Arisi Vella Puttu
Sweet Rice Jaggery Puttu / Arisi Vella Puttu is a traditional neivedhyam dish for Navratri fridays in my home town. Also for Puberty event, this is one of the important sweet dish we do. Its a little...
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