2010

Iyengar (Vaishnavas) community is specialist in preparing this Puliodharai.It is given as ‘Prasadham’ in vaishnava temples and sometimes in other temples too.I just love the sourness and the mix of spices in this dish.I have tried to bring out the authentic Iyengar taste in Puliodharai. I learne

Easy to prepare sidedish and it goes well with Idly,Dosa, Pongal,Appam etc. U can prepare this in different ways and in the below method I have used Green Chillies. Instead u can also use Dried red chillies. It will also gives a good taste.

Adai is also referred as ‘Dal Dosai’. Spicy food lovers will surely like this dish. The preparation is very easy however we have to be careful with the right proportion of ingredients. When it comes to cooking we have to be interested in trying new combinations instead of sticking to one. Before p

This curry can be made with either one of the following vegetables Carrot, Ladys Finger, White Pumpkin, Taro Root. I have used Taro Root (Sepangkezangu) and the measurement given below serves_ two_. Morekuzambu can sometimes be used as a sidedish with tiffen items like Sevai(idiyappam),Adai etc.

We all knew about ‘Kothu Parotta’.Seeing this being made in roadside hotels in Tamil nadu is awesome.Those ‘Parotta Masters’ with their high energy, aggressively tear parottas into little pieces using hands and the whole thing gets done in something like 2 minutes and served hotI Mostly it is a non

In Tamil ‘Poriyal’ is a kind of side dish(mostly dry) served with rice during lunch. SweetPotatoes are highly rich in Carbohydrates.But most of us ignore this vegetable without knowing its positive aspects.If you want to gain weight then this is the right vegetable to grab.They really help in this

Thursdays are always special for me every week. Being a devotee of Shri Shirdi Baba I dedicate atleast an hour for him doing poojas,making prasadham etc. This week Shiva asked me to prepare Sweet Pongal for Nivedhanam. But Jaggery was running out of stock. Hence I made Rava Kesari.

In my previous post I would have mentioned that the best combination for ‘Karakuzambu’ is aviyal.Lets now see the preparation of Aviyal. This dish is mostly prepared during tamil festivals like Pongal,Thirvadhirai etc. It is rich in Coconut flauvor and also a healthy dish since it has a mixture

The word ‘Chettinad’ is much popular in Tamilnadu especially among foodies. Because it’s definitely one of the best food cultures in our state. Starting from small road side hotels to big restaurants you will have these spicy and aromatic dishes. Though there are more ‘Chettinad’ Non-Vegetarian vari

Usually mint is used for seasoning, adding flavor to rasam, preparing chutneys and health drinks etc. For the first time i happen to eat mint rice in my mother in law’s house.The dish was delicious and I had it with Onion raitha, pappad.It might be a known dish for many but for me it was new.She(my