2012

Yesterday was ‘Thiruvadhirai’.It is an auspicious day for Lord Shiva and special prayers are held mostly at all Shiva Temples.The festival is popularly known as ‘Aarudhra Dharshanam’.There are lots of interesting mythological facts and stories on the reason for this particular festival.

As every other girl my childhood memories of this popular month reminds me of amma’s kolam(rangoli),lots of music,bhajans,nagara sangeerthanam,Thiruppavai,early morning temple visit and ofcourse the Prasadhams.Being a Tambrahm if I dont write about the popular Naivedhyams of ‘Marghazhi'(16th Dec – 1

Carrot Thogayal Recipe by Rekha Shivakumar

This is ready to eat Dosa. It need not be fermented.We can have it either with chutney or sambar.I prepared ‘carrot thogayal’ as a sidedish.

First thing comes to mind regarding Diwali celebration is eating sweets 🙂 .In our house, celebrations preparation kickedoff yesterday .With my mom’s assistance prepared Rava laddus at home and it came out very well.The ingredients used are mostly readily available.I have not added milk,shredded coc

Easy to prepare tangy chutney that goes well with Idly,Dosa,Pongal and with Chappathi too 🙂 Depending on your requirement you could either increase or decrease the number of red chillies used.

A healthy alternative for normal dosa and the batter need not be fermented overnight.With the following measurement 8-10 dosas can be made. I have prepared peanut chutney as a sidedish. However you could serve this with [Onion Tomato Chutney](http://resh-kitchen.blogspot.in/2012/11/onion-tomato-chu

Monsoon started and its time for munching some traditional ‘rain’ time snacks 🙂 :). Onion Pakoda comes first in my mind for two reasons.It is easy to prepare and with its crunchiness accompanied with a cup of ‘degree kaapi’ can do wonders.

The ingredients should be fresh including Pav(bun) and the Veggies.Only then you will be able to enjoy a quality chat.In bhaji u can add almost any fresh vegetable of your choice.Kids will definitely love it compared to the normal sidedishes(கூ ட் டு /பொ ரி ய ல்) that we used to prepare.So if your k

This recipe was lying in ‘Draft’ for a longgggg time i guess 🙂 Finally publishing it.