June 2015

Couscous belongs to Semolina variety and it is widely used in African, Middle East cuisine. It takes very less time to get cooked and I have used them in Salads,made vegetable upma too. Last week yet again prepared a SouthIndian dish using Couscous. First time tried preparing pongal using couscous a

Woof such a fancy name no? 😉 I made these as a wedding anniversary surprise. Yesterday was our anniversary and can’t believe we have completed 6 years already 🙂 This yummy chocolate brownie is my first attempt and I hope to try lots of variations in future. The texture of these brownies were litt

Potato is my favorite root vegetable. Podimas is slightly different from the usual potato fry. You don’t need to use too much of oil or spices. Very simple yet delicious one. This is my grandmother’s recipe. She is a great cook who never tastes inbetween cooking. But the end product will be awesome.

Social Media is such a powerful tool to connect with like minded people. Got to know these two beautiful and incredibly talented foodies (Suji,Nessy – Click their names to check out their p

This is one of the quickest desserts you can prepare when you crave for something sweet. There are so many variations with regards to fruits being used and the ingredients that is used for topping. Here I have used very basic ingredients and the following measurement serves two. I used a standard si

Its summer time in India. My mom will be busy making pickles using Mango, Lemon, Maavadu etc.. That bug has gotten into me too 🙂 Bought some fresh Granny Smith Apples yesterday and prepared a beautiful tangy & delicious South Indian style pickle out of it. Preparation was similar to that of Ma

I used white sorghum seeds to prepare the batter. I am planning to incorporate millet in our diet. Jowar has lots of health benefits including lowering cholesterol and even helps in weight loss too. Also this is Gluten-Free 🙂 A healthy alternative to our regular dosa batter.