Chutneys are an integral part of breakfast menu in South India. These are served as side dish to traditional breakfasts like Dosa (Lentil crepes) & Idli (steamed lentil cakes). Kale is such a versatile ingredient and apart from using it widely in salads,smoothies we can include it in many other
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‘Nankhatai’ is the most popular Indian version of shortbread cookies. These are melt in mouth with rich flavor and aroma of cardamom,pistachios and butter.
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Omapodi | How to make Omapodi (ஓமப்பொடி) with stepwise pictures
October 28, 2015Deepavali/Diwali is just few days away and am sure you are gearing up for the festival. From today I am planning to share recipes that can be prepared during this season.
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Panagam/Panakam (பானகம்)
October 23, 2015‘Panagam’ is a sweet drink that is prepare mainly during Shri Rama Navami festival. However it is believed that preparing ‘Panagam’ during Navarathri and distributing it to the women,children is good too. My mom makes it a point to make this drink everyday at home and she will distribute it to the l
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White Pumpkin Halwa / Kasi Halwa
October 23, 2015This was on my to-do list for so long. Then I came across Venkatesh Bhat (Vijay TV’s cookery show host) recipe on Youtube. I followed his recipe to the tee and the output was awesome.The texture was perfect and it did not become mushy. I could bite off pumpkin that was cooked well through.I prepared
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Varuthu Aracha Podi/Dry Spice Mix/Sundal Podi
October 23, 2015‘வறுத்து அரச்ச பொடி’ in tamil means a spice mix that is basically prepared by dry roasting the ingredients.This spice mix is generally used in our households while making ‘Sundal'(offering prepared during navarathri festival). However I use it while preparing any dry sabzi too. You can store it in a
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Aval/Poha Kesari
October 21, 2015This is my grandma’s recipe. She refers to this sweet as ‘Aval Kesari’ while few calls it as Aval Puttu 🙂 Whats in a name no? If it tastes good then let’s not bother about the names 😉 This is an instant recipe and if you have any uexpected guests you can make this real quick. I have used white fl
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Coconut Ladoo
October 20, 2015Being ‘Navarathri’ season I prepared this easiest ladoo as Neivedhyam (offering to God). All you need is fifteen minutes of your time to prepare these ladoos. I used fine desiccated coconut. In case if you don’t have desiccated coconut, you can bake the normal grated coconut in a baking tray for ab
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Methi Matar Pulao / Fenugreek leaves Green Peas Pulao
August 18, 2015This is one of the quickest lunchbox recipes that you can prepare on a busy weekday.Also healthy one too. Fenugreek leaves helps in lowering the blood sugar level and helps in controlling diabetes.Try to include them atleast once in a week in your diet. I used fresh bunch of fenugreek leaves and th
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Jowar Dosa/Chola Dosai (சோள தோசை)
June 4, 2015I 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.