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Rama Navami is a traditional Hindu Festival to celebrate the birth of Lord Shri Rama. Lord Rama is the sixth reincarnation of Lord Vishnu himself and in Tamil Nadu temples we celebrate “Shri Rama Navami Utsavam” for nine days. It is firmly believed that mere chanting of His name ‘Rama’ burns ignorance, passion and sin. With or without knowledge, correctly or incorrectly, when the word “Rama” is pronounced it showers a rain of good upon the devotees. My mom usually reads Samkshepa Ramayan and she performs a simple pooja by reciting Shri Rama Ashtothram and then finish the pooja with…

Tofu is my new found love. Being a vegetarian I am always in search for a good protein source to include in my day to day meal. Earlier Paneer was only used widely in preparing gravies and side dishes. Nowadays I have included Tofu in salads, prepared gravy and have used in various recipes. It taste

Deepavali/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.

Pears in Tamil known as ‘பேரிக்காய் ‘. When I was in chennai I have purchased this fruit only during Vinayakar Chadurthi & Krishna Jeyanthi festivals 🙂 🙂 Since we get lots of fresh fruits here in London am making the most use of it. Also these are rich in Vitamin C and has good health ben

Easy and tangy dip. All you need is a fresh ripe avocado and lemon juice.

It took less than fifteen minutes to prepare this delicious snack. Ensure you have fresh button mushrooms. You can include your own choice of veggies and add spices according to your taste buds for the filling. You might try paneer or tofu based filling as well.

It took fifteen minutes to prepare the whole dish. Since I used only onions and peas there wasn’t much chopping (of vegetables) work :-D.

If you have onions & molagapodi you can make even the boring ordinary ‘Dosa’ to a delicious one.

Thattai is a crispy snack that is also prepared as one of the neivedhyams during Krishna Jayanthi. If you have rice flour and urad dal flour ready then you can make t

This is such a simple dish that can be made with minimal ingredients. My grandma is pro in making these awesome seedais. When me and my brother used to visit her place for summer.