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If there is one memory that stays close to my heart when I think of my paati’s home (maternal grandmom’s house) is that the aroma of her kitchen. Freshly prepared Ghee, the different varieties of pickles that she stocks in ceramic jars carefully covered with white dhoti cloth (oorugai jaadi), that smell of tadka from homegrown curry leaves, the filter kaapi she makes from first decotion and the list goes on..She lived in that house for close to 55 years and she fondly refers to her place as MeenakshiAmma Chathiram in Tamizh.(‘Chathiram’ means resting place)Whoever in our family visits Trichy,…

Siri Pulipaka : The author of this popular blog Cooking With Siri and one of my absolute favorite bloggers. She is been constantly documenting her recipes for the past 9 years. This is definitely not an easy task unless and until you are truely passionate & focused on what you are doing. From her native Andhra Pradesh’s speciality dishes to homemade pasta & other baked goodies, Siri’s blog is a collection of hundreds of versatile recipes. She has hosted many blogging events that had participants all over the world, her recipes have been published in popular magazines. I guess in…

Weekends we mostly prefer hearty lunches. Food is the perfect way to unwind a stressful week. Yesterday we went to purchase groceries and came back home at around 11:00am..Both of us were damn hungry and I thought of putting together a quick meal yet delicious one. I zeroed in on Daal + Chawal (Rice with lentils) and for sides i initially planned a simple potato fry. The fresh capsicum I picked from the market was starring right into my eyes A simple potato fry became stuffed capsicum and to add some deliciousness (read calories) sprinkled cheddar cheese at the…

I stumbled upon Priya’s instagram account in the beginning of 2013 I guess. From then to till date her food pictures/recipes have always been amazing. There is not much of greasy or oily food in her feed. Though she occasionally indulge in fried snacks I love the way how her food emphasis on clean eating. If you look at her feed you will realize that eating healthy doesn’t necessarily have to be monotonous or boring. I always say that “You don’t have to be a blogger to be passionate about food” , Priya is another classic example of that. Priya…

Radhika Subramanian : She is the one behind this fantastic vegetarian blog www.ticklingpalates.com. I had gazed upon her website several times, referred to her recipes but never got an opportunity to interact with her. Somewhere in mid 2014 I started following her on Instagram and got to know more about her personality. Apart from being a highly talented blogger, she is such a positive,warm & friendly person too. If you see her food pics you will be definitely tempted to lick that “sambar vadai” from your mobile screen Here is the fun Q&A with the dearest Rads (thats how…

Srujan – An IT professional from Gujarat who is settled now in Banglore. Her food pictures are clean,simple and delicious. More than food I just admire the way she shares her love for food through her words. She doesn’t restricts herself to native gujarati cuisine alone. You could see a wide variety of Indian and International recipes in her Instagram feed. Harry Potter fangirl, quilling addict and a voracious reader. Here is the fun Q & A with Srujan where she shares her thoughts about cooking, books,bangalore foodscenes and many more… A big time foodie. Cannot deny that anyway, my…

Few years ago if someone had asked me to describe Madhumitha in just one sentence then it would have been this… From an ‘enthu potato’ 😉 to how she has transformed now is truely amazing. In this social media era most of the people think that being mean and negative is so cool. But Madhu proved them all wrong. That is what inspired me the most. She spreads only happiness through her words,food pics, baby’s pics. A very positive person and her parenting skills makes her a role model to new age mums. She is documenting her experiences on Baby led weaning, cloth diapering, breast feeding, baby friendly recipes and much more informative posts here. Do check it out. True to the saying “புலிக்கு பிறந்தது பூனை ஆகுமா” .. Madhu is definitely as talented as her Mom (Read about her mom Mrs.Shanti Ramachandran here) She is one her vacation right now and irrespective of that busy schedule, she managed to respond to my queries. Thank you M 🙂 🙂 

Am an ardent fan of her(food photos & recipes) since 2013. In these 3 years she has moved to different continents/time zones but her enthusiasm,energy when it comes to cooking, trying new recipes, sharing the knowledge remains constant. There are some moments in life where I feel that I really have to thank Social Media. Getting to know culinary experts like Anu is definitely one such moment. Not only me, for many people out there she is a virtual mentor and we are all trying to learn as much as possible from her . Anoosrini – A proud homemaker, mom…

Ravi Chandran – A Software Engineer by Profession, loves Nature Photography, started cooking since the early teens, a doting father to two beautiful daughters and the author of “Nalabaagam”. Very apt name for the blog 🙂 🙂 (Nala is a Hindu Mythology character that appears in the Epic Mahabarat. His culinary repertoire was well known that the word Nalapaka became a synonym for excellence in culinary arts) Randomly I started following Ravi Anna on Instagram two years ago. His feed was full of interesting still photography, sunsets, handmade jewelry & quilling works done by his daughters and on top of…

On a Friday night I was wondering what to make for dinner. Then this idea popped up. Prepared a quick tikki with Potatoes and paneer,served with a simple home made green chutney, store bought Imli(tamarind) Chutney and a salad. It was a satisfying meal and a perfect start for the weekend. Instead of Paneer you could add Tofu too. Since these tikkis are shallow fried they didn’t consume too much oil too. The following measurement yields upto 12-15 medium sized tikkis