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Tomato Thokku (தக்காளி தொக்கு) is a South Indian style pickle prepared from Tomatoes. Very basic ingredients are used in preparing this recipe. It goes very well with Idli/Dosai, Chapathi, Rice…

Hummus is a creamy sauce/dip made from Chickpeas. Mediterranean Mezze Platter is incomplete without Hummus. It goes well with salads, can be used as a spread on Bread Toasts & Rotis,…

AngayaPodi is a medicinal powder that is usually consumed by lactating mothers.. The recipe was passed on to us by our elders in the family. The version that I have…

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


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

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

This is my MIL’s recipe and a perfect alternative to the usual IdliPodi. This podi goes well with Idli,Dosai or Adai. There is not much cooking involved. All you need is fresh garlic pods. You can store this powder in an air-tight

I made a simple white chutney to suit this podi dosa. Since we have already added chillies & idli powder the dosa will be spicy.

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.

Easy to prepare accompaniment.You can also replace coriander with mint leaves and try out the same recipe.It tastes great too.