Yesterday was ‘Thiruvadhirai’.It is an auspicious day for Lord Shiva and special prayers are held mostly at all Shiva Temples.The festival is popularly known as ‘Aarudhra Dharshanam’.There are lots of interesting mythological facts and stories on the reason for this particular festival.
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Brinjal Rice
October 1, 2012This recipe was lying in ‘Draft’ for a longgggg time i guess 🙂 Finally publishing it.
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Coriander or Cilantro Chutney
September 14, 2012Make this corriander chutney (kothamalli in tamil) _as an accompaniment for snacks or for traditional south indian breakfast like Idly,Dosai.
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Coconut Rice
June 15, 2012Easy to prepare lunch box meal. Or when you are going on a long drive during weekends you could pack this with pickle and potato chips.The following measurement serves two.
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Rava Idly
August 10, 2011I have been relying on MTR Rava Idly mix until last week when I decided to prepare it from scratch. It took around 10 minutes to prepare the battar. Such a simple dish and it is tastier and colorful than the plain idlys. The following measurement serves two.
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Arachuvitta Saambaar| Tamilnadu style Arachuvitta Sambar | How to prepare Sambar with fresh masala
June 3, 2011In Brahmins community this sambhar is a traditional curry prepared during family functions,when there guests at home and especially in Mappillai Virundhu.Our Sunday lunch menu will definitely be the following combination Plain white rice + little ghee + sambhar accompanied with Potato fry 🙂 🙂
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Bisibelebath
August 30, 2010I have been in Bangalore for about 3 years and hence couldn’t get away from eating ‘Bisibelebath’ 🙂 🙂 After marriage I tried this dish twice but I didn’t get the exact Karnataka flavour…This Sunday after reading so many blogs and websites I tried the recipe.It came out really very well…Am shar
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Coconut Chutney
April 9, 2010Easy to prepare sidedish and it goes well with Idly,Dosa, Pongal,Appam etc. U can prepare this in different ways and in the below method I have used Green Chillies. Instead u can also use Dried red chillies. It will also gives a good taste.
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Adai (Rice & Lentil Savory crepes)
April 6, 2010Adai is also referred as ‘Dal Dosai’. Spicy food lovers will surely like this dish. The preparation is very easy however we have to be careful with the right proportion of ingredients. When it comes to cooking we have to be interested in trying new combinations instead of sticking to one. Before p
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This curry can be made with either one of the following vegetables Carrot, Ladys Finger, White Pumpkin, Taro Root. I have used Taro Root (Sepangkezangu) and the measurement given below serves_ two_. Morekuzambu can sometimes be used as a sidedish with tiffen items like Sevai(idiyappam),Adai etc.