This is a simple yet delicious gravy with readily available ingredients. Also this time I prepared tomato puree, paneer at home. It took about 30 minutes for the entire preparation.
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Maa ViLakku
February 1, 2013Fridays are generally refered as auspicious day.During Aadi and Thai(Thamizh Months) various types of poojas are performed at home and temples as well. In our Mother-in-law’s family there is a tradition of offering ‘Maa ViLakku’ as one of the Neivedhyams during these auspicious Fridays. I generally
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Thiruvathirai Kali/திருவாதிரை களி
December 29, 2012Yesterday 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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Venn Pongal/Ghee Pongal
December 24, 2012As every other girl my childhood memories of this popular month reminds me of amma’s kolam(rangoli),lots of music,bhajans,nagara sangeerthanam,Thiruppavai,early morning temple visit and ofcourse the Prasadhams.Being a Tambrahm if I dont write about the popular Naivedhyams of ‘Marghazhi'(16th Dec – 1
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Rava/Semolina Laddu
November 12, 2012First thing comes to mind regarding Diwali celebration is eating sweets 🙂 .In our house, celebrations preparation kickedoff yesterday .With my mom’s assistance prepared Rava laddus at home and it came out very well.The ingredients used are mostly readily available.I have not added milk,shredded coc
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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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Keerai Pulao | Amaranth leaves pulao| Spinach Pulao
May 14, 2012I have used Mulai Keerai (Amaranth tender leaves in English :)) today for this recipe. However you can substitue with any other variety.A healthy dish with readily available ingredients.The following measurement serves two.
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Lemon Rice with Potato Fry
March 26, 2012Best lunch box recipe and could be prepared within 20 minutes. The following measurement serves two.
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Paneer and Cashewnut Pulao
November 28, 2011On a lazy sunday if you have to cook a quick lunch then this Pulao is the best. It will take around 30 minutes to prepare this dish. The following measurement serves two.
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Vegetable Briyani
November 1, 2011Sunday lunch could be even more special with ‘Briyani’.I wanted to post this recipe for a long time but never managed to click step by step pictures of the preparation.However made that possible during this weekend.The following measurement serves 4.Salt and spices can added or reduced according to