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My grand mom used to make this chakkarai pongal in an open bronze pot (வெண்கல பானை) on Pongal festival. I bet you can’t match that flavor, outcome and that awesome taste when you pressure cook 🙂 Even today in most of the households in rural areas pongal is prepared in an open pot. The following re

It is the most popular payasam/kheer recipe in Kerala. But now a days most of the weddings here in TN as well serves Pradhaman as a main sweet item for lunch. Last Thursday was Shiva’s birthday and made this dish during breakfast 😀 The following measurement yielded around 12-15 cups. I felt it was

Home made paneer’s texture is always soft and you don’t have worry about the freshness of the paneer. For 1/2 litre of milk you will get around 100gms of paneer approximately.

‘Cream Centre’ – one of the best vegetarian restaurants in Chennai.The dishes are minimal,slightly overpriced,excellent ambiance and great food 🙂 Our fav dishes in CC are Corn Cheese Balls and Mexican Sizzler.

Never been a fan of ‘Pastas’ until I got married. After tasting so many varities in different Restaurents, I started craving for it….This is the first time I prepared pasta from scratch. Definitely easy to make but have to be little careful with the amount of butter,cheese we use. The following me

It is one of the most delicious and a popular bengali dessert even in southindia. The preparation might sound difficult however it can be made at home within an hour.

Sunday 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

Gulab Jamun_ will always be in our ‘Deepavali’ menu. But this year I thought of preparing a different dessert. Carrot halwa is such a delicious dessert and its Shiva’s favorite too.With generous amount of ghee,sugar (Come On Stop counting Calories!! its ‘Diwali’ 😉 ;)) halwa is much more mouthwateri

There are many variations you can try while preparing. The main ingredient is curd.I always prefer seasoning raita either with mustard seeds or sometimes cumin.

It is one of the easiset side dishes to prepare. Though the list of ingredients is big, most of them are readily available at home.I know its a popular north indian dish but certainly am unaware of its authentic way of preparation.This version is less spicy and mild. However its delicious 😉 that i