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I always prefer using home made rasam powder and sambar powder rather than using store bought ones. The reason mainly because it has rich flavor and unique aroma which can never be replaced by MTR or any popular brands’ powders. I generally prepare rasapodi once in 15 days. The following measurement

This is a quick way to prepare delicious restaurant style briyani in less than 30 minutes. You don’t have to grind any specific masala. All you need is a bowl full of veggies and a cup of good basmati rice. Since I had some frozen ready to use sweet corn I used it today while making briyani. You can

Paratha or Parantha is one of the most popular NorthIndian dishes that are generally made with wheat flour, All Purpose flour and lots of ghee. Though am not sure if the method I have given below is the traditional way of preparing it (have to check with my NorthIndian friends :-)) but I can vouch

This is my favorite in festival menu. But this is a tricky dish to prepare too. Initially when I got married I struggled a little to prepare this. But then after started making it more often, now I can say I am kind of good at it. Grinding the urad dal is key in making crispy (outer layer) & sof

In a blog updating spree today 😀 Next on list is paruppu vadai. When I prepare paruppu vadai as Neivedhyam I generally don’t add Onions. However if you are going to prepare it for evening snacks then you can definitely add finely chopped onions and saunf. Even chopped mint leaves can be added. The

It took fifteen minutes to prepare the whole dish. Since I used only onions and peas there wasn’t much chopping (of vegetables) work :-D.

A simple yet delicious starter/Appetizer and a perfect dish for potluck parties. You can even replace paneer with Tofu and prepare this dish. Just make sure you have soft, fresh paneer and bread crumbs. I used Keya (Low Oil absorbent)Japanese bread crumbs that was available in the nearby store.

Easy soup to prepare and perfect for this winter 🙂 Care should be taken while cleaning the mushrooms.

Very easy to make and you can prepare it as a starter or as side dish for Briyani / Fried Rice. The stuffing inside capsicum is your choice. I did a normal potato stuffing however you can try Paneer, Tofu based too.

This dish is similar to kuzhi paniyaram. The only difference here is you add Channa Dal & Moong Dal while preparing the batter. In my MIL’s place during Karthigai Dheepam she makes Uppapam & SweetAppam for dinner.The batter has to b