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I love Pulikuzhambu, Poondu Kuzhambu and all the varities of curries that are prepared with Shallots/Onions/Garlic/Tamarind & some basic Indian spices. Especially when a time like this lockdown where we…

Have tried this Instant Pot Noodles 4-5 times and since I make it for dinner I don’t have clear pictures. The recipe turns out delicious everytime I make and irrespective…

Kozhukattai/Kozhakkatai is nothing but Rice Flour Dumplings that is one of the most common Prashad offered to Lord Ganesha. Be it the yearly Pillaiyar Chadurthi feetival or be it monthy SankataHara Chadhurthi my…

Once you learn how to make this Onion Tomato thokku recipe, there are many ways you could use them. Amma and Paatti calls it Gojju and sometimes they refer this as “Baath” 🙂 Not sure why though.  I am used to calling it as thooku 😁 You can serve this as a side…

Pulikuzhambu, Kara Kuzhambu, Poondu Kuzhambu these are all various varieties of thick tamarind based curries that are most popular in Tamilnadu apart from the usual Sambar & Rasam. The consistency is the key to make a perfect poondu kuzhambu. Recently I brought around 1/4 kg of fresh garlic from farmer’s market nearby and was waiting for weekend to make the gravy. After painstakingly peeling 2 whole bulbs of garlic I looked around the pantry and realized there was no Tamarind. Tamarind pulp is an essential ingredient to this curry because it gives the right tanginess to the gravy. I blindly…

Quinoa pronounced as ‘keen-wah’ is one of the most popular Health foods in recent days. Gluten free, rich in protein and incredibly nutritious are the reasons which makes this cereal grain the most wanted. White, Red and Black are the three main types of Quinoa and I have tried various recipes using this. However the Indo-Chinese version of Quinoa is our personal favorite. I was initially confused as what to name this dish 😉 Veg quinoa somehow sounded incomplete. Hence going by this name “Veg Quinoa Fried Rice” for the dish. The classic Chinese dish gets a makeover with quinoa….

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

This thick, tangy and spicy curry is best with steaming hot rice.During my school days at Tirunelveli our monthly routine was to watch a morning show in either of these theatres PVT,Ram/Muthuram,Poornakala and then to have full meals at Hotel Bharani or Vasantham. They served the best karakuzh

When we came to know about moving to London, the first thing I asked my mom to do is to prepare good molagapodi and sambhar podi. She is an expert in preparing these essential dry powders and even after marriage she gives me the podis regularly. Kindly check the recipe for authentic tambrahm idli po

This is one of the most important offerings to Lord Ganesha. It is also referred to as _மோதகம் _ in Tamil. There are two ways to prepare the basic Rice dough. We generally prepare a batter from rice and then use it to prepare the white rice dough. However I have seen many people preparing the