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Kathrikai Pitlai is my grandma’s speciality dish.She prepares it with violet Birnjals and adds a handful of cooked Chickpeas too that makes it a great side to go with Rice,Dosai…

Soup bowls are comforting and personally for me Hot and Sour soup reminds of the times I spent in Banglore. There used to a Restaurant called Asiana in CMH road…

The weather in Limerick is rainy,cold & gloomy on most of the days. The long weekend was worse and the whole family fell sick 🙁 I made regular rasam almost…

We hardly go out for lunch or dinner in Limerick. We stick to Flat Whites or occasional McD, Burger King visits.. There is very less option for vegetarians or maybe we are yet explore. After a disappointing lunch at Pizza Hut I wanted to eat Rice for dinner. Did my usual Sambar,Rasam,Thogayal,Poriyal combo menu. Sharing my “How to cook a simple Vegetarian meal under 40 minutes?” Hope the tips helps. There were no curry leaves, coriander…

Brinjal Salna is a popular sidedish that is served along with Vegetable Biryani in many Tamilnadu Restaurants. Adding my disclaimer here : I dont know the authentic Salna recipe that…

‘Pitlai’ (பிட்ளை) is a traditional tamil brahmin dish which is prepared using either bittergourd or brinjal along with chickpeas. Unlike sambar, consistency of pitlai is very thick and can be served as a side dish to Idli/Dosa too. The recipe given below is exactly how my maternal grandmother and my mother makes it. However you could try few variations as mentioned below : – Kabuli channa or brown chickpeas is ideally used while making pitlai – You could substitue it with white chickpeas or green peas – Generally coconut paste is only used to spice the ‘pitlai’.However we do add…

I usually enjoy eating this tangy,spicy Vengaya vathakuzhambu along with sutta appalam.Today being a saturday,decided to make a simple yet tasty lunch.So opted for this curry and Palak Keerai kootu.