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If there is Idli Batter in fridge then your breakfast & dinner is sorted. I used to eat filling oothapams for lunch too. Growing up I have always seen our…

Another weekend and another potato based sidedish 😬😬 If you follow me in instagram you know my obsession & love for potatoes & rice combo. Precisely why I cant follow…

There is something so comforting about Raw Banana fry, Sambar with Rice & Appalam. Especially Tamilnadu has its own unique way of preparing this vegetable.. Small restaurants serve it in…

Next on list in the post partum diet series is this simple Curry leaf powder. The first few weeks after I truely survived only in this powder & Angaya Podi..…

If I am trying any new vegetable I will either make koottu or just do a simple stir fry to first get acquired to its taste. Koottu is nothing but…

My Summer holidays are spent mostly at my grandma’s place.We used to eat direct lunch at 11am and by evening 4pm we have light tiffin to go with coffee.This is…

Most of my lunchbox (husband’s) recipes are super simple & can be put together in 20 minutes. Shiva leaves home by 8:15 and it is difficult to make elaborate lunches.…

In Karnataka, ‘Vaangi Bath’ (Brinjal Rice) is a popular rice recipe that is prepared from fresh spice powder instead of store bought Red Chilli Powder& Coriander Powder combination. This recipe is inspired from Vaangi Bath preparation however the spice powder I used is very simple with minimum ingredients and this rice can be prepared within 30 minutes. A great lunchbox meal that stays fresh, aromatic for a longer time. You can prepare this powder in a large batch and can use it while preparing dry subzi like potato fry, brinjal fry, cauliflower poriyal etc. They taste delicious. I served this…

‘Poriyal’ (பொரியல்) is dry stir fry of veggies that is served as a sidedish with Rice,Sambar or any southindian lunch. Its very very easy to make and the below recipe can be used with various vegetables like Beetroot, Cabbage, Spinach, Snakegourd, White Pumpkin, Any squash varieties, Raw banana,Eggplant etc. 1. Instead of boiling the veggies separately you can directly saute them in frying pan. However sprinkle water and keep an eye on the veggies. They might get charred if it lacks moisture 2. You can add sauteed onions,tomatoes too if you want along with beans & carrot I used dried…

My mom makes this spicy,tangy ‘Milagu kuzhambu’ whenever we come back home from a trip or vacation. The reason behind this is that we used to be tired from travel & from all those restaurant foods, this ‘kuzhambu’ is considered as a cleansing food. There are no vegetables involved, no onion/garlic , no extra spices. A very simple south indian style ‘pachadi’ (similar to yogurt based Raita with a Tadka) & a pappad (preferrably sutta appalam) are served as side dishes. This kuzhambu is a very common recipe in Tamil Brahmin community. Especially for nursing mothers we serve this kuzhambu…