Gulabi Gulab Jamun – With Love
- 10
- June
- 2017
Cooking with Rose Petals dates back to centuries. The simplest way to incorporate it in cooking is to use rose water or sun-dried rose petals. However, using fresh roses right from your own garden makes it extravagant. I love to steep the fresh scent of these roses in my desserts. To be precise…milk based desserts will be […]
Chakkarai Pongal – A Sweet Surrender
- 04
- June
- 2017
Other Names Sarkarai Pongal. Sweet Pongal. Chakkara Pongal. Inippu Pongal. Sometimes, even the common everyday dish is quite a bit challenge to make! The recipe may sound simple, but perfection? Yeah, that’s what I am talking about. A few tweaks to the dish makes it simply exquisite, you know! One such recipe is my Dad’s style […]
A Balanced Meal Plan – South Indian Style
- 28
- May
- 2017
10 Healthy Ways To Balance Your Meal Make half of your plate vegetables and other half of your plate protein. Take a control of your food. Eat more at home. Look out for more healthy options, when you eat outside. There is always a way to stay on the track. Use whole grains for your […]
Mushroom Bell Pepper Stir-Fry
- 27
- May
- 2017
If there is one cuisine (apart from an eclectic mix of many other) I had to eat all my life, I would probably choose Indo-Chinese. Why? The spices are mild, every dish is invariably with more vegetables, made with tangy-sweet sauces, and most of the dishes have a vibrant freshness to them (Green onions, bell […]
Green Tomato – Eggplant Kothsu – Delicious
- 24
- May
- 2017
Cooking is fun, when your Father gives out the recipe. Yes, this is my Dad’s recipe for today. As we were chatting up on the other day…the topic shifted to, what will be the perfect match for the Ragi Kali. The idea of cooking raw green tomatoes fascinated me! As, I had enough ingredients handy…the […]
Fried Quails – Crunch & Munch
- 16
- May
- 2017
On the other day, I was thinking…why do I like ‘Home Cooking’, despite of the fact, that I am the one who cooks all the time! There is some variety of reasons to it. Number one: Cooking is like writing…I can be spontaneous as much as I want, after all…who is going to read, but […]
Spicy Quails – Taste Of Home
- 10
- May
- 2017
Other Names Spicy Indian Style Quails. Kaadai Chukka Varuval. Masala Kaadai. Kaadai Thokku. Meet me, No, the proper expression would be this “Meat me“! Then, you’ll learn a true love story of me, towards Food. Lol. There is no sincere love than the love of food. – George Bernard Shaw. The above adage is one […]
Oyster Mushrooms Fry – Simply Nice
- 09
- May
- 2017
Other Names Sippi Kaalaan Varuval. Mushroom Masala. Pepper Mushrooms. Today, keeping with the word: “Simplicity”, I share with you this recipe. Its a humble dish made with Oyster Mushrooms (Sippi Kaalaan). Its my Dad’s favorite dish. So, there is no “its” and “buts”, I prepare it in the same fashion, all the time. Ingredients 1 bag […]
Mini Idly & Kheema Curry
- 08
- May
- 2017
Like many of my foodie friends (now known, and yet to meet one’s)…I am too, a self professed cook. My American friends think that…there are only three ingredients in Indian cooking…spices, chilies and tomatoes! Maybe…yes. But, I really don’t think that is enough…one needs passion. Cooking isn’t just about mixing ingredients…its magic, pure addiction…to the […]
Thalai Vazhai Ilai Sappadu – Tamil Meals
- 07
- May
- 2017
Cooking is like love…It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. - Harriet Van […]
