Rustic Kitchen Still Cooks – Equipments & Gear
- 25
- March
- 2013

Like any other art, cooking requires patience, practice and the right tools and equipment. There are hundreds of different kitchen gadgets available in the market and some variations on all of them! Although the great cooks will tell you, all they need is just these five basic things to cook…a sharp knife, a pot, a […]
read moreVendhaya Keerai Kuzhambu
- 24
- March
- 2013

Also Known As: Methi Curry. Fenugreek greens Curry. Menthilu Pulusu. My weekdays routine are quite predictable…I call my Dad and check on my Mom’s health status!! The conversations between us may be mind blowing though…we really talk for hours, with jumping topics from politics to current issues! Most likely, I happen to re-kindle all those […]
read moreHoney Lemonade – Naturally Delightful!
- 23
- March
- 2013

Some of the simplest recipes could be downright correct! Although, you may have fixed it most the time…it would have gone without any deep-appreciation or until someone points out the goodness in it! One such recipe is ‘Lemonade’…with little bit of variation I prepare them year round. Yes, you read it right…even during cold winter! […]
read moreKashayam – Herbal Concoction
- 22
- March
- 2013

If flu season is around, people get sick more often and head to the drug stores and stock up the medicines. But a perfect remedy would be just lying in our kitchen shelves! We are all aware of some sort of home remedies for common illness. And most of the time, it works too! When […]
read moreMor Rasam – Thanjavur Special
- 21
- March
- 2013

Also Known As Buttermilk Rasam. Perugu Pulusu. Majjiga Saaru. Mor Rasam. Today’s recipe is shared by this nice person, Mr. Vasudevan , my blog reader (a non-blogger, silent reader…just in case, if you wanna know!), who hails from Calgary, Canada. Looks like he himself has a quite a bit of collection for a wonderful South Indian […]
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Every one are so different, when it comes to our food preferences! Some people like hot and spicy meals, while others crave for chilled desserts and some cannot stand the smell of spices! Yep, its very hard to please everyone in the dinner table. So, if you wanna fix a dinner and clueless what would […]
read moreAloo Bhindi Subzi – Dare to Pair
- 20
- March
- 2013

For someone as enamored of Indian cooking as myself, it is rather surprising that I seriously omitted posting some of the best recipes that I cook everyday! On a busy weeknight, its my go to dish. I will vary the vegetables depending on what is available. Some of the pairings are the absolute winners, so […]
read moreChicken Ishtu – Irresistible Kerala Style Ishtu!
- 19
- March
- 2013

Also Known As: Chicken Stew, Chicken Moilee. Chicken Molee, Kozhi Thenga-Paal Curry. Over the years, my taste in food has changed, and so are my recipes. I hope, this blog will continue to chronicle those changes. This is one such recipe, I found very convincing to try. I can say,…I was very pleased with my […]
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Also Known As: Milk Halwa. Sooji Halwa. Rawa Halwa. People don’t want to diet during winter…and also want to stay in shape! So, comforting ourselves with a delicious desserts that are low in calories is the trick. Paal Halwa is one of the ultimate comfort dish, evoking childhood memories. And the recipe is quite simple too, […]
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Fish Amritsari Named after a city where it originally prepared. Ingredients 1 lb fish salt to taste 1/4 ginger paste 1/4 garlic paste 1 tsp chili powder 1/4 turmeric powder 1 tsp coriander powder 1/2 cumin powder 1/2 carom powder 1 lemon, juice Oil for pan-frying Method Mix all the above mentioned ingredients, except fish […]
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