Samba Rava Pongal
- 26
- October
- 2009
Godhumai Ravai Pongal: Cracked Wheat Pongal. Samba Godhumai Rava Pongal. Myself and my brother live in two different time zones…that we can’t always talk:( We have 17 hours difference (He is in Australia)…so he should stay up all night and I should get up too early to get hold of him. So, does this have […]
Deepavali Special – Health Mix Payasam
- 16
- October
- 2009
Health Mix Payasam: Malted Raagi Payasam. Barley Payasam. Sprouted Wheat Payasam. Healthy Payasam. Health Mix is something that mommy used to prepare, when we (myself & my brother) were kids. I am not sure about the long lengthy ingredients she used to sneak into it! Well, I should have asked her! I recollected few of […]
Chicken Chettinad Sandwich
- 12
- June
- 2009
Chettinad Chicken Sandwich: Spicy Chicken Sandwich. Hot Chicken Sandwich. Whenever I am on a long drive, I prepare my own food(sometimes). Its better than eating at fast food joints. Its good to stay on track while dieting. One little deviation, then I am all gone!! Traveling, makes me to gain weight! No proper exercise, eat […]
Green Gram Fritters
- 15
- February
- 2009
Green Gram Vada: Green Gram Vadai. Whole Mung dal vadai. Whole Moong dal vadai. Pachai payiru vadai. Pasi paruppu vadai. Another exciting recipe from Andhra home! Telugu people always inspired me in cooking, language and culture! I learned a lot from them! When I was in Hyderabad…my house owner Auntie used to share with me, […]
Green Grass Juice
- 10
- February
- 2009
Arugham Pul Juice: Herbal Concoction. Arugham Pul Ras. Arugam Pul Kashayam. Dhoob Ki Kashaya. Wild Bermuda Grass Juice. Bermuda grass, Botanical name of this grass is Cynodon dactylon. We call it as ‘Arugham Pul’ in Tamil, they call it as ‘Durva’ in Sanskrit & ‘Dhoob’ in Hindi. Before going into detailing about this particular grass…let […]
Kale n Coconut Stir-fry
- 02
- November
- 2008
Kale Poriyal: Kale or Borecole is a form of cabbage (Brassica oleracea Acephala Group), green in color, in which the central leaves do not form a head. It is considered to be closer to wild cabbage than most domesticated forms. The species Brassica oleracea contains a wide array of vegetables including broccoli, cauliflower, collard greens, […]
Tofu Stir-Fry
- 09
- October
- 2008
Tofu Stir-Fry: Yeah….one of those low-cal healthy diet! Catch up…after done with McDonald’s, KFC’s as guilt relief dinner!! Can even toss them together in minutes….my solution after a hectic day!! Ingredients: Tofu(extra firm..water packed)200 gramsBulb onion 1-2 cubedJalapenos 2 quarted into wedgesGinger 2″ grated or juliennedSesame seeds 1 spoonDry red chili flakes 1 spoonSoy sauce […]
Mixed Vegetable Salad – Desi Style
- 09
- October
- 2008
Ingredients 1/2 radish 1 carrot 1 purple onion 1/2 cucumber 100 gm cabbage 3-5 green chilies salt lemon juice cilantro leaves mint leaves spring onions Method Slice and shred the vegetables and add salt to it. Mix well and squeeze few spoons of lemon juice. Serve to go with your meals.
Kollu Saadham
- 27
- September
- 2008
Kollu Saadham: Horse-Gram Rice Dish. Can you beleive it….horse-food is eaten by humans! There is a saying in Tamil language ‘ ellaichavanukku ellu, kozhuthavanakku kollu’…oh what a rhyming! Means….a slim person should take a diet based on sesame(it helps to put on healthy weight)and a fat amn should go on horse-gram diet(yeah it helps to […]
Aatu Kaal Soup
- 09
- September
- 2008
Aatu Kaal Soup:(Country Style) Goat’s Leg Soup. Aatukaal Soup. Aattukaal Soup. Ingredients: To be Toasted Each Seperately and Powdered Together: Coriander seeds 1 fistful Whole peppercorns 2 spoons Cumin seeds 2 spoons Coarsely Wet-Grind These: Chilies 1-2 Onion 1 small bulb Ginger 1-2″ piece Garlic 2-3 beads Tomato 1 Curry leaves few Coriander leaves few […]
