Masala Lassi – Love it
- 01
- August
- 2013
If anyone asks me to recollect every single sweet moment of my life and list it in ascending order (intensity of happiness)??? Well…I admit, its pretty hard to describe! However, I have an easy way to recall such cherished moments by comparing them with my favorite foods. Oh yeah, only recently I discovered that trick. […]
Til Ladoo – Sweet Moment!
- 12
- April
- 2013
Also Known As Til Laddu. Ellu Urundai. Nuvvala Laddu. Sweet Sesame Balls. These dainty morsels are unbelievably delicious! Not only that these are incredibly simple, they are absolutely healthy! Honestly, what was I thinking…when I deleted bunch of those old recipes(such a blog-worthy) from my blog?! And talk about the recipe, I am not messing around […]
Pearl Millet Pancake – India’s Own Pancake
- 06
- April
- 2011
Kambu Inipu Adai: Ingredients: Pearl millet powder 1 cupBanana 1Jaggery 3/4 cupCardamom powder 1 spoonMilk 1 tablespoonGhee/butter for smearingHoney to garnishPistachios nuts few to garnish. Method: Mix the first 5 ingredients together and make a smooth batter. Heat the skillet, add butter and pour about a tablespoon of batter. Cook both the sides. Once it […]
Honey Glazed Carrots with Indian Touch of Spices:)
- 13
- June
- 2010
Honey Glazed Carrots with Asian Touch of Spices Like most of my recipes, this one is pretty flexible. I tweaked the original recipe for Honey Glazed Baby Carrots. Added stuff of my own choice, like ginger, chilies etc. This is a great recipe to adapt to use your favorite ingredients, or at least the ones […]
Maravalli Kizhangu Halwa:(Country Style) Manihot esculenta is the Botanical name of this plant. Where they have modified tap root…rich in starch. Its eaten in many parts of the world today, but traces its origin to South America. In India, it is often associated with famine food’. During depression, people mainly sustained with just few tapioca […]
Fruit punch has became a necessary drink at every garden parties, today! How about looking into, bit of its history? The word ‘Punch’ comes from the word ‘Panch’. In Indian language (both Sanskrit and Hindi), the word ‘panch’ means ‘five’. The original recipe had five ingredients like, spirit, spices, fruit juice, palm sugar and water. […]
Nei Appam
- 24
- January
- 2010
Unniappam: Appam. Paniyaram. Unniappam. Nei Appam. During summer vacation, We (myself and cousins) used put our Derra’(camp) at Madras, Periamet…Grandma’s house. All day long is mostly fun filled activities…learning to drive bicycle in the narrow streets, playing cricket using rubber ball, passing comments on all the baldies from 4th floor, persuading Uncle to take us […]
Pazhani Panchamirtham – Temple Food – Ambrosia!
- 20
- January
- 2010
Pazhani Panchamirtham:(Temple Food) Authentic Temple Food. Tamil Nadu Temple Prasad. South Indian Temple Food/Prasad. Palani Panchamirtham. Banana Jam. Dates and Honey Jam. Food plays an integral part of religion too! Feeding the poor/devotee is taken as a good deed, throughout world! Among many faiths, they agree ‘edible gift’ as a sign of universal brotherhood. One […]
Thengai Poli
- 04
- November
- 2009
Ingredients: All purpose flour 2 cups Salt – pinch Grated coconut 2 cups Jaggery Cardamom pods 6 crushed Ghee Method: Knead the all purpose flour, using warm water and bring it to a smooth dough. Now in a skillet, heat jaggery and add coconuts and cardamom to it, bring this to halwa consistency. Now make […]
Jack Fruit Jam
- 01
- November
- 2009
Jack Fruit Jam: Chakka Varati. Pala Pazha Halwa. Palapazham Halwa/Jam. Chakka Varattiyadhu. My Mommy learnt this recipe from her friend Geetha (whose native is Palakkad). Mommy learnt bunch of Kerala specialities from her(will share with you’ll in future). Both my Mother and Geetha Auntie are excellent singers, all they do is sing and cook together. […]
