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, […]
Valentines’s Day Special – Wheat Halwa / Karah Prasadh
- 12
- February
- 2009
Thirunelveli Halwa: Thirunelveli Iruttukkadai Style Halwa/ Gothumai Halwa /Gyehoo`n Ki Halwa / Wheat Halwa / Glossy Ghee Halwa. Today I present…the world famous ‘Thirunelveli Halwa’ recipe! A regional Speciality Dessert! Thirunelveli/ Tirunelveli is situated in South Tamil Nadu. The city is 2000 years old(maybe much more). Has a rich History right from the 1-2 Century […]
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 […]
Chicken Tomato Thokku
- 10
- February
- 2009
Chicken Tomato Thokku: Kozhi Thakkali Thokku. Kodi Tomato Vepudu. Murg Tamatar ka Curry. Mommy used to make Thakkali Thokku(Tomato dip)to go with our chappathis(during school days). Later I tweaked the same recipe and added chicken to it…to suit my palate(during hostel days). So when ever I visit home during vacation…I try to cook and show […]
Award
- 09
- February
- 2009
A Million Dollar Friend Award: Sometimes we cross path with fellow bloggers…that we end up knowing each other, beyond blogging!!! Thanks to the very idea of blog comments!!! Although making a bunch of new friends is not uncommon in this blog world…but still, only with very few…we have real touchy conversation!!! Guess frequency match made […]
Yam Subzi
- 08
- February
- 2009
courtesyhttp://forum.mikroscopia.com/uploads/post-114-1117915832.jpg Senaikizhangu Mandi: Senai Kizhangu Masala. Senai Kizhangu Thokku. Yam Poriyal. Yam Koora. Senai Kizhangu Poriyal. I know some of you might be wondering…why Yam, Collacassia, Taro roots and Few other modified roots(vegetable) prick our throat, when undercooked or even pricks our palm(while cleaning & chopping). I already mentioned about it in my previous posts…but […]
Neeraagaram
- 07
- February
- 2009
Neer + Aagaram = Water based Food. This is the simple man’s food, now forgotten by this convenient driven world. In a Tropical country like India and especially South India…to beat the heat, people often practice all sorts of things. And food habits becomes a culture after considerable period! The availability of sources and weather […]
Mutton Snow Peas Korma
- 06
- February
- 2009
Mutton With Snow Peas Korma: Indian Broad beans with Mutton – Korma recipe. Avaraikkai Mutton Kuruma. Snow peas with Meat. Chikudukai Mutton Curry. Bakla-Mutton Curry. There is nothing much to say…I love Avaraikkai! In fact when I was a kid, we had ‘Avarai kodi’ in our garden. They flourish too quickly. Each vine gives out […]
Ivy Gourd Leaves with Lentils
- 05
- February
- 2009
Kovai Ilai Dhall: Ivy Gourd Leaves Soup. Kovai Thazhai Dhall. Kovaikkai Keerai Kothu Paruppu. Gherkins Leaves in Food preparations. Dhondakai Greens in Cooking. Tinda / Tindora Leaves in cooking. Dondaikai Koora Pappu Chaaru. Ivy Gourd is considered as weed in many parts of the world and even in India. It comes under the Cucurbitaceae family(Family […]
Award
- 31
- January
- 2009
Good Chat Friends Award: I thought I will never do this in my life, Talking!!! That too chatting!!! And online via Blog Comments!!! Wooooo, this feels so good!!! I would like to pass this interesting award to my blogger friends, those who chat a lot with me! I know the list is endless!!! Well, I […]
