Paruppu poli in Tamil Nadu,obbattu in Karnataka or puran poli in Maharashtra,it’s the same name for this sweet indulgence.This is prepared in many households as an offering for different and iam posting this here for the Avani Avittam festival which is on 29th of this month.Avani Avittam is the cere
Read moreModakam is a steamed dumpling with coconut and jaggery stuffing prepared for festivities like Varalakshmi Pooja and Ganesh Chaturthi.God Ganesha is said to be so fond of this sweet and is a must for his offering.It is a long proceedure to make this,but with proper planning your efforts will be well rewarded.Since august and september are months full of festivals and Varalakshmi Pooja and Ganesh Chaturthi are on the cards,iam posting this for the benefit of beginners.See down below the recipe for sweet modakam. Notes
Read moreWheat flour appam is usually made during festivities and functions.It is made of wheat flour and jaggery batter and deep fried and offered to GOD,but you can make it as a sweet snack for kids to eat as well.A very easy preparation and easy to make recipe,this one involves a bit caution during pourin
Read moreI think there won’t be a single person who doesn’t love this flavourful tangy and spicy rice which is fondly known as puliyodharai.The tamarind sauce in which the pulikachal is made is so yummy and tasty that using it as a base you can make a variety of dishes,chief of them being tamarind rice and tamarind sevai.I also make instant aval with it.I have pulikachal recipe in my blog so please follow that link to make this recipe.Every family has a different recipe for this iyengars make it a bit spicy and add pepper corn carefully grounded and add to their gravy of pulikachal.This is how I made and all enjoyed for lunch box as well.
Read moreLemon Rice or Nimbu chawal is an easy and tangy lunch box option and easy to make one pot meal.Whenever iam in a hurry and running out of ideas I make this lemon rice and is always liked by all at home.Also this is a nice rice variety which is made during several festivals such as ADI PERUKKU OR AAD
Read moreMany of you might think what is the necessity to post seperately “CURD RICE.”I choose this since I felt curd rice which is so so south indian recipe should not be let behind in my blog and also made a huge lot of temperings to add to the taste andmake it all the more yummy and creamilicious.Curd Ric
Read moreVella Sadam or jaggery rice is a tasty rice made during the fesival ADI PERUUKU.This festival falls in the 18th day of the tamil calendar month aadi.Aadi Perukku is the monsoon festival that is celebrated across the state of Tamil Nadu.After the heat waves settle down and people long for something c
Read moreThis is one simple one pot meal,but then for beginners and a few of our north indian friends might find this post useful.This coconut rice is often prepared as an offering too an sis a must in kanu pongal and adi perukku.This can be a great lunch packing idea as well requires no time to prepare it.The tastiest and the yummiest rice variety will be ready in a jiffy.I made this long back and this was quitely lying in my draft until today.Over to the recipe.. Notes
Read moreEllu sadam or til rice as you might is prepared in the tamil month of puratasi as an offering for LORD MAHAVISHNU.Also for LORD SHANEESHWARA, it is offerered as a neivedhyam on saturdays.It can also be made for a filling lunch box too.Til or sesame seeds are available in black and white colours.You can use either of these.We can make the ellu podi and store in too .Just roasting the ingredients is the work here,this is one simplest and ready to make rice mixes. Notes
Read moreI can’t think of coconut burfi without Ravi.Though he dosen’t have a sweet tooth he likes it to the core.So i indulge into preparing these whenever i can.So it was a long time pending post for me as this was in my draft for quite long now.I at first was very reluctant into making these and was wanting to find a way to master in this.I always ended up making slightly brown coloured burfis everytime and struggled to find a way out.Atlast now i know the secret of making snow white coconut burfis.Want to know how?See recipe below and enjoy…
Read moreUsually all of us make kheer/payasam for any festive occasion and the one i made was no exception.I was on a break from blogging for a while and this one i made for my daughter’s birthday though it’s 2 months back posting now only. She likes this very much and every year i make this for her special day.This is a easy and basic recipe but believe me is really tasty and kids will love it for sure.The key here is get the vermicelli perfectly cooked and that’s it.Now over to the recipe…. Notes
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Hi, Welcome to my Blog! I am Nithya Ravi a passionate cook and food blogger, author and photographer. I have been involved with food since childhood and have been blogging for more than two years now. I have seen with my mom and grandmothers since my younger days, picking up stories in food and food related things. I dedicate this blog to my daughter and husband who have been in someway or the other involved with my blogging. I also would like to thank my mother-in-law whose is ever supporting and offers every piece of advice I ask for.
