Chow Chow or Chayote is a tasty vegetable which I use in Sambhars, Aviyal, Kootu and Mor Kuzhambu. I also make a coconut based curry with it. While making all these dishes you ought to peel the skin of chow chow. In my house we do not discard the...
Shahi means Royal and Tukda is piece in Hindi.So literally translated it means a royal piece.Shahi Tukta is similar to Double Ka Meetha and is a super delicious and easy recipe.This mouth watering deep fried bread in ghee topped with rabri s a delight to anyone who lays hands on it.I found a difficult though in taking pistures as it was late evening and the light was dim.Otherwise this was an easy and satisfactory dessert to make.The rabri making is the only job here,rest of the work takes only a few minutes.The rabri should be of the custard type consistency...
Narthangai means citron and this is a tamarind based gravy.Truly heavenly when tasted this pachadi is served with dosa or curd rice.It tastes like lemon but bigger in size.Select the ones which are juicy as only that makes the pachadi tasty..Did you know citron has amino acids,vitamins,ascorbic acid,glutamic acid etc.Taking citron in any form helps in curing kidney stones and in constipation.It also helps in blood purification and stomach ulcers.It also helps in beating body heat.So if a thing has so much of health benefits i never miss to buy it whenever i get a hold of it.Now let us...
Today iam going to post a unique and our family recipe rasam.In olden days for grinding spices grandmas used ammi and kuzhavi.It is actually a flat grinding stone.You might think what that has to do with uor rasam recipe today.Well,iam coming to that.It is on that grinding stone the masala for this rasam was ground.Nadathivitta litreally means to run the long stone on the flat granite stone surface.Well it is in this this rasam tur dal is soaked and grounded and not cooked and added.A simple rasam tastes great with any thuvayal and appalam/papad.My grandma used to make it and...
It is festive time and I am afraid most households will be busy preparing their family's favourite sweets and snacks. Though I make various varieties of snacks, it is sweets that is most liked by my husband. He is very choosy about sweets and when I set out to...
Dharwad Peda is a sweet unique to the town of Dharwad in Karnataka state. It was originally started by the Thakur family who had migrated from Unnao in Uttar Pradesh and stared business here. Line Bazar Peda is one of the famous sweets in Dharwad..I have earliest memories of...
Vada is liked by all and specially vada made with urad dal is soft inside and crisp outside.I have medhu vada in my blog and this is just a small variation of adding chopped cabbage into it.I made 1 week before and specially these snacks come in handy on those days when onion is forbidden to take.E
Rava Kesari is a classic South Indian sweet made during fesitivities and celebrations. It is made out of rava or semolina and is very easy to make. Even beginners if followed the steps carefully can make this delicacy in no time. It is super soft and simply melts in...
Sometime back I had a chance to try Savorit brand's Gopuram sevai or idiyappam recipes. They turned out super hit at home and I have made this several times but hadn't had the chance to post here. I like the traditional sevai which is made in the nazhi or...
Curry leaves is most omitted part of the food and many a times it is thrown out from food.Curry leaves are loaded with iron and calcium and is very good for hair growth.It has a fresh aroma and adds taste and flavour to the dish it goes in.I like curry leaves and this thogayal can be a great accompaniment to rice in place of any usual gravies.It is easy to make and can be stored in fridge for 2-3 days.Since it has dal and chilles it will add a nice crunch while eating.Scroll down below for a nice aromatic curry...