PANEER MASALA DOSA
All of us at home are extremely fond of dosa. But with the recent crisis, having plain dosa a lot has become a boring affair, no matter what the side dish is. I was wondering how I could make the dosa more interesting, and I …
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KOZHUKKATTAI (MODAK)
Am sure we are all very familiar with Kozhukkattai. It is a delicious sweet that we most often associate with festivals and puja. Kozhukkattai is made as an offering for Lord Ganesha on Ganesh Chathurthi. But we like making it as a nice snack or …
CHETTINADU VAZHAIKKAI CURRY
Chettinadu Vazhaikkai Curry is made with mashed raw bananas and a spice powder that we will be making. Every part of a plantain (banana) tree is useful in the kitchen. The stems, the fruit, the vegetable and the flower of the tree can be cooked. …
THAYIR SEMIYA (CURD SEMIYA)
Thayir Semiya (Curd Semiya) is vermicelli that is mixed with curd. In a way, it can be described as curd rice, but with vermicelli instead of rice. On a daily basis, we eat a lot of rice. But curd rice is an inevitable part of …
MIXED VEGETABLE PORIYAL
Mixed vegetable poriyal as the name suggests is made with a mixture of vegetables. My daughter is the biggest fan of hot steamed rice. She is content with eating just rice and a good side dish. It is quite easy for me to simply whip …
RED BEAN PASTE BUNS
Red Bean Paste Buns go by a lot of names in a lot of countries, especially in the East Asian Region. Anpan, Dau Sha Bao and DanPatBbang are some of the names of these buns. In this lockdown period, my daughter has been baking a …
ARBI MASALA
Arbi Masala is a relatively new dish in our household. One of my daughters is a big fan of potatoes, and only potatoes. It is the only ‘kizhangu’ (starchy root vegetable) that she likes and eats. Over the years I have tried to include arbi, …
CHANNA PARANTHA
Channa Parantha, doesn’t the name sound sort of new and unfamiliar ? Well, I thought so too. I was not really looking to make a parantha with channa. We had a lot of chickpeas sundal leftover from lunch one day. And I was looking for …
COCONUT SEVAI
Sevai (not to be confused with semiya) are thin white strands typically made of rice. Coconut sevai is sevai that is cooked with grated coconut. It is flavoured with delightful coconut and tastes great for a relaxed meal. Coming to sevai, I have already shared …
DRY GARLIC CHUTNEY
Dry Garlic Chutney is a popular condiment used in chaats. Mainly, in vada pav. It is quite spicy, but if we are making it at home we can adjust the spice accordingly. I have prepared this dry garlic chutney with a mixture of coconuts, sesame …
BAKED VADA PAV | PAV BUN
Vada Pav is an iconic chaat famous in Maharashtra, baked vada pav is a healthier version of the snack. Traditionally, vada pav has a fried potato vada sandwiched in between a pav (bun). Along with these are the Green Chutney and a Garlic Powder. I …
VEGETABLE CHUTNEY (THOGAIYAL)
In our house, usually chutney means what we generally have with any tiffin item as a side dish. Whereas, we mix thogaiyal in with plain steamed rice. We have a lot of famed chutneys like Coconut Chutney and Tomato Chutney. And these mostly focus on …
VEGETABLE POHA
Vegetable poha is a quick and healthy dish that can be served either as an evening snack or dinner or breakfast.
LADIES FINGER FRY (VENDAKKAI FRY)
I am sure we have all had some kind of ladies finger fry (Vendakkai Fry) in our lives. Each one is prepared differently, and taste different. While some have thin strands of ladies finger dipped in besan and fried, others are more directly fried. However, …
STUFFED TOMATO (In Gravy)
Why do most of our elaborate side dishes focus only on paneer ? Or why do we think of paneer when we want to treat ourselves to great food ? While paneer is amazing, it is greater when it is mixed with a few other …
PEPPER SEVAI (Milagu Sevai)
Sevai (not to be confused with semiya) are thin white strands typically made of rice. Pepper sevai is sevai that is seasoned and cooked with pepper. It has the spicy kick of pepper along with a laid back flavour of a comforting meal. Coming to …
DRUMSTICK DAL
Jumping into what motivated me for this drumstick dal. During the end of the shopping week, we generally have only a few vegetables left. And during those times deciding upon what to cook is such a big task. This happened to me quite recently, and …
GAJAR HALWA (CARROT HALWA)
Carrot (Gajar) Halwa is a sweet treat traditionally made in the Northern Parts of India during winters. Winters are laden with bright red carrots (Delhi Carrots), which are used to make the halwa. Red carrots give carrot halwa its signature colour, and they tend to …
MANGO MILKSHAKE /THICKSHAKE
As I already mentioned in my Tangy Mango Rice recipe, embracing summer means (atleast to me) getting into a big mango frenzy. Mangoes are downright amazing. Just one word that can describe them. They are amazing ! Not just mangoes, even raw mangoes. Beach mangoes …
MANGO RICE
Since rice is our staple dish, most of us prefer having it for lunch. But in this extremely hot and annoying summer, having hot sambhar, rasam or kuzhambu everyday does not seem very preferable at home. Moreover, standing near the stove for a long time …
SULTANI DAL
One day my daughter felt like I am over exerting myself in the kitchen, and she kept asking me to try and keep the cooking as simple as possible. I landed on this Sultani Dal recipe as it sounds extremely delicious, but it is super …