This is a very refreshing juice and easy to prepare. When I feel tired, DH prepares this for me. I gain my strength immediately. When I prepare it for me, I don’t add sugar but when serving guests, adding it gives the extra kick. Ingredients: Sweet Lime/ Sattukudi-2 Sugar-1-2tbs Ice…
When I bought drumstick leaves for the soup, there were some flowers in the bunch. I collected them and prepared this delicious rasam. As I could get only 2tbs of the flowers, I opted for rasam. There are so many dishes you can prepare using these cute flowers. When I…
Who can resist filter coffee? Before instant coffee, filter coffee very famous. When instant coffee was introduced, the advertisement said that it is tasty as the filter coffee. My mom used to prepare coffee powder at home. I remember her buying coffee beans and roasting them. The aroma of fresh…
Today the second week of Blogging Marathon#13 has started. I will be posting under seven days of Kebabs theme. Kebabs are expected to originate from Persia. Usually meat or lamb are used in the preparation. Kebabs are inserted in a skewer rod and cooked in tandoor. Even tikkis come under…
This is the basic recipe for keerai poriyal. I have prepared it with drumstick leaves. You can substitute it with any other greens. This is an easy recipe and can be put together in 5 minutes if you have your greens ready. Greens are very nutritious and it is a…
I was planning to do checker board cookies for a long time. When I saw the cookies at Baking Obsession, I couldn’t take my eyes away. I bookmarked it immediately and tried it out today. The preparation of the dough took me two days in advance. So I started preparing…
For this month’s ICC-Indian Cooking Challenge, Srivalli chose Vennai Puttu, an authentic recipe shared by Priya Suresh. Apart from the link Srivalli gave, there were no posts on this sweet. Srivalli suggested Nirmala’s post for reference. Once I saw that, I got a general idea about the puttu. I have…
Sweet corn can be boiled and relished with salt and pepper. This can also be used in soups, cutlets, pulaos and bakes. While boiling, the corn has to be boiled with the cob and then the kernels can be removed. This post deals on the method of preparing the corn…
Southern Flavours by Chandra Padmanabhan is a cook book totally dedicated to South Indian cooking. The book covers recipes from all the four southern states, i.e., Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Authentic recipes adorn the book. It is a must read for readers interested in regional recipes. For…
Methi / Fenugreek leaves known as vendhaya keerai in Tamil. This is a nutritious green and is best for feeding mothers. Drinking 1 cup of fenugreek leaves tea a day is said to relieve the pain caused by arthritis (Wikipedia). The seeds are used as spice and the leaves are…