Happy Independence Day to all my readers For this month’s Indian Cooking Challenge, Srivalli chose Ulundangali ( Urad dhal halwa which uses sesame oil. She gave us two recipes to try. I opted this recipe which uses equal quantities of rice and urad dhal. This kali is given to girls…
My mom prepares delicious vaangi baath. I also prepare a type but it is not as flavourful as mom’s. So I asked her about the recipe and she told me that she adds a spice powder which gives the distinct flavour. Then she gave me the list of ingredients and…
Today is the 1st day of final week in Blogging Marathon #18. I am posting under pulaos and biriyani. This biriyani has a spice paste which gives it the flavour. PK has been asking me to prepare this kind of biriyani for a long time. I use green peas usually…
I usually have a bowl of carrot beetroot chutney in fridge for Sruti. She likes it with her morning dosa. I tried this rice for her lunch box today. As she gets only 20minutes for her lunch break, she doesn’t finish her vegetables. So when I met her teacher she…
Vazhai Thandu is the stem of the banana tree and is obtained after they cut the tree. The method of preparing vazhai thandu is given in my kitchen basics blog. My mom saw this recipe in a cook book and asked me to prepare once when she visited me.…
I used to love puttu during my school days. When ever I asked for it, my mom prepared it for me. After marriage, I don’t prepare it often. When hubby went to Dindugal on a trip, there was a hotel famous for nei puttu. They fold it in banana leaves…
I love masal vadai from my child hood. I also love murungai keerai/ drumstick leaves. So the combination was worth trying. Drumstick leaves are bitter when tasted separately but when combined in adai or vadai, it enhances the taste. This is not my daughter’s favourite, but it is my favourites…
For the past two days it is raining heavily here in Madurai. During rain we always long for some thing hot or warm to eat. After Sruti returned from school, it started raining. She was enjoying the rain. I had the moong dhal batter in fridge which I prepared two…
While searching for a recipe using paasiparuppu for the magic mingle#7, I saw this recipe at Nalini’s blog. I have already tried a paasiparuppu murukku recipe, but this one is quite different. As it was very interesting, I tried it out today. This will be Sruti’s snack for the next…
I have been waiting for long to post a full video recipe. When I all the equipment and software ready, I prepared and shot the video for parotta three days back. I struggled a lot because it is my first video. But after editing I was very happy. Though it may…