Payasam or Kheer is a famous Indian dessert. Paasi paruppu payasam is usually serve in marriages and ceremonies. I added some vermicelli to the payasam to give it a twist. I also combined milk and coconut milk for a different flavour. Doesn’t this look nice. It was creamy and rich.…
Pickle is a very important side dish in Indian Cuisine. South Indian pickles are very hot compared to achars of North and they use sesame oil. As pickles are meant to stay good for a year, they use lots of oil, salt and red chilly powder to preserve them. My…
I have already posted a version of semiya kesari. This is another variety with milk. This tasted very rich with the addition of milk. I served it for my guests yesterday. Kesari is a famous sweet in south India. It is usually prepared as offering for God in puja. I…
Usually beans is prepared separately and carrot is prepared as a separate poriyal. But as my daughter likes this colour combination, I prepare it like this. This is very easy to prepare and delicious too. This poriyal finds its place in my daughter’s lunch box once in a week. While…
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…
While in Pondicherry, There was a kitchen garden in the back of our home. There were so many manathakkali plants. These are also called as milagu thakkali (as the berries resemble pepper) or night shade berries. As a kid, I was very much interested in plants. My granny used to…
This is the rice I cooked following Southern Falvours. The rice was very flavourful and my daughter liked it. She took it in her lunch box to school. This recipe is very easy to prepare and perfect for lunch boxes. Ingredients:Rice-1 1/2cups (I used Karnataka Ponni)Turmeric Powder-1/4tspSalt-to tasteFor The Spice…
During Pongal, we buy Manjal Kothu for pooja. After Pongal, my mom used to leave that manjal kothu in river. Last year, I tried a pickle recipe with that fresh turmeric and it was a hit. So even this year I prepared a jar full of the pickle. I also…
This is a recipe I got from my reader Padma Sreerenga. She has sent me the recipe and step wise pictures for the Walk Through Memory Lane Event. Thank you Padma for the delicious entry to the event. I am posting the recipe because Padma is a non blogger. This…