Pathir Peni also known as Chirotti or Peni is a crispy sweet made of rava or maida. I have posted a recipe- Chirotti using maida and sugar syrup. When Srivalli announced the ICC for this month, I wanted to try out the rava version. Harini shared the recipe with Srivalli…
Ginger has a lot of medicinal properties. I usually prepare this chaaru when suffering from severe cold. The addition of honey compensates the hot taste of ginger. While drinking this, you will get pricking sensations in your mouth. It is very fierce. But after a while you will feel very…
I have heard about this but never tried it until today. I saw the recipe at Kaveri’s Palakkad Chamayal when I was browsing through her blog for the Blog Hop Wednesday. I was paired with Kaveri for the event and I chose this recipe to try out. Pitlai is a…
Sambar powder is the most important spice powder in a tamil kitchen. It is usually ground in flour mill and stored in large jars to use for the whole year. When summer arrives, every woman starts the process of preparing spice powders and vadagam for the year. My mom used…
Ellu podi is my favourite spice powder and I love it with rice and a dollop of ghee. The aroma which arises while grinding the powder fills the house and invites others to the kitchen. While I was preparing the powder, my daughter became curious because of the beautiful smell.…
Idli podi is a necessary powder to stock up in the pantry. My mom used to prepare huge quantity which lasts for 2-3 months. Even though we have chutney or sambar, we never miss this delicious powder for idli and dosas. While preparing dosas, mom used to sprinkle a generous…
This is another chettinad dish using eggplant. The original recipe includes a potato which I skipped because I didn’t have it in my pantry at that time. This goes well with rice. I prepared it for the lunch and we liked it so much. But in the recipe the chef…
This goes very well with curd rice. I used little oil and prepared it in a non stick pan. For stuffing I used ellu podi (sesame powder) with a garlic pod and it was absolutely delicious. It is very easy to make and is definitely a crowd pleaser. Ingredients: For The Ellu…
I had a cup of mullu murungai leaves and didin’t know what to do with it to please my daughter. This is a medicinal plant and I wanted to include it in Sruti’s diet. She loves pooris and so I prepared these colourful pooris and she was so happy to…
It is raining outside and the climate is extremely cool. Any hot snack will be suitable for the day. I had broccoli and cauliflower in fridge. So I went ahead to make bajjis. I ran out of besan which is the key ingredient of bajji. So I did tweak the…