This is the second year I am preparing this delicious, droolworthy pickle. I learnt this from my mom. Mom usually doesn’t measure any ingredient. Even then the final product will turn out delicious. So when I ask for the recipe, she didn’t give me accurate measurements. I have to do…
I have already given the recipe for mattai aval vadagam. Mattai aval is very firm and so you have to grind it to prepare the dough. White aval is soft compared to brown aval. You don’t have to grind it. I am giving the recipe for white aval vadagam here.…
This is the third day of the week long blogging marathon. Bitter Gourd is one of the vegetables many dislike because of its bitter taste. But it is very good for our health. This vatral tastes great. It is so crisp and makes a great accompaniment for curd rice. Important…
Today is the second day of the week long Blogging Marathon#4 by Srivalli. I am posting on 7 days of preserves. Today I will be giving a very simple recipe which tastes very great. This vatral when bought in stores, tastes very salty. But when you prepare this at home, it…
Today is the first day of Blogging Marathon #4. I will be posting seven days of preserves. Pickles, Vadagam, Spice Powders which have longer shelf life come under this category. Today I will give the recipe of a delicious vadagam. I learnt this recipe from my mom. When summer begins,…
For this month’s ICC , Srivalli selected vattayappam,an authentic dish from Kerala. The recipe was sourced from Shn’s Mishmash. It is a sweet rice cake which needs fermenting. Shn describes it as the Kerala’s queen of steamed ricecakes The final result was yummy. Next time I would add a little…
For this month’s Daring Cook’s Challenge Renata of Testado, Provado & Aprovado! has challenged the daring cooks to come up with savory edible containers. I wanted to prepare a regional dish this time. Before 10 years, my student has told me about this kai murukku kinnam. I have been practicing kai murukku for a long time.…
It is very hot here in Madurai. When my hubby comes home for lunch, he needs some drink which cools him down. Koozh is a perfect cooling drink. You can see many road side vendors selling this koozh. But it tastes great when we prepare it at home. My mom…
When Harini-Jaya announced their planning a menu event, I wanted to try out some new combinations. This is the menu I planned for the event. I prepared all the dishes except the dessert. As I have posted the dessert’s recipe, I will just link it here.The conditions while preparing the…
Today I prepared this nutritious payasam. The important factor in this recipe is, I didn’t use ghee or cashew for this delicious payasam. It tastes great and you will not miss cashew or ghee. Sending this as an entry to Kurinji’s HRH-Puffed Rice, Oats Recipes by Sameena and Kid’s Delight…