I have heard of chettinad’s kavuni arisi but never had an opportunity to try it until last month. Our neighbour during Grihapravesham (House Warming Ceremony) arranged for cooks from Karaikudi who are specialists in chettinad cuisine. For breakfast they served kavuni arisi and paasiparuppu puttu along with idli, pongal and…
This month’s challenge for the Daring Bakers is Empanada Gallega which is a savoury pie. Usually bread surrounds the filling and the top is decorated with bread dough. It is the dish of Spain and this month’s host is Patri of Asi Son Las Cosas who challenged the bakers to prepare…
For the third day of the final week of Blogging Marathon#20 I decided to make use of the fluted tube pan I bought from Chennai. Though I have posted many cake recipes, I haven’t yet posted the marble cake. So I tried it out today. The cake was not so…
Today is the second day of the Final week of Blogging Marathon#20. I am posting under Kid’s Delight Party Specials. Sunflower seeds are very good for health and I had a jar of roasted seeds. When I saw this recipe in my recently bought recipe book, I made it at…
Though I have been posting on all days of last week, I completely forgot that my blog is two years old. I got my camera for the first year of completion as a gift from hubby but this year we forgot. These two years has been a fun filled journey…
Wondering what Dingri is? It is the mushrooms. I got to know it from a Tarla Dala book and this recipe is also adapted from her recipe. This creamy gravy goes very well with Indian flat breads. I prepared chapathi to accompany this gravy and it was a great hit…
This is a simple rice perfect for a lunch box. this is a little different from the Beetroot Saadam I posted earlier. This is cooked in milk so the colour is little pale. But it tastes great. The ingredient list is also very small and the pulao can be cooked…
Happy Vinayaga Chaturti For All My Readers Paal kozhukkattai is a dessert which resembles payasam. Usually coconut milk and jaggery are used in its preparation. But I twisted it a little and added sugar and milk instead. Both the versions taste equally good. My husband liked this very much. I…
The next kozhukkattai for this Blogging Marathon is a savoury kozhukkattai. When ever mom prepares poornam kozhukkattai, she prepares this with the excess dough. It is my most favourite snack during Ganesh Chaturti. The dough is divides and rolled into tiny balls and steam cooked. Then it is tempered with…
Today is the third week of Blogging Marathon#20 and I am posting under Vinayagar Chaturti Specials. When you think of Lord Ganesha, the first offering that comes to mind is kozhukkattai. So I decided to prepare three types of kozhukkattai for this BM. The first kozhukkattai I decided to do…