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…
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Fresh Turmeric/ Manjal Kothu
Fresh Turmeric is available during Pongal festival. I came to know that fresh turmeric can be used to prepare pickle only after I started blogging. Last year I prepared pickle and this year I prepared thokku with this fresh turmeric. Turmeric is a root and it is related to ginger.…
Rava Vadai
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…
Home Made Butter
It is very economical to use home made butter. It is also a satisfying experience. This butter can be used to prepare ghee, in cakes and other sweets. I don’t use this butter in making puff pastry. The home made butter usually has a large quantity of water when compared…
Vanilla and Chocolate Cake Pops
While making 3D cakes, you get a lot of cake crumbs and pieces. While I prepared the Pongal Pot Cake, there was a lot of cake and butter cream left over after the completion of the cake. The next day holidays started and I couldn’t do any thing with it.…
Melting Chocolate
While preparing chocolate based sweets, it is very important to melt the cooking chocolate before you start preparing the sweet. Cooking chocolate is available in thew form of bars. So first chop[ it up with a sharp knife on a chopping board. Chocolate should not be kept directly on flame…
Pathir Peni/ Chirotti
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…
Inji Chaaru ( Ginger Juice)
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…
Pongal Pot Cake and Pongal Wishes
Wishing all my readers a very Happy Pongal This is the pongal pot cake I prepared yesterday for a competition. Every part of the cake is edible. The cake is a layered cake with eggless vanilla and chocolate cakes. I also used a muffin pan for the smaller vanilla cakes.…
Lauki Kofta Curry
I usually prepare gravy using bottle gourd. But hubby started to dislike it . So nowadays I don’t buy bottle gourd. The chef in me wanted to disguise it in a dish and wanted to make my hubby relish it. Yesterday I bought a bottle gourd without hubby’s knowledge and…