Nowadays I have started using oats in my recipes. I am somewhat afraid of the regular oats porridge. So I just wanted to try out a different version. This was a filling breakfast. We enjoyed it a lot. Sending this to CWF-Oats hosted by Priya and started by Kiran.I am…
This is a very easy kurma. I learnt it from my hubby’s sister. It goes very well with dosas. Though my cooking is not that bad, my hubby likes his mother’s and sister’s cooking. Whenever we visit their place, he will ask his sister to teach me some of her…
During pongal, we use manjal kothu (fresh turmeric) for the pooja. After pooja my mom lets it in a river. We never try to prepare anything with the fresh turmeric. This year, as I have become a food blogger, I was curious. I searched the net for recipes using fresh…
I usually get this from my mom each year. So I have never tried it. When Kurinji announced the event for rice flakes recipes, I wanted to try it. I prepared the vadagam in two methods. One is the traditional method in which the vadagams are dried in sun. The…
I needed baguette for the garlic crumbs used as a topping for cassoulet which I prepared for The Daring Cook, Challenge. I was browsing through the web for the recipe and I saw this recipe here. I got two baguette breads. I prepared the crumbs with one baguette and the other…
When Satya announced her event, I wanted to try this technique. I have seen this in cakes, but for idlis, I was not sure of the outcome. I didn’t want to use only food colours. So I decided upon beetroot and carrot along with a few drops of food colour.…
I had three home made puff pastry squares for a long time. I couldn’t decide on what to do with it. I wanted to prepare some thing different. Suddenly I came up with this great idea. It was so yummy. The crispy puffs with soft syrupy interiors was very nice.…
This is an yummy gravy which is usually served with rice. Appalam goes very well with this gravy. It tastes great when cooked in a mud pot. Please avoid pressure cooker, because it will ruin the taste. Sending this to Healing Foods- Eggplant at Seasoned and Dressed by Kavitha and…
I see a lot of ways of preparing pasta in the blogosphere. I usually prepare it just like noodles. Just wanted to share this recipe with you. My aunt visited me a few days back. She likes my cooking. I had some tri coloured pasta sitting in my fridge for…
Bharathy, Srivalli and Lathamma started this Arusuvai Chain. Now the second season is organised by Sayantani of A Homemaker’s Diary. It is my term in the arusuvai chain. When Divya Kudua posted her recipe, she had mentioned that a parcel has been sent to me. I was eagerly waiting for the parcel to arrive. When I…