For this month’s Indian Cooking Challenge, Srivalli chose a multi layered sweet from Kerala. Chatti Pathiri – sweet version is from Anita of Slice Of My Life. Usually chatti pathiri is made as a savory dish with layers of pathiri sandwiched between meat fillings. It is like the Indian version…
Eggless Pinacolada Cake
Pina Colada is the official beverage of Puerto Rico since 1978 according to WIKI. It is a drink made with pine apple juice and cream of coconut. There are so many variations of this drink and there are also so many cake and cupcake recipes based on this drink. I…
Maathanga and Van Payar Erissery
Happy Onam Wishes To All My Readers When searching for a regional recipe for the alphabet M as part of the Blogging Marathon #32, I saw this recipe at Kothiyavunu. Mathanga means yellow pumpkin and van payar is the cow peas also known as karamani in Tamil. Erissery is…
Kamarkat
For today’s Blogging Marathon post under the Tea Kadai Menu, I selected kamarkat. Kamarkat is a toffee made with jaggery and grated coconut. The important step in making kamarkat is preparing the syrup to the right consistency. I think I removed it from stove a little earlier. I ended up…
Kerala Kadala Curry
Kerala style kadala curry is a perfect combination for puttu, idiyappam and other kerala specialities. Today morning as I was thinking a gravy for breakfast, I remembered the soaked chickpeas in my freezer. I wanted to prepare something new and when searching the web for recipes, I saw this recipe…
Thengai Maangai Pattani Sundal
Sundal is a type of salad very famous in Tamil Nadu. Particularly this sundal is a famous street food. You can see vendors selling this piping hot in small carts in bus stands and railway stations. Those who are blessed with a beach in Tamil Nadu will know about this…
Mullingatawny Soup/ Milagu Thanni
For the second day of Blogging Marathon, I prepared this delicious hot peppery soup. Mullingatawny soup has its origin from Tamil. Milagu Thanni which means pepper water has become mullingatawny soup and it is made by Anglo Indians as a result of British Raj in India. I saw so many…
Pull Apart Coconut Rolls – Scalded Flour Method
Baking Partner’s challenge this month was all about bread baking. Swathi suggested two methods for getting super soft home made bread. One is the Asian Tangzhong method and the other is the Scandinavian Scalded Flour method. I already made a White bread using Tangzhong method and got great result. So…
Arroz Com Coco – Goan Coconut Rice
For the next three days I will be posting some delicious Goan recipes as I have chosen the theme for Blogging Marathon #26 Week 3. Coconut is an important ingredient in Goan cuisine. When I was searching for some recipes, I saw that so many recipes included coconut. This rice…
Karupatti Paniyaram
Both Sruti and PK love sweet paniyaram. If I prepare it with karupatti, they treat it very special at home. You can also use vellam to prepare these paniyaram but there is a lot of difference in taste. This paniyaram has an earthly flavour and goes very well with coconut…