I recently bought my favourite book with a flipkart coupon which I won at a competition conducted by Fortune Rice Bran Oil. The Bread Baker’s Apprentice by Peter Reinhart has been in my list for so long and I was so happy to hold that book in my hand. If…
Thiruvadirai is a Hindu festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu and is a festival of Lord Shiva. Read this article to know more about thiruvadhirai. We don’t celebrate thiruvadirai at mom’s home as well as in law’s home. But when I came to Madurai, my neighbour would celebrate this festival and…
Now comes the alphabet D in the A-Z theme of Blogging Marathon #32 under street foods theme. Dahi papdi chaat has been in my to do list for long. A few weeks back I made some papdi at home ( for the step wise recipe click on link). I made corn…
For the alphabet theme of Blogging Marathon #32, today is the turn of C and under international cuisine, I selected the Chinese Chowmein Noodles. This is a simple dish with the goodness of lots of vegetables. The best part of this noodles is that the vegetables retain their crunch and…
Have you ever tried using lotus seeds in cooking. I have seen some subzi recipes around the blog world but never tried it myself. Once I saw a pack of these seeds in Nilgiris and I bought them home with out any idea of what to do. Then when blog…
For the second day of Blogging Marathon A-Z theme, I am posting under Bakes. Whenever I see Nigella cook, she bakes the vegetables to accompany her main course. I usually stir fry the vegetables in my daily cooking. Though I have tried baking vegetables, I don’t do it often. Today…
Today after so much thought, I am starting Blogging Marathon #32, which is going to run the full month. I think I will never get out of losing my mom if I do not divert myself to some other thoughts. So finally I decided to do this month long marathon.…
If you are a regular visitor of my blog, you would have noticed that this space has been silent for the past 10 days. The last day I posted in my blog was on August 19th which was also the last day I spoke with my mom. And it was…
For the third day of Blogging Marathon #31, week 3, this is my final post under Kid’s Delight theme. Home made papdis are very easy to make and they make a great base for chaats. You can make a simple salad, top it on a papdi and your kid will…
Papdi is a base for many chaat items and is easily available in the market. But it is also very easy to make it at home and it tastes better than the store bought ones. Here is a simple recipe for home made papdis. I will be posting some interesting…