Sambar is an essential part of South Indian meal. There are so many varieties of sambar. Either they differ by vegetables or by the dhal used. I wanted my daughter to have a good portion of greens in her diet. Though I don’t usually add greens in sambar, I added…
Pudina/ Mint leaves if refrigerated will turn dark and cannot be kept fresh. So it is better to store it in dried form so that it retains its colour and flavour. We get a lot of dried herbs in the market. You can dry any herb you want and store…
When I resided in Mysore, I used to eagerly wait for Sankranti so that I can get ellu bella from my friends and neighbours. Each and every house has their own version of this snack and we used to get so many packs of ellu bella from friends during the…
When Swathi asked me for a suggestion for this month’s Baking Partner’s challenge, the first dish that came to my mind was Apple Pie. For so many days I have been planning to make this pie but keep on postponing it due to laziness. But when a recipe is given…
If you have started baking recently, you will be having so many doubts about trivial things. But clearing those doubts is most important in getting the perfect results in baking. That is what I am trying to write in all my Baking Basics posts. Today we will see about lining…
Wish You All A Very Happy Pongal Pongal is an important festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu. It is the harvest festival and Tamilians prepare pongal on the day and give it as an offering to Sun God. Today is the second day of the festival. This is called as Surya…
Many recipes ask for peeling and coring apples. I thought why not blog about it as this blog is for beginners. When I first started following recipes, and when the recipe suggested peeling and coring apples, I used to peel the apples with a knife. By this way I usually…
On our way back to Madurai from Palani we travelled through a village. A lady was selling these arinellikkai / small gooseberries. In Madurai it is very rare to get these arinellikkai unless we have a tree in the house. So I just bought 2 cups of the gooseberries and brought it…
This is a simple paneer dish which tastes great with either rotis or with rice. I didn’t expect hubby to say that it is delicious but in fact he loved it and asked for another helping. This also can be used as a filling for samosas or stuffed parathas. You…
For Thiruvaadhirai I prepared this adai along with Thiruvaadhira Kali and Elu Kari Kulambu. All the three are traditional dishes prepared specially on the Thiruvaadhirai day. I saw about this recipe at Rak’s Kitchen. I followed her recipe and ended up with delicious soft adais. The cooking part was bit…