There are two types of lemon pickle which I learned from mom. One is preparing pickle with fresh lime and the other uses preserved lime. Here I am giving the recipe for preserved lime pickle. Preserving lemons is a very easy job. Just cut the lemons and mix them with…
This is the second year I am preparing this delicious, droolworthy pickle. I learnt this from my mom. Mom usually doesn’t measure any ingredient. Even then the final product will turn out delicious. So when I ask for the recipe, she didn’t give me accurate measurements. I have to do…
I have already given the recipe for mattai aval vadagam. Mattai aval is very firm and so you have to grind it to prepare the dough. White aval is soft compared to brown aval. You don’t have to grind it. I am giving the recipe for white aval vadagam here.…
This is the third day of the week long blogging marathon. Bitter Gourd is one of the vegetables many dislike because of its bitter taste. But it is very good for our health. This vatral tastes great. It is so crisp and makes a great accompaniment for curd rice. Important…
Today is the second day of the week long Blogging Marathon#4 by Srivalli. I am posting on 7 days of preserves. Today I will be giving a very simple recipe which tastes very great. This vatral when bought in stores, tastes very salty. But when you prepare this at home, it…
Today is the first day of Blogging Marathon #4. I will be posting seven days of preserves. Pickles, Vadagam, Spice Powders which have longer shelf life come under this category. Today I will give the recipe of a delicious vadagam. I learnt this recipe from my mom. When summer begins,…
For many day I have been planning to prepare banana muffins. During my last visit to Coimbatore, I bought flax seed and flax meal( I don’t get any of these at Madurai). My mom bought a muffin tray for me. As I had all the ingredients, I prepared the muffins…
For this month’s ICC , Srivalli selected vattayappam,an authentic dish from Kerala. The recipe was sourced from Shn’s Mishmash. It is a sweet rice cake which needs fermenting. Shn describes it as the Kerala’s queen of steamed ricecakes The final result was yummy. Next time I would add a little…
For this month’s Daring Cook’s Challenge Renata of Testado, Provado & Aprovado! has challenged the daring cooks to come up with savory edible containers. I wanted to prepare a regional dish this time. Before 10 years, my student has told me about this kai murukku kinnam. I have been practicing kai murukku for a long time.…
I tried out preserving of pineapples at home. It is a very simple process. When I saw the recipe of Paneer Pound Cake at Aparna’s blog, I just adapted it and prepared this yummy and delicious cake. This cake is eggless and is very rich because of paneer and pineapple…