Last month was such a fun ride doing the non stop Blogging Marathon. For the Journey Through The Cuisines, I selected Tamilnadu Cuisine. Right from the selection of recipes to the execution, shooting, editing and posting, it was so much joy. When first Valli announced the theme, I still remember…
Zingiber / Inji Vendhasaar Recipe
I couldn’t believe how fast time flies. It is as though I started the month long non stop marathon yesterday, but I am in the final day. I have been blogging recipes from Tamil cuisine in the order of A-Z and today is the day of Z, the final letter.…
MW Gluten Free Savoury Cake
As promised earlier, here is my savoury gluten free cake made with chickpea flour. The idea of this cake came from dhokla. Dhokla is a steamed cake made with chickpea flour. I adapted it to make this microwave cake. I am trying to bake cakes using microwave as I have…
Yennai Kathrikkai Varuval
For the alphabet Y, I had to do some word play as I couldn’t get any recipe in Tamil cuisine starting with Y. Yennai Kathrikkai kulambu is a very famous Tamil style gravy in which a spice powder is stuffed in brinjals and then a gravy is made. When I…
Xtremely Easy Maanga Oorugai Recipe
Coming to the alphabet X, I didn’t have a choice for any word in Tamil. If you are new here, then you must be confused. I am doing an A-Z Tamil Cuisine recipe marathon this month, and we are at the alphabet X. As there are no words in Tamil…
White/ Vellai Kuruma
I am doing an A-Z Tamil cuisine recipe marathon this month and we have reached the alphabet W. For W, I couldn’t get any recipe with the authentic Tamil name and so decided to use an English word white. This dish is called as Vellai Kurma, as this is normally…
Eggless Microwave Chocolate Cake
After so many regional dishes this month, I just wanted to post something tasty as well as easy in the baking category. I so miss baking and my daughter misses it even more as she has been living without cakes for a month now. I really pity that poor girl.…
Vellai Paniyaram Recipe With Saamai/ Little Millet
I am doing an A-Z Tamil cuisine recipe marathon this month and we have arrived at the alphabet V. I wanted to ake Chettinad vellai paniyaram and noted down a recipe. I even read some blogs about the tips and tricks about making the perfect deep fried paniyaram, but unfortunately,…
Ulundu Pongal Recipe
Last weekend went out so busy with Sruti at home and I didn’t even think for a second about the blog. And even today, I have been doing so many tasks that I completely forgot about today’s post. Today is the final day of Alagar in Madurai. We went…
Thavala Vadai Recipe with Saamai/ Little Millet
Here is one more addition to my millet recipes. I am doing an A-Z Tamil cuisine recipe marathon this month and have been posting regional recipes. Today for the alphabet T, I tried Thavala vadai. These are nothing but deep fried dhal fritters. My mom used to make this vada…