As I have promised earlier, I am sharing thie recipe for curry leaves spice powder. When I posted kariveppilai kulambu recipe, I had some feedback from readers who asked for the spice powder recipe too. My grand mom used to make this often. She always had a jar full of…
For this week’s Fondbite Bake Along #30, Subhashini’s choice was these Best Vanilla Cupcakes Ever. Every week Subhashini gives the members a recipe to try out with various options for flavours. For this week, this recipe for vanilla cupcake is from Divya’s blog. I usually use my eggless vanilla cake…
Mathri is a Rajasthani snack made out of flour and spices and is deep fried in oil. There are two varieties of mathris. One is the flat one which is crispy and the other is made thick which is flaky and crumbly. These are perfect tea time snacks. As mathris…
Today I bring you a very traditional Tamilnadu gravy. We love tamarind based gravies a lot. I have made puli kulmbu using garlic, onion, eggplant, bitter gourd and ladies finger. Today the main ingredient in this puli kulambu is curry leaves. usually curry leaves are used in tempering and it gives…
After I migrated to own domain, I have been super busy doing changes to my site and I am staying away from baking. It has been a week since I used my oven and I am really feeling guilty. Two months before, I joined a Face Book page known as…
Red Kidney Beans also known as Rajma is extensively used in North Indian dishes. When I prepared Amristari Aloo Kulch for ICC, I was searching for a side dish. As the kulcha is a Punjabi special, I wanted to pair it up with a Punjabi side dish. While searching…
Scones are a type of quick breads which originated in Scotland. Baking soda is the leavening agent used. It can also be called as a pastry as it is somewhat similar to pastry in preparation. Cold butter is rubbed into the flour and buttermilk is used to bring together…
I am back after some days and I would like to share a very happy news with you all. Gayathri’s Cook Spot has migrated to its own domain. And this is my very first post. There are so many changes I need to do to the site, but for now,…
These are some of The Mysore Paintings which I painted. I learnt this art at Mysore from Thiru. Kuppachari who was a palace artist. I am really very lucky to attain a Guru like him. He taught me from the basics of traditional pencil sketching and then taught me painting…
South Indian:Break Fast: Sweet Paniyaram Karupatti Paniyaram Kara Paniyaram Thideer / Neer Dosai Oats and Dates Paniyaram Sweet/ Sakkarai Pongal Semiya Upma Marbled Idli Aval Puliodharai Masala Paniyaram Barley and Oats Roti Sweet Appam Mullu Murungai Adai Murungai Keerai Adai Pori Upma/ Mandakki Oggarane Moong Dhal/ Paasiparuppu Dosai Godhumai Ravai…