Lassi is a drink made with yogurt and is a famous street food. When we resided in Pondicherry, we used to go to beach and on the way dad would buy us some delicious Bengali sweets or paani puri from the chaatwaala or Lassi. It would taste so delicious and…
I have been very much inactive in the kitchen for the past two weeks. Even for the snacks to send for Sruti, I opted for store bought biscuits and snacks. Sruti has been pestering me for a home made snack and I thought I would prepare something for her. This…
For the alphabet I, I chose to do a regional recipe. Inji murappa or inji mittai is very famous here in Tamil Nadu. Whenever we travel by bus, it is easy to hear a seller selling these mittais at bus stands. During my child hood days I never had the…
Today for the alphabet H in the A-Z themed Blogging Marathon #32, I selected this authentic Gujarathi savoury cake. The recipe is from Aromatic Dining blog. When I first saw the recipe, I was so interested. So when I visited mom’s place I tried it once. I gathered all the…
For the 8th day of Blogging Marathon #32, I am posting an international recipe starting with the letter G. This cake recipe is from France. This is usually baked as a sheet cake and is used in desserts where layers of cakes are used. This is a very simple cake and is very buttery…
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…