Pavakkai or Bitter Gourd is a great vegetable but often hated by many because of the bitter taste it gives. But as it is good for health, you need to include it once a week in your diet. I love bitter gourd in any form. This roast when relished hot…
Carrot Rice
This is a very simple and delicious rice variety which I prepared for the Punjabi Thali. This is very apt for your kid’s lunch box as it is not spicy. My daughter liked it a lot as the carrot was seen studded on the rice. It is very colourful and…
Curd / Yogurt
Curd also known as Thayir in Tamil, is an important part of Indian food. South Indians relish it with rice and no lunch is complete without curd rice and pickle. On the other hand north Indian recipes use curd as an important ingredient in cooking. The gravies are thickened with…
Manathakkali Vatha Kulambu and A Simple Lunch
I am totally exhausted after 6 days of thali preparation. Whenever I return from hostel, I ask my mom to prepare vatha kulambu and fry appalam to go with it. This may sound simple but the tangy and bitter kulambu is a great savior after eating the mess meals for…
Vatha Kulambu Podi
Vatha Kulambu Podi is a spice powder used in preparation of Vatha Kulambu. This is a very aromatic powder which has coriander seeds, red chillies and other spices. The powder can be prepared in large quantities and can be stored for a whole year. But the ingredients I have given…
Armenian Nazook
This is the second challenge given by Jason to the daring bakers. It is the Armenian Nazook/ Nazouk/ Nazuk. It is a yeasted, layer pastry filled with a sweet filling. The outer dough is made of an yeasted dough and the filling has sugar, butter and flour in it. While…
South Indian Breakfast Thali
Today I am posting about a perfect Tamil breakfast platter. This menu comes in marriage functions. In our marriage there was also uthappam. Usually the breakfast is completed with a cup of coffee. Traditionally it is laid out on a banana leaf. First comes kesari and it is followed by…
Simple Lunch
Today is a simple lunch which includes my daughter’s lunch box dishes and a stir fry for us. She took mangai saadam to school along with her potato stir fry. I prepared the potato to suit her taste. We had it along with bitter gourd roast. There was a bowl…
Potato and Capsicum Masala
Do you remember the stuffed rolls I did previously. I prepared this as the filling for it. It is a very colourful filling as it has capsicum and carrots. The spice level can be adjusted according to personal preferences. It is a very simple stir fry and can be used…
Punjabi Thali
Today I will be showing you a Punjabi Thali. I am new to Punjabi cuisine and so I created my dishes with the help of a book full of Punjabi Dishes. Recently I bought Tarla Dalal’s Punjabi Khana and I was very much pleased with the book. I selected what…