• BAKES - BAKING EGGLESS - BREADS

    Olive and Herb Focaccia

    Today is the second day of Blogging Marathon#15. I already have a recipe for focaccia with oregano and basil. So today I used olives and Italian seasoning for this flavorful bread. Focacccia is an Italian bread which usually is brushed with olive oil. The bread dough is similar to pizza dough and it…

  • BAKES - EGGLESS - SNACKS

    Apricot Teacake

    Today is the first day of Blogging Marathon#15 started by Srivalli of Spice Your Life. I missed the last BM due to a lot of reasons and this time I didn’t want to miss it. For the first week I selected Bread Baking. As you all know, I am very…

  • DIWALI SNACKS - SAVORY - SNACKS

    Sarva Pindi / Ginnappa

    Sarva Pindi also known as sarvappa, ginnappa is a savory snacks from the region of Telengana of Andhra Pradesh. Srivalli selected this recipe to try out for the Indian Cooking Challenge last month. She got the recipe from Usha. Though I couldn’t make it on the reveal date, I tried…

  • DIWALI SWEETS - SWEETS

    Moong Dhal Halwa

    For this month’s Blog Hop Wednesday started by Radhika, I was paired with Priya of Mharo Rajasthan’s Recipes. She has a wonderful collection of authentic Rajasthani recipes and I was delighted to go through her recipes. I wanted to try out a sweet from her recipes. Moong dhal halwa has…

  • COOKING BASICS - RECIPES

    Poondu Legiyum

    Priya of Bon Appetit is a good friend of mine. When she asked me to do a guest post, I readily agreed. I couldn’t select a recipe for the post. I wanted to make a traditional recipe for her. When I visited Coimbatore,  mom asked me to prepare this poondu legium…

  • GRAVY - PANEER - SIDE DISHES

    Paneer Tikka Masala

    For last month’s Blog Hop Wednesday, I was paired with Vidya of Kurry Leaves Blog. I know I am late, but it is better to be late than never. Last month I was missing net connections due to house shifting. As soon as Radhika announced the pairs, I selected this…

  • GRAVY - SOUTH INDIAN DELICACIES

    Pakoda Kulambu

    The remaining pakoras from yesterday’s brunch transformed into this delicious gravy suitable for idli, dosa and rice. I was afraid that my daughter will not eat this. But to my surprise, she liked it very much with her morning dosa and with rice and ghee for her lunch. The pakoras…

  • SAVORY - SNACKS

    Corn and Wheat Pakoras

    Wishing My Readers A Very Happy Women’s Day To celebrate this great day, I prepared these pakoras. Kalyani of Sizzling Tastebuds chose two ingredients for her Magic Mingle #3 which are corn and wheat. This is my first attempt at the Magic Mingle Event. This is a very interesting event…

  • RECIPES

    Thakkali Kulambu

    Thakkali kulambu is a very easy to prepare gravy which goes very well with rice, idli or dosas. This gravy can be put together in 10minutes and this saves you when there are unexpected guests. My mom usually prepares this with coconut, but being calorie conscious I just skipped it.…