• GRAVY

    Vengaya Kosu

    Today is the sixth day of Blogging Marathon#9 and I prepared this tasty gravy for the breakfast to go with dosas. This is a popular chettinad breakfast item. The main ingredient is onion and the gravy is coconut based. The gravy is very simple but tasty. We had a delicious…

  • BAKES - EGGLESS

    Eggless Banana Tart

     I saw this recipe in Fox History featuring Mauritian Cuisine. I decided to do it as soon as possible. The crust was so crisp and the banana filling was so nice. My daughter loved it. Every time when I prepare a new dish, I am always worried whether my daughter…

  • GRAVY

    Kathrikkai Kulambu

    Today is the fifth day of Blogging Marathon#9. This is a delicious tangy gravy which uses small whole brinjals. I usually prepare a gravy with coconut. But this doesn’t have coconut yet it tastes great. The recipe also mentioned the addition of fennel seeds. The flavour was fantastic. This is…

  • SIDE DISHES

    Karunai Kilangu Masiyal

    For the third day of Blogging Marathon#9, I prepared karunai kilangu masiyal. Karunai kilangu is called as Yam Ordinary in English. While searching for the English name for the vegetable, I got so many confusing answers. Many of them have named it as elephant yam. But it is wrong. Elephant yam is the…

  • SWEETS

    Paal Paniyaram

    Today is the second day of Blogging Marathon#9 under the theme regional specials. As you all know, I chose the chettinad cuisine for my theme. Yesterday I prepared these sweet, delicious and juicy paniyarams for evening tiffin. My hubby liked it a lot. The actual recipe uses deep fried paniyarams…

  • GRAVY - SOUTH INDIAN DELICACIES

    Milagai Mandi

    Today is the first day in the second week of Blogging Marathon#9. For this week I have chosen Regional Specials. I chose Chettinad cuisine for this theme. Chettinad cuisine is very famous and it has so many mouthwatering dishes. I am trying to capture some dishes from the lots and…

  • DIWALI SWEETS - SWEETS

    Lavanga Latha

    Today is the last day Blogging Marathon#9. This recipe for this sweet is in my most favourite recipe book. Whenever I go through the recipe, I have always wanted to try it. But because of my laziness I have postponed it so far. When I set to prepare it, then…

  • DIWALI SWEETS - SWEETS

    Cashew Peda

    Today is the fifth day of week long Blogging Marathon#9. Today I was in no mood to do any elaborate preparation. So I just opted for this simple peda. As I had mawa ready at home, The preparation was quite easy. I really couldn’t keep my hands off this peda.…