Coming to the alphabet X, I didn’t have a choice for any word in Tamil. If you are new here, then you must be confused. I am doing an A-Z Tamil Cuisine recipe marathon this month, and we are at the alphabet X. As there are no words in Tamil starting with X, I had […]
After making butter loaded bakes all these days, I really wanted a change. So here is a simpler recipe with very few ingredients and the main point is that it also doesn’t need any experience in baking. It is too simple and absolutely delicious. I haven’t come across fruit leathers in my place but have […]
For this month’s Walk Through Memory Lane, the host, due to some unexpected reasons couldn’t guest host it. So I had to jump in. And so this month, WTML will be hosted here at Gayathri’s Cook Spot and I request all my friends and readers to support the event by sending in your entries. If […]
Sundal is a type of salad very famous in Tamil Nadu. Particularly this sundal is a famous street food. You can see vendors selling this piping hot in small carts in bus stands and railway stations. Those who are blessed with a beach in Tamil Nadu will know about this sundal. Kids sell this in […]
When I hear the word Avakkai, my mind races back to child hood. Mom is a specialist in making this pickle and she even has so many fans. Whenever someone makes pickle at home, the first comment would be that it is not so good as mom’s. Avakkai is made with the raw mango which […]
Today the next week of Blogging Marathon is commencing. I am posting under the theme Summer Salads. When you think of summer you can always think about mangoes. So when I thought about salad, I wanted to use mangoes in it. I combined raw mango with chickpeas and cucumber to prepare this nutritious and filling […]
This is a one pot meal which can be taken with a papad or vadagam. I wanted to prepare this saadam for a long time but couldn’t get raw mango in store. Now as mangoes are sold in the nearby store I just grabbed it for this easy dish. Every one loved it. Ingredients: Mango […]
This is my favourite pickle and goes well with any dish. As we use a lot of oil and salt it is not necessary to refrigerate it. It stays good for 1-2 months when stored in airtight jars. My mom used to prepare 3-4 bottles of this pickle during the mango season when we were […]