My mom used to prepare Vaangi Baath. I never asked about the preparation. I like it very much. When I bought a brinjal from the stores, I was thinking about today’s menu. Suddenly I remembered Vaangi Baath. I called my mom and asked for the recipe and prepared it for…
Today is the third day of the Blogging Marathon. Yesterday I returned from Coimbatore to Madurai. My camera has let me down. So today I am posting with the help of a dish I prepared so long ago and the pictures of which were lying in my draft folder. I…
Today is the first day of Blogging Marathon #4. I will be posting seven days of preserves. Pickles, Vadagam, Spice Powders which have longer shelf life come under this category. Today I will give the recipe of a delicious vadagam. I learnt this recipe from my mom. When summer begins,…
For this month’s ICC , Srivalli selected vattayappam,an authentic dish from Kerala. The recipe was sourced from Shn’s Mishmash. It is a sweet rice cake which needs fermenting. Shn describes it as the Kerala’s queen of steamed ricecakes The final result was yummy. Next time I would add a little…
For this month’s Daring Cook’s Challenge Renata of Testado, Provado & Aprovado! has challenged the daring cooks to come up with savory edible containers. I wanted to prepare a regional dish this time. Before 10 years, my student has told me about this kai murukku kinnam. I have been practicing kai murukku for a long time.…
I prepared these masala paniyaram for breakfast and had it with coconut chutney. It was delicious. Ingredients:For The Batter:Raw rice(Pacharisi)-1/2cupPar Boiled rice(Idli Arisi)-1/2cupUrad Dhal(Ulundamparuppu)-2tbsMoong Dhal(Paasiparuppu)-1/8cupGrated Coconut(Thengai Thuruval)-1/2cupSalt-to tasteMethi Seeds(Vendhayam)-1tspFor the Masal:Onion-2Tomato-2Green Peas-1/4cupRed Chilly Powder-1tspChat Masala-1/4tspCoriander Leaves-1/4cup(Finely Chopped)Oil-1tbsMustard-1tspUrad dhal-1tspCurry Leaves-a sprigSalt-to tasteProcedure:1. Soak rice and dhals along with methi seeds for…
Wondering about such a long name. Actually I have shortened it. The full name is Kindy Aakiya Pacharisi Saadam and Mochai Pidhukku Payaru Kuzhambu. This is a special traditional recipe. This is prepared on the day of Maattu Pongal, the very next day of pongal. As mochai payaru is readily…
Sorry Friends! I couldn’t blog for nearly 5 days. I missed it a lot. I am very happy to be back. I have posted this recipe before but I haven’t included the steps. So I have been thinking of reposting this recipe for Kurinji’s event from the day she announced…
I was terribly ill and couldn’t get out of bed. So I skipped two days of blogging. Today I am still tired but couldn’t stop blogging. So an easy recipe for you all. I used honey and dates to sweeten the paniyaram. I also used oats instead of grated coconut…
Wondering about the name? This is a type of dosai which needs no fermentation and can be prepared within two hours of soaking the rice. If you have some unexpected guests you can prepare it for them. This used to be our fav breakfast and my mom is an expert…