For the second day of Regional Cuisine, I have a traditional dish from Tamil Nadu. Its called the Pitlai. Its a side dish served along with Rice and slightly thicker than Sambar. This is one of those dishes one won’t find served in restaurant. Or atleast I haven’t tasted. I have eaten this in my […]
Almond Pista Shrikhand | How to make Shirkhand with Almond Pistachio
Being a food blogger surely rubs off your family as well. Even though there was a time when my need to click a picture before they could eat, used to irritate my folks, they have now advanced so much that they even ask me if I have clicked pictures before attacking the food. Not just […]
Somas | How to make Somas / Kajjikayalu
Wish all my readers a very happy Tamil New year / Vishu Somas is called as Kajjikayalu / Karjikayalu. The recipe is the same, except you can have a variation in the fillings you fill in Somas. When we made this years back, I had used only copra with sugar and nuts. This time wanted […]
Easy Godhumai Halwa in Pressure Cooker
For today’s traditional dishes, I had decided to make another version of Godhumai Halwa. Though I have already made this two times, I had short-listed two more versions. One with wheat flour and extracting milk from it. Another one a quick recipe in pressure cooker. I think this recipe is from Chitra Vish of Indus Ladies. I […]
Onion Curry | Easy Side Dish for Chapati
Today is another special dish from Athamma’s mom, who used to make this dish when they were kids. Athamma has been telling me about this dish, which was normally done when they were short of time and wanted a quick dish for their Jowar rotis. It now served with chapathis, whereas during their childhood days, […]
Andhra Vankaya Peanut Kura | Brinjal Peanut Curry Andhra Style
For the second day of Traditional dishes, I always look towards Athamma to teach me the dishes she is well known for. The way she makes the regular dal/ Pappu is very different from how Amma makes. Though I have always loved the way Amma makes, I can never say no to the way Athamma […]
Coconut Rava Burfi | Thengai Rava Burfi
We are starting the second week of Blogging Marathon #27 and it’s themed on Traditional Dishes. India has so many different cuisines, even in one specific state, we have so many different regions coming up with its own style of cooking. To top this, we also have families that follow their own traditions, cultural specifications […]
Patishapta | How to make Pati shapta Step By Step Recipe | Indian Cooking Challenge – June
For the Indian Cooking Challenge this month, we went on to make the Bengali Special Sweet Pati Shapta. This is a sweet that Bengalis make during the January month for Sankranthi. I selected this recipe from Sandeepa’s blog and she has pretty much given it clearly. For a change this sweet is not entirely made with paneer, […]
Khandvi ~ A tempting Snack from Gujarat | | Indian Cooking Challenge for December | How to make Khandvi Step By Step Recipe!
For Indian Cooking Challenge this month we are going to travel to Gujarat to taste another specialty dish from its fold, the Khandvi!. I remember being enchanted with Khandvi! It has been since the days of those initial days of hosting Microwave Easy Cooking Event, when I got this entry. I was mesmerized with the […]
Manoharam – Indian Cooking Challenge for August ~ Step By Step Recipe!
Before getting into the details of this month’s challenge, I would like to thank all my ICC members for getting event cross a year! Its been a year since we are challenging ourselves to try new and varied dishes. Thank you all again. Thanks to Padma for bringing this to my notice. This month’s Indian […]