Ooty Varky is a crisp fried or baked snack from the beautiful hill station Ooty . This is a Tamilnadu Special . September Mega Marathon with the theme Sweets and Snacks has been an interesting journey , where I was aware of all the snacks I made . I had tasted all of them…
Pappu Chekkalu is a rice cracker , which is crispy and crunchy , mildly spiced and with a flavour of curry leaves . This is a Andhra speciality . We are now in the last week of the September Mega Marathon where we have been posting recipes under the theme Sweets and Snacks . The…
Sheermal is a saffron-flavored traditional flatbread, from Awadhi Cuisine . It is one of the Nawabi breads served with mostly meat delicacies in Lucknow and Hyderabad . The bread is also popular in Kashmir. Mildly sweet , Sheermal is also made in Pakistan and Iran . The bread is influenced by the Persian Cuisine and…
Pathiri is a flatbread from the Malabar region of Kerala, this unleavened flatbread is made from rice flour , salt , oil and water, where the flour is cooked and then kneaded to a smooth dough to make spotless white rice roti . The word pathiri traces its origin to the Arabic word fateerah…
Takkali Salad is a salad made with tomatoes, onions and green chillies. The Kerala style salad is topped with coconut oil. Takkali is tomato in Malayalam, and this is one word I learnt while we took a trip to the backwaters in Kerala. The Takkali salad is nothing but a very simple salad, in fact…
Koshimbir is another name for a salad .This Koshimbir belongs to Udupi Cuisine . The salad is high in  protein and has a mix of raw lentils and veggies . The lentil used in this Koshimbir is yellow moong daal which needs to be soaked for a few hours . The lentil should be soft…
Hulipaya is a flavourful Protein Rich green from Udupi Cuisine . Lentils and spinach are seasoned with sambar powder , the curry is a perfect balance of flavors with tamarind and jaggery. I had posted a complete spread from this cuisine and we had loved this Satvik meal . Since the past two days I…
Beans Paruppu Usili is a Udupi side dish made with beans and lentil dumplings . The dish is simple , with minimum spices yet has a fantastic flavour . I made Beans Paruppu Usili for the Protein Rich Udupi Thali. After steaming the dumplings , I got hooked on to them . They tasted awesome…
Jeerige Menasu Rasam is a South Indian soup flavored with cumin seeds and pepper . We have a huge variety when it comes to Rasams and I am a big fan of these light soups . After a drooling April Mega Marathon with Explore your flavours , and with a hectic schedule at home front…
Qubani ka Meetha is a traditional dessert from the city of Hyderabad . The dessert is made with dried apricots and served with fresh cream . The alphabet Q brings us to Hyderabad , and Qubani ka Meetha . I know many of you might be thinking that this is a gourmet dessert , so…