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…
Sambar is made in numerous ways . Every family has their own recipe . In our house also we have various recipes . I like my sambar with tamarind , my hubby wants lemon juice . My sister in law wants jaggery . Juhi doesn’t want veggies , while my dil likes more onion .…
BM # 66 Week: 3, Day : 2 Theme: Sandwich without Bread For the second day under no bread sandwiches I have a Murukku Sandwich. This is a street food served in Chennai. I am not sure if my Chennai friends have had this.One of our friends of Foodaholics group suggested this sandwich and sent…
BM # 66Week :1 , Day: 3Theme: Regional DishesRegion:Tamil Nadu I have been posting recipes from Tamil region of India since the past two days. Both the dishes were in my drafts since the BM Buffet. When Valli announced the Regional theme, I was happy that I already had two posts done , I had…
BM # 66Week :1 , Day: 2Theme: Regional DishesRegion:Tamil Nadu For Day 2 under Regional Dishes I have a Cabbage Poriyal. Poriyals are served as a side dish for South Indian meals. They can be simply tempered with mustard and lentils or one could add grated coconut to them.This particular poriyal is a very simple…
BM # 66Week :1 , Day: 1Theme: Regional DishesRegion:Tamil Nadu The South Indian spreads serve a lentil based vegetable stew, called Kootu. This is served as a side dish and can be eaten with rice, roti or poori. Kootu can be made with different vegetables and lentils. It is nutritious and can be substituted…
? Happy Birthday ? Valli ! It should have been something to do with chocolate , as we all know Valli’s love for ,but I know Valli loves this roast too ! Right Valli ? This is a special post for…
BM ; 61 Week : 3 , Day 3 Theme : One pot meals/ Combo meals For the last day under one pot / combo meals, I have the very famous Pongal served with Sambar and the evergreen Vada with Rasam. I am a hard core fan of South Indian breakfast . My elder daughter…
BM # 57Week : 4 , Day: 3Theme: Book Marked Recipes Tamil Spread We are a great fan of pakoras, but since they are deep fried we hardly make them. The air fryer surely is a boon, because one can make these in them. The pakoras that we make are normally with chick pea flour,…
BM # 57Week :3 , Day: 2Theme: Indian SweetsTamil Spread Rawa kesari is the sweet which I decided to make for my Tamil Spread. Rawa is semolina , and kesari refers to the orange colour of this sweet. Kesari also refers to the saffron used in this delicious sweet. The same kesari is made in…