Beetroot Halwa and a Review of the Preethi Zodiac Mixer Grinder
Couple of months back I was asked to do a product review for Preethi Zodiac Mixer Grinder. Before writing a review I wanted to use it for sometime. Also, this happens to be my first product review post, so I am really happy doing it. I have also shared a re...

Thengai Paal Murukku/Coconut Milk Murukku - Easy Diwali Recipes
Every Diwali we end up making Ribbon Pokkodam, thenkuzhal and mixture. This time I wanted to try something a little different. Every time we buy murukku from shops, I buy a packet of Thengai Paal murukku. I just love the mild flavour of coconut milk. While ...

Badusha/Balushahi
My blog has been lying dormant for quite sometime. Diwali,
the festival of lights is knocking at our doors. Now, Diwali calls for a couple
of posts. So I finally, started my Diwali preparations today. I started out by
making this delicious sweet – Badusha. ...

Tomato Thokku/Thakkali Thokku
I am a big fan of thokku varieties. I have a bottle of thokku in my refrigerator at all times. Be it tomato, coriander or pudina. They are so versatile and are always a life saviour. They are a perfect accompaniment to idly/dosa/adai and chapathi. They are ...

Mixed Vegetable Kootu
x A post after a long time!! No excuses this time. It was pure
laziness on my side. So finally, I managed to come out of hibernation. While browsing the recipe index on my blog, the other day, I
noticed that I haven’t posted some very basic recipes like thi...

Koozh Dosai
Koozh dosai is a very old and traditional recipe, which I feel is slowly fading away from most households, including mine. Whenever it comes to grinding batter, I end up grinding for the regular idly and dosa batter and so all the other varieties always tak...

Lemon Oorugai | Lemon Pickle without Oil
Pickles are an integral part of Indian households and so it
is at our home. A proper South Indian meal is incomplete without the customary
Thayir Sadam (curd rice) and oorugai. My MIL is an expert when it comes to
pickling. Not only our family, but anyone w...

Vendhaya Keerai Paruppu Usili
Here I am, with the next recipe in the New Year.  I love paruppu usili period. I have already
posted 2-3 usili recipes using different vegetables like Kothavarangai,
Cabbage and Vazhapoo. Among these my favourite was Cabbage. But now I have 2 favorites. Cab...

Kadala Paruppu Pradhaman
Wishing all readers a very Happy New Year!! It has been a really long time since I last posted a recipe on the blog. Life has become very busy and blog just took a back seat without me even realizing it. But I hope to be more regular this year. So here is t...

Karuveppilai Kuzhambu / Curry Leaves Kuzhambu
I am back after a very long break. Things have become very
busy all of a sudden at the personal front. It feels good to be back to
blogging. I really hope I can be regular with my posting. Now that I decided to start drafting my post, I am
completely lost f...