Cuisine : Tam Brahm

Lemon Semiya Upma ~ Lemon Vermicelli Upma

February 26, 2012
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So many wonderful occasions have passed since I last posted here – Christmas, New Years, Pongal, Valentine’s day. I hope you all had a great time celebrating with friends and family! I did too, along with a couple of weeks of celebration of my birthday – a trip to San Francisco and Napa, a fun [...]

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Pinto Beans Sundal ~ Pinto Beans Stir Fried with Coconut and Lightly Spiced with Red Chillies and Asafoetida

October 3, 2011
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Happy Navrathri! Happy Dusserah! It is such fun filled festive occassions that make me miss home a lot. Yes, it is true that you have built this new family of friends, new home and get the opportunity to celebrate with them and create new memories but the memories of celebrating these back home are bittersweet [...]

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Semiya Payasam (Kheer) ~ Vermicelli Pudding and my love for Cardamom!

August 16, 2011
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If I were ever asked to pick one favorite spice, Cardamom, the sweet smelling spice will probably be the one I would pick. I love it for its versatility of being used in sweet as well as savory preparations and how it adds that extra special flavor to the dish. But more than that I [...]

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Tomato Pepper Rasam ~ Indian version of Hot and Sour Soup

August 12, 2011
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There is nothing like a bowl of hot rasam to comfort you any day – be it you have a cold or you had a tiring day at work or its too dark and gloomy outside or just that you miss home. Rasam always works wonders for me. Just a little white rice topped with [...]

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Cooking with Amma : Vazhakka Bajji / Vazhakkai Bajji ~ Raw Banana Fritters

July 19, 2011
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More recipes of teatime snacks that Amma made are here! It is supposed to be summer here but it just doesnt feel that way with the cloudy skies and the temperatures timid to go above 70-75 and some rains too along with that. But we are making the most of it with innumerous cups of [...]

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Tomato Pachadi (Kichadi) / Thakkali Pachadi (Kichadi) ~ Sautéed Tomatoes Mixed in Yogurt

June 29, 2011
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Who is so very excited in life that she is jumping around like on a sugar high?!? me! me! and do you want to know why? My parents are visiting us for a few weeks and they will be landing here in Seattle tomorrow morning. Yippee! :) It is their first visit here and I [...]

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Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu ~ Lentil Balls in a Spiced Tamarind Gravy

June 1, 2010
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  Its been years and years since I have tasted this. It never was one of my favorites and I used to like it just because it was a change from the regular sambar or pulisseri or pitla. But some dishes like this just bring back good old memories and you want to have them [...]

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Parippu Vada / Masala Vadai / Aama Vadai – Spiced Lentil Fritters

March 16, 2010
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This is a request from a dear friend P. I made this for tea during one of our “meetings at each others place”. 3 of us friends – M, P and I used to meet at one of our homes for a whole day during the week – lunch and tea. We got to sit [...]

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Sambar Sadham / Sambar Rice ~ Rice with Spiced Vegetables and Lentils

March 11, 2010
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Even though other varieties of carbs / starches are slowly catching up, rice is still the staple food for most of South India. A South Indian at heart, that I am, I need my quota of rice at least every couple of days. My lunches are mostly rice with any gravy like sambar, rasam, erissery [...]

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Tomato & Onion Chutney

February 20, 2010
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Chutneys are one of the main accompaniments to traditional South Indian breakfasts like Uttappam/Dosa (Rice and Lentil Pancakes/Crepes), Idli (Steamed Rice and Lentil Cakes), Upma (a thick porridge like preparation with semolina or vermicelli) or Pongal (Spiced Rice and Lentils). Chutneys are usually made with coconut, pottu kadalai (dahlia), tomato, onion and various combinations of [...]

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