Cuisine : TamilNadu

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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Vazhaikkai Moru Kootu ~ Raw Plantains in a Yogurt based Sauce

October 5, 2011
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It had been a while since I bought veggies from the Indian store, so when I went to the Indian store last Friday, I picked up some raw plantains and okra. The okras were made into some really tasty stuffed okra along with some garlic dal for Monday night dinner. As for the plantains, I [...]

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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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Sutta Kathirikkai Thayir Pachadi ~ Roasted Eggplant Raita

January 26, 2011

Not many people like this beautiful purple vegetable, but I love it for the taste and the ease of cooking it. Mostly it is a simple stir fry with some onions, turmeric powder and red chilli powder, but sometimes I take the effort to make Baingan Bharta – roasted eggplant mashed and spices added to it [...]

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Kathirikkai Kuzhambu ~ Baby Eggplants in a Tangy and Spicy Gravy

September 14, 2010
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Sometimes some vegetables are irresistible because they are fresh, sometimes you find a rare vegetable – something you don’t see everyday and want to buy it but it also happens that sometimes a vegetable is “cute” that you want to buy  it. Yes, you heard me right. Cute!! A couple of days ago I saw [...]

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Sinful MysorePak!!

January 23, 2009

This is my first attempt at making Mysore pak and I should say am pretty proud of myself :) My paatti (grandmom) is one of the best cooks that i know ( I am sure all of us think the same about our grandmom or mom :) ) and the one sweet dish that she [...]

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