Hi all, am sure all must be wondering where did I disappear all these days. The last two months had been a bit busy as we shifted back to KL, Malaysia from Nairobi, Kenya. As the winding up and packing of stuff, meeting with friends all took up my time before leaving Nairobi. Returning back … More Vegetarian Chicken Masala
Kootu or Poriyal is something prepared in South Indian cooking on everyday basis. This is to give a soothing compliment along with the spicy gravy(Kuzhambu) you make everyday. Yes South Indian lunch has to have a rice with any type of spicy gravy – Kuzhambu or Sambar, and a kootu or poriyal and a masala. … More Mochai/Mochakottai/Field Beans Kootu
It’s been a month since I have posted as we had been to UK for easter holidays and I was so busy checking and preparing the itinerary and doing all the booking. So a lot of time has gotten into that and so I have finally got the courage to post my travels here in … More Tom Kha Gai/Thai Chicken soup
Curry Leaves are the magical condiment of South Indian Cuisine. Anything made is temepered with these magical leaves. Yes it adds magic to the dishes. It has lot of good qualities. But when temepered we remove them and discard instead of eating them. Including them in our diet helps in hairgrowth, prevents greying of hair, helps in … More Karuvepillai Poondu Kuzhambu/Curry Leaves with Garlic Gravy(South Indian Style)
This is a Chicken Gravy best for Idli or Dosa. Not a fussy recipe. Can be cooked in a pressure cooker and wouldn’t take very long also. Can be easily prepared by bachelors. There are lot of chicken gravies but this is a recipe which I never feel boring. Actually this recipe came from my … More Chicken Gravy/Kozhi Kuzhambu (South Indian Style)
Am yet again with the a recipe using TOFU. Our family is a Tofu family. We love tofu to paneer and use in many ways in the kitchen. I have another recipe using tofu in blog – Tofu Butter Masala. Tofu is from soya and is a healthier option too. This is an easy recipe … More Tofu Masala (South Indian Style)
Paruppu Usili is a preparation like vada but in a deconstructed way. Haha yes instead of mixing everything to make vada’s we just saute them one after the other and the outcome is this wonderful Paruppu Usili recipe. It can be done with Beans, Snack gourd, Vallaipoo and even beetroot. I like this preparation as my … More Beans Paruppu Usili
Rasam is an everyday preparation in the South. Most of the houses make a sambar and a rasam for lunch almost everyday. They even have a separate vessel for making rasam as they make it everyday. I have grown up with only sambar and curd everyday. So in our houses they don’t make rasam everyday. Sambar … More Drumstick/Murunga Kai Rasam
Podalangai is called snake guard as it is long like a snake. It is a South Indian veggie and not so prominent among the North Indians. Here in Nairobi I get mostly all my South Indian veggies except for this one. But one shop here brought the seed and they alone produce this vegetable. Whenever we go there I … More Snake Guard/Podalangai Thovandal/Poriyal
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