maharashtrian matha recipe /indian summer drink This scorching heat will really melt away our body and even our minds go crazy searching for ways to beat the heat and of-course there are tons of ways to cool our body naturally.One such simple drink to do on the go without any confusion is the famous maharashtrian matha...
recipe of batata wada /Maharashtrian(vada)aloo bonda When it comes to street food then people forget all their social barriers mainly to have piping hot foods served simply with all mesmerizing flavours.I too love street food so much but there is no assurance that the food will always be hygienically served.Not to blame all but few serve...
recipe for nimki /Bengali savoury snack The pleasure of Bengali cuisine is its subtle difference in taste got from dominance of mustard oil and the paanch phoran!these two makes all the trick to make it as a special type of fare to die for and making me always longing to travel more through this cuisine.This time...
kai kuthal arisi pongal /hand pound rice pongal Already done with usual sakkarai pongal for thai pongal at my space and nowadays am trying some ways to have hand pound rice/kaikuthal rice regularly!atleast weekly once but not as such as boiled rice but as snacks and even as desserts.The soaking time and cooking time is little...
pongal kulambu /pongal kuzhambu recipe/sidedish for pongal Many of the South Indian houses women will be really busy cleaning and preparing for the very auspicious four days pongal fair and me too having my cleaning done with few works still pending!The very purpose of cleaning the house before pongal is to clear and get rid of...
ghee appam /nei appam recipe for karthigai deepam "Lighting Deepams" are the soul of this Karthigai deepam festival where the whole house brightens up with agal vizhakku (lamps made with mud)but recently when I read about the pot making business is dying year after year I was little worried about how will potters survive?It seems the...
easy puliyodharai recipe /pulisadam/puliyogare Almost every temple prepares puliyodharai/pulisadam/puliyogare as prasadams to pass around to devotees! I promise you with full assertion that the divine taste is always one of its kind that you will never ever get any-where and its a never ending pleasure that one will experience every time when visiting temples.The pulisadam made...
sweet boondi ladoo recipe /boondi laddu Full worth of Diwali is recognized only with the presence of sweets and without relishing a mouth full of sweets diwali would become incomplete!sharing gifts and sweets brings prosperity and happiness and all through these festive days we are excited and over enthusiastic.Many forms of sweet gifts are in trend...
south indian murukku /pottukadalai murukku recipe The scene has changed over the past few years that everywhere you see ready-made packs of murukku maavu(fried snack made with rice flour) packets readily available-at all super markets and general stores specially during the festive seasons where we never have to strain to make one! just have to mix...
indian diwali recipes /sweets and savouries In India I should say Diwali celebrations is the king of all festivals because it has gone already viral into people minds through ages and huge expectations keeps us busy and active that we come to the festive mood even before a month in advance! I mean to say that...