Category: Indian Food

Almond Sweets Today is Diwali and this grand festival is celebrated all over India. This is one of the main festivals of Hindus. Attractions of this festival apart from Pooja (Workship to God) are fireworks, Crackers and lots & lots of sweets. As part of our celebration, I have...

Green and Yellow peas Sprouts Sundal is a South Indian snack made out of Beans, Peas, Chickpeas  and some kind of lentils. It is served in the evening and also prepared during some festivals. To make Sundal, the Legumes are soaked for at least 12 hours and then...

Pulses are the main source of protein for vegetarians. People in India include at least one variety of legumes in their daily food consumption. Adai is a pancake made with different varieties of lentils and rice. Every-time when I make this, I like to include different varieties of lentils....

Guess what? Last week, we had been to Spain for Vacation. We visited places around Barcelona city and enjoyed the famous Spanish architectures. This week, all my posts going to be little information about the places we have visited and definitely some special recipes. La Ramblas is a long...

Okay!! Till I invent new, this is the second dish which I cook with cucumber. The English Cucumbers which we get here are really big one’s approx 30cm length and more fleshy. Sometimes half of the cucumber will be lying in the fridge for days. When the Cucumber is...

The best way to consume Cucumber is to eat it raw and having it in a salad. As it contains 90 % of water content and helps to reduce the heat from the body. During the rainy cold season, I would like to always make warm food (or) When...

Poori is a common breakfast item available in all south Indian Restaurants. The apt side dish that goes very well with this is potato masala. However, poori can be had with other side dishes such a tomato kurma, chicken gravies, and so on. This is one of our favorite...

Meen kuzhambu is one of our favorite gravies that I usually make. It is a spicy, hot, sour gravy and a natural sweetness from tamarind. I Admired my mother several times when she cooks this and brings it out with wonderful taste. Being brought up near the coastal region...

Ladies finger is also called as Okra or Bhindi or Vendaikai. It has got even different names in other countries. It has been a long time since I made this dish. Try this dish with someone who hates to eat this vegetable, they can became a fan of it....

 The  South Indian traditional meal would contain many varieties of food items served in a Banana leaf. The Vegetarian Platter would contain side dishes like Poriyal, Kootu,varuval(sauteed vegetables, veggies with lentils, fried veggies), Papads (fryums), and a sweet. The first round of the main course would start with...

In South India, from Babies to Elders, they should have come across this dish at some point in time.  This is easily digestible, filling, and has a soothing taste. Sometimes doctors in India also recommend this as a diet during illness. I sometimes also make it when I have...

Ingredients: Tiger Prawns – 500 gms Oil –  2 Tsp Onion – 2 large finely chopped Tomato – 1 finely chopped Cinnamon stick – 1 Cardamom – 2 Bay leaves – 1 Cloves – 5 Ginger – 1 Tsp, finely chopped Garlic – 1 Tsp, finely chopped Chilli Powder...