Halloween Food stands apart among all the theme-based party foods. While every other gathering focus on food to be deliciously presented, in a mouth-watering manner, foods at a Halloween gathering is anything but that. The foods at these gatherings look hideous, spooky, full of horror, […]
Diwali Remedy, or Diwali Dawai or Diwali Medicine is highly recommended for the unchecked feasting on Diwali Day. Why is this remedy important? This is because this is a festival typically characterised by feasting on sweets. Also, Diwali happens to be the most important and […]
Diwali recipes are the central part of family celebrations of the festival. The preparations begin early as each dish is pretty elaborate and takes time to be made. Since we were also a big family, Amma used to spend virtually the entire week leading up […]
Sambhar is probably, the most popular dish from the South Indian kitchen after Idli and Dosa. You can also spell this dish as Sambar – without ‘h’. Lentils, tamarind and vegetables, make up this versatile concoction. Versatile because, Sambar is also a regular dish for […]
Idli batter is perhaps one of the biggest challenges that one faces as a cook. It is probably easier to buy readymade batter from the market and make your idli than make the idli batter yourself. The challenges of making the ideal idli batter are […]
Travel Food: Memories of long journeys Travel Food. When I look back upon our childhood, travel and food always went together. Back then, travel was fun and long train journeys even more so. I recall that the seats in the train were just wooden planks, […]
Rasam: An Interesting Insight Rasam – when translated literally from Tamil, means juice. It’s a must-have in all South Indian feasts, and during a regular lunch. Rasam can refer to any juice, but in South Indian households this word usually refers to the delicious part of any South […]
