Breakfast Recipes
For all Indian snacks, chutneys are the most important accompaniment or “side-dish” as we call it in India. There are different varieties of chutneys for various Indian snacks -typically fried ones. So there is a red tangy chutney for samosas (a crispy deep-fried snack with […]
The festival of Pongal follows immediately after the Tamil month of Margazhi. In the Tamil calendar, the month Margazhi that lasts from mid-December to mid-January every year. To me, it brings back vivid memories from my childhood, from the streets of Madras (now Chennai). Madras […]
Dosa Varieties – the more the merrier Dosas – gluten free, rice flour crepes, are decidedly one of the most preferred breakfast dishes – after the softy, fluffy idlis of course. This is true, at least for me. The thin, crispy, golden brown crepes served […]
Idli varieties are about adding delicious flavours to the Plain Idli. Idlis are one of my favourite breakfast dishes. Hot steaming idlis, served with mildly spiced coconut chutney and piping hot Sambhar is an unmatched prospect first thing in the morning. But there are people […]
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, […]
Fond Memories of A Simple Dish Curd Rice is one dish that is a subject of many, many family tales of many, many families from South India. Surely, it would be impossible to spot a South Indian without a lingering memory of the Thayir Saadham […]
The name Medu Vada owes its origins to a Kannada word – Medu which means soft. The meaning of Vada is “Fritter”. Of course, “Soft Fritter” is never going to convey the same delicious meaning as the word “Medu Vada”! This snack is known as […]
Masala Vada is like the country cousin of the more popular Medu Vadas. On the streets of Chennai, that too in the evenings, Medu Vadas are the bestsellers along the streets of Chennai. But the Masala Dal Vadas, have their own charm as well. Known […]
