Idiyappam is another popular SouthIndian breakfast that can be served with sweet Coconut Milk,Veg Stew or Kuruma or even Coconut Chutney or Kadalai Curry . I have made Idiyappam from scratch a couple of…

I brought around 1.5 kg of Sathu Maavu (aka Health Porridge mix prepared from various kinds of millets & nuts) from India when we moved to Limerick this March. Amma…

Veg Gravies are made atleast twice or thrice a week. I mix and match all the available ingredients at home and prepare a gravy in few different ways. The one…

This is one of Shiva’s favorite Lunchbox menu and I have prepared it often in the last few months.. With very few ingredients it tastes so good. I love adding…

Don’t know if Quinoa is superfood or not but I can definitely say from my personal experience that I eat less & portion control was much easier when replacing Rice with…

In the past few months I have made the pakoda so many times and have tried different variations of this Broccoli Pakoda recipe.Finally the one I made yesterday was just…

This is my Amma’s recipe and our favorite during train journeys..The first time I visited Shirdi was in 2010 with my mom, her cousin’s family and some of their friends. We decided to cover Mantralayam on…

If there is one goal that I setup for myself after moving to Limerick was to bake more, to learn more about the techniques involved in baking. It intimidates me…

Our weekday dinners are mostly Chapati with a gravy or sometimes plain rice/couscous/quinoa with some salad & gravy..I absolutely love Tofu and have made burji, palak tofu, even kofta with Tofu and…

I have tried Dum Biryani a couple of times before but have never achieved that perfect Restaurant Style Biryani. I usually do a quick version of Vegetable Rice/Veg Biryani since the elaborate steps overwhelm me. Also the fear of mushy, soggy biryani is not worth after you have spent an hour to prepare it. This time for my husband’a…