The ‘Salna’ is a type of curry, that is usually a little bit watery than normal curry and usually paired with parotta. Made famous by our rottu kadais, it has a taste that can’t be beat. I made this Salna as a double duty side dish. One, to go with the appams for breakfast and … [Read more…]
The blog hosted for this month’s ‘Tried and Tasted’ event is Divya’s Dil Se. She has a beautiful collection of recipes, and among them, I loved this one. I have always wanted a good recipe for a stuffed eggplant kuzhambu. The best I have had was made by one of mom’s friends – Velumani Auntie. … [Read more…]
This post is long pending…I seemed to have lost the photo of this one, in the midst of the tons of photos I have been taking recently, and this just slipped through. I made this to go with the Chicken Briyani a while back. It is made by poaching the eggs in a spicy and … [Read more…]
Have you ever had these colds, when you are ready to do just about anything to get rid of it? It was one of these colds, that I had. Hmm….when was that?Probably a year back, or even more..I don’t remember. Everyone I knew, who saw me, started giving me these home remedies to try and … [Read more…]
My friend Vinitha prepares this amazing pulikuzhambu by simmering eggplants in a mixture of tamarind and freshly ground spices and it tastes great. Everyone who eats it becomes a fan of this dish. It is thick and tangy, and it doesn’t use any coconut, so it is also very healthy. I made this pulikuzhambu yesterday, … [Read more…]
My husband is working from home today, and I wanted to make a good lunch. Been bored of the usual sambar and puli kulambu, I wanted to try something very different. I had once written down the recipe for ‘Cauliflower Poricha Kuzhambu’ from the book ‘Dakshin – Vegetarian Cuisine from South India’ by Chandra Padmanabhan. … [Read more…]