Cardamom is one of my favourites in the spice rack. What do you taste when you put cardamom in your mouth? You really have to bite into raw cardamom to get a sense of the flavours within. Here’s how you do it. Take a piece of fresh Cardamom – a green one – with peel….
Category: Heirloom Recipies
kodo-millet-health-drink-cooler-summer-drink-porridge
kodu millet health drink | Summer cooler | Porridge Kodo millet health drink/cooler/porridge is a summer drink made with gluten free kodu millet and flavoured with cardamom. [cz_image id=”cz_69575″ image=”6932″][/cz_image][cz_gap height=”25px”][cz_title id=”cz_64003″] Kodu Millet (Paspalum scrobiculatum ) is called Arikelu in the Telugu language, Varagu in Tamil, Varak in Malayalam, Arka in Kannada, and Kodra…
Pickled Chilli in Vinegar
What’s marinated meat or paneer without a dash of flavoured vinegar?! A chinese schezwan noodle would feel flat without a spoon of rice vinegar. A well-layered burger feels complete when a spoon of chilli flavoured vinegar sprinkled on the patty. Fresh garlic bread with cheese and Balsamic vinegar. There are so many cuisines using vinegar…
Beetroot Idiyapam
Idiyappam (Tamil) also called String Hoppers or Nool Puttu(Malayalam) is a native of Kerala and Tamilnadu. It is best served with a masala curry with a coconut or coconut milk gravy. A simple day to day food of many south Indian households, it became a part of my weekly menu after I moved to Kerala.
Manga kutan /Mampaza pulisherry/ Ripe Mango Curry
A signature dish of kerala where mangoes are cooked with tangy curd and coconut. Best served with white or red rice. A very important dish of an Onam Sadhya, it is best prepared with small mangoes called “Chakkarakutti”.
Honey Pepper Roasted Peanuts.
Low on sweet and a hint of spice who can say no to cruncy peanuts on the platter.
Curry Pepper Peanuts
Homemade made “Roasted flavoured peanuts”. Many a number of varients to choose from.
Beetroot Pachadi
My all time favourite multi purpose beetroot instant pachadi. It can be stored in the refrigirator for atleast a week. The recipe can be made more spicy or sweeter based on your preference. My MIL makes a version of this whihc adds a spoon of coconut for extra sweetness. But that reduces the logitivty of…
Soap Stone Sambhar
The sound of seasoning as it splatters on hot food was always music to my ears. “Chissssssss” went the seasoning of mustard and hing on to something delicious definitely I thought, as I turned the pages of my textbook waiting for the call for lunch. The seasoning had settled on the food, and the aroma…
Sweet, tart and spicy -Thats life.
Hi Everyone, Happy Ugadi to you all. We at home, celebrate all South Indian festivals, as each state has been a part of my life in different stages of my life. Ugadi is closest to my heart, because of its ritual of making “Ugadi Pachadi”, which has a very close semblance to our everyday lives….
Naturally Hema 