A wholesome lunch plate Rice Keerai masial Rajapalayam style Amla thogayal Mixed vegetable salad Thick home set curds All this comfortably seated on my Chirala saree bought in 2008 from Chirala Town. Formerly known as "kshirapuri"... The milky ocean, the...
Classic Combo
Puttu with Kadala Curry Recipe | Classic Combo 4
Puttu/Kuzha Puttu... Hot and steaming with delicious layers of rice flour and fresh coconut is a well-known breakfast delicacy of Kerala cuisine. Literature such as "thiruvilayadal puram" of the 16th century, has mentions of this dish thus suggesting that it...
Classic Combo
Masala Chai + Aloo Samosa | Classic Combo 3 | Evening Snack
Hot summers or cold winters nothing can beat this classic combination of hot masala chai and aloo samosa. In 1835 the British began to set up tea plantations in Assam. The black tea /katanchaya slowly was replaced by milk tea...
Classic Combo
Verkadalai Venthaya kuzhambu and Keerai Kootu Recipe | Classic Combo 2
The second in our classic combo series is the traditional Verkadalai Venthaya kuzhambu and Keerai Kootu... A simple tangy Kuzhambu that is loaded with fenugreek and peanuts tastes heavenly when mixed with hot steaming rice. The almost bland keerai kootu...
Idly, Dosa, Adai & Vada
Tomato Dosa 2.0 | Instant Dosa Recipe | Healthy Breakfast
Tomato dosa....a delicious and spicy variant of the routine dosa. Tomatoes load this dosa variation with lycopene... A super antioxidant that makes your dosa brim with colour and health. Ingredients for Tomato Dosa 2.0 Tomato dosa Raw rice - 1...
Classic Combo
Jeera Rice + Paneer Butter Masala Recipe | Classic Combo 1
A simple yet delicious combo…. Jeera rice with paneer butter masala.Jeera /zeera rice has never been a part of ancient Indian cooking. References to this very popular rice/pulav is seen in Mughal travel diaries and texts indicating its advent during...
Starters, Snacks & Street Foods
Peanut Salad | Salad Recipes | Healthy Veg Recipes
The humble peanut with its dominant taste commonly known as "time-pass" has several avatars in cookery. Plain and simple boiled nuts, sauces to pickles, this protein-packed legume can be combined with any Indian food effortlessly. Here is a peanut salad/chaat...
Sweets & Desserts
Mango Raspberry Pudding | Pudding Recipes | Summer Special
A cold pudding with fruity flavours for a hot summer's evening. A thick sauce of mango pulp combined with bananas and custard powder forms the base. Raspberry jelly adds to the fruity flavour and also gives the sauce a body....
Pulses & Dals
Palakura Pappu | Spinach Dal | Andhra Cuisine
As our Telugu cuisine continues today's special is a simple and healthy "palakura pappu" or dal with spinach also known as keerai kootu.Pappu or dal in different forms is a major part of Andhra cuisine. Mudda pappu, tomato pappu, gongura...
Sambhar & Rasam
Pachi Pulusu | Andhra Rasam | Andhra Pradesh Cuisine
A quick "no-cook" rustic Andhra special rasam… Pachi pulusu made with minimal ingredients. A perfect summer dish, this is served with hot steaming rice or as a cold soup. Light and tangy, it is usually prepared with tamarind extract. Sometimes...