Onion Chutney for Idli / Dosai

Onion Chutney - "Kattupadi Aavaadha Chutney" for Idli / Dosai

This onion chutney is one of my favourite chutney. My mother used to make this chutney. Then we used to call it as vengayam chutney. But now we call it as "kattupadi aavaadha chutney". Yes.. you read it right.. its "kattupadi aavaadha chutney". Please allow me to tell the story behind this name.

Pav Bhaji Masala - Chat or Early Dinner

Pav Bhaji Masala - Early Dinner

Pav bhaji - is one of our favourite early-dinner item. If we eat pav bhaji in some chat shop then we eat it limited. But when its home made.. its unlimited!!

This recipe is sort of semi home made as im going to use the Everest brand pav bhaji masala. I am happy with the flavour of this brand of masala.

Filter Coffee - Love for "Filter Kaapi"..

Filter coffee - "Filter Kaapi"

Filter coffee -  I feel so freshened up as I say those two words. Any coffee fans will accept with me. When I make the filter coffee decoction as the first thing in the morning, the aroma of the coffee decoction is so tempting, that it becomes so hard for me to wait for another 15 minutes to make the coffee. I won't be able to wait till all the decoction drains. 

Is it not a blissful moment when you experience the aroma of fresh filter coffee decoction? I can say that forgetting yourself in the aroma of the fresh filter coffee can be added as the 113th Tantric Technique for enlightenment. Totally selfless moment!

Simple Potato Roast

Simple Potato Fry

Potato - almost everyone likes this tuber. It is an omni present and used vegetable. This particular potato fry dish is simple with very few ingredients. No tempering too. The speciality of this dish is the fact that it has few ingredients so that flavour of caramelised potato is a deliciously expressed.

Myself and my hubby love any dish if it turns slightly brown or we are even okay if it is slight burnt. We fish out the brown or black ones and eat. 😋. 

I generally use the iron skillet or kadai to do the roasts. It is non sticky and better than a non stick as its non toxic too. People, you have to try iron kadais ! It is user friendly too. And you have to check out the flavour of this potato fry roasted in iron kadai.. !

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Lets see this easy quick recipe.

It's Deepavali !

Wish You All My Friends a Very Happy and Safe Deepavali !

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Badam Halwa - Sinfully Delicious Almond Dessert

Badam Halwa - Sinfully Delicious Dessert

Badam halwa - was once a sweet which I thought we could never make at home. Always used to buy from shops and relish.

During the course of trying of new recipes and developing old recipes.. I found out that this badam halwa recipe was such an

Javvarisi/Sago Payasam - Sago Kheer

Javvarisi / Sago Payasam

Javvarisi payasam is the simple dessert made with milk and javvarisi/sago. I love the way the javvarisi feels in my mouth in this payasam.. tiny.. soft.. smooth.. pearls.. with the flavour of cardamom and my special touch - the edible camphor.

Makkan Peda - Go Nuts to See the Nuts

Makkan Peda - Go Nuts to See the Nuts..

Makkan peda - I had just heard the name for many years but did not get to eat one. I was not curious to know about it too. After marriage, whenever we visit any sweet shop, my husband would enquire about this makkan peda. I used to wonder what is the big deal about "makkan peda". It seems my husband had it once when he was a kid and fell in love with it. Then he tried to explain me about how it will look like, how it would taste like etc.,

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Since it was a long time my husband too had any makkan pedas, one day I remember, my husband bought a small size honey-soaked-bun thinking it was a makkan peda..😂😅. After so many years, one fine day we had a chance to eat makkan peda in a function. The credit goes to my grandmother. No.. it's not what you think.

Vadai / Medhu Vadai - Urad Dhal Fritters

Vadai / Medhu Vadai

Any festival is not complete without the vadai or medhu vadai. We three in our house love this medhu vadai and my folks love the way I make. The blend of the smell of vadai being deep fried, agarbathi and camphor brings you completely to the festival mood. Every one at home.. lots of talking.. lot of work as well.. fasting.. little tiresome.. still excited about festivals. Proud being a part of this culture.
Lets me take you to the recipe of this polite, tempting and yummy vadai/medhu vadai.

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The Life Changing Magic of Tidying by Marie Kondo

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Adhirasam - King of Desserts in Tamil Cuisine

Adhirasam - King of Desserts in Tamil Cuisine

Adirasam is the South Indian sweet made during Deepavali in most of the houses. Our previous generations, had this recipe in finger tips. But, we in our busy life style, missed to spare time to know about this recipe. And today there are some people, who just spend their Deepavali without adirasam just because they don't know how to make it.