White Veg Biryani - Pleasant for the eyes and taste-buds

White Veg Biryani - Pleasant for the eyes and tastebuds

This white veg biryani i got it from a food magazine. i am generally not much interested in veg biryani. if the side is potato chips, then iam okay with veg biryani. but this white biryani was with a little twist.. coconut milk is one of the ingredient !

any rice or biryani or birinji made with coconut milk.. i always have a crush for it. in this recipe, the water is not totally replaced with coconut milk, but just little will do.

Murungai Keerai Poriyal / Drumstick Leaves Stirfry

Murungai Keerai Poriyal / Drumstick Leaves Stirfry

Murungai keerai poriyal is what I love from my childhood. One of our neighbours used to make raagi koozhu / porridge during the Tamil month of Aadi. They used to make dry-fish kuzhambu and murungai keerai poriyal along with this porridge. I loved that raagi koozhu/poridge along with this murungai keerai poriyal. Anyone who had this raagi porridge with murungai keerai poriyal or dry-fish kuzhambu will know what an unique country-food combination it is.

All Natural Hair Wash / Shikakai Powder

Natural Hair Wash Powder

Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you. - Frank Lloyd Wright.

We all have come very far from nature. Let's stop, turn back and see what we all we have missed. Thank God we have not lost everything.

Vanjaram Fish / Seer/King Fish Fry

Vanjaram Meen or Seer/King Fish Fry

Vanjaram fish fry is the basic fish fry which any sea food lovers would love. I personally love to cook small fishes for both fry and kuzhambu. I prefer to fry this vanjiram fish than kuzhambu as small fishes have better flavour for kuzhambu than big ones. Vanjiram fish fry is easy dish yet a special dish on any weekend lunch preparation.

Bath Powder - Natural, Healthy and Simple

Bath Powder - Natural, Healthy and Simple

If you are a person who is concerned about reducing the amount of chemicals your body is exposed to, then you should know about an ordinary/extra ordinary bath soaps which most of us use.

Kathirikkai-Mochaikaai (Lilva beans) Kuzhambu

Kathirikkai-Mochaikaai (Lilva beans) Kuzhambu

Its the season for the mochai kaai and thuvarai. these beautiful beans suddenly.. from nowhere.. occupy the shelves of the market.. during this December and January months.. all fresh and tempting us to carry a kilo of them to home.

i have actually never used this mochai kai (green lilva beans) though i have tried mochai kottai (dry lilva beans).

Peas - Potato Roast - All Rounder !

Peas - Potato Roast (Urulaikizhangu Pattani Varuval)

Peas-potato roast is.. i guess.. every second person's favourite. it is such a saviour during bulk cooking. in south india, what better recipe you can end up doing when you have fresh peas in hand.

Thakkali Thokku / Tomato Chutney

Thakkali Thokku / Tomato Chutney - For Rice and Chapathi

This tomato thokku / chutney is my mother's recipe. I loved the way my mother makes this thokku. "Thokku" in Tamil, i guess its a gravy, thicker than thick. I never wanted to change this recipe as this recipe is complete by itself.

Araikeerai (Amaranthus) Masiyal / Kadayal - Country food

Araikeerai Masiyal / Kadayal - Country food

Arai keerai (Amaranthus dubius) masiyal (in Tamil) is another mild keerai kuzhambu made without dhal. So if you want to finish the keerai (greens) in the afternoon itself and not for dinner, then this is the ideal kuzhambu with keerai. The quantity of kuzhambu yielded is less. My mom used to name this kuzhambu as araikeerai puli pottu kadayal.