Badam Halwa
Ingredients: Badam/ almonds – ¼ cup Almond slices – 1 tsp (for topping/optional) Sugar – 1/3 cup Salt – a pinch Cardamom powder – 1 tsp Kunkuma poo/ saffron – ½ tsp (crushed) Whole milk – ½ cup + 1 tblsp Ghee/ clarified butter – […]
Everything from Scratch
Southern Classic
Traditional Ulundhu Kali
//Uluthangali// //Black urad dhal kali// Ingredients: Black Urad dhal –¼ cup Raw rice – 1 tblsp Jaggery – ½ cup Water – ¾ – 1 cup Salt – a pinch Freshly grated coconut – 1 tblsp Cardamom – 1 no Nutmeg – 1/8th tsp Clove […]
Chakka Pradhaman
Ingredients: Chopped Chakka/ fresh Jackfruit – 1 cup Jaggery syrup – ½ – ¾ cup Ghee/ clarified butter – 2 tsp Cardamom powder – ½ tsp Fresh coconut 1st milk – ¼ cup Fresh coconut 2nd milk – ½ cup Water – ½ cup Tempering: […]
Mambazha Pulissery
Ingredients: Diced Half ripe Mango (skin off) – 1 cup Water – as req Jaggery – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – ½ tsp Salt – as req Fresh curd -1 cup Coconut Masala: Freshly grated coconut – ½ cup Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Whole […]
Ashoka Halwa with Brown sugar
Ingredients: Moong Dhal – ¼ cup Wheat flour – 1 tblsp Dark brown sugar – ¼ cup + 2 tblsp Cardamom powder – ½ tsp Clarified butter/ ghee – ¼ cup Salt – a pinch Food color – orange/ lemon yellow (few drops) Sliced almonds/ […]
Kalkandu Pongal
//Sugar candy Pongal// Ingredients: Raw rice – ¼ cup Kalkandu/ sugar candy – ¼ cup Water – as req Whole milk – ¼ cup Clarified butter – 1 tsp Cashews – 3-4 nos Pacha karpooram/ edible camphor – a mild pinch ( ¼ rice) Saffron- […]
Puliyodharai
PULIYODHARAI/TAMARIND RICE : Puliyodharai the name itself Divine. I still remember the taste of Tiruvanamalai Kovil puliyodharai, very simple but too divine. Another my all-time favorite, of course my MOM’s puliyodharai. Every time i recollect my childhood memories I just amazed how my mom was. […]
Homemade Curd
HOMEMADE CURD: Without CURD/ Thayir/ Yogurt our Indian Food won’t fulfill. We include Curd on our regular diet and it helps to improve digestion, healthy heart, boost our immunity, good for bones, skin, hair, teeth. It helps to prevent pigmentation and dry skin especially during […]
Homemade Ghee
HOMEMADE GHEE/ CLARIFIED BUTTER Ghee is rich in Vitamin A & E, it is also nutritionally rich like coconut oil. Research shows that it helps to improve our healthy digestive tract, the adequate number of butyric acid helps to boost our immune system. It helps […]
Filter Coffee
TRADITIONAL SOUTH INDIAN FILTER COFFEE: Filter coffee the name itself you feel the aroma. My “THE FAVOURITE” drink in the whole universe. I can easily find the difference between INSTANT to grounded FILTER COFFEE. I never drink INSTANT Coffee. Whenever I felt lonely/ depressed/mizzing my […]
