It is Blogging Marathon time. For the first week of the 17th edition , I have chosen ‘Sun dried products’ as the theme. So for the next three days, you are going to be seeing some crispy sun dried items. This theme has brought back tons of childhood memories.During each summer vacation,mom would wake up…
When it comes to ‘fast food’ , the first thing that comes to my mind is pressed rice / poha.Any dish with this ingedient gets done fast..Here is one of my favorite that was a part of the Chitra maasa panaka poojay thali You need Pressed rice / aval / poha – 2 cups Tamarind…
This post is very special to me in many ways. The recipes in this post are apt for this month – Chaitra maasa / Chitirai thingal. As usual when mom and I were discussing what else we can put up for the thali series, mom [as usual] recollected a special custom that is performed…
If I was a poet or a writer, I would have written an ode to the famous South Indian breakfast star – ‘The soft and fluffy Idli’. Any household in South India is bound to have this delectable super soft idli for breakfast at least a couple of times a week.Such is the fame and…
After a break of almost a week I am back with a tasty and nutritious breakfast/snack.Poha/aval/pressed rice is rich in iron and along with it are the vegetables to add to the vitamins. Vegetable Aval Upma I used: Aval / Poha /Pressed rice /Beaten rice – 1 cup Mixed boiled vegetables-1/2 a cup[I used carrots,corn,beans]…
