Today is Aadi Velli, a very auspicious day.. Aadi month, which falls in the middle of July and August [ mid July- mid August] is the 4th month in the Tamil calendar.Veeli means Friday. And today is the first Friday of the Aadi month!! During this month religious observances take a prominent places especially to…
Dwadashi Gangi | Rice – Coconut Milk Porridge
We are on the 4th alphabet today in the Journey Through The Cuisines . While looking up for recipes in this series, I made note of only the recipes that were simple and were a part of out day to day cooking.For D, I was not sure what to cook until I saw this dish…
Malaysian Nasi Lemak
I fell in love with this dish when I tasted it almost 15 years ago in a cultural fest.The flavor was so good as were its accompaniments. Since then I have always assumed it to be a vegetarian .It was after I entered the blogging world did I find out that the accompaniments are not…
Vegan Chia Breakfast Bowl
We often emphasize that breakfast should be the highlight meal of the day.Breakfast like a King, they say,right.But sometime [or many a times], preparing breakfast, especially, a breakfast for one, becomes boring or when one is lazy to make a single serve breakfast, it becomes a chore! This breakfast bowl is so simple that you…
Vegan Papaya Chia Smoothie
When we lived in China, we used to frequent a mall that was close to home. On the 6th floor, there was a multiplex. They used to view one English movie a month.A few of our Indian friends used to wait for that occasion and watch that movie no matter what it was! So much…