Kadhambam in Tamil means ‘variety’.This chutney has a variety of ingredients that makes it more tastier.A simple one to go with Idli / Dosa. I used: Onion-1 chopped Tomato-1 ,chopped Mint leaves- a handful Coriander leaves- a handful Urad dhal-1 tablespoon Red chillies-2 Tamarind extract-1 teaspoon Ginger-a small piece Salt to taste Oil-1 teaspoon Heat…
‘Why this title?’,you might wonder.This recipe does have some interesting anecdotes associated with it.Around a year ago,I saw a recipe @ Alka’s Sindhi Rasoi that made use of lotus stem.I have seen fresh lotus roots/stems at the farmers market but since I didn’t know what to make of them,never gave them a second look.Then when…
This months challenge for Blog bites 7,Nupur choose to call it Iron chef Edition,inspired by the popular culinary game show-Iron Chef America.We choose any ingredient and cook it in two ways.I chose bread. I got 2 yummy recipes from two blogs.One from Prathiba’s The Chef And Her Kitchen and the other from EC’s Simple Indian…
A couple of months ago when I was still in my hometown,it was raining mangoes.I prefer raw mangoes to the ripe one.I love to smear a little chilli powder and salt on the raw mango and take a bite- I’m in heaven!!When I visited one of my friends house during the mango season,I came home…
The first time I went out for diner as soon as I landed in the Orient was with hubby’s Indian colleague and his family who luckily happened to be my neighbor.We planned to dine at the restaurant that was just across the road. Another lucky thing was that the menu card had the English names…
