The final post for this edition of blogging marathon is a very simple one but a very important ‘ dish’ for Ugadhi… Bevu bella is a must on Ugadhi . Ugadhi or Yugadhi is the New year day. Yuga means era and adhi is the beginning and is celebrated in Andra Pradesh and Karnataka. Neem…
The memories of my vacations during schools days are still fresh in my memory. Each summer my parents used to drop me off at grandparents place.We lived in a hill station and they were in the plains.Every summer when people tuned to hill stations for vacations, I used to head to grandparents home. Though it…
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…
Manathakkali vatral or dried blacknightshade is my favorite. It is a little bitter but I love bitter veggies. Bittergourd is my favorite vegetable and I can even have it everyday.So when mom prepared Simple South Indian Lunch Thali,she was sure to include manathakkali vatral. Today’s post is a simple tangy stew to go with steamed…
It rained like crazy last evening.We were enjoying a piping hot bowl of Cream of Tomato Soup with a couple of toasts when the rain started.Then it continued steadily through the night. Winds were howling at high velocity and just as expected the power supply shut off. We were thankful that we had alternate backup.…
