Known by names like Sechium edule[botanical] chayote,benguluru vankaya,chow-chow,chuchu, sayote, tayota, choko, chocho, chow-chow, christophene, mirliton, vegetable pear, starprecianté, citrayota or citrayote (Ecuador and Colombia) and pear squash[Source Wikipedia],this belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family,joining the melons, cucumbers and squash.When I bought this veggie at the farmers market,Ju said that I had purchased ‘Buddha’s hand’.Well,that’s the translation…
Kollu is what we better know as ‘Horse gram‘.It is known by the names -Kollu, Gahat, Kulath, Kulthi, ulavalu, etc.If you are aware of its other name please share it with us in the comments section.Botanically it is known by the name– Macrotyloma uniflorum. This is a much ignored lentil but it possesses immense health…
Left over idlis usually turn into Idli upma not only because they are easy to prepare but it also happens to be Lil angels favorite snack.But last week when we had some leftover idlis from breakfast I made this masala idli that I had bookmarked at Srivalli’s blog.It was yum and I am sure to…
A couple of months ago,we were expecting some guests for lunch.Having prepared the dishes ,we got a call that half of the group would not be coming.That left us with a whole load of leftover rice.We converted it into rice crisps the next morning. Soak the leftover rice in water for 15 minutes and drain…
There is a Pori/Murmura vendor who goes by my mom’s place in my hometown on his bicycle.Just as he crosses my house he would slow down and call out ‘Pori‘ and wait for one of us to come out.He comes on alternate days and we buy Pori sufficient for 2 days!After I got married came…
