KANU FESTIVAL  The festival of Kanu is celebrated one day after the Pongal festival in Tamilnadu. Kanu Pongal is widely celebrated in Brahm...

UPPU SEEDAI / SALTED CHEEDAI (SAVOURY CRUNCHY RICE BALLS)  GOKULASHTAMI / KRISHNASHTAMI /JANMASHTAMI /KRISHNA JAYANTI, the Birthday of Lord ...

BANANA HALWA KERALA STYLE / PAZHAVARATHI / PAZHAM VARATTI / For all you banana lovers like me, I would like to share this wonderful reci...

VAZHAKKAI MEZHUKKUVARATHI /PORIYAL/CURRY (RAW BANANA STIR FRY) Raw Banana is widely used in Kerala Cuisine. Every part of the banana is pac...

Navarathri in the 70's- 2000 & Now.... I had the privilege of living & being brought up in Mumbai. A place where people from a...

CHEENIVARIKKAI / KOTHAVARANGAI PARUPPU USILI (CLUSTER BEANS WITH LENTILS AND COCONUT) GAWAR PHALI KI SABJI DAL AUR NARIYAL KE SAATH ...

PARIPPU PRADHAMAN PAYASAM (SPLIT YELLOW MOONG LENTIL PAYASAM WITH COCONUT MILK) Parippu Pradhaman is one of the special payasams made durin...

AN ODE TO TALAYALAM TALAYALAM The language spoken by the Tamil Iyers settled in Kerala, is something which is a mix of Tamil and Malayalam, ...