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

LEMON RICE / LIMBU SADAM Rice is a staple food of the South Indians. There are many varieties of rice that is made in the south Indian cuis...

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

HYDERABADI CHICKPEAS PULAO / BIRYANI / GARBANZO BEANS PILAF / BIRYANI The locked down has given me the opportunity to try many new recipes...

BROWN RICE KHICHDI Khichdi is the soul food of the Indians!!! Khichdi is a rice lentil porridge that is usually eaten when you want some...

PARUPPU PODI (SPICED LENTILS POWDER) Paruppu Podi with steaming hot rice is food for the soul. It is a saving grace when we are not feel...

RAVA LADDOO / SUJI KE LADDOO/ SWEET SEMOLINA BALLS This is probably one of the easiest sweets to make. This is also one of the first swe...

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

GREEN TOMATOES AVIYAL / GREEN TOMATOES COOKED IN COCONUT GRAVY Here I am proud to present yet another kerala-iyer dish, the Green tomatoes...

KARADAYAN NOMBU The Karadayan Nombu festival is primarily observed and celebrated by the Tamil Brahmins. It is celebrated during the trans...

Today is an important day as is not only the 8 th day of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations but today is also Onam. So, wishing all my readers...