tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54507583046180138412024-03-13T09:18:36.493+05:30Curries and SpicesCooked with LOVE, seasoned with CARE, garnished with HAPPINESS and served with JOY!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450758304618013841.post-40898229813913114552012-12-25T03:35:00.001+05:302012-12-27T01:54:16.597+05:30Veg Fried Rice
Veg Fried rice is something I can never get enough of! I make different versions of this fried rice at home;today's recipe is something I have adapted of late. Though not exactly my DH's favorite, it tastes delicious and comes very close to the ones we get in the Thai, Cambodian restaurants here. This version calls for using Sriracha sauce or the hot chili sauce and the vegetable flavor Unknownnoreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450758304618013841.post-33027860500946420342012-10-03T20:58:00.000+05:302012-12-25T03:37:01.968+05:30Poosanikkai (Winter Melon) Kootu
What does 'MESS' mean? Untidy, dirty... But we, in South India, more precisely in Tamilnadu, have an all together different meaning for this word that goes off on a tangent. For us, MESS means a homely restaurant!!! :)
Well, we have many 'maami mess' in Chennai, usually hidden gems and a insider secret that only the locals will know. These 'mess' serve authentic home made foodUnknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450758304618013841.post-59544428186698758892012-09-27T23:54:00.000+05:302012-09-27T23:54:11.146+05:30Elaneer Payasam - Guest Post
The guest post section on Curries and Spices is back! And this time, it is my dear friend A, who is contributing a lip-smacking dessert!
A and I are ex-colleagues, forever-good-friends, who share so many interests. She is such sweet girl, whom I bank on for anything. Ask her for a diet regime, she mails the whole plan in a few minutes. Ask her for a recipe, she sends it with the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450758304618013841.post-77878561086024442722012-09-24T01:44:00.002+05:302012-09-24T01:53:29.625+05:30Rava Idli - Back to blogging??!!
Everyone must be tired of hearing me say, 'I am back'.. It is fun to hear it from Arnold again and again, but for a food blogger, giving too many breaks to blogging means losing readers, fans, traffic and missing out on a lot more things that itself deserve a separate post. I have been telling myself that I should resume blogging for a long time now. Not that people out there are desparatelyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450758304618013841.post-23996614911625349352012-08-18T00:53:00.002+05:302012-09-25T01:20:44.543+05:30A post for my patti..
"We are never too old for our grandparents" ~ Anonymous
Well, how true it is!! No matter how old we are, how many kids we have, whichever part of the world we are, we are the apple of the eyes for our grandparents. I am no exception!
So the other day when my good friend S at Ruchika cooks blogged about this event, I was thinking of breaking my blogging hibernation (hopefully) Unknownnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450758304618013841.post-53802562594741918812011-11-23T11:05:00.002+05:302012-10-04T04:39:12.947+05:30Corn Capsicum Pasta
Someone said, 'Being a mom is one of the highest paid jobs, because the salary is pure love'!! I couldn't agree more!! It was like yesterday that I found this new job, it is already an year and my little one has already started calling me 'mmmmaaa'!!! Time really flies!
The other day I longed for some pasta dish but since I am strict about the cutting down on all the foods that increase Unknownnoreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450758304618013841.post-51512210336701152002011-05-23T17:15:00.009+05:302012-08-01T03:08:39.011+05:30Today's Guest blogger: Lata Raja of Flavours and Tastes
The guest post section is back in action. Today's guest blogger is none other than Lata Raja of Flavours and Tastes . Lataji as we fondly call her is a very amicable, easy-to-approach person. She has an awesome array of recipes in her blog that includes specialities from various cuisines. Many new bloggers (including me) look upon her as a mentor as she is readily available to guide, give Unknownnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450758304618013841.post-35079749774203807112011-05-11T10:58:00.005+05:302012-10-08T00:46:28.939+05:30Idli Milagai Podi - The best pal of Idli
South Indian breakfast items are usually a hearty fare and you can go about even skipping the lunch if you had a heavy breakfast. Idlis form a staple diet in breakfast menu and comes with a variety of side dishes. Some like it with sambar, some with coconut chutney. Pudina or mint chutney is capable of sending down unlimited idlis within a wink of an eye while tomato chutney leaves you asking Unknownnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450758304618013841.post-65333165033646211242011-05-05T19:05:00.000+05:302011-09-20T15:41:31.908+05:30Back to blogging with a Desi Delight!Hey people, I am back!!! (read as in "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines") I know many of you checked in to find out if I was doing good. Thank you so much for your concern. I am very much alive and doing good. As my friend had said, I was down with a sweet sickness that bore fruit at the end of 9 months..Oh wait, it was 8 months plus 3 days!!Yes, we recently welcomed a little cub into our pack! Unknownnoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450758304618013841.post-48899256091429341652010-04-20T20:30:00.002+05:302012-09-25T01:32:31.824+05:30Today's Guest Blogger: Sandhya
Here comes the Guest blogger's space after a short gap! Till now, I was doing this space with my friends and non-blogger buddies. But I realized it is time to invite the you, the lovely bloggers out there, to adorn my blog with your fabulous recipes!
And the first person, who came to my mind was Sandhya Hariharan @ Sandhya's Kitchen. She remains a very special person to me always, as she was Unknownnoreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450758304618013841.post-15419770544647294312010-04-19T14:38:00.004+05:302012-09-25T01:34:24.342+05:30Aval Upma
Most of you, who are reading my blog for sometime now must have known my love for Upma. I know, it is sometimes boring, dull and irritating. I have a big list of "I-hate-Upma" buddies! But to me, it is an ultimate comfort food, when I am not in a mood for an elaborate meal. Sometimes it is for breakfast, most of the time I even have it for lunch!
So presenting you one more Upma from my cook Unknownnoreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450758304618013841.post-21399060625202563522010-04-15T09:41:00.000+05:302011-09-20T15:41:31.910+05:30Sago Murukku ~ ICC March '10When Srivalli announced this month's Indian Cooking Challenge, I was bit relaxed; not because I know to make Murukku. As a matter of fact, I have never made Murukku at all. I have only seen Amma doing it, but have never even touched the Murukku Achu but once (that was this time, when I brought it from India). Thank God I did it! Thanks Srivalli, from now Sago Murukku will not just be a challenge,Unknownnoreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450758304618013841.post-50424578398048705542010-04-13T12:21:00.008+05:302012-09-22T00:38:13.581+05:30Keerai Masiyal
Our blogger buddy, Sarawasthy @ Taste of Sara's kitchen is celebrating her birthday today; let us all wish her a wonderful Birthday and many many happy returns of the day!
I am on a recipe marathon, should I say? Well, there are so many posts lying in my drafts for a long time. Before any of them go stale, I want to deliver them hot and fresh! :)
Keerai Masiyal / Mashed Amaranth Gravy is thatUnknownnoreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450758304618013841.post-72072097869282901142010-04-13T11:45:00.000+05:302010-04-13T11:45:05.296+05:30Onion-Cherry Tomato ThogaiyalHere comes yet another thogaiyal / thuvayal / Chutney for rice from my cook book. I am a great fan of Thogaiyals and I am always on the look out for new varieties. This one, I first made with the shallot or the small onions and the taste was just excellent. Then I wanted to try it out with the red onions and so made some minor changes and used some cute little cherry tomatoes and this time too Unknownnoreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450758304618013841.post-11143724720919996532010-04-11T22:30:00.001+05:302011-09-20T15:41:31.911+05:30Kunuku PaniyaramHello buddies,I am back after a self-imposed mini break!! We had been to Vienna and Bratislava (the capital of Slovakia) for the Easter weekend and it was just a wonderful experience. Vienna is known for its architectural beauty and it took us less than a minute to fall in love with the beautiful city and its lovely atmosphere. More than anything, we found the people a lot friendlier in Vienna Unknownnoreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450758304618013841.post-48765122303354245282010-03-29T16:16:00.007+05:302011-09-20T15:41:31.912+05:30Chegodi Bracelet with Thatai Hearts & My "Compulsive"ness-esSo Me back!!! A month of hectic sessions left me worn out and I had a very satisfying weekend to give a fitting end to the whole thing. Of course, I would be continuing the course after sometime but hey, DO WE NEED A REASON TO SHOP?? TO GET PAMPERED? :)That's what I did! A nice relaxed pampering session at the hairstylist, then some feel-good shopping* followed by relaxed Sunday and it spilled Unknownnoreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450758304618013841.post-33208283973207097582010-03-15T11:30:00.000+05:302010-03-15T11:30:00.239+05:30Ariselu / Athirasallu / Athirasam ~ ICC Feb 2010Oh boy!! This is the only word that comes to my mind at the end of this month's ICC. When Srivalli, who initiated Indian Cooking Challenge announced this month's challenge I was both over-whelmed and under-whelmed at the same time. Overwhelmed, because Athirasam as we call it Tamil is definitely one of my favorites. Under-whelmed, as all of us know, it is one of the difficult sweets to make. I amUnknownnoreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450758304618013841.post-4595654994252968302010-03-07T20:52:00.003+05:302010-03-07T21:16:26.385+05:30Guest Post #3 : MadhuryaBefore any of you could scream "LAZY" on my face, let me tell you why I am "ON" and "OFF" the blogosphere. I have joined an intensive course for my next level Deutsch and it is taking up around 5 to 6 hours of my time everyday incl. travel. So I get drop-dead tired by the time I come back. Rest of the day is taken away by household activities (those of you in Facebook, you know I am getting Unknownnoreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450758304618013841.post-5251759665152655612010-03-02T19:04:00.006+05:302010-03-02T19:19:59.521+05:30Happy Birthday Nithya!Our dear blogger pal, Nithya of 4th Sense Samayal (better known as the creative, innovative, enthusiastic blogger!!) is celebrating her birthday today! So friends, please join me in wishing her a very Happy Birthday and many many such wonderful returns of the day!Happy Birthday Nithya!! Image Courtesy: 123greetings.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450758304618013841.post-59346812135365127832010-02-26T18:11:00.007+05:302011-09-20T15:53:17.425+05:30Hyderabadi Vegetable Biryani & Mirchi Ka SalanWhenever I see/hear "Hyderabadi Biryani", I starting drooling... Not for the non-veg version though.. Wait!! Am I making a mistake by saying "Non-veg version of Hyderabadi Biryani"??? Oh yes, I am.. Isn't Hyderabadi Biryani always made with Chicken or Mutton or whatever...?Being married to a Tamilian brought up in Hyderabad, I thought my DH will be the right person to show me a place that serves Unknownnoreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450758304618013841.post-70919954627220332252010-02-24T14:30:00.001+05:302010-02-24T16:25:13.186+05:30Guest Post #2Today's Guest Post is by one of my ex-colleagues and a very good friend, Karpagam. A kind-hearted person, great cook and of all, a very helpful person she is..! We used to have a gala lunch-time every day, with all the team members sitting in one big table and sharing everyone's lunch box (typical pattikadu style!) Those days are so memorable time of my career. :)These 2 recipes I am posting Unknownnoreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450758304618013841.post-35088737314151560202010-02-15T12:27:00.000+05:302010-02-15T12:27:00.161+05:30Khasta Kachori / Moong Dal Kachori ~ ICC January ChallengeKachoris or Samosas? I would have without a second thought, said "Samosa".. But having tasted this Kachori now, I will have a dilemma from now on, when it comes to Kachori or Samosa... Of course, they are no synonyms! Since I hadn't tasted Kachoris for a long time now, I had no idea how would it even look like.. I don't wanna sound like a moron anymore ;)ICC January gave me the perfect timing to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450758304618013841.post-21929984721218745522010-02-14T17:16:00.004+05:302010-02-14T17:22:45.274+05:30Happy Birthday Anupama!Our dear blogger buddy and my shweeeet friend Anupama, is celebrating her birthday today! Isn't that so nice to be born on a day dedicated to LOVE? No wonder she is such a lovable person! :)So, may we all wish Anu a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY and many many wonderful returns of the day!And wishing all my friends and readers a HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!See you all soon with an interesting recipe! Till then, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450758304618013841.post-10405981901528366172010-02-13T16:35:00.012+05:302011-09-20T15:19:19.254+05:30Killu Milagai Rasam - Dedicating to a loved one!Duh... Another rasam? Why is it again RASAM???? Before you could fire me with any questions, let me clarify! More than this rasam, my memories associated with this rasam are more special!
Every one of us has this special person in life whom we love/like unconditionally.. No no wait! I am not talking about Parents, Spouse, In-laws, Boy friend/Girl friend, Siblings.. True that we love these peopleUnknownnoreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450758304618013841.post-59067124700365285672010-02-11T13:07:00.006+05:302010-02-11T15:24:41.867+05:30My First Guest Post!So I am joining the band-wagon too! Yes, starting today "Guest Post" will be a regular feature in my blog. Here I am planning to present you some delicious recipes from my family and friends who have inspired me, motivated me and the most important of all, from some of the wonderful persons, whose cooking, to me, is indeed a magic!I am not promising to make it a weekly section, but I shall try toUnknownnoreply@blogger.com36