All foodies love Indian cuisine. It is impossible not to get obsessed with the hot and spicy entrees that provide your tastebuds with a treat that will them longing for more. From the all famous tasty Tandoori chicken to the delicious Mango Raita dessert, Indian cookery provides its fans with an incredible, yet healthy dining experience . However, all these traditional, deep, and intriguing flavors can be quite tricky to put together, which is why many expert chefs have found a way to incorporate modern epicurean twists to your favorite meals so that you can make them at home!...

Recipe for Kathirikkai Gothsu, Brinjal Gothsu. A popular brinjal mash recipe that’s a perfect side dish for idli and dosa. Recipe with step by step pictures. Few days back I had posted the brinjal kosumalli which is an easy and perfect side dish for idli and dosa. This is a popular variation made with brinjal called the Kathirikkai Gothsu / Brinjal Gothsu. Some call it gothsu, gosthu and even gochi....

Recipe for Kerala Christmas Fruit Cake, Xmas Plum cake made with dry fruits soaked in brandy, caramel syrup and spices. Recipe with step by step pictures. Here are the other Christmas fruit cake / Plum cake on the site. Rich Plum Cake – Christmas fruit cake with brown sugar and spices Whole Wheat Christmas Plum Cake I have got a lot of requests for Kerala style Christmas cake. Kerala style plum cake is a simple pound cake (equal weight of flour, sugar and butter) with the addition of caramel syrup, dry fruits and spices....

Recipe for Spicy Kerala Style Naadan Egg Roast masala with gravy preparation. Serve with appam, rice or chapati. Kerala hotel mutta curry with tomato. Adapted from Rick Stein. A quick egg curry is a staple at my home. Serve it with rice or roti and its sure a happy meal. Kerala egg roast is a very popular dish that’s usually served with appam. I found this recipe for Kerala egg roast in Rick Stein’s India cookbook....

Recipe for easy and quick pakora made with leftover rice. A quick and easy evening snack that can be prepared in minutes. Recipe with step by step pictures. This is a perfect recipe to put together for a snack when you have surprise visitors at home. The main ingredient for this recipe is cooked rice. Cooked rice is mixed with veggies and spices and is deep fried. The rice pakoras come out very crispy and is a perfect way to make use of that little leftover rice....

Recipe for Julia Child’s Classic French Madeleines de Commercy from her book way to cook. Recipe for Madeleine cookie / cake. I saw these Madeleines beauties one night on TV for the first time in Julia Child’s French Chef episode. I was hooked right away. I was new to french food then. I wanted to try Madeleines. Like really badly. I went shopping the very next day. I went and bought the pans from Williams-Sonoma and made Madeleines right after reaching home....

Recipe for Mushroom Croquettes. Step by step recipe. Perfect appetizer and also perfect for evening after school snack with tea. I fell in love with Julia Child during my early years in America. When my son was an infant, he had a terrible issue with acid reflux at night and he would sleep only on my shoulders. I had to sit straight for hours with him on the couch so he would sleep....

Recipe for egg sherva made street style. A perfect side dish for Idli, Dosai, Chapati and Parotta Here is another delicious flavour-packed egg curry recipe that’s perfect for South Indian tiffin items. This egg curry is slightly made on the thinner side. The idli or parotta soaks up the curry while dipping. If hard pressed for time, the masala paste can be made in advance and stored in the refrigerator for a day or even frozen for later use....

Recipe for Vegetable kurma made with mixed English vegetables, spices and fresh herbs. Creamy textured kurma that can be served with dosa, appam, Idiyappam, roti etc… Nilgiri vegetable kurma has its origins in the club kitchens of the British era. The Indian chefs must have come up with this creamy kurma as a way to utilise the abundance of fresh quality produce that was available aplenty in the hills. Here is my take on the classic....

Paneer tortilla wrap – Easy and delicious after-school snack perfect for that quick bite. Easy to prepare and comes together in minutes Here is a recipe for an easy and quick wrap made with paneer and veggies. Having tortillas or chapatis lying in your fridge can come in handy as you can put together a quick meal in minutes. The filling for this wrap has paneer, onion, tomato, capsicum, garlic, and a lot of spices....

Recipe for Pasi Payaru Kadayal And Pasi Payaru Rasam made with Whole moong. A very traditional Kongunadu-style recipe. This Kongunadu style Pasi Payaru Kadayal & Pasi Payaru Rasam is a very rustic lentil mash and rasam preparation made with Whole green moong. Pasi payaru Kadayal refers to green moong lentil mash and pasi payaru rasam refers to the rasam made with moong broth. The moong is cooked with veggies and spices and once it’s cooked, the lentil is used to make a mash/dal and the broth that is left out after cooking the lentil is used to make rasam....

Pasta with Tomato and Roasted Garlic Cream Sauce. Recipe for pasta with tomato, roasted garlic, basil and cream sauce with step by step pictures. Less than 10 ingredients. make in under 30 minutes. Excellent for quick dinners. “Tomatoes and oregano make it Italian, wine and tarragon make it French, Sour cream makes it Russian, lemon and cinnamon make it Greek, Soy sauce makes it Chinese but garlic makes it good....

Peerkangai Nilakadalai Chutney Recipe for Peerkangai Nilakadalai Chutney / Ridge Gourd Peanut Chutney, a simple and tasty everyday chutney for idli and dosai. Recipe with video. Here is […]

Recipe for easy tomato Thokku that does not require any grinding. This recipe travels well and is perfect for chapati and idli. Recipe with video. Here are other recipes on the site Tomato Based Recipes There is a little sugar added along with the spices while making the Thokku. Do not omit the sugar. The sugar nicely balances out the tangy tomatoes and the spices. If traveling in a hot and humid climate, cook the Thokku with a little more oil than mentioned in the recipe....

Tamil style potato kara kari. How to make Potato Kara Kari , Potato Kara Curry Recipe. Tamilnadu Brahmin style recipe. The first time I tried this kara kari, it was serendipity. I have never used besan (kadalai maavu) in potato fry I do at home until recently. The additional touch of besan gives the potato fry a new dimension that I have come to call as the “aloo bonda-ish” flavor that’s mind blowing....

Quinoa Pulao with Loaded Vegetables Recipe for Quinoa Pulao with Loaded Vegetables. This is a vegan and a gluten free recipe. Recipe with step by step pictures and video. This […]

Pudalangai Paal Kootu – Snake Gourd Milk Curry Recipe for Pudalangai Paal Kootu made with snake gourd and toor dal. Easy everyday lentil recipe. The addition of milk gives a very nice creamy […]

Brinjal rice, Vangi Bath is a keeper recipe with a lot of spice flavours. This recipe again is perfect for lunch box. Here is how to do Vangi bath, Kathirikkai Sadam my aunts style. Getting the consistency of the rice is the key to variety rice. I always cook the rice in a pressure cooker using pot in pot method. Using a pot inside a pressure cooker avoids the spewing of water outside the cooker while cooking....

Tamil style vendakkai mor kuzhambu recipe made with coconut. Easy mor kulambu recipe. Tamilnadu style simple more kuzhambu recipe made with vegetables / ladies finger – step by step pictures and video. Here is a very simple and easy to do mor kuzhambu recipe made with ladies finger. I have already shared a variation of the recipe made using white pumpkin here . Do check that too! Here is the video of how to make Vendakkai Mor Kuzhambu / “Vendakkai Mor Kuzhambu seivadhu eppadi”?...

Vendakkai Poriyal – Bhindi Fry. South Indian style Vendakkai Poriyal – Bhindi Fry recipe. Ladies finger / Okra roasted until brown. Dry preparation. Served for lunch. With step by step pictures. This is an everyday stir-fry. Vendakkai Poriyal is a great side dish for lunch. Ladies finger / Okra done the right way can be delicious. This is a simple South Indian preparation where the Vendakkai is roasted with onions on a low flame until its brown, nutty and caramelized....