Lemon rice is a very easy to make and popular south Indian dish. The tanginess from the lemon, the spice from the green chillies, the crunch from the peanuts and the yellow colour from the turmeric make the dish an irresistible one. This was one of my favourite lunch to take to school. It had to have…
Thayir Sadam and Mangai Inji (Yoghurt Rice and Mango ginger pickle)
Curd Rice or Yoghurt rice is a very simple dish eaten at the end of a meal. After a fiery hot meal with a medley of spices, curd rice cools the system. You have to eat it to experience the feeling. It is comfort food for most south Indians. In the summer months, this is the…
Vegetable Pulao and Raita
Rice is a staple of India, especially in the south. It is very versatile. Plain cooked rice has no flavour and takes the flavours of the curries you add to it. In the south, there are variations of gravies like sambar, rasam, vathakuzhambu, molagootal etc. Some of them are flavoured with tamarind to give…
UPMA KOZHUKATTAI (Steamed rice dumplings)
Rice is a staple in the South of India. Traditionally steamed rice is eaten for lunch and dinner. For breakfast and evening snacks, rice is used in different forms to make scrumptious snacks. Some of the most common and well-known food items are idlis, dosas and appam. Dumplings are made in different ways, for example,…
Chewy Chocolate Coffee Brownie
I have baked brownies over the years and have used different recipes. You can hardly go wrong in a brownie. If it is slightly undercooked, it is fudgy and overcooked, cakey. But, the taste is always good. You can find a million recipes online and I have tried many of them. I usually make brownies…
Chocolate Chip Cookies
I am posting after a long time. This week my son turned 17. Every year for the past 6 -7 years he has asked for these chocolate chip cookies for his birthday. Always a hit! This has been adapted from the famous Nestle Toll House chocolate chip cookie recipe. I have been using this recipe for…
Maavinkai Chitranna (Raw Mango Rice)
This week we celebrated Ugadi, the New Year day celebrated in Karnataka and some other parts of India. Yugadi or Ugadi means New Beginnings. It is the first day after the first new moon. It is the day after the March equinox. The festival, like many other festivals in India, is celebrated with wearing…
This is where I go to think…
I was just writing a blog on mindfulness and working on a MOOC course on the same topic. I have been working on assignments, reading and rereading, understanding some and trying to figure out the others (for my MA). Also, planning for classes and writing reports… Sitting in one position the whole evening did not help…
Akki (Rice) Roti
In school, we have been talking about Karnataka and the cuisine of Karnataka. In honour of my state, I am posting a recipe for akki (rice) roti. This is usually eaten for breakfast but I made it for dinner. It is quite simple to make and makes for a quick dinner. Most of the ingredients…
Chai With Preethi 