Mami (Maa me) in Tamil is auntie. In India, people older than you are called auntie and uncle. I have reached an age now where I am aunty too.😊 I think I met Gomathi mami for the first time in Chicago or Iowa City over 20 years ago. She was visiting her daughter, Lakshmi. Her…
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Maanga Kari – Quick Raw Mango Pickle
When summer comes by in India and it is mango season, we eat mangoes for breakfast, lunch and dinner; as dessert, as a curry or a condiment. Pickles are made and are stored and used through the year. There are mango varieties like aavakai or vadumangai (baby mangoes) which are used for pickles. My mother…
Ven Pongal with Kathrikai Gothsu (Khara Pongal with Eggplant Curry)
Reposting this post: Happy Pongal/ Sankranthi! Pongal is a holiday celebrated in Tamil Nadu on the 14th of January. It is a harvest festival; celebrated all over the country and in Karnataka and other parts it is called Sankranthi. In Karnataka, a snack made of roasted gram, dried coconut pieces (kopra), peanuts, jaggery pieces mixed…
Sandya’s Sunday Lunch
JEERA RASAM, PARAPU USILI AND MOR KOOTAN Sandya, my niece sent me some more recipes. this would be sunday lunch at her home. Serve with steamed rice and some papadum. I make a different version of jeera rasam; I tried this after she sent me the recipe.The only change was that I added 4-5 cloves…
VERSATILITY of a Banana (Plantain) Plant- using every part of the plant
Banana/ Plantain plants are one of the most versatile plant you can find. Almost every part of the plant, not just the fruit, is eaten. What is the difference between a banana and a plantain. A plantain is a starchier banana which is used both raw and ripe. They are usually larger than a regular…
PUSHKALA’S TRADITIONAL RECIPES using protein rich lentils and legumes
Continuing with recipes from family and friends, these are recipes from my other sister in law, Pushkala. Pushkala is a people’s person; who runs an NGO with her husband in Coimbatore. Running an NGO (NMCT) requires a lot of passion and she enthusiastically works to better other people’s life; she shows the same enthusiasm at…
Sandya’s Recipes
When I brought up the idea of sharing recipes, my nieces jumped to the idea. Sandya has been sending me recipes faster than I can type it. So here are the first few recipes. Sandhya is an ayurvedic doctor, and lives in Chennai with her husband and two young children. These recipes are from what…
South Indian Egg Curry (and Egg Roast) – Egg curry two ways
Reposting this recipe for Easter. Perfect recipe to use up the boiled eggs you may have. Happy Easter! This is a perfect recipe for Easter, especially if you have boiled eggs and are not sure what to do with it other than the usual. This was a recipe my mom made often when I was…
Chai With Preethi 