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A recipe with Lotus stem and  sambal. The lotus stem is toased, then gets into the sambal making a palatable dish.   Prep Time : 10mins Cook Time : 25mins Serves :  3People Ingredients   200 gms Lotus Stem 200 gms Finley sliced onions 100 gms tomatoes 1 tbsp ginger …

Who could say No to mangoes!!! Mango tops up my favourite list 🙂 Mango takes different role in my diet, Veggie in sambar, pickle as accompaniment, fruit as snack 😀 In Tamilnadu the Totapuri aka Ottumangai/Killimooku mangai is the most used in cooking. They are added in Sambar, Sweet Pachadi …

A traditional recipe with shallots and spices triggering the taste buds to experience a different taste. A special ingredient, the onion undergoes a special cooking process and added to the dish. This is my mother’s recipe and my favourite too. When we were residing in Secunderabad, we visited our grandma …

Do you discard the Cauliflower stalks while cutting florets for cooking? Then you should have missed a yummilicious taste. Time to give your taste buds a change from the taste of normal veggies. I never knew that the stalks, dhandal known in Hindi are edible and used in Cooking, until …

Ladies finger – that’s how I learned the name of the vegetable in school 🙂 I am not sure why the name Okra got familiarized against Ladies finger. I am not into the research of the name behind, just a curiosity.. Heard that the leaves of the plant are edible …

MurungaiKeerai – Moranga/Drumstick leaves, which has countless health benefits, It is a good source of protein and generously packed with amino acids and minerals. Drumstick is one of backyard trees grown in most of the homes, so the leaves and vegetable are inevitable in Tamilnadu cooking and the leaves find …

A Kuzhambu style gravy with Soya Chunks and Teasel Gourd. One pot recipe which goes well with rice and chapathi. The Teasel gourds are slow cooked with fresh ground ingredients. The ingredients take their time to suffuse into gourds making the dish scrumptious. Though the ingredient list seem to be …

Koftas are usually preapred with potatoes as the base ingredient. Soya bean koftas – Koftas aren’t done with soyabeans or soyabean flour. Soyabeans, a well known beans for its healthy reasons and also good for people allergic to lactose. So anyone can consume soyabean in moderate measures. In South India …

Teasel Gourd has the looks of a baby jack fruit, which distanced me from this vegetable. I have seen Teasel gourd in the Indian supermarket, but was obscure about its taste and the method of cooking. Until one day, a friend of mine from Madurai introduced this vegetable to me. …