Apples are not my favorite and green apples, I don’t usually buy them. But then a cousin of mine introduced me to green apple thokku made by her friend and I loved it. I do not love it so much that I would eat it as such, but I love how it blends in savory…
Vepampoo Rasam / Neem flower Rasam
This is one of the easiest and flavorful rasams I have come across and it is my mil’s recipe. The most difficult part about this rasam is soaking the toor dal and extracting tamarind juice, which is simplified even more if you use tamarind paste and cooked dal. 🙂 Neem flowers are supposed to have…
Cabbage paruppu usli / Cabbage stir fry with lentils (Instant pot recipe)
Here’s another instant pot recipe for a tam-bram classic dish “Paruppu usli”. Paruppu meaning lentils is steamed and sauteed until nice and crispy which is then added to vegetables like beans, bell peppers, kothavarangai or cabbage. This is one of my favorite dishes and I love to eat this with plain rice or as a…
Hot and sweet Tofu
I have never liked tofu until recently. The tofu that I have tasted so far have been either too soft and crumbly or too hard and rubbery. But few weeks back I visited Brewery Bhavana, a popular restaurant here in Raleigh and I tasted their General Tso’s Tofu. I was transformed. It was pretty simple…
Vazhaithandu Soup Recipe
I went grocery shopping this weekend and found some vazhaithandu (Banana stem). I knew I had to get these as it’s been ages since I have eaten vazhaithandu and it used to be one of my favorite vegetables. I asked my mil for recipes using vazhaithandu and she gave me a few options. Since we…
Vegan Banana Pancakes
Pancakes during the weekend has become a regular affair at our place. Now that the little one at home is beginning to explore different tastes and textures, I have started experimenting with lot of recipes. Previously she would not eat anything remotely sweet, but now I can see that she relishes certain sweet stuff (although…
Rasam Sadam Rice
Here’s another south Indian staple that screams”home” for most of us Tamilians. This instant pot rasam sadam rice is my kind of comfort food in a bowl. It is tangy, peppery, fragrant from freshly ground spices and a perfect dish to have on a cold day. Serve it hot with a side of your favorite…
Thakkali paruppu / Simple Tomato Dal
Just the day before we got so much snow here in Raleigh, and I felt like I was in Narnia 😀 Cold weather days like this calls for something comforting, warm and easy. I wanted to make use of this and start working on the comfort food series that I have been wanting to do…
