Back when I was engaged and had those rare weekends at home, my mom would go on and on about how I never seemed to help her with any household work. She would wonder how I would be able to manage running a house all alone once I was married! I have no idea how…
South Indian kuzhambu / Rasam / Kootu
Karamani kuzhambu (black eyed peas kuzhambu)
I don’t use black eyes peas a lot in my cooking probably because my mother did not use it often at home. I had to buy them for the karadaiyan nombu adai and we ended up with a big packet of these lentils. My memories of eating karamani is mostly from the hostels I stayed…
Garlic Rasam
A steaming hot cup of garlic rasam is my kind of comfort food on a cold rainy day. The goodness of garlic in the rasam helps with indigestion and the jeera/cumin and pepper is a very good antidote for common cold. This rasam goes well with rice and potato fry!
Orange peel Vathal Kuzhambu
This vathal kuzhambu can be unusual to some as it is made using orange peels. But this is one of my favorites 🙂 The inclusion of orange peels gives it a refreshing orange flavor.Combined with the tanginess of the tamarind, the spiciness from the sambar powder and the subtle sweetness from the jaggery makes this…