Foxtail millet/ Thinai/ Korra is a grass grown (planted species) for human food (consumption). This forgotten ancient treasure is loaded with so many health benefits that its inclusion in our everyday diet is a bliss. Foxtail millet is rich in fiber, protein, iron, calcium and potassium. Thinai millet is gluten […]
Pepper chicken is spicy, hot and delicious side dish usually served with rice, roti/ chapati. Pepper chicken is usually prepared with regular chicken or boneless chicken depending on each ones taste. As the name suggests this chicken dish is loaded with freshly ground pepper which makes the dish more tasty […]
Basundi (Rabri/ Rabdi)is a delicious pale yellow colored Indian sweet / dessert. It is prepared with milk, nuts, sugar and cardamom powder for flavoring and saffron strands for color. Preparing Basundi/Rabdi requires a lot of patience. It takes about 30 to 45 minutes of standing and a lot of arm […]
Jangiri/ Imarti is a delicious deep fried flower shaped sweet soaked in sugar syrup. Jhangiri usually comes in orange color and is prepared using urad dal and rice flour and prepared during festivals like diwali and new year. I have tried making jangiri 8 years back and dint come out […]
Kavuni arisi (Black rice)sweet pidi kozhukattai is a a very yummy and healthy snack that can be easily prepared at home using chettinadu rice flour, jaggery, coconut and elaichi for flavoring. As vinayagar chaturthi is near by I thought sharing this kozhukattai recipe will be ideal. Traditionally kozhukattai is made […]
Vegetable pakora is a crispy and delicious deep fried snack made with veggies like cabbage, carrot, capsicum and onion along with gram flour, rice flour and basic spices. This simple and quick to make South Indian style pakora is a little healthy version of regular onion pakoda. This pakora can […]
Hi, Thank you for taking a moment to know about me. I am Sandhya born to telugu parents in Pondicherry and was brought up in Sharjah. My native is Thraksha Rama ( Andhra Pradesh) but I have visited only once during childhood, but I remember my parents telling me the place has beautiful temples. My cooking inspiration is partly from my mom as I have never seen her taking off from cooking any day. She always makes delicious and tasty foods specially new experiments and trust me for my critics which I think inspired me in a way.
