Coconut and Red chilli Chutney

This chutney looks in light red colour and is a traditional chutney variety. Coconut with red chillies gives a tickling spicy taste as a side dish to traditional tiffin items like dosa idli, adai, appam and kozhukattais, A pinch of hing and tamarind are added to make it more tasty. The seasoning with dal and curry leaves make this chutney a perfect one.

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Mint Onion Tomato Chutney

Mint Onion Tomato chutney/Dip can be  kept for 2 or 3 days in refrigerator and used. The combined flavor of mint leaves and onion gives a perfect blending. Mint  Onion Tomato chutney goes very well with any tiffin item. Add two tea spoons of this chutney to a cup of fresh curd and have with parathas to relish a punch..

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Ulutham Paruppu Sadham & Ellu Thogaiyal

Ulutham Paruppu Sadham & Ellu Thogaiyal... by Subhashni Venkatesh

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Diwali Marunthu / Inji Legiyam (Ginger Jam)

Inji legiyam also called as Diwali Marunthu is a mandatory jam made before Diwali and the eldest of the house gives it to all in the early morning as soon as we have oil bath and wear new dresses. It is believed that since we eat different sweets and savories on the day of Diwali, this ginger jam helps for easy digestion and does not make us to feel heavy. As other recipes, this is also made in different versions in Tamilnadu. In my husband's family we make it with ginger, coriander seeds, Ajwain  and cumin seeds where as in my Mom's house we use different herb powders to make it. Today I am giving you the easiest and tasty recipe of Inji Legiyam.

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9 Delicious Diwali Sweets to Surprise your FnF!!

Sharing Happiness, Joy and sweets with our dears and nears is the important aspect of any festival isn't it? Though every year we celebrate all festivals, the enthusiasm spreads all over as if we are celebrating it for the first time. Diwali, The festival of lights symbolizing the victory of righteousness is no doubt the brightest festival. Here are the simple and exclusive recipes of delicious sweets for you to make specially for Diwali and share with your dear ones...

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Cornflour Halwa

Cornflour Halwa is also popularly known as Karachi / Bombay Halwa. Though the procedure is very simple the outcome is wonderful with glossy texture sweetened with sugar syrup and flavoured by ghee and cardamom. Just a cup of around 200 gms of cornflour yields  30 to 35  pieces and unlike wheat halwa this needs comparatively very less ghee and not at all a time consuming one...

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Vazhaikkai Bajji (Plantain Fritters)

Vazhaikkai Bajji, Idli and Okkarai are the mandatory Diwali breakfast menu in most of the Tamil Brahmin families. The Diwali Feast usually starts from the previous day evening itself and in some houses they make this Bajji as evening snack on the previous day. It is also a popular street side snack of South India. Thinly sliced plantains are dipped in spiced batter and deep fried. The recipe for the fluffy and crispy bajji lies in the making of batter with right ingredients in correct proportion...

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Rava Ladoo

Any beginner can start their sweet making with this Rava Ladoo. Such an easy, quick and delicious recipe which never goes wrong. The coarse and crunchy texture of Rava when mixed with ghee, sugar powder and nuts really gives exotic taste. This Rava ladoo finds place almost on all festive celebrations and liked by all....

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