Veggie sambar recipe
The pongal sambar, which is a mixed vegetable sambar, is divine. I am absolutely certain that you will love this recipe! Continue reading Vegetable Sambar for Pongal
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Medu Vadai
Medu vadai
A savory donut that goes well with chutney and ven pongal or as a snack Continue reading Medu Vadai
Ven Pongal
Ven Pongal
A white colored pongal (though it could also be yellow) is a savory dish that is not only a tradition during the harvest season, but also a daily hot breakfast cereal for many people in South India. Continue reading Ven Pongal
Sakarai Pongal
Sakarai Pongal
This is a sweet pongal dish made with a nutritious palm sugar called jaggery. Jaggery can be substituted with maple syrup or brown sugar. Continue reading Sakarai Pongal
Happy Pongal Greetings Day 1: Bhogi
In India, January 14th is the start of the harvest season and is celebrated for four days. Pongal means overflowing of abundance in prosperity and harvest. Hindus give thanks to nature for the rains and fresh harvest, to the animals, especially the cow for being a surrogate mother. Continue reading Happy Pongal Greetings Day 1: Bhogi
A Salad with Mixed Legumes and Peanuts
Sundal Salad
Did you know that we can get raw peanuts, soak them, cook them and use them in many different recipes?
I had made sundal, different kind for each day of the 9 days of navratri. I had so much extra left that the creative juice started flowing out of my mind and I came up with the idea of using sundal in Salad!!!!! Continue reading A Salad with Mixed Legumes and Peanuts
Vegan Brussel Sprouts in a Tasty Cashew Nut Sauce
Chinna Kos Kari
I love brussel sprouts and am always looking for ways to create different recipes with it. My new recipe turned out absolutely divine!This healthy, nutritious dish can be eaten with rice, millet , quinoa, flat bread or multi-grain bread. I made it even healthier by eating it with a bed of green salad.
The essence of coconut oil combined with ginger-garlic sauce made with almond milk and nuts created an awesome flavor. Continue reading Vegan Brussel Sprouts in a Tasty Cashew Nut Sauce
Winter Rasam Recipe – a healing magic formula, soup remedy and daily tonic
A simple rejuvenating Rasam for the winter months.
A perfect tonic as well as a special cuisine, Rasam is a panacea for various ailments of the stomach, for coughs and colds, for fever, chest congestion and stuffy nose making it the perfect winter soup.
Rasam is also taken for intestinal infections, as a blood purifier, a powerful immune booster and a daily tonic for overall health. Continue reading Winter Rasam Recipe – a healing magic formula, soup remedy and daily tonic
Diwali – a stairway to the stars from darkness to light
Strange mythologies and grandiose epics flow through the minds of Hindu children and color their world. Continue reading Diwali – a stairway to the stars from darkness to light
Celebrating a Star Wars Diwali
In India, the popular celebration of Diwali is celebrated and associated with various myths depending on which part of India you happen to be in. (Here is the myth of the Dwarf.) But all the myths have one theme in common: It is a celebration of how the forces of light defeat the dark side. Continue reading Celebrating a Star Wars Diwali