Sambar a traditional south Indian dish served with idli , dosa , pongal , vadai for breakfast. Sambar is nothing but a soup pre...

Pachmel Dal/Panchratna Dal -a unique north Indian style dal made with  five lentils.'Panch' in Hindi means five 'ratna' me...

          Paruppu podi - a traditional south Indian lentils powder/mix ,served along with ghee or gingelly oil.I personally love it with g...

         Paruppu usili  the tastiest south Indian curry with the protein and goodness of veggie at one go.Even though making it takes a li...

     Carrot Curry- a mild comforting curry with fresh carrots and toor dal along with some tempering.Commonly called "tuvatal" s...

    Arachuvitta sambar is a sambar made with freshly ground masala.This makes the sambar more aromatic and very different than regular sam...

Snacke gourd is a gourd which got its name from its look and they are climbers like other gourds.Some common names of the pudalangai in...

Vendaikkai Pachaddi (வெண்டைக்காய் பச்சடி) is something you will find in every chettinad kitchen. This gravy is made along the lines of samb...

I am very very Happy that i won my first blog prize in gayathris WTML event and its a sanjeev kapoors cook book.This event has been running...

Toor Dal Chutney is a quick and easy side dish. I always remember my mom when I make this dish. This is one of my dad's favorite side d...

Adai dosa is a very nutritious dish. This used be a weekend special when I grew up. I never liked Adai when I was a kid, but my mom forced ...

I like to include to greens in our diet a lot. Fenugreeak ( Methi ) leaves are one of my favorites. I usually make Methi dal. Today Instead...

Beetroot is a highly nutritious vegetable. Unfortunately kids and even a lot of adults do not like beetroot. In chettinad cuisine we use be...

Today morning we had pongal along with sambar an unbeatable combination. After our move to the US we usually have pongal almost every s...