There are recipes that you learn. And then there are recipes that you inherit. 🤍 This Kovakkai Masiyal is one that I inherited — straight from my Paati’s kitchen. My grandmother is an excellent cook — and I mean excellent in a way that words cannot fully describe. The kind of cook who makes the …
One pot. Zero fuss. Full meal. 🤍 That’s everything you need to know about this pumpkin dal. And that’s exactly how Paati always made it — simple, wholesome and absolutely delicious. My grandmother’s recipes always have a quiet confidence about them. No elaborate techniques, no long ingredient lists — just the right ingredients, the right …
After years of making dal makhani — trying different recipes, different methods, different proportions — this is the one. 🤍 This is THE dal makhani recipe that stayed in my kitchen. The one my kids love. The one that tastes genuinely restaurant style without any complicated steps. Rich, creamy, packed with flavour and surprisingly easy …
No sambar. No chutney. Just this. 😄 There are days when I don’t make the usual sides for idli or pongal. No time, no energy, or just not in the mood for the elaborate process. On those days — this instant tomato gothsu saves everything. 10 minutes. One pan. And it never ever disappoints. 🤍 …
Every summer without fail — all of us cousins would land at Amma’s village home. It didn’t matter where everyone was, how far they had to travel — when summer came, everyone came home. 🤍 Those days were something else entirely. Eat, play, repeat. Cycling on rented cycles for 1 rupee an hour through the …
I have a confession to make. 😄 My husband’s friend is an amazing cook. He makes the most incredible layered biryani — proper dum style, layered beautifully, cooked to perfection. I have watched him make it and it is genuinely impressive. But I am a lazy girl. 😂 I love one pot meals. I love …
Some recipes are fancy. Some are elaborate. And then there are recipes like this — simple, humble and so incredibly good that everyone who eats it asks for more. 🤍 This is Amma’s macaroni. And it has been making people happy for as long as I can remember. I remember the first time I had …
One simple homemade chutney — but the flavour is next level. 😍 The secret is two ingredients that most tomato chutney recipes don’t use — dry roasted dhaniya (coriander seeds) and white ellu (white sesame seeds) ground separately and added to the chutney base. That combination with tomatoes, garlic and tamarind creates something so comforting …
Some recipes heal you. Not just in body — but in heart too. 🤍 I was living in Coimbatore and I fell sick one day. Cold, digestive issues — the kind of day when you just want someone to take care of you. My support system back then was my house help Akka. She was …
In my native there are small eateries called as Mess. And my place is famous for parotta. 🤍 Hot flaky parotta served with veg kurma — meal maker kurma poured right on top of that fresh parotta. That combination is something else entirely. I have been having it for many many years and the taste …
