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Rainy day + cold weather = a warm bowl of homemade tomato soup! ❤️ If you’ve ever had that simple tomato soup served on a train journey — you know exactly the kind of comfort I’m talking about. That warm, slightly spiced, deeply satisfying bowl that makes everything feel better. I’m a huge fan of …
That temple prasadam taste — right at home! 🛕🌕 Make this Pulikaachal once and enjoy Puliyodharai whenever you want — for up to 2 months! This recipe is very special to me. When we lived in Hyderabad for a few years, our house owner was an absolute expert in making pachadi, pulihora, and all kinds …
Monday morning lunchbox sorted! 🌕❤️ This One Pot Soya Tomato Rice is everything you want in a weekday lunch — easy, flavourful, protein-rich, and ready in under 30 minutes. Made with boiled soya chunks, fresh tomatoes, and a coarse spiced paste of ginger, garlic, and whole spices — this biryani-style rice is deeply aromatic and …
No grinding. No fancy masala. No biryani powder. Just the OG Tomato Rice every Amma packed in our lunch boxes. ❤️🍅 This is not a fancy recipe — this is the original tomato rice that many of us grew up eating from our school lunch boxes. Made with just onions, tomatoes, garlic, and a few …
Why buy Idli Podi when you can make a fresher, more flavourful one at home? 😍 This traditional homemade Idli Podi is loaded with the goodness of roasted dals, garlic, curry leaves, and red chillies — with a small touch of jaggery that balances all the flavours beautifully. The biggest secret to an aromatic restaurant-quality …
If you love garlic, this One Pot Garlic Biryani is going to be your new favourite. Made with a handful of garlic fried with skin, fresh herbs, and simple spices — this biryani is deeply aromatic, incredibly flavourful, and comes together in one pressure cooker. No complicated layering. No soaking for hours. Just pure garlic-forward …
Don’t make Malai Soya the usual way. This one extra step — frying the marinated soya chunks until lightly crisp — gives you a rich, creamy restaurant-style gravy every single time. 😍 Made with a smooth onion cashew paste and finished with fresh cream, this high protein vegetarian gravy is deeply flavourful, incredibly satisfying, and …
Some recipes don’t need an introduction — they just need one bite. Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu is one of those timeless South Indian recipes that never goes out of style. Soft steamed dal dumplings simmered patiently in a tangy, flavourful tamarind gravy — no onion, no garlic, pure and simple, just like Amma and Paati used …