Your Everyday Cooking Friend
No basmati? No problem. 😄 This recipe was born out of a pure biryani craving — the kind that hits suddenly and refuses to leave. I wanted biryani. I didn’t want takeout. I didn’t want to go out. But I had no basmati rice and no jeeraga samba. What I did have? Everyday ponni rice. …
Why go out when you can make this at home? 👀🔥 But before I tell you how to make it — let me tell you how I learned it. 🤍 When I lived in Bangalore there were so many eateries right below my apartment. Breakfast, lunch, snacks, dinner — everything was available just steps away. …
Got paneer at home? Make this. 😄 This paneer bhurji disappears faster than I can make it. Every single time. 🤍 I have tried many paneer bhurji recipes over the years. Different methods, different spice combinations, different techniques. And this is the one that stayed. The only paneer bhurji recipe I follow now — and …
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 …