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 …
Some recipes come from cookbooks. Some come from online And some — the most special ones — come from a friend’s kitchen in a city that gave you some of the most magical memories of your life. 🤍 My friend in Bangalore taught me this podi. She had a one year old baby — the …
I am not a sweet person. I rarely eat desserts and I almost never crave them. But mangoes? Mangoes are a different story entirely. 🥭🤍 Mango and jackfruit are my absolute favourites — I could eat them every single day. And every April and May our home fills with mango recipes — mango everything, mango …
Some cravings hit you at the most unexpected moments. 😄 There was a small eatery in my neighbourhood when I was growing up. Their chapattis were amazing — but what I loved most was the lobia curry they served at night. Karamani gravy, rich and flavourful, the kind that you remember for years. Whenever possible …
If there is one thing my kids never say no to — it’s pancakes. 🥞🤍 These soft fluffy Dora pancakes have been a favourite in our home for years. My kids love them so much that they go into their snack box, they are my go-to on lazy days, and whenever the kids ask for …
Some memories are made of places. Some are made of people. And some — the most powerful ones — are made of food. 🤍 I was young when my father was transferred to a new city. Everything was unfamiliar — the place, the people, the school. I was scared and homesick in a way that …
In our home rasam is serious business. 😄 My Patti makes it. My Amma makes it. Both of them make it differently — and both of them make it amazingly. Growing up I watched them pour a small glass of rasam and drink it like the most comforting thing in the world. That small glass …
Too lazy to cook? This is your answer. 😄 Curd Tadka — a simple spicy curd curry made with basic pantry ingredients that comes together in just 10 minutes. No elaborate prep, no fancy ingredients, no complicated steps. I came across this recipe recently when it was going viral everywhere — and honestly I was …
