A breakfast in so many avatars, in so many colours, yet so humble & simple!

A breakfast in so many avatars, in so many colours, yet so humble & simple!

Nikhila Vishnuvajhala

All it needs is a tadka, veggies, and sooji. As the morning dawns on this cold winter day, I can smell that tadka, I think a neighbor used ghee for it and that ginger is distinct and it almost tran...

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This spicy snack will remind you of those sultry summers that the entire family can snack on!

This spicy snack will remind you of those sultry summers that the entire family can snack on!

Nikhila Vishnuvajhala

Picture a quaint summer at your grandparents old house. It is a hot summery afternoon, almost 38 degrees, and a bunch of cousins and you are too tired to run around so you are lazing out in front t...

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I am round, crispy & famously white. There is a chain with 99 of me in its name!

I am round, crispy & famously white. There is a chain with 99 of me in its name!

Bindu Jayaram

Dosey in Kannada. Thosai in Tamil. Dosa in Telugu and Malayalam and every other language.  This dish as we know today, is made with soaking lentils and rice overnight and then ground, spread on a ...

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Chutney/ चटनी/ چٹنی | Tasty, healthy and a true life saver on those busy days!

Chutney/ चटनी/ چٹنی | Tasty, healthy and a true life saver on those busy days!

Nikhila Vishnuvajhala

As a child, if it was an exhausting day for my mother, and she was not too keen to go out to eat, we had a shortcut meal. This comprised of the following options:  - Chutney powder with Rice  - Hap...

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A comfort food, prasadam at the temples, festive delight, all straight from your childhood!

A comfort food, prasadam at the temples, festive delight, all straight from your childhood!

Nikhila Vishnuvajhala

Puliyogare (Kannada: ಪುಳಿಯೋಗರೆ), Puliyodharai (Tamil: புளியோதரை), Pulihora (Telugu: పులిహోరా) or simply, "Tamarind Rice" is a common rice preparation across the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka,...

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A hot & tangy soup called Rasam!

A hot & tangy soup called Rasam!

Bindu Jayaram

Rasam is a very popular South Indian traditional soup. It is consumed on a daily basis in every South Indian home. It is also called rasam or chaaru or saaru in South Indian languages, namely, Tami...

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