Hubby dear always pokes fun at me that half the years of my marriage were spent cooking in the kitchen. No exaggeration but may be he is true. I adore cooking. Inspite of all that boasting, lately I’ve been going thru this “Stay away from kitchen” phase. I think It might be a seasonal  thing [...]

Guess what mom made when I complained of eating coconut chutney?? Yeah its none other than peanut chutney aka verusenaga pachadi, a delicious accompaniment to breakfast dishes like idly, dosa, vada, rava dosa, upma. A dollop of ghee on top of idly’s and peanut chutney on the side, oh my my that’s what I call [...]

I’m not sure who is the founder of this recipe and when, but every time I plan this dish, could’nt stop thinking of my atta, who makes this delicious pachadi that tastes heavenly, even after eating a hundred times. Usually I cook coconut chutney for breakfast along with idly’s or dosa’s but this pachadi goes [...]

Mixture of exotic spices with chicken is a pickle made back at home by my mom. A perfect partner for steamed rice. For all those chicken lovers out there, try this and I bet you’ll love it.
you’ll need
chicken - 1 lb (I’ve used chicken with bones) cut into bite sized pieces
Turmeric - 1 tsp
ginger & [...]

A festive treat especially made for the sons in law of our family. Garelu, also called vada make a perfect combination with kodi koora or kobbari pacchadi (coconut chutney). In my first few days every time I make the dish, it was a disaster. Later I learned the right way from my mother in law.
Ingredients
minapappu [...]

This is a simple and easy to make chutney that goes well with tiffins like dosa, idli, mysore bajji….
What we need
green chillies - 8 (slit length wise)
roasted bengal gram (vepudu senagapappu) - 1 cup
grated coconut - 1 cup
oil - 1 tsp
salt to taste
for tempering
oil - 2 tsps
curry leaves - 2 sprigs
mustard [...]