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Cucumber Fruit known as "vellari palam" in Tamil is available abundantly during summer. This fruit is very nutritious and has many...

Wondering if one can make tuvaiyal from ridge gourd skin. My grandmother used to make this tuvaiyal/thogayal. Not only it is tasty but it is...

Just now came back from my mom's house after a week. Spent my time reading, eating, sleeping, shopping and watching movies. Enjoyed the...

Papaya as we all know, is loaded with health benefits. Raw/green papaya is even more beneficial. It contains papain, a powerful enzyme that ...

Kothavarangai Kulambu (puli kulambu) is a spicy, hot and delicious South Indian Kulambu made with cluster beans. We also call it kothavarang...

Vazhaipoo is an excellent source of fiber. In our family all of us love plantain flower/banana flower and we include it once every week. It ...

Avocado is known as "Butter Fruit" in India. Avocados are extremely delicious, versatile and nutritious. You can make variety of d...

Pesto is a simple sauce usually made with basil, olive oil, parmesan cheese and pine nuts but  I have used walnuts to make basil walnut pest...

 I have posted many sambar recipes for both tiffin and rice, this idli sambar is another addition to it. This delicious hotel sambar goes we...

Sambar is a very popular dish and occupies an important place in South Indian Cuisine. A South Indian meal can never be complete without sam...