PAL KOZHUKKATTAI

பால் கொழுக்கட்டை (pal kozhukkattai)

                                                                                                                                                  serves:4
                                                                                                                       cooking time:30 minutes

It is a traditional sweet variety. My mom makes this for us on weekends. It tastes so yummy that we literally lick the plate. There are two versions of making this, one with sugar and another with jaggery. I personally love the one with sugar. Making the kozhukkatai takes some time but, its fun when you do it with your family members. That's how we do when we were kids.  All my cousins will assemble in our granny's house for the weekend. Mom will give the prepared "kuzhukkattai mavu" to us to make small round shapes. Half of it goes spoiled since we make toys out of it. It was like alternative clay to us. When ever i make this dish it remembers me the lovely time we all spent together. My most cherished moments!!!

Tomato pachadi

TOMATO PACHADI

This tangy and spicy dish goes with chapathi, dosa and idly. Its easy to make and and can be done in minutes.

AAPAM

AAPAM

Aappam is a dish basically from Kerala yet known to all south Indians. It’s famous for its soft spongy texture and of course the sweet juicy taste of coconut.  There are quite a few ways to attain the required texture. You can add cooked rice or bread slices. You can also add some yeast to ferment.  The aapam comes good even if u don’t add aapa soda which some might not prefer due to health reasons…. Surprisingly I came to know you can also use Sooji. I got this tip from a chettinad chef. So here comes my yummy aapam in chettinad style. You can have it with coconut milk (mixed with sugar and cardamom powder) or tomato chutney or vadakari. If non vegetarian have it with mutton paya.

JAL JEERA

JAL JEERA

With summer on its way, here is a recipe to beat the heat ahead. This drink is quite different from the regular sweet and tangy refreshers we generally take. It is a spicy one with cumin as its main ingredient. Apart from being a healthy drink it is a natural alternative to the instant squashes and ready mix powders that are available in the market.

WHEAT PUTTU

WHEAT PUTTU

How many of you like upma? I bet there will be very few takers and it will be even less if it’s going to be wheat upma. So what else can we do with wheat flour other than making chapathi’s to make it a part of a regular breakfast. Here is a suggestion “wheat puttu” sweet or spicy…