Avarakai poriyal / Indian beans curry

  A simple curry  for a normal day meals. This is totally satisfying when done in the right way. If it is slightly undercooked or when not seasoned with adequate oil, will leave you disappointed.  This is the way my grandma cooks this veggie, and it has never let me down.  Ingredients  Frozen surti papdi [...]

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Ragi rice balls/ kezhvaragu kali/ragi mudda & Ragi porridge/kezhvaragu koozh

When I read the word ‘endangered recipes’  in the FAHC announcement, the first dish I thought of  was ‘kali’(களி). Kali is a ball made with ragi -rice mixture and koozh (கூழ்) is the porridge form of it.  Ragi known as finger millet is considered  the poor man’s diet. In many tamil  cinemas you can hear the hero saying his lover that [...]

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Have a Break! Have a Salad!

After all trials from the roundups, (WBB and festive food fair), I feel I need a break from the high calorie, but delicious, feasts. If you feel the same way, this is for you. And whenever I am late to get up  in the mornings, and when my stove top is so engaged, I call salads [...]

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