Halwa is a gelatinous-looking Indian sweet that's chewy and rich with ghee (clarified butter). It takes a bit of elbow grease to conti...

On the event of Ganesh Chathurthi, everyone back home is abuzz with celebration and preparation of treats. Modhaks/Kozhakattais mark the f...

Cheeda/Seedai are festive savory munchies commonly prepared during Gokulashtami (Lord Krishna's birthday) or on Diwali. It is a complem...

There are so many different kinds of paayasams (sweetened porridge/pudding). Of all the paayasams that can be made, this version with semol...

Coconut paayasam (sweet Indian porridge) is a straightforward dessert that's often prepared during special religious occasions. This is...

Gulab Jamun is a rich, melt-in-your-mouth delicacy of fried globules of milk solids that are dunked in a sweet syrup flavored with rose-wa...

Tomorrow is Deepavali - the Indian festival of lights. As the most celebrated and popular Indian festival, Deepavali symbolizes the entry ...

We've been having a healthy harvest of tomatoes from our vegetable patch. It is a real blessing and a highly rewarding exercise. As sum...

The most simplest way of serving vegetables is to saute them with just a few seasonings; seasonings that truly bring out the flavor of the...

Leafy greens are plenteous in any tropical place, and India is no exception. It teems with a mind-boggling array of herbs and greens, each...

Olan is a simple coconut stew prepared with black-eyed beans and white pumpkin. It is a popular Kerala / Palakkad stew, that's prepare...

Today is Janmashtami or Gokulashtami - Lord Krishna's birthday. On this festive day, cheedai/seedais, which are deep-fried balls made ...

Murukku is a very popular deep-fried savory snack that's made during festive occasions like weddings, Diwali, and other religious days...

Tindora, also known as Ivy Gourd is commonly had in Indian cuisine. Until I read the wikipedia page, I had no idea that this fruit had so...

This side dish is called as dosai masiyal, because it is prepared as a side dish for dosais. We don't make this dish often, because do...

Podimas is a classic and unique vegetable side prepared by South-Indians. I am sure it is called by different names, but Brahmins call it ...

Milagu vadai is a thin deep-fried disc prepared from coarsely ground whole black gram and lots of cracked black pepper. It is a common reli...

South-Indian cooking heavily uses four ingredients to prepare a common spice blend to season vegetables and lentil-based stews. The four i...

I often get asked how Indians cook their vegetables for sides. Do we add them to the spicy tomato-onion gravy served at restaurants? Do we...

Arachu vitta sambar, meaning, sambar made with freshly ground spices, is a slightly special and tastier version of regular sambar (which ...