Vindu

I am back again with another post. Yay! I have been craving for some pongadaalu since a few days. The taste of a well-cooked pongadam in peanut chutney.  I found some time late Sunday night to kick start the process (soaking, grinding, fermenting…) and made a few batches for dinner last night. I have a [...]

I keep experimenting with a variety of grains and legumes while making dosa batter. One such combination is what I am going to blog about today. I loved the way dosas turned out with this batter.  I also made some chickpea chundal to go as a filling.  The combination was just too delish! I hope [...]

Have you guys seen “Dances with the wolves”? It’s a really fun (long) movie. And oh, Kevin Costner   But, please don’t watch the director’s cut – now that’s really LONG.  Anyhoo, the movie has fun Injun names, like so – “Stands with a fist”,  “Kicking Bird”, “Hair in the Air”… the names are attributed [...]

Let’s get the party started! The season is finally here. Yippee yaayi yeee! NFL kickoff is on Sept 4th and I am super excited about the Colts! Go Peyton!!!! Talking about football, there is a strip in Peanuts between Lucy and Charlie Brown. Lucy holds the football, egging Charlie Brown to kick it. Just when [...]

I love one pot meals. Versatile, fast and creative – one pot meals are a great choice for a busy weeknight dinner, I think. Here is an easy one.     –ingredients————————————- Fresh coconut, grated - 1/2 cup. (Update: I used frozen coconut. Ahem, a certain someone suggested I add the “frozen” part here) Short grain [...]