Copra pak or coconut burfi is a tasty coconut fudge prepared mainly with grated fresh coconut, sugar and milk. I grew up with eating these delicious burfi’s (bars) prepared by my dad with the numerous festival coconuts. Usually it’s a festival sweet prepared for Deepavali, holi and Navaratri.  Here’s the easiest way to make these... Continue Reading →

Methi Paneer Pulao is one of the healthier one pot meal with can me prepared with fewer ingredients. The aroma of the fenugreek along with paneer gives good nutrition in form of protein, calcium & iron and is very delicious to eat. Your family will love this this rice variety served with onion raita. So here... Continue Reading →

This is one of my no fail recipes, the flavor of the spices in brinjal gravy is palatable and goes well with akki/rice rotti’s (A south Indian way of making flat bread). Though, there are different versions of Yennegai, this is easy and tasty. You may choose to slit the whole brinjal or slice them.... Continue Reading →

If you are running out of veggies to prepare a quick side dish for roti’s, here is a simple and easy go recipe with sweet corn. You can either use corn cobs boiled and deseeded or the frozen corn. Frozen corn takes lesser time to cook than the cobs. You will love how it turns... Continue Reading →

This style of pani puri is very close to my heart, originated in Bangarpet; a splendid busy town in the Kolar district of Karnataka. It’s also my grandparents place and associates me with a lot of childhood memories. Every summer we savored these delicious pani puri’s from the local vendor, who takes the credit to... Continue Reading →

This is a little twist to the regular akki rotti, makes an awesome breakfast and our family’s favorite. Every household has different ways of preparing the rotti’s, some use a parchment paper, silicone sheets or the tawa itself. I like making these on the tawa and it comes out very crispy and delicious with a... Continue Reading →

This recipe of toor dal is very easy to prepare with no complicated steps. This can also be experimented by adding equal proportions of channa dal or moong dal foe variations. When you are extremely hungry and have very less time, this one goes well and promises you a comfort and satisfying meal. PREPARATION TIME:... Continue Reading →

This has been my savior rasam since the time my friend Bhavana introduced it to me. This is her signature recipe and my all-time favorite. This rasam with hot rice is the best combination on a wintry night and during illness it soothes the taste buds. The spice levels can be adjusted as per your... Continue Reading →

When you have a sweet tooth and want something made at home, this is a must try. It goes extremely well with vanilla ice cream. This goodness was introduced by my dear friend Sowmya and I must thank her every time I have been baking these brownies. PREPARATION TIME- 10 MINUTES BAKING TIME- 25-30 MINUTES... Continue Reading →