Raji Ramakrishnan

Koozh vadagam l Koozh Vadam l Koozh Karuvadam is prepared with Rice.  During summer season, the Vadam and appalams are made and stored it ...

Summer season is for making Pickles, Vadams, Fryums, Kurudais etc.  Normally, I do prepare only Elai Vadams but this time I tried the Rav...

Summer season is for making Pickles, Vadams, Fryums, Kurudais etc.  Normally, I do not prepare Sago Papad as nobody likes it at home becaus...

Melon Seeds are viewed as being a powerhouse of various nutrients, featuring essential fatty acids that are believed to be important for ...

Normally, we add crushed ginger while making tea.  I love the tea masala also in it.  A simple and easy tea masala made at home by my nei...

Breadfruit is one of the highest-yielding food plants, with a single tree producing up to 200 or more grapefruit-sized fruits per season. ...

Banana chips is famous in Kerala.  This is made with the Nendrankaya a different variety of banana which can be used for making chips as w...

In summer season, we make lots of vadams.   Elai vadam is very easy to make as it can be dried under the fan also during the hot season a...

ADA MANGAI is a spicy dried mango pieces stored for years together i.e. a year or two.  My grand mother is from Palakkad and we had a house...

Potato chips, banana chips or Yam chips, we like to have it with rice and sambar, rasam or with curd rice.  This can be served with coffee/...

Bhel, the street food of Mumbai who does not know about it and are very rare that one has not tasted this when they come to Mumbai.  I used...

We all are familiar with the Amla chutneys, pickles and jams or murabbas, juice, amla supari etc.  This Indian Gooseberry may not be li...

Aralu Sandige is made with Nel Pori  (puffed rice) and white pumpkin and with some spices in it.    In Kannada  Aralu, and Nel pori in Mal...

Monsoon is fast approaching before that you can try this vathal.  We used to make the vathal with Ash gourd peel also.  Very easy and tasty...

Gugri means sundal, usali.  Recently, one of my neighbour, a Marwadi Jain gave me a plate of Wheat and Black chana prepared and said tha...

Bitter gourd is very good for health especially those who are suffering from diabetes.  This juice is very useful in controlling the sugar....

Cluster beans or kothavarakka or kothavarankai or ghavar subzi is made normally as dry subzi.  South Indians make it poriyal, or usli, thor...

Summer season has started and it is time to make pickle, vadams, masalas, aam ka panha etc.  I have already posted Killu karuvadam , kam...

Vadam is made out of rice basically.  You can also make it  with combination of vazhathandu, kappa, sago  etc.  Normally, it is made during...

Killu means pinch out hence it is known as killu karuvadam.  What we need is rice, red or green chilli, sesame seeds, hing powder (optional...