Raji Ramakrishnan

Dosa is  made for breakfast by every one.  It is a very simple and tasty dish served along with sambhar or chutney or milagai podi. There...

Om namashivaya Health benefits of Ajwain Ajwain seeds contain health benefiting essential oils such as thymol , a monopterone der...

Panikoorka elai has got lots of medicinal values.  It is known as  ajwain ka patta, oma elai, karpoora valli elai.  The bhajia made out of ...

Milagu rasam or black pepper rasam is a favourite of my brother and myself.  When we have cough and cold and fever, my mother used to make ...

Cabbage is an excellent source of Vitamin C and K. It provides fibre and manganese.  It is also a source of molybdenum, Vitamin B 6, potass...

Monsoon has set in almost all parts of the country.  Everywhere waterlogging, making life miserable for commuters as usual in Mumbai by roa...

Grain fritters are made with rice, dals and deep fried in oil.  Though I do not prefer oily food, once in a while that too during heavy ra...

Rajasthani Bhindi is a dry subzi made out of Bhindi with gram flour and masala.  You can serve this as it is or with rice as a side dish. ...

Manthakali or Black nightshade  - it has got a tiny fruit almost purplish  in colour is eaten  as it is whereas the raw ones are used for m...

Om shyamaye namah"  MANATHAKALI PLANT  Culinary usage S.nigrum has been widely used as a food since early times, and the ...