Raji Ramakrishnan

Methi seeds are having several medicinal values.  This is part of  Indian cuisine without which the dish is incomplete.  Make dosa, idli, ...

Upma is a Breakfast item prepared by everyone with rava, semolina.  One must eat this very hot along with chutney, choley it tastes awesom...

Varieites of upmas are made by us. one of the healthy upma is made with lapsi also known as dalia, broken wheat rava, godambu rava etc.   ...

I want to try the cracked wheat i.e. dalia idli since so many days.  Yesterday as I was grinding  for idli, I felt that the Urid dal  is m...

Calabash, bottle gourd or white flowered gourd, sorakkai, dudhi, lauki are the names for this vegetables.  It is also known as opo squash o...

Pazham pori or Banana fritters are made with Ripe  Nendran Pazham.  This banana is available plenty in Kerala and this is a lovely snack...

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...

Today is Vat Savitri/Vat poornima.  It is similar to the Nombu, the South Indian ladies observe.   According to legend, great SAvitri tric...

Baby corns can be eaten as it is when it is tender.  I just love to eat as it is.  If I want to make something out of it, I must get two pa...

When my children refuse to eat the vegetables, I always use them in making parathas.  Papaya is one of the vegetable and fruit they do not...