Raji Ramakrishnan

Cashew apple or cashew fruit it is called, is the fleshy part of the cashew fruit attached to the cashew nut.  The top end of the apple is...

Potato vada  or Batata vada is a street side snack of Mumbai and liked by all.  Potato vada along with a pav, red and green chutney is a y...

Dhokla is a famous snack recipe of Gujarat.  We all love to eat dhokla with green chutney any time.  It is a spongy cake made out of the g...

Kerala style appam can be made with yeast or without yeast.  The original recipe is made with the toddy i.e Kallu.  But it is very difficu...

Paruppu Kanji  is some what like the Paruppu Pradhaman but not exactly the s the pradhaman as certain rich ingredients are not included i...

Panch means five.  Mixing up of five varieties of dal and making a dish out of it.  The panchmel dal vadi is made out of five dals viz. ur...

vada is liked by all especially when it is served hot with sambhar.   Medu vada is a South Indian dish made for breakfast and as sna...

Bhakri is the specialty of Maharashtrians.   They make the bhakri with jowar, bhajra and nachni and even with rice flour.   The ari pa...

Fresh Green Chikpeas  or garbanzo beans or choliya or hara chana is known as in Mumbai is also called Harbara.  This juicy tender fresh gr...

Children as well as adults are crazy about chinese food.  I am not very fond of it but occasionally, I eat only fried rice and manchurian....