Raji Ramakrishnan

Avial is a  South Indian dish  of mixed vegetable gravy combined with coconut paste and curd.  Best way to include as much as vegetables yo...

Coconut Chutney is made with Coconut, Green Chilli, Roasted Gram, Ginger, Salt etc.  is served with Idli / Dosa / Upma /Vada / Ven pongal. ...

Raw Banana pulikootu is a lip smacking curry served along with Steamed rice, Rasam Rice and I had it with Chapati.  It is sweet, sour and s...

Cabbage contains Vitamin A, C B-6  and can be used in  Raw  Salads,  Kootu, Thoran etc.  Many studies suggested that consumption o plant ba...

Gun Powder or Milagai Podi is mixed with ghee or oil and served with Idli/Dosa.  This powder I also use it in making dry subzis. Normally...

Bharilyo Amlyo is a Goan Style Pickle and is shared by one of my friend who is from Goa.  Since the Mango season is on now, I thought of po...

Upit means Upma.  We call it upma and Maharashtrians call it as Upit.  This Upit is slightly different from the Upma which we make because...

Kanji is made out of the Red boiled rice.  Normally the Kanji is served with pure ghee and payaru thoran i.e. Green Chowli, Green Cow pea t...

Raw jackfruit, Tender Jackfruit,  Kacha Phanas, Kathal, Idichakka it is known as is used for preparing various dishes dry as well as gravy...

Indian foods are flavoured with many spices which gives unique taste and flavour to the food.  The dry mango powder is sour in taste and ad...