Category Archives: Food and Beverages

Two Hours to Dinner!! NN

Posted on November 16, 2020 by padmum

This is almost a non-topic for me. No reflection on the person who has suggested it. I find it difficult to gather the necessary motivation to develop it since I do not eat a normal dinner these days. It was not always like … Continue reading →

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Recipes for my granddaughters, grandnephews and grandnieces

Posted on October 16, 2020 by padmum

Food always tastes better when you recollect childhood tastes. That is because food is inextricably linked with love, security and familial feeling. When you look back and remember the dishes cooked by your grandmom or if you have eaten meals … Continue reading →

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Makara Sankranti..the whole experience, nationally

Posted on January 14, 2016 by padmum

Special Dishes Cooked for Sankranti Pongal in Tamil Nadu Til Poli Tilache Ladoo Sarsoon Ka Saag with Makke Di Roti or Corn Tortillas Kurmure Ladoo Many Melas or fairs are held on Makar Sankranti the most famous being the Kumbh … Continue reading →

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KARTHIGAI DEEPAM—SIVA THE COLUMN OF FIRE

Posted on November 25, 2015 by padmum

Siva is worshipped as the elements in five temples in the South: Space in Chidambaram Water in Tiruvanaikkaval Fire in Tiruvannamalai Earth in Kanchipuram Air in Sri Kalahasti (Andhra Pradesh) Diwali is the festival that is associated with the lighting … Continue reading →

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Saying it With Sweets at Deepavali/Diwali Time

Posted on November 9, 2015 by padmum

In India no meal starts without a token piece of a sweet served on the plate or banana leaf. On any given occasion—engagements and weddings, birth and birthdays, festivals and religious occasions, house warming and new office opening—the Indian tradition … Continue reading →

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Vegetarianism

Posted on March 18, 2015 by padmum

When I was growing up, I really did not think a great deal about being a vegetarian or a non-vegetarian. I was brought up in a household where everybody was welcome. So we too visited homes of friends from various … Continue reading →

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Kanjivaram Idli

Posted on January 21, 2015 by padmum

Kanjivaram Idli is a spiced up version of the plain idli. While the ordinary idli needs accompaniments to add to its inherent taste…some may say its bland avatar..Kanjivaram Idli has enough zing in it to make it a tasty bite … Continue reading →

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Velvet Dosai and Kaakaa Chutney

Posted on March 21, 2014 by padmum

This is a trip down memory lanes..literally as my mother used to make the velvet Dosai and chutney and pack it up to be eaten at trilling canals and shady tamarind trees with fresh Nongu (Tadgole/palm fruit) as we meandered … Continue reading →

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When I was young

Posted on November 16, 2013 by padmum

It is raining in Chennai as there is a depression in the Bay of Bengal. On this rainy day, I was just thinking how nice it would be if we ate some bajji/pakodi (Indian tempura). This is a typical reaction … Continue reading →

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CUCUMBER

Posted on July 20, 2013 by padmum

Botanical name: Cucumis sativus; Ayurvedakoshatakikul Vellarikkai (Tamizh); karkati , trapush (Sanskrit); kheera (Hindi); kaakadi (Marathi); tansali (Gujrathi): teoh (Assamese); taushe(Konkani); southekayi (Kannada); keerakai (Telugu). In Ayurveda, the tender cucumber balances all the three doshas of vata, pitha and kapha. Cucumbers are considered … Continue reading →

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