Niranjana's yummy yummy recipes
Maasi Maham or Masi Magam is an important festival in the Tamil speaking world. The festival falls in the Tamil Month of Masi (February – March). Mahaa Maham is celebrated once in twelve years. Maham or Makam is one among the twenty seven stars in the astrological system. The makam star in the Masi month …
Carrot payasam is a new recipe I learnt an year ago. My mom and grandmom makes Carrot milkshake at home for me regularly. It is one of my favourite milkshake. But the carrot payasam is different from the milkshake. I made this payasam for Gayathri japam ie., the next day after Avani Avittam. You can …
Kambu Semiya is one of the healthy breakfast recipes. Kambu is known as pearl millet in english. People have started to forget about our traditional, old ingredients like ragi, kambu, cholam. They are highly nutritious and are very cheap to get. Infact they are called as poor man’s crops in Economics. Nowadays the doctors are also advising …
Akkaravadisal is an Iyengar recipe, similar to Pongal. It is pressure cooked completely with milk that gives it a rich and creamy texture. Akkaravadisal is prepared on Koodaravalli day – 27th day of Margazhi. In the 27th poem of Koodaraivellum poem of Thiruppavai, Sri Andal says “Mooda Nei Peidhu muzhangai vazhivaara” and so we prepare …
Andal is the only woman among the Azhwars. Her devotion to Lord Ranganathar gave rise to many pasurams. This bhakthi endeared her to the Lord, who accepted her as his bride. Sri Andal sang the Thiruppavai containing 30 verses – one verse for each day of Margazhi (December – January) – in praise of Lord …
In Tamil Nadu, Anjaneyar Jayanthi is observed on Moolam Nakshatram in the Margazhi month or Margali Masam, which is one of the most auspicious months in Tamil Calendar. Hanuman Jayanthi is observed during various time of year by different Hindu communities. Majority of the people observe it on the Purnima or full moon day in …
Macaroni is a type of pastha that is tubular in shape. They originated in Italy and is mainly used in Italian cuisine. Pastha is a staple food in Italy. They are available in dry and fresh forms. Macaroni is a dry variety. I was bored of making regular tiffin items and wanted to make something different. …
The humble lehiyam is an age-old cure for Diwali excesses. Diwali is the festival of lights, is always accompanied by an abundance of sweets.Irrespective of whether you are a fitness freak or calorie- conscious person, abuse of the stomach is the order of the day.It helps in curing indigestion. This can also be used on …
Kaja is the famous sweet in Andhra, Puri – Orissa. The name Kakinada refers to the place in Andhra Pradesh. Since this sweet is very famous there, it got its name as Kakinada Kaja. They are layered pastries that are fried and dipped into the sugar syrup. The word Madatha in telugu means folds. So …
Rasam refers to South Indian soup. As we all say that soup is very good for health, any type of rasam is also good for health. Rasam is the day to day recipe in my home. My husband who was not used to eat rasam and not a big fan of it, became a regular …
