A FOOD AND LIFESTYLE BLOG
If you are looking for a quick, easy & tasty side for your weekend lunch, try Fried Fish (South Indian style). Fish fry is a simple, healthy tasty dish that goes very well with variety rice menu of the South of India.Spicy & tangy in taste, crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, this South Indian style of frying fish is a must try, if you haven’t until now.
The Hyderabadi Marag soup or stew is a rich, creamy and spicy soup/stew.It is generally served at weddings or during the month of Ramadan to break the fast, in the southern city of India,Hyderabad. The city is famous for its princely cuisine influenced by the Nizams/rulers of the state.
Summer suddenly fell into Fall and the air has turned crispy. Plump red berries adorn the sidewalk coloring the landscape in the brightest of hues….. ……while the temps have taken a nose drive this weekend. Dark clouds hang low and it’s raining on & off over the weekend…… ……..all setting […]
Carrot Paniyaram or Carrot Kuzhi paniyaram is an Indian dish made by steaming batter using a mould. The batter is made of black lentils and rice and is similar in composition to the batter used to make idli and dosa. Other names for paniyaram are Paddu/Guliyappa/Yeriyappa/ Gunta Ponganalu /appadadde.
Curd Rice/Thayir Sadaham is an easy to prepare dish with leftover rice. A favorite menu item in every South Indian home, especially in summer, paired with lemon pickle and papadams( Indian rice crackers).The pearly pink pomegranate seeds sprinkled on top as a garnish gives curd rice a festive look. The pomegranate seeds add a tinge of sweet juicy deliciousness to the buttery creamy curd rice/thayir sadham.
Chakarai (or sweet) Pongal is a festive dish of South India, specially made in the state of Tamil Nadu. Chakarai Pongal is made with rice boiled with milk and jaggery in earthenware pots during the harvest festival, Pongal. It is also prepared as “Prasadham”(offerings at the temple).