The typical Indian restaurant menu carries two styles of thali (read as thalee) meals. Classified simply as North Indian and South Indian the platter carries an array of dishes served with rice or bread. These meals are fairly balanced, with a sizable portion of the plate to carry dry vegetable stirfries and curries. The large platter that carries all the dishes is the thali. The South Indian meal. The large platter that carries all the different dishes is the 'thattu' in The southern part of...| Mildly Indian
Peter piper who picked the peck of pickled peppers surely will be changing his choices once he is tried out this green peppercorn pickle. Why do pickles feature in traditional cuisines? During the process of pickling the lactobacilli and other good bacteria found always on the surface of the plants are provided a medium to grow selectively over the decay causing ones. The bacteria work on the sugars going on the plants first converting them to lactic acid and stopping further spoilage. ...| Mildly Indian
A simple lemon pickle where the lemon is in perfect harmony with salt and a few birds eye chillies have always been the house favorite of all pickles throughout my life. While having the lemon pickle with 'kanji ' (Congee) and 'payar thoran,' very often I have heard my dad talk about the pickle with 'odichukutthi naranga' made by my grandmother. I couldn't much relate to it coz I hardly ever figured out till recently it was citron. Citron or wild lemon Citrus medica, odichukkutyhi naran...| Mildly Indian