The most familiar morning alarm in a south Indian household is the whistling of the pressure cooker. Soft pulpy cooked dal or fluffy short grain rice cooked to perfection is a matter of a few whistles for most Indian mums. Most of the days, my household is no different. I have adapted to the silent pressure cooker and a rice box. One of the best recipes putting to use this pulpy cooked tur dal is the Rasam. This is an essential soup in the everyday menu of a South Indian household. Mixed with...| Mildly Indian
There is special happiness while you get hot off the tawa dosas. It is a special privilege we get while being with mum. For the same reason, much of the dosa making in our house has shifted from breakfast to dinner. In that way, it still gets from the tawa to the plate in no time. There is one recipe that my family loves, hot or cold. Softer than the pancake, the set dosa or sponge dosa is one that gets voted perfect each time. What makes set dosa unique? The pillowy soft set dosa is one of...| Mildly Indian
During this lockdown time, I am sure we all looked at our stocks of fresh produce and said is there a way I can use this too? Or ask how can I stretch this s bit more, just to make stocks last a bit longer. This is the time we gave that keerai thandu a serious look than tossing it. Amaranthus at my parents My parents have a large terrace garden which they have pretty much scaled-down as per what they can maintain now with their ages advancing. But for all the years, sprouting that amaranth ...| Mildly Indian
The steamed perfection of idli beats any other breakfast recipe. As a child, this South Indian classic was my arch-enemy!! Now it is the best comfort that life can offer in two or three pieces of steamed perfections. Though classic rice idlies still rule my world, we add variety to this with some twists and turns. When the weekend is of limited hours and lots of work, the rava-based idlies are a handy bunch. This kambu idli is one such that is fermented and with whole grains yet much faster...| Mildly Indian
As South Indian borns we live on podis (spice powders) . Podi with idly podi with dosa, sambhar podi, kootu podi, kalathu podi, rasam podi, ellu podi, kollu podi, the list is endless. These save a lot of time in the kitchen and add flavour and nutrition. Hence, we sprinkle it generously on all food stuffs and rice too. Thus originated lunchbox perfect, ghee podi rice. What is ghee podi rice? Ghee podi rice is a very simple stirfry rice recipe. The cooked rice is roasted with , ghee, curry l...| Mildly Indian
Radish tops kootu is a mild south Indian curry that pairs well with rice and rotis. The radish leaves are tender and an exciting way to add greens to your winter menu. We are stuck with just kale or Swiss chard during winter months. Since I go big on the green leafy veggies, it is pretty boring to just have these around. However, there is plenty of radish, carrots, beets and cabbages. So, here we are utilizing these fresh radish tops again. When we get some fresh radish tops we make mooli ki ...| Mildly Indian
