South India is home to unique flavors and textures in food. Using powders as cooking condiments is common around the world, but in South India, you actually get to eat powders with food. How cool is that! South Indian Gun powder is one such example. Also called Milagai Podi, South Indian gun powder is a…
Are you ready to take your taste buds on a delicious journey to India? Then let’s talk about one of the most beloved ingredients in Indian cooking: Ghee! Indian ghee is a type of clarified butter that is commonly used in Indian cuisine. It’s made by simmering butter until the milk solids separate from the…
This Bisi Bele Bath Powder Recipe is an essential part of the traditional Karnataka cuisine. It is widely used to make the popular Bisi Bele Bath rice dish. The spice blend consists of various ingredients, including urad dal, chana dal, coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds, black peppercorns, green and black cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, kapok buds, dried…
It is getting cold outside; you sniffle once, and the next thing you know, your South Indian Paatti or Mom will get a pot of rasam going. Rasam is the chicken soup of southern India, and everyone swears by their mother’s recipe. Sick kids all around India enjoy a warm cup of south Indian rasam…
Have you ever wondered how the food cooked by Indian grandmothers always tastes unique? It is because they make everything from scratch and literally put their love and hard work into simple, everyday food. Donning the hat of an Indian grandma, you can give a unique touch to all types of kuzhambus with this Kuzhambu…
South Indians take their idli and sambhar very seriously. There are very few meals in this world that can be eaten every day without fatigue, and Sambar is one of them. Any good sambar recipe uses an aromatic sambar powder as its heart and soul. Without sambar powder, there is no sambar. The Iyengar Brahmins…
Sambar is the lifeblood of Tamilian cuisine. It has kept South Indians healthy, happy, and nourished for centuries. There are few meals on this earth that you can eat every day without food fatigue… Sambar is one of them. Ask any Tamilian if they have had Sambar today, and you will rarely get a ‘No.’!…