Simplicity Coimbatore ,amaranth leaves </a There’s one plant which grows like wildfire all around our home. It grows in corners pushing past sharp pebbles , against the wall near the bougainvillea climber and even in grow bags wherever there is space between the coriander or mint or basil ! This is probably a good reason […]
Aquafaba – an easy egg substitute
Simplicity Coimbatore , Aquafaba After thinking about it off and on for a few years, I finally ended up making an Aquafaba chocolate mousse. When I came across this recipe using just three ingredients ; chickpea water (kabuli channa) , sugar and melted chocolate coverture ,I was truly amazed. I had no idea then that […]
Sweet Sprinkles by Deepa Pathmanathan
Simplicity Coimbatore , Sweet Sprinkles ALL IMAGE CREDITS FOR THIS ARTICLE : DEEPA PATHMANATHAN It was January,way before the reality of a looming pandemic, when a good friend and a die hard foodie at that ,asked me if I had tasted the baked goods made by the ‘sweet sprinkles’ lady. Having never heard of the […]
Gram flour
Simplicity Coimbatore , The Gram flour in our food I was asked this question a few days ago ;”what is mixture made of ?” ‘Mixture‘ for those of you don’t know is a delicious savoury ,dry concoction of fried bits which are then ‘mixed’ together. It is a much loved traditional South Indian snack. I […]
Hot Salt roasting (frying)
Simplicity Coimbatore , Hot salt frying This is a disclaimer regarding the term ‘FRYING’. It has not been used in technical parlance but rather to convey the idea of applying the concept of crisping up ingredients in a similar manner but without the use of oil. This is for the attention of people involved in […]
Rose Apples
Simplicity Coimbatore , Rose apples/a A fruit which has been popping up often of late, is the rose apple. Though I had never seen it around here as a child it apparently takes well to the soil here in Coimbatore. It is also possible that the plant nurseries here are stocking more rose apple saplings […]
Wheat Uppma
Simplicity Coimbatore , The Godhumai Rava Uppma story/a If I were to chronicle a list of foods typical to the Naidu community in Coimbatore, the samba rava uppma would be among the top choices. To this day it remains a dinner time staple in most of our homes. For me uppma meant only the brown […]
Cutlets
Simplicity Coimbatore , Leftover veggies in a cutlet/a The cutlet features in almost every known cuisine across the world. I wouldn’t be surprised if each country thought of this particular snack as their own invention. It is a dish which is so familiar to us, earning street food status even, that it would be astonishing […]
Potato Skin Bata
Simplicity Coimbatore , Bread making during lockdown/a Another few weeks of being in lock down and safely cocooned inside our homes…. Thoughts and prayers go out to all those stranded and hungry ,whose days are far removed from recipe exchanges and cooking innovations. How quickly things can change ; what was normal before almost seems […]
Home made bread
Simplicity Coimbatore , Bread making during lockdown/a “The smell of good bread baking,like the sound of lightly flowing water,is indescribable in its evocation of innocence and delight.” This quote by Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher (MFK fisher) beautifully articulates the joy that one finds in baking bread. What is it exactly about baking bread that gives […]
