Simplicity Coimbatore, Lakadong turmeric – a unique variety </a Last year, a friend from Europe, asked me to bring her some curcumin from India. I was surprised to learn that the name for turmeric in German was the name of the chemical found in turmeric plants ! Curcumin is the chemical compound found in curcuma […]
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Kashi halwa
Simplicity Coimbatore, Make kashi halwa at home </a A beautiful oblong shaped white pumpkin arrived from our aunt’s house. The days were beginning to get warmer as is usually the case with September .It was perfect timing to make the vellai poosanikai mor kozhambhu. We try to follow seasonal recipes for our meal at home, […]
Methi Masala
Simplicity Coimbatore, Gujarati ‘methi no masalo’ </a When I was in Bombay in early March this year,we went to visit the shops which are famous for their typical Gujarati snacks. Each neighbourhood has several small outlets where these wonderful specialities like bhakarwadi , khakra, varieties of chikki , an array of roasted lentils and lots […]
Molagupodi saadham from Palayakottai
Simplicity Coimbatore, Selavu molagupodi </a I grew up hearing the names of these places often ; Modakurichi , Palayakottai , Uthukuli , Samathur … I would listen in rapt attention while my parents chatted with their friends (from the Gounder clans) who own elaborate ancestral homes in these villages . We often hear of the […]
Rambutan
Simplicity Coimbatore, Rambutan Some months ago, before the initial lockdown, a friend had sent some wonderful produce from her farm. Among the lot were some fresh rambutan fruit. We ate a few and kept the rest aside and forgot about it for a couple of days by which time it had over ripened and changed […]
Modern wheat vs Ancient Wheat
Simplicity Coimbatore, What is Gluten ? </a Triticum aestivum is also known as bread wheat. It is a cultivated wheat species. What most of us know to be wheat/whole wheat in the form of breads, packaged flours and other wheat based products are from this strain of wheat. Wikipedia states that “About 95% of […]
Malai Nellikkai (AMLA)
Simplicity Coimbatore ,Getting enough Vitamin C ? </a The focus on this ingredient happened in such an unplanned manner that I wondered why I never wrote about it before. With the COVID 19 getting too close to our neighbourhoods, concerned people from the medical fraternity have taken to making videos stressing about the importance of […]
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 […]
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 […]
