RECIPE FOR ALOE VERA POO PORIYAL </a Simplicity Coimbatore ALOE VERA Flowers </a It was Saturday morning and I was concentrating on lunch prep when my phone rang.My friend Divya had spotted several stalks of aloe Vera flowers in bloom in our drive way and she was calling to ask if I knew […]
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Lush Greens
Simplicity Coimbatore, A teenage micro greens venture </a A friend was putting in the final touches for dinner ,at her home kitchen, while I chatted with her. I watched as she heaped on a generous pile of micro greens into the beautiful salad bowl. The greens looked so fresh that I was certain she grew […]
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, […]
Home made Jam
Simplicity Coimbatore, The delight of home made jam </a Jam ! That sweet ,sticky condiment which we have , at some point or the other, turned to when hungry. I even know of a dear friend who treats herself to a spoon of jam to satisfy sweet cravings. Making jams began as a way to […]
East Indian Bottle Masala
Simplicity Coimbatore, East Indian bottle masala </a There seems to be some sort of magnetic attraction to masala mixes in my home because I have another special one to share with you this week. A few weeks ago while watching Maria Goretti’s cooking show featuring her mum , she mentioned using an East Indian bottle […]
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 […]
Ramnad Mundu (Gundu mozhagai)
Simplicity Coimbatore, Ramnad Mundu and Kara chutney </a Despite knowing him all my life and having him think ,for a brief period, that I was older to him just so he would do my bidding, the cousin’s kara chutney fixation was only a recent revelation to me. Almost a year ago my cousin brother with […]
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 […]
Kalonji (Nigella seeds)
Simplicity Coimbatore, Kalonji is different from black cumin ? </a Wikkipedia Black cumin vs Nigella seeds </a It’s funny how sometimes you go searching for one thing and it takes you elsewhere and almost makes us forget what we were looking for in the first place. That’s how this kalonji post came about ! […]
