Simplicity Coimbatore, Vegetable Steaks- easy and delicious </a RECIPE FOR PURPLE CABBAGE STEAKS </a A ‘steak’ is a thick slice of meat which is cooked by grilling or searing in a pan or on the barbecue to seal in the juices. So, if there are beef steaks, fish steaks, lamb, pork etc then why […]
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Aloe Vera flowers
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 ! […]
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 […]
Amaranth leaves
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 […]
