Simplicity Coimbatore, Gongura on the menu </a If you are a South Indian or enjoy eating South Indian food then hearing the word ‘Gongura’ will set off the water works in the mouth for sure ! The distinctive look of that intensely dark gongura pickle and that unmistakable leafy texture is a favourite with most […]
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Orygen brand
Roasted whole nuts, naturally sweetened grains mixed with delicious ingredients which add so much texture…doesn’t that sound like the perfect go to snack ? Then do take a look at this brand .It maybe a new entrant into the ready to eat food industry but the back end story is anything but recent . Allow […]
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 […]
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 […]
Summer lunches (Raita/Pachadi)
Simplicity Coimbatore , Thayir pachadi for summer </a My favourite part of staying in a hotel,as a child, was when our parents allowed us to order room service. My mother would sigh and chuckle to herself when she spotted the dish of boondi raita. Pudina paratha, dhal makhani and boondi raitha with a bit of […]
Custard Apples
Simplicity Coimbatore ,custard apples are in season The custard apple trees at our home and farm are not very tall. I guess one could refer to it as a small tree. The branches grow thin and spindly almost like a bush in all directions.At the moment they are laden with fruit. Every time I […]
Star fruit
Simplicity Coimbatore , star fruit After a particularly weary Friday ,I arrived home in the evening to a most welcoming sight. Piled high on a large steel platter was a generous mound of vibrant star fruit and some other citrus berries.But it was the star fruit which captured my attention completely and was literally a […]
Salem Ravichandran Tiffin House
Simplicity Coimbatore , Delightful thattu idli and more (Please check the link above for pictures of the food at Salem tiffin house ) I apologise for being way too hungry to bother taking proper pictures myself and also I didn’t have my camera with me !!! A few weeks ago if you […]
