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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sour dough bread
Simplicity Coimbatore , Ancient art of bread making , sourdough bread What we know of the bread making process today consists of using one important ingredient; baker’s yeast ! And yet that is not how it was made in ancient times. Bread making dates back to a time even before it could be documented […]
Mince Pies
Simplicity Coimbatore , Mince pies are delightful Ever since I was a little girl , old enough to read a story on my own ,I have had a fascination for pies. The pictures showing the golden dome of flaky pastry filled with the promise of delicious ingredients was, for me ,the most extravagant of treats. […]
Eeyam chombu
Simplicity Coimbatore ,Eeyam chombu for your rasam The article on natural perungayam that was published a few weeks ago garnered a great deal of interest.A friend from Bangalore sourced the pure perungayam from the store here in Coimbatore. Upon receiving the package,the air in the room began to carry the distinctive aroma of this […]
Winged bean
Hindu Metroplus ,On the wings of beans Ever since my introduction to our local vegetable vendor Rajathi ,my curiosity in seeking unusual produce has gone up a few notches. An early sunday morning drive to Vysial street,to,check out her wares has becoming a calming routine of sorts. Rajathi’s sacks and baskets are always filled to […]
RHR restaurant at Peelamedu
Simplicity Coimbatore ,Weekend specials at RHR To delve into the history of the RHR hotel would require a whole other write up altogether. That’s what I told Ms.Hema Lakshmi ,daughter-in-law of Mr.G. Ratnavel (the head of the Royal Hindu Restaurant) who helps manage the operations at the restaurant at Peelamedu alongside her husband Mr.R.Gurumoorthy and […]
