Bulgur Wheat Pilaf

On our face book page, we had asked readers what recipes they would like to see  on this website. We got a whole range of ideas. A few wanted one pot dishes, slow cooker recipes, Samosas, Southern fried chicken etc. We will definitely try to cook up all you asked for. To start off, lets [...]

Tamarind Rice

When one says tamarind rice, we think of plantain leaves lightly toasted over fire and tamarind rice wrapped in it, long distance travels, picnics and quick school lunches. Mom almost always had her stash of tamarind sauce or Puzhikachal as we call it in the refrigerator for those days when she wanted to whip up [...]

Spinach Pilaf

A box full organic spinach, half of which was used and the other half seemed like it was crying to be used. We both love spinach and  all the health benefits that comes with it – A carotenoid found in spinach fights prostrate cancer, ovarian cancer and excellent  for our bones. We try to have [...]

Spanish Paella

We were in San Diego last week and while strolling through Balboa Park, a lady from one of the stalls calls us to taste Paella. We had just eaten a late lunch and since she said taste, we decided why not. She hands us a plate of paella and casually asked for $5. Though we [...]

Sephardi Spiced Chicken Rice

Sundays with Marlena Spieler
How is everyone doing after Thanksgiving?  We had a great time with family. We cooked both traditional and non traditional dishes, but it is the quality time you spend with family that counts right? When we get together, of course food plays a vital role and we always look for festive [...]

Wild Rice Salad

Thanks to everyone for you who voted for me. More info here

Wild rice – 1 cup
Vegetable Stock – 2 ¼ cups
Olive Oil – 2 T
Garlic – 1 clove, minced
Shallots – ½ cup, chopped
Red Bell Pepper – 1 cup, diced
Cumin Powder – ½ tsp
Candied Pecan – ½ cup
Carrot – 1 cup, grated
Dried [...]

Comfort Food

Nothing spells comfort food to most tamilians like rice and yogurt. After a few days of eating out, I want to run back to the comfort of thayir saadam aka rice and yogurt.
Come summer, my mom would cook rice in the morning and after it cools down, soak the cooked rice in a wee bit [...]

Chicken Biriyani

Since I do not have a family recipe to follow for this wonderful dish, I have always asked friends for recipes and guess what? Just like I give recipes, they tell me throw in a bit of this or a bit of that and it never tasted we wanted it to until Revathi shared [...]