Cook's Diary

Gooseberry is one vegetable whose nutrient power stays intact in any form we take them: fresh berries, pureed, cooked, sundried, pickled, p...

In my childhood days when we were sent to buy vegetables from the local market they gave us curry leaves & coriander leaves as complim...

At our home this is one of the regular side dishes that accompany the pongal which is prepared on the day of Pongal festival. We just lo...

Whenever the women of a family is planned to absent for some days from cooking, we have a habit of preparing thokku (pasty pickles) so th...

This is watery pickle which goes perfectly with curd rice. Fresh pepper corn sprigs and mango ginger are available during season and my gr...

In Tamilnadu, we celebrate a harvest festival called Pongal in the mid of January month. During this festival, fresh turmeric is tied to th...

Day before my maid had got some drumsticks from her backyard. I kind of felt nostalgic. Kundan hates drumstick; we at home love drumstick ...