I‘m Sashi, a software engineer and a foodie. I hail from Erode, Tamilnadu, India. I live in the US now.
This website is my personal blog to share every day cooking to friends and family. I am trying to add a lot of different recipes but focus mainly on Authentic Kongunadu Recipes. I love making it spicier so adjust the spice levels according to your taste buds.
The recipes are collected from my Mom, Granny, Mother-in-law, Friends and different source.
Little to talk about me, like most I was day scholar till my college days and used to take mom’s packed lunch. In all that while, I have cooked only a couple of times at home before I graduated. Why bother during weekends, get up late and ask for a cup of coffee at noon, have brunch at 1.30 or 2.00 PM and stayed away from cooking till I completed my studies.
Everyone has different inspirations, when I started to work away from home I realized how much I missed my Mom’s food even though I was eating a lot of variety foods and there it began. Very true everyone really miss their Mom’s homemade food when we are out of home. We complain a lot when we eat at home, being away changed that, these days I ask my mom to tell the delicious recipe she used to make.
After marriage, I started exploring more to impress my husband. He enjoys and encourages me for trying out different varieties. Good or bad, his feedback helps me improvise better. I am passionate about eating tasty food and it spiked my cooking interest.
I care a lot about the quality, taste and am also health conscious. I try to avoid some stuff like MSG (Ajinomoto), readymade mixes which contains more sodium. Either I substitute or just ignore them, yet try my best to make it tasty. All the recipes in this site are tried and tested recipes. I have modified and improved it over time.
Cooking is an art, involve yourself and you would see miracles in your kitchen. Take pride in your kitchen, won’t you love your family or friends loving your food. Serve the tasty food and stay in everyone’s heart. Not everyone makes anything perfect at the first time, right measurement and the patience makes the recipe perfect, so keep on trying.
Please let me know the feedback about the recipes, your encouragement is what keeps me moving and adding more tasty recipes. They make me happy and allow me to perfect my recipes. I am very much excited to read each individual comment and sometimes even wonder if it is me they are talking about, please keep them coming. Try out my recipes and let me know how it worked out for you. Please feel free to contact me for any suggestions or queries.
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at 4:24 AM
i am a malaysian kongu gounder. the moment u said kongu i got attracted . Ilove to keep in touch with gounders. can we be friends?
at 7:05 AM
Hi Chandra I am Chitra from Chennai. Am Also from the same community. happy to see the peoples belongs to kongu nadu
at 6:24 PM
Sashi, I really enjoy your website. Do you have a list of items that you keep on hand in your pantry? I lived in Tamil Nadu for a year and a half, and am now back in the US. Your website helps me recreate so many dishes that I miss a lot! Thanks! – M
at 10:47 PM
Megan, I usually keep the items in my ingredients list handy in my pantry – http://www.sashirecipes.com/ingredient.
at 12:18 PM
i am a huge fan of this blog..u have inspired me a lot..can u provide a recipe in vengaya thaal (spring onion) in our area style if u find time.. thanks in advance..
at 10:53 PM
Dhinesh, I really haven’t tasted that recipe. I will try it find and post it soon.
at 1:11 AM
Hi akka, this is DINESH, Vellode, Erode. I’m staying in bangalore and working as Software Engineer. I searched through out net how to make kollu chutney in our own style and I landed in your website. I followed your steps and I made yummy chutney. I filtered the excess water and made kollu rasam also. My roommates have also been delighted with the taste. Thanks !!!
at 10:54 PM
Thats very nice to hear Dinesh.. thanks for ur words !!!
at 2:17 PM
Hey sashi! I become your fan as soon I saw kongunadu chicken curry:-D way to go . You doin great:-D and can I get Peerkanga kuzhambu,it’s most famous in gounder’s (kongunadu )style .
at 11:02 PM
I will post the recipe soon.. Thanks for the nice words!!
at 7:35 AM
Hi,
My name is Albin I had worked in erode for a year and half. During my stay there I used to visit some good hotels. A few hotels used to make a dish called chicken leg dhumgi, but since I left from there I have never been able to find that reciepe online.
Could you please help me as to where I can get the recipe for Chicken Leg Dhumgi
at 11:16 PM
Albin, havent tasted it.. will surely try to find and post the recipe…