Sashi's Tasty Bites

Pongal with Rock Sug...

Cook Time :25 Min | Servings : 2 persons Happy Tamil New year Friends !! I was thinking to do something sweet on the Tamil New year day but wasn’t sure what to do. Suddenly got reminded of the rock sugar which I recently brought from Indian groceries and got this recipe from my MIL. She was...

Vegetable Biryani &#...

Cook Time : 30 Min | Servings : 2 Persons Another version of mixed Vegetable biriyani prepared at our houses in Tamilnadu. Ingredients : Basmati Rice/ Jeera Samba Rice 1 1/2 cup Vegetable ( Mixed like carrot, cauliflower etc ) 1 cups Oil 2 tsp Bay Leaves 3 no Cloves 2...

Sakkarai Pongal / Sw...

Cook Time : 30 Min | Servings : 2 Persons Dear Friends, Wish you all a very Happy Pongal. Here’s the special treat, traditional Sakkarai pongal from Kongunadu. Enjoy !!! Ingredients : Raw rice 1 cup Moong dhal less than 1/4 cup Jaggery/ Goondu Vellam 1 1/2 cups Ghee 3-4...

Tamarind Rice / Iyen...

Cook Time :40 Min | Servings : 4 Persons An Iyengar Kovil puliyodharai rice recipe. The rice tastes similar to the one we get in Temples. We often pack tamarind rice when we go on trips, they wont be spoiled for 2 days in the normal outside temperature. In our Kongunadu region, we normally...

Lemon Rice / Elumich...

Cook Time : 30 Min | Servings : 2 Persons When ever my family go out on a small trip, the first thing come to mind when packing food is lemon rice. I like lemon rice along with lemon pickle. This was my fav lunch box meal when I was in school. Ingredients : Rice 1 cup Lemon 1/2...

Carrot Halwa

Cook Time : 40 Min | Servings : 2 Persons No body says no to the carrot Halwa prepared in ghee. N likes it very much, every day he bug me for some desserts after our dinner. I liked this recipe of halwa which is cooked in milk and tastes rich. Ingredients : Carrot 10 nos Milk 1...