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.
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. I love making it spicier so adjust the spice levels according to your taste buds.
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.
Have a great time!!! Happy browsing!!!
at 12:51 PM
kongu samayal is different and unique in taste. please bring everything to the world,
kadai.era.shanmugasundaram peelamedu coimbatore.
at 1:48 AM
I have eaten chicken essence in Salem, on the street, it’s very dark in color, spicy, tasty gravy, I would like to have its receipe
at 4:04 AM
hi,,sashi,,great work and keep blogging!
at 10:06 AM
I always read your blog very carefully. You always shared a unique recipes. Thanks for sharing such wonderful recipe. I have tried much of them in home. Thanks to all of you.
at 2:50 AM
Very nice sashi sister,,, am S.M.Karthikeyan from tirupur,,, keep it up your services..
at 12:43 AM
Excellent keep it up god bless you
at 11:27 AM
Thank you!!
at 10:39 AM
Tried muttai kulambu. Very tasty. Keep up the good work.
at 11:26 AM
Thanks Ravindra
at 5:45 PM
Hi…
I recenty bumped into ur blog…ur recipies r intersting….happy to know u r from Erode…I studied there and my husband’s home is there…where r u in Erode…and in U.S where r u now?
at 11:28 AM
I live in Austin.
at 4:02 AM
hi Sashi……
i did my studies in tamilnadu and sometimes i get craving for some tamil dishes which i used to get in my hostel… those days.
While searching for recipes, i saw ur blog n started trying out a few…it really came out well…and of course..brought all my foodie memories back…
thanks a lot..
keep posting more n more…all the best……………………………
at 11:25 AM
Thanks Sarika
at 4:55 PM
Nice recipes’nga. Enga amma, akka samaicha mathriye naanum samaichen unga recipes paduchu :-) Thanks! Thakkali sadham recipe venunga…please.
at 11:24 AM
Thanks for those nice words Prabhu. Will surely post it sometime soon.
at 6:00 AM
Hi sashi how are you?
Great food items for yourself
at 6:02 AM
I am kongu
at 2:30 AM
Hai Sashi,
My native too is Erode & I’m from Kongu family, now living in Saudi. Very happy to see you posting recipes which are special in our community & also your interest in focussing in it…Keep going & post many more useful recipes…
at 11:14 AM
Thanks Geetha
at 11:24 PM
Hi Sashi,
I like your collections. Good to know you are from Erode. I am from Tirupur, currently in Boston. Where are you now?
at 11:13 AM
Nice to meet you Radha, I live in Austin
at 11:01 PM
hi sashi
I used try all of your receipies, unfortunately none of them comes perfectly. I wonder how you manage to get them. I will have to pay more attention while cooking.
Not even one reveipie coming good.
at 12:17 AM
Kalpana, sorry for the late reply. Please pay attention to the quantity, timing and the cooking specifics, you should get it right the next time. Good Luck!!
at 7:49 AM
Sashi…I also belongs 2 Kongu Naadu..frm Tirupur..I’m writting tis frm Dubai..Ur Kollu Chutney is very nice & Tasty… I cant able 2 find any other separate blog for our Kongu taste..U r 2ng great…keep it up..
at 9:51 PM
Guruprasath, thanks for ur nice words
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 10:13 PM
Sure Chandra, I would love to.
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…
at 2:00 PM
Hi Sashi, I’m from Kovai and live in northern Virginia. I love you website and has helped me with lot of tips and recipes. My wife is not a foodie and will cook the same few dishes she knows again and again. I will cook in the weekend to make her understand different style and flavors of cooking. Your space here surely helped me and thank you for that.
I’m sure you are using an SLR camera to take those wonderful pictures. Many online bloggers fail to understand that….about quality of picture and presentation of the final product, especial in a simple plain white plate. Coz, pictures is worth a thousand words.
Again, Thanks a bunch.
at 11:38 PM
Picture represents the recipe.. I started using SLR recently.. to be frank.. I dont have enough patience to decorate.. so I keep it simple white plates with minimal decoration.. also it helps to highlight real color of the recipe.. Thanks for such lovely words Raj!! gald you are liking them…
at 11:32 AM
HI,
I love your web site. I have been following this for some time. I am from Austin.
Just read through your kerala fish curry and saw that you are also from Austin.
at 11:47 PM
Thanks Sreedevi, nice to meet you
at 3:11 PM
and also please help me find an easy coconut chutney recipie, thanks
at 11:51 PM
I have posted it in my blog, check it out – http://www.sashirecipes.com/coconut-chutney-thengai-chutney.html
at 3:06 PM
dear sashi,
i’m from himachal n i love your recipies. i just accidently stumbled upon your blog. its a gr8 place to find easy south indian cusine n surely i’m going to try some, n will be back for more. thanks and all the best.
at 11:51 PM
Thanks sheffali
at 3:39 PM
Hi Sashi,
I am KK, now staying in Stavanger (Norway) as a forced bachelor. I know cooking to some extent due to this work life. But after seeing your website, I find the dishes & the instructions very much handy and useful for my day to day cooking. I even recommended your website to my colleague Poland engineers who like my dishes. Thanks a lot Junior (I am 93-97 batch Kongu alumni) and keep going…
Regards,
KK
at 11:52 PM
Thanks Krishnakumar, thats so nice of you. Thanks for your support.
at 2:13 AM
hi,iam subi u know i studied in navarasam,erode now settled in b`lore.i loved ur kongu recepies it`s great ,keep going.my best wishes.
at 11:53 PM
Thanks subikshaa
at 1:26 AM
I think the nutrients in mint will be lost if put on stove correct me if okay thanks for the recipe its great hit!!!!
at 11:53 AM
Nice effort Sasi. Keep it up. Hey where in erode you from?
at 11:55 PM
Thanks Aravindan, from Erode town (middle of the city) :)
at 9:34 AM
Hi Sashi, great to see all ur chutneys….awesome taste and smell good. Happy cooking !!!!
at 11:53 PM
Thanks Kalaimathi for your support
at 8:15 PM
Hi Sashi,
I am Udhaya from CBE, Tamilnadu basically now living in Melbourne, Australia..
Awesome Awesome.. No words to explain.. I am great fan of you sashi.. !! Today I love cooking thats because of your receipes..
All the best!!
Thanks!
Udhaya
at 11:54 PM
Wow, thats really very happy to hear.Thanks Udhaya
at 5:05 AM
Great website ! Keep rocking ! My taste buds are longing for tasty bites :))) I’m going to try all your recipes one by one :))) Thanks :)
at 4:28 PM
Thanks Nisha.
at 8:40 PM
Hi Sashi,
At the very sight of the kongunadu chicken recipe (which my husband was searching for)from your site, i started looking for your home town. Nice to see kongunadu dishes on a blog like this.. i am from coimbatore… married two months back, new to cooking, new to US. feeling at home… i am yet to browse your blog. hope i ll learn more….
at 4:26 PM
Nice to meet you Saranya, Hope you find more recipes that you like from the site.
at 12:24 AM
Hi Sashi,
At-last I find a good recipe website which is easy understandable without confusing the reader.U r doing a good job. Me too from erode, all the best!
at 1:51 AM
Thanks Anu :)
at 2:34 PM
Nice blog…I too from erode…
Missing mom food.. start exploring new things via your site
at 1:51 AM
Thanks Tamil.
at 6:08 AM
Amazing Shasi, nice pictures! as i am also from erode, it is nice to see many people from erode thru your blog.wish you all the best!
at 1:00 PM
Thanks Ramya!! me too .. nice to note that you are from Erode too !!
at 10:48 AM
hi sashi…. im frm coimbatore and got married few months back… i neva had a chance to enter de kitchen b4 marriage bt aftr marriage im forced to cook as me and my huby stay alone…. and ur website is my god father and guru for my cooking… ryt from making pooris to chicken 65 and all de delicate dishes like baking etc i learnt frm ur blog….the easurements which u gave are so acurrate dat nothing goes wrong…. thaks a lot dear…. keep adding new receipes…. u rock….. thanks agn…
at 1:04 PM
Thanks for ur lovely words Aishwarya !! I’m very much flattered.. glad you like them.
at 12:53 PM
hi sashi, Its nice to hear that u r from erode. Even I am from the same place. have you published any book on ur recipes?
at 12:57 PM
Sangeetha, nice to know that. I’m just doing this as timepass, not an expert in this area really.
at 9:06 AM
Hi,
Nice to see you trying to come out with authentic Kongunad dish recipes.
What can be a Kongunad list without a mention about ‘Arisimbaruppu / kootaanchoru’ or varities of ‘uppuma’.
Please upload those recipes also.
at 11:15 PM
Jai, I already have recipe for Arisi Paruppu – Please check this link http://www.sashirecipes.com/dhal-rice-arisi-paruppu-sadam.html. I will add uppuma recipes soon!!
at 9:44 PM
Really Amazing…Keep Going!!!
We also looking forward your feed back about our newest food blog…http://mysizzlingwok.blogspot.com/
Thanks in advance.
Regards
Sizzling Wok
at 9:01 AM
Hi Sashi,
Ur recipes are so authentic and reminds me of my mom’s touch. Ur photos are tempting…looks exactly like my mom’s gravies. So glad and surprised that u r from Erode. Me too. Now I am @ Chennai. U r doing gr8!!! Keep going!!!
at 11:07 PM
Thanks Arthe!!
at 11:37 PM
tried your kabab and was a hit in my party
at 11:03 PM
Thanks for coming back to say this Nitha !!
at 1:35 AM
V.GOOD
I like it.
at 12:48 PM
Thanks Ramsha!!
at 6:48 AM
Hey good job… ellam super ra eruku.. kandippa try pannanum ….
at 12:47 PM
Thanks Zeno!!
at 11:51 AM
Dear Sashi!!
i am a newly wed who knows only to boil water. I am so glad at last i found a perfect space for authentic tamilnadu recipes.
i tried around 5 of your recipes in the past two days. They tasted awesome!!! i need to mention that my husband has started praising me..
because of you i am eating good 3 meals a day…
Thanks a lot Sashi
at 12:47 PM
Thanks Shankari!!!
at 7:45 PM
Sashi your indian recipes gets me going on the days where Indian cooking is needed! They are easy to follow and taste awesome!!
Great job buddy!
at 7:47 PM
Thanks Neetha!! Hope you are enjoying them as well!!
at 12:12 AM
Hey Sashi, very good receipes, I tried most of your recipes and it turned out well..
at 5:34 PM
Thanks Rammi. Glad you like it.
at 12:35 PM
I have tried some of your recipes and I was very happy with the outcome. Your recipes have real flavor. Thank you
at 2:14 PM
Thanks Pressy!!
at 7:09 AM
hi sashi,great work,nice recipes.
at 12:41 PM
Thanks Yuvana. Hope everyone at home is doing good.
at 5:22 AM
Hi Sashi, I have enjoyed making some of your recipes of authentic Kongu recipes, thought only my Mom knew all the secrets!!! How true that we do not appreciate what we have when we have them. I used to do exactly what you did. Get up at 11.30 – 12 O’clock and have my Moms coffee and then her delicious lunch, which I punctuated by saying “make something different next time” etc but ate more than what I should be eating! Then moving to the UK missing Moms cooking so much, annoyingly spelling out how my mothers cooking tasted to my wife, who is not from kongunadu! But thankfully, she (maybe just to shut me up?) has learn to cook from my mom and dad and now I can’t distinguish my wife’s from my mothers cooking! How lucky can one get do you ask? By stumbling across a blog like yours and making something different tasting to what everyone is used to, and getting accolades! Thanks for sharing your recipes.
at 4:22 PM
Thanks for sharing abt you and ur lovely appreciation Ravichandran !!! Glad to note that u r enjoying ur wifes cooking, Have fun !!
at 6:31 AM
Joysshalini says:
December,2/12/ 2010 at 3:59pm
Amazing work shasi.
i like your cooking types thanks lot
at 3:34 PM
Thanks Joysshalini!!
at 7:34 AM
Dear mam,
ur recipies are yummy n delicious,1st i was impressed by the photographs, n when i went thru na,its simple to try it out n particularly the ingredients in ur recipies’-can be available in all our places. I came to know that u were from Erode.. I’m from Bhavani…
thank u.keep rocking.
-Kalai.
at 2:02 PM
Thanks Kalai for those sweet comments. Nice to meet u in my blog !!
yeah, I add the recipes which every anyone can get in their place and also try preparing from Scratch.
Hope you enjoyed browsing my website. Have fun !!
at 12:37 PM
Amazing work sasi.
Small suggestion. If possible upload vidoes.
I personally prefer video recipes than reading :)
There cud be many lazy ones like me :)
And I keep visiting your sites to check out the photos :)
at 12:03 PM
Thanks Anitha. Videos !!! ha ha no way .. thats too much.. also i’m kinda busy with work ..so no time for that now. But surely do it when i have time.
at 4:19 PM
Hi Sashi,
I’m from a small village in salem, Tamilnadu. I used to be the same like how you described yourself. I used to comment on my mom’s cooking when i was at home. Now, im married and live in Minneapolis,mn and i have a bunch of recipe papers that i collected from almost everyone in my family. Whenever i come across any new recipe, i always write it down and try it. I love trying out new recipes.I miss my mom’s cooking. Im bad in cooking Veg food.So, i was googling for some authentic tamilnadu veg recipes and i came across your hotel style Veg. curry and i printed it out immediately. I’m going to try that out tonight.I added ur website as my favourite.I see lot of interesting recipes which i haven’t had in years. Im going to try one by one. Thank you for posting the recipes. Keep posting.
at 3:48 PM
Hi Ramya, nice to meet someone neighbor to my naive place. Hope u guys liked the Veg Kurma. Come back often !!1
at 2:12 PM
Hi Sashi,
For the past 3 months, i have been visiting your site almost every day and trying out lot of new dishes. Whatever tried, came out great. Thanks to you!!! I have become a big fan of your recipes now and now I started enjoying cooking more than ever. Thanks again for all the great recipes you have and keep posting a lot. Namma oru samayal tastey thani thaan.
at 1:54 PM
Thanks for ur lovely comments Ramya. Glad u liked the recipes.
at 2:19 PM
Hi sashi ,
Im Vidhya . Im also from kongunadu , near Erode .Now Living in US .What you written is 100% true for me too . As you said , now im calling my mom to get her recipe. After i go through your food blog , i am so happy as if my mom is near me to tell her recipes. Thanks a lot for sharing . keep posting . Really i feel emotionally happy as if i got a chance to talk with my old friend ….
at 4:34 PM
Vidhya, good to see u. Thanks for ur words, felt like hearing them from one my friends. Am really excited to meet u, Hope u have enjoyed the recipes in my site.
at 1:41 PM
hi sashi,
i am really impressed by your recipe photos.i am newly married,as u said i also want to impress my hubby.So i am searching for good and easy recipes.Your website is very interesting. I studied in coimbatore, so i tasted some kongunadu recipes in my friends home. I am a fan of arisu paruppu sadam and sandhavai. i tried it in my home but i didnt get the same taste. if possible can you post those recipes.
Thanks,
Abirami
at 3:59 PM
Abi, good to see u here. Every newly wedded girl wishes the same, I know :)
Here’s the link to Arisi Paruppu Sadham which I already posted – http://www.sashirecipes.com/dhal-rice-arisi-paruppu-sadam.html. you can also check the variations which other people do in the tips section.
I am a die hard fan of Sandhavai but I didnt get the Sandhavai Maker from India,added in my next shopping list to India. But I am making it using Mrukku acchu, if you want will post them soon. :)
Also, you can find lot of Kongunadu recipes in here. http://www.sashirecipes.com/category/kongunadu-special
Happy browsing !!
at 12:10 PM
hi sashi,
im from namakkal currently in chicago…i did my college in perundurai near erode(kongu engg college).. i looked around ur site.. its very gud collections of recipes.. looks so tasty tooooo…i love cooking always..i tried some,all r so tasty.. i became one of ur fan ..
at 1:43 PM
Geetha, Thanks. I am from Kongu Engineering too. It’s great pleasure meeting one of the Alumni here !!
at 1:28 PM
Hey Sashi got it .. now I know why u were so excited.
at 1:20 PM
Thanks for stopping by my blog Sashi. Thrilled to know that we share similar passions for cooking and more thrilled that you post authentic kongunadu recipes. Keep them coming Sashi. Will peek in often to say a hi. Happy Cooking n Happy Blogging
at 4:16 PM
Thanks Radhika, Glad to know you, I would also be following you to get the SBD weekly updates. :) Keep them updated weekly.
at 8:22 PM
Hi Shashi, thank you for stopping by at my blog. You’ve wonderful space here with amazing recipes. Though, I can browse veg recipes only. :) But, i must say you have maintained your blog very well. Keep it up! :)
Happy cooking n blogging!
Cheers,
Sonia
at 11:30 PM
Thanks Sonia for ur kind pleasing words, am so happy to hear them. Keep coming back.
at 4:52 PM
Hey Sashi..interesting write up About u…My Mom is from Coimbatore and spent all of my holidays there..I keep pestering her to give me all the authentic recipes..Great knowing you…will peek in often..
at 6:55 PM
Thanks Shabitha for dropping by, good to know that ur mom is from CBE, will sure follow u to learn ur mom’s authentic kongunadu recipes.
at 10:55 PM
Hi Sashi,
You have a good collection of recipes.. Nice to see ur profile.. Kalakuringa.. Super blog.. following u..
at 11:22 AM
Thanks Anu for ur pleasing words.
at 1:24 PM
Hi,
Feeling glad to read the para starting with “These days people seem to forgot our own authentic recipes, lot of cook books…”. I, again appreciate your selfless self indulgent effort to give your idea online. I have thought a lot to maintain an online system to maintain recipes(totally natural) of our people (which has been always a healthier and kind) but you are already here so better i can use your idea. Previosuly i didnt check your about me and now… i am here… i will send your site link to our people when ever i could so that they will not forget our ancestors healthier culture.
Can you also suggest what should people avoid with respect various seasons and health conditions. eventually you will become like late “valamburi john” the person who appears daily in|on|for sun tv to give tips on diet.
LONG LIVE YOUR GRAMDMAA!!!
at 11:22 AM
Jay, Thanks for ur encouraging words. I swear I’m not an expert in this area yet, just a newbie in Cooking. But will surely collect some health info and try to add them too. Thanks for the Idea.
at 5:33 PM
Hi Sashi,
What a lovely space you have here. Great to know more about you. I did my masters in a college near to Erode(Maharaja) and used to visit Erode very frequently :-)
at 10:31 PM
Thanks Namitha for ur pleasing words. Ah !! finally I met a person who lived in Erode for sometime. Am happy to meet you here !!!
at 3:03 PM
Sashi,
Kalakara…………….. I started to visit your now and then. But ur photos looking very yummy……… Hope I will be able to try some of your receipies and enjoy the food.
Cheers,
Yaso
at 4:31 PM
Thanks Yaso. do visit often and let me how did it turn out. I would be more excited in hearing them back.
at 10:17 AM
Fabulous Sashi,
I am more captured by the recipe photos…HATS OF TO YOU:)
This makes me look into the recipe.
Good going and good luck Sashi
Regards
Prabhaa
at 1:12 PM
Your comment really is a energy booster for me. Thanks for the compliments Prabhaa !!
at 5:48 PM
Hi Sashi,
Keep up the spirit… I wish you Best of Luck!!!
~Eshwar
at 6:05 PM
Thanks Eshwar for ur hearty encouragement.
at 11:18 AM
Sashi,nice to see ur profile.I am from Tirupur.M also missing my amma and kongunadu samayal,,
at 9:24 PM
Me too Satya, Miss my Mom and her food. The reason to start this site is to dedicate it to my Mom in remembrance to every days cooking of her.
at 3:21 PM
Hi Sashi,
I am a fan of ur website!!U r doing a wonderful job on revisiting Indian recipes even though u r in Arkansas.I will keep posting my valuable comments and will recommend this site to my friends as well.
I think u remember me?????
Cheers!!
at 4:32 PM
Hi Geetha,your name sounds very familiar. But I wonder how do I know you ? Might be from the school. hmm.. sorry if I dont get u right. BTW, Thanks for your valuable appreciations and a big thanks to recommendations.
at 7:58 AM
Hey Sashi…very good receipes…I tried most of your recipes and it turned out well..:)..Good work da..
at 9:21 PM
Thanks Dhivya, Keep coming your feedback means a lot me.
at 12:24 PM
hi love all your recipes. magic!!! there isnt much blogs which has authentic kongu recipes. for that reason luv your blog. keep posting!!!
at 10:57 AM
Thanks deepa. I would try adding many Kongu recipes as i could. :)