Maravalli or Kuchi Kizhangu (Kappa in Malayalam) is the root tuber from a shrub called Cassava or Yuca.  It is also popularly called Tapioca or Sago plant.  This plant was originally from South America, but ancient traders took them everywhere, and I am glad they did! The tapioca root is...

Sometimes simplicity is best! I am talking about the “Potato Chili Fry” dish which can be made in a jiffy and yet wins over million other dishes.  And you pair it with rice, dal…  wait a minute, did I say rice with plain dal and potato fry and homemade ghee...

I was listening to this wonderful composition from my favorite music director Ilayaraja, “En Kanmani En Kadhali” from the movie “Chittukuruvi” while traveling to work this morning.  That song uses a concept called “counterpoint”. What is “counterpoint”, you may ask? In layman’s terms, counterpoint is defined as this: when two...