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Measurements

June 14, 2018 by Senthil Sadasivam 2 Comments

Today, I will discuss a very light, yet an important topic: do you use accurate measurements the recipe calls for, or you just eyeball the amount of ingredients? I am in the second category wherein I only measure few items like rice. My wife uses exact measurements each recipe calls...

Blog•Recipes

Mango Spicy Pachadi

June 13, 2018 by Senthil Sadasivam Recipe rating:

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I created this recipe inspired by the dish I tasted in the famous Kumar’s Mess in Madurai during my recent India trip. If you are a mango lover (like everyone in our family), you certainly will enjoy this recipe! Goes very well as a side dish with a variety of...

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Sweet Pongal

June 12, 2018 by Senthil Sadasivam Recipe rating:

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Pongal (or Makar Sankranti) is one of the most popular Indian harvest festivals celebrated to thank the Sun God (Surya Bhagawan) for the bountiful harvest. In Tamil Nadu (where I am from), it is celebrated for 4 days in the month of January (Tamil month ‘Thai’) hence it is also...

Blog•Diet & Health•Tips

Salt

June 11, 2018 by Senthil Sadasivam No Comments

In today’s kitchen tip of the day, I will talk about “salt”. You might say what’s there to talk about salt? Well, there is so much to say about salt… The saga about salt first started in an ancient palace kitchen where a salt stone accidentally fell into the special...

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Tadak! Tadak!! Tadka!!!

June 10, 2018 by Senthil Sadasivam No Comments

If I can call a dish a beautiful girl, what can I call the tadka? Her cutest smile ever !!! To me, tadka or seasoning (or thalippu in Tamil) is the most important step in the whole cooking process. I have heard many times people say “Dish is ready; I...

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Shrimp Dry Fry

June 9, 2018 by Senthil Sadasivam Recipe rating:

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I concocted this awesome shrimp dry fry recipe few months back using “Onion Thalippu Vadagam” and it has become a huge hit with all Senthil’s Kitchen fans! I will post a separate blog on the Onion Thalippu Vadagam soon. My Mother-in-Law made a fresh batch of vadagam and I got...