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Connecting the Dots- Math and Kolam (Rangoli) Happy Pongal/ Sankranti! Reposting: Walk on any street in Tamil Nadu or most places in Southern India and you will find beautiful designs on the street outside every house. You will find women sweeping their courtyards early in the morning and drawing these beautiful designs. These designs are called kolam or rangoli. Kolam or Rangoli are traditional line drawings that are usually drawn outside a house or in front of the puja room.

Happy Pongal! Happy Sankranthi!

Congratulations Adi! So proud of you!

Mexico City on a Plate – Discovering the City One Taco at a Time HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026! To exploring new places, enjoying new foods and savoring old favorites! I recently went to Mexico City twice in one month for two weddings and somehow that still didn’t feel like enough time! This was my first experience of Mexico City and I loved it. The food was incredible! We tried food from small vendors to nice restaurants.

Mexico City on a Plate – Discovering the City One Taco at a Time

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026! To exploring new places, enjoying new foods and savoring old favorites! I recently went to Mexico City twice in one month for two weddings and somehow that still didn’t feel like enough time! This was my first…

Easy Homemade Sambal Recipe – Vegan This easy homemade sambal is a spicy chili paste that’s nice to have in the fridge — perfect for adding bold flavor to rice, noodles, pasta, soups or any meal.

Easy Homemade Sambal Recipe – Vegan

This easy homemade sambal is a spicy chili paste that’s nice to have in the fridge — perfect for adding bold flavor to rice, noodles, pasta, soups or any meal.

Morkootan Recipe (Mor Kuzhambu): A Simple and Comforting Yogurt Curry Learn how to make Morkootan (Mor Kuzhambu), a traditional South Indian yogurt curry. A simple, comforting vegetarian dish with vegetables, coconut, yogurt, and spices.

Morkootan is a tangy, comforting South Indian yogurt curry that pairs perfectly with steamed rice. This simple version with white pumpkin is easy to make and full of flavor. Enjoy!

Sudha’s Snakegourd Stir Fry Snakegourd, as its name suggests is a long thin snake like gourd. It is called pudalangai in Tamil, padavalakai in Kannada and Padavalanga in Malayalam. This is a versatile vegetable and has not much flavor by itself. It absorbs the flavor of the spices and can be used it many dishes like kootu, milagkootan and stir fry. I added it to my pasta ( as you would zucchini) and it was good.

Sudha’s Snakegourd Stir Fry

Snakegourd, as its name suggests is a long thin snake like gourd. It is called pudalangai in Tamil, padavalakai in Kannada and Padavalanga in Malayalam. This is a versatile vegetable and has not much flavor by itself. It absorbs the flavor of the spices and can be used…

Raji’s Amma’s Bittergourd Gojju – Traditional Karnataka Curry Recipe Rajashree and I go way back. We were friends in college and, even though life took us to different corners of the world, we did not lost touch. Every time we both happened to be in Bengaluru, we made it a point to meet. Raji is a true foodie, always introducing me to new restaurants and hidden gems around the city.

Raji’s Amma’s Bittergourd Gojju – Traditional Karnataka Curry Recipe

Rajashree and I go way back. We were friends in college and, even though life took us to different corners of the world, we did not lost touch. Every time we both happened to be in Bengaluru, we made it a point to meet. Raji is a…

Quick and Easy Spinach Rice: Perfect Weekday Meal It has been awhile since I posted. Spring is here and spinach is sprouting in the garden. In India, we make a lot of different rice dishes, other than the well known biryani. Most of these recipes use cooled cooked rice so they are perfect for leftover rice. Think of them as our version of fried rice. I recently learned that in Tamil Nadu, all these rice dishes are called specialty rice.

Quick and Easy Spinach Rice: Perfect Weekday Meal

It has been awhile since I posted. Spring is here and spinach is sprouting in the garden. In India, we make a lot of different rice dishes, other than the well known biryani. Most of these recipes use cooled cooked rice so they are perfect for…

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Vegan panang curry served with rice

Panang Curry for dinner #panang #vegan #vegetarian

Happy New Year 2025!

Happy New Year 2025!

Freshly baked peanut butter cookies!

Freshly baked peanut butter cookies!

Freshly baked peanut butter cookies!

Roasted sweet potatoes and carrots with chermoula sauce