May 31, 2012

Passion Mint Cooler

Passion fruit has a sharp taste but has a nice sweet smelling aroma. But the best part is, its used as a calming tonic. We can try quite a few recipes with its exotic flavor. This is a simple drink which brings together the sweet aroma of passion fruit and mint!!

Vanilla Yoghurt Panacotta and Mango Jelly

A simple yet delicious dessert. Less cooking and even preparations are pretty easy.

May 30, 2012

Vadu Mangai

Summer reminds me of mangoes in all forms. Especially, the start of summer brings memories of childhood days where we used to have curd rice and vadu mangai or maavadu(baby mangoes) for lunch everyday. Though I was brought up in Mumbai, we always had the tradition of preparing pickles and storing it for the whole year. Be it maavadu or narthangai or avakai, pickles are a specialty. Nowadays we get all types of pickles in the market, but homemade pickles are always the best!