Navratri Appam for VijayaDashami !

Happy Vijayadashami to all of you! Dusshera is also known as Vijayadashami and is a major festival that is celebrated at the end of Navratri every year. It is a celebration of the victory of good over evil. The Vijayadashami day is the tenth and final day of the Navratri celebrations and is considered auspicious …

Happy Vishu !!!

  Vishu is the start of the new year in Kerala..the festival of lights and fireworks. Vishu always strikes pictures of the vibrant yellow  Konna flowers (Cassia fistula) , the “Vishu kani ”  , Vishu kodi , the feast , the Vishu kaineettam …all floods in memories of childhood days.. Wishing  all a happy and prosperous …

Jeeraka kanji ..the porridge to boost your immune!

It’s been like ages that I have been wanting to post on my space.. There’s loads of things that had gobbled up my time to write n my blog. Well when school closed up for the monsoon vacations this time round I was the most eager one compared to my munchkins to go “home”.Oh yes…even …

Kappa Varuthathu /Tapioca Chips with shots of Onam!

“maveli nadu vaneedum kalam,manusharellarum onnupoleamodhathode vasikkum kalamapathangarkkumottillathanumkallavum illa chathiyumillaellolamilla polivachanamkallapparayum cherunazhiyumkallatharangal mattonnumillaadhikal vyadhikalonnumillabalamaranangal kelppanilla” Translation : “When Maveli, our King, ruled the land,All the people were equal.And people were joyful and merry;They were all free from harm.There was neither anxiety nor sickness,Deaths of children were unheard of,There were no lies,There was neither theft nor deceit,And …