Koova Kurukkiyath (Arrowroot Pudding)
Ingredients for Koova Kurukkiyath (Arrowroot Pudding): 1. Dry raw rice (Payasam rice/Unakkalari) – ½ cup 2. Arrowroot powder – 1 cup Thick coconut milk – 2½ cups 3. Melted jaggery – ¾...
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Chemmeen Mori (Prawn Snack)
Ingredients for Chemmeen Mori (Prawn Snack): 1. Cleaned and deveined prawns – ¼ kg 2. Salt – As required Turmeric powder – ¾ tsp Chilli powder – 2 tsp ...
Naadan Ariyunda
Ingredients for Naadan Ariyunda: 1. Dried rice – 2 cups 2. Grated jaggery – ¾ cup 3. Grated coconut – ¾ cup How to prepare Naadan Ariyunda? 1. Wash the dried rice thoroughly and...
Sandeep Chowta – Bollywood Music Director with films like Jungle and Mast to his credit
Sandeep Chowta is a film music composer and background scorer associated with Bollywood & Tollywood. As a composer of Bollywood, he is best known for his association with ace filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma from...
Samta Prasad – The gifted tabla artist known for his association with golden era of Bollywood music
Pandit Samta Prasad (1921 – 1994) was an Indian classical musician and tabla artist who represented the Benares gharana of Hindustani music. He has worked for several Hindi movies as a tabla player, of...
Pandit Manilal Nag – Indian sitarist, an exponent of Bishnupur gharana
Pandit Manilal Nag is an Indian classical sitar player, belonging to Bishnupur gharana (Vishnupur Gharana of Bengal), a 300-year old musical lineage known for its unique blend of Dhrupad and Khayal styles. He is...
Idichakka Biryani (Bread Fruit Biryani)
Ingredients for Idichakka Biryani (Bread Fruit Biryani): 1. Breadfruit (Idichakka) – 1 cup 2. Vegetable oil – 6 tablespoons 3. Onion (finely sliced lengthwise) – 2 cups 4. Ghee – 1 tablespoon 5. Bay...
Mutton Biryani in Earthen Pot
Ingredients for Mutton Biryani in Earthen Pot: For rice: 1. Basmati rice – ½ kg 2. Star anise – 2 3. Bay leaves (Karuva Ila) – 2 4. Pepper – 1 teaspoon 5. Cardamom...
From the Land of the Coconut
Take a look at this excerpt from the travel writings of Marco Polo, a Venetian traveler from the 13th century: “Here, from a tree resembling a palm, a most remarkable drink with both sweetness...
Kizhi Biryani
Ingredients for Kizhi Biryani: For Chicken: 1. Chicken – 12 pieces 2. Shallots finely chopped – 1 cup 3. Onion thinly sliced – 1 large 4. Tomato – 2 5. Ginger garlic paste –...
S. U. Arun Kumar – Popular Tamil Film Director of Pannaiyarum Padminiyum and Chithha
A hitmaker of Tamil cinema, S. U. Arun Kumar is a successful director associated with Tamil commercial cinema. Though he present his stories in a cinematic way, they are rooted to realism. He has...
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