My Hubby likes anything and everything in the Indo-Chinese cuisine... fried rice, koithio, chowmien, manchurian, chilly garlic, kimchi and wat not. I can imagine the amount of vinegar, soya sauce and ajinomoto going into our tiny stomach :( So its always better to make the same at home, where you know what goes into the dish and our stomach ;)

Eating out nowadays has become a nightmare with so much of risk... unclean environment, polluted water, adulterated and cheap ingredients, substitutes, unhealthy oil and what not!! So let's replicate the indo-chinese dishes at home. I have tried the manchurian varieties a long back, they involve a lot of time!! Now I'm trying the Chilli Paneer Recipe with less oil.. NO DEEP FRYING!!

My hubby loves roti and naan so much that he orders them by default in any restaurant we go!!
But I've never tried making them at home, I meant the traditional tandoori way! I would rather make way with chapathis and phulkas everytime. We don't have a microwave at home yet, may be that's also a reason for not trying. :) I decided to give it a try, after remembering my mom making naan with a pan - she took all pains to do new stuffs for us without much gadgets those days!! Cakes, Spring rolls, naan, pizza, and much more without a oven... so let's give it a try the same way.
Most of the Naan recipes online are made using yeast, but i did not have them in stock. So tried my own version with baking powder.

Idiyappam is a very famous traditional food item from Tamil Nadu and Kerala (South India). Especially it's very famous in our Chettinad.
Chettinad is a part of Southern Tamil Nadu with Karaikkudi as the capital. It is known for it's specialty cooking recipes.. you can find this name added to many dishes in restaurant menu cards, like Chettinad Chicken, Chettinad Kara Kozhambu, etc. Some of the famous Chettinad items are: Sweets like Paal Paniyaram, Athirasam, Kavuniarisi, Aadi Koozh (Kummayam), Idiyappam, Aappam, Kuzhi Paniyaram, Vella Paniyaram, Therakkal and lots more. My taste buds are tempted by just writing them here.
You should visit chettinad sometime to experience it's cuisine. The best way is to attend a Chettinad marriage function, you will be served food like a King!! The tradition of serving the guests with unlimited delicacies and absolute kindness. . They will serve you until you stop them on your own :) You can find all the varities mentioned served in a marriage feast! Get to experience it soon!!
Chettinad is also known for it's culture, heritage and architectural designs using Marbles and Burma Teak. We would be starting a Vintage page soon with designs inspired from India and include Chettinad designs for you to inspire.