This recipe for Lime Pickle or ‘Uruggaai’ has been taken from ‘Recipes of the Jaffna Tamils‘, pg 89. INGREDIENTS 20 limes 1/4 cup salt 1/4 cup water 1 tsp fenugreek seed 1/2 tsp asafoetida power or a tiny piece of … Continue reading
Lime Pickle
Author Archives: Brami Jegan
Thai Pongal 2014
Today is ‘Thai Pongal’ – a Tamil festival celebrated at the end of a harvest. During this festival the farmers thank nature, the Sun and the farm animals for their assistance in providing a successful harvest. Thai means January and … Continue reading
Recipes of the Jaffna Tamils
‘Recipes of the Jaffna Tamils’ is a project dear to my heart and will be an important part of ‘My Tamil Kitchen’. First published in 2003, the cookbook has sold 6000 copies all over the world and is in its … Continue reading
பால் சோதி – paal sodhi
For me a பால் சோதி (paal sodhi) is a must with புட்டு (puttu) or இடியப்பம் (iddiyappam). This is obvs just one way of making it – everyone has their own style. The deliciousness comes from the fenugreek seeds. INGREDIENTS 1/2 … Continue reading
கஞ்சி (Kanji) – another cold remedy
It’s runny nose season in Australia. Last year I put up the recipe for Kothamalli Thani – which my ammah has on tap for us when we are sick. Today, on my request, she made the family Kanji. There are many different … Continue reading
Nothing beats ரொட்டி and sambol
ரொட்டி (rotti) and sambol is my ‘home’ or ‘comfort food’. அம்மா (amma) makes it with her eyes closed. I find getting the heat balance for the ரொட்டி too annoying – which is my Aries impatience shining bright. As a result, … Continue reading
Omlette (traditionally made with maldive fish)
Puttu with fried potatoes and omlette was on mum’s breakfast menu this morning. Here is the very easy to make omelette recipe. INGREDIENTS (serves 2) 2 free range non caged eggs green chillies sliced (as many as you can handle) 1 medium … Continue reading
பாவக்காய் salad
Photo: taken in அம்மா’s (ammah/mother) garden: My 92 year old அப்பம்மா (grandmother on my father’s side) juices it to keep herself healthy. Gross – only cos it’s super super bitter and eating it raw is wild! The good news is … Continue reading
Faluda
Every Tamil kid has grown up with Faluda and most of us know about the black seeds called ‘casa casa’ which grow a furry coating within minutes when immersed in water. When I googled ‘casa casa’, I didn’t have much … Continue reading
Soya Chunks Curry
I got a comment on Jan 21 from unknown person ‘V’ asking me if my mum or I knew how to make Soya Chunks Curry? I replied saying I would get to it immediately, but oops – it’s taken me a … Continue reading
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