Author: Gopi Krishna

Peanut Sundar is a very simple South Indian style snack which is quite popular during the festival days. It is mainly made with peanuts which we call ‘Varkadalai’ in Tamil. This dish is light, filling and healthy so that you can enjoy it as a snack or as a side dish for rice varieties even on normal days. Peanut Sundal has a slightly walnut taste, lightly spicy with the taste of coconut. Since peanuts are rich in protein, this sunlight is also good in the evening when you feel hungry. It is one of the quick dishes that come together…

Koozh Vadam is a crisp and delicious South Indian style fried with rice batsman. This sun dries and stored, then fried whenever needed. It is a popular traditional side dish usually with sambar, rasam or even yogurt rice. Children also like it as a snack because it is very light and crisp. The recipe is made from cooking rice batsman with sabu and spices, spreading thin on a cloth or plastic sheet, drying under hot sunlight for a few days and then deep frying. The result is a crisp and airy vadam that almost melts in the mouth. Once the…

Six years ago, my mother-in-law showed up to our Sunday brunch with a cast iron skillet and a mysterious smile. “Time you learned proper breakfast gravy recipe,” she announced, rolling up her sleeves in my kitchen. What happened next changed our weekend mornings forever. After years of teaching culinary students and perfecting restaurant-style gravies, I discovered that the best comfort food often comes from the simplest techniques – and sometimes from stubborn Southern mothers-in-law who refuse to share secrets until you prove you’re worthy. Why You’ll Love This Breakfast Gravy Recipe From years of teaching this recipe to skeptical home…

Lina used to hide whenever he saw eggplant on the dinner table – until we discovered Japanese eggplant. This Japanese eggplant recipe became our breakthrough moment when he actually asked for seconds of a vegetable dish. After mastering this technique through my culinary training and countless family taste tests, I’ve created a foolproof method that turns these slender beauties into something even vegetable skeptics crave. The secret lies in their naturally tender flesh and ability to absorb bold flavors without any of the bitterness that makes regular eggplant challenging. Why You’ll Love This Japanese Eggplant Recipe Stir Fry From years…

This energy ball recipe has saved countless afternoons when Lina comes home from school absolutely starving and I need something nutritious ready in minutes. After testing dozens of combinations over three years of after-school snack experiments, I’ve perfected a base recipe that’s naturally sweet, packed with real energy, and actually keeps both kids and adults satisfied. Unlike store-bought energy bars loaded with artificial ingredients, these no bake energy bites use whole foods you can pronounce and recognize. Why You’ll Love This Protein Energy Balls Recipe From years of packing school lunches and fueling active kids, this recipe solves every parent’s…

One reason is that the Advent Calendar has become the thing that we cannot wait to come in December. It appears short daily – whether it is chocolate, tea, or something more extraordinary – catchs the magic of construction until Christmas. The tradition began in the 19th -century Germany with chalk marks and candles, later developed in paper windows and chocolate versions grew up with many of us. Today, he has stepped firmly into luxury lanes, which offers everything from gourmet food to beauty collections, puzzles and hirloom designs. There are twenty advent calendars here to pay attention to this…

I’d bet that many of us don’t know much about the products we put in our homes. We buy things because we’re drawn to them for some reason; whether how they look, how they feel, what they cost, or what solution they bring to us. But what if we treated the things we bring inside more as friends we get to live with, rather than things that take up space around us? What if we asked, “Who are you? What life have you lived before me? What makes you interesting?” I’m not suggesting we sit on our couch having a…

Butter Beans Kurma is a light and delicious South Indian Kurma made with coconut -based masala. This recipe is rich and full of taste, but still not too heavy, so you can also enjoy it with rice, bread, chapati and idli or dosa. Curry has a creamy texture, but it remains light, allowing it to be perfect for both breakfast and lunch. This kurma is cooked using fresh butter beans with the base of onion tomatoes, then the ground is mixed with coconut masala. It comes with fragrant, slightly spicy and very relaxed to eat. The beans of butter become…

From countless dinner parties and family celebrations, this cornish hen recipe baked has become my secret weapon for creating restaurant-quality meals at home. Through years of testing different techniques and temperatures, I’ve mastered the art of achieving that perfect balance – crispy, golden skin that crackles when you cut into it, revealing incredibly moist and flavorful meat underneath. Lina calls them “fancy mini chickens,” and he’s not wrong – there’s something undeniably elegant about serving each person their own beautifully roasted bird. Why You’ll Love This Baked Cornish Hen Recipe From years of serving this dish to both skeptics and…

Revealed day is my favorite day. While the magazine (better homes and gardens) are about to hit the newsstands (to disclose four of my favorite rooms in my brother’s house that you haven’t seen yet), this room was not done on time for shooting, so I really meet to reveal it first (and hope you will be excited for the rest soon). You see, we had a sectional a few months ago, which was a sample of Bennett, which was not ready for me to approve of the Texas factory, so I had to wait to approve it in Portland.…