Ammupatti's thoughts

To follow up on my recipe for Kozhukattais, here is a story about kozhukattais on my Kathai Kathaiyam website.

When I wrote the recipe for sweet kozhukkattais , I had promised that the recipe for other kozhukkattais would follow and somehow I have not...

I was in Bangalore for Diwali. We have not been celebrating Diwali in a big way since my father-in-law’s passing away on Diwali day 20 years...

That was a long time off. Getting back to blogging after so long is like getting back to school or work after a long vacation. The mood just...

Well, we have bid farewell to Mahabali  ( Onam primer ) for 2008 and all Keralites must be taking a breather after the month long feasts for...

Ammini Kozhukkattai means small kozhukkattais. We make both sweet and salty ammini kozhukkattais. The salty ones are also known as Porichuko...

Kalla Karkitakam left long ago and Ponnin Chingam (Golden Chingam) arrived with a bang. Festival followed festival leaving me no time to si...

UPDATE: A couple hours and a mild drizzle later:

When I had written so much about monsoon rains and Karkitakam and my longing to enjoy the rain, I think Lord Varuna decided to grant me my w...

With all the rains and people not able to get out of their houses, Karkitakam (or Aadi) ends up being a month full of many religious activit...