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I am Arch, the girl behind this blog. I am here to share how I cook. My recipes are usually quick, not too complicated and are full of flavour. Explore around and I hope you try a thing or two!

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Made a fabulous vegetable biriyani today. More tha

Made a fabulous vegetable biriyani today. More than eating this, I enjoy the process of making it immensely. A few days ago, I was feed-scrolling (yep, that’s a term) when I saw a video from @yourfoodlab for a Vegetable Biriyani! Man, it was a masterclass in making the dish. The finesse in details, how to make every component, how to cut the veg, how to cook rice was presented in such a beautiful way!

After weeks of drooling at it, I made it today. I didn’t have the time to make the biryani masala from scratch and used a storebought one (Everest Shahi Biriyani one).

I’ve no additional tips to that video except this - use Sella Basmati rice, it’s a game changer in such dishes. Complete grains, long and sturdy and every single one absorbed in flavour.

#biriyani #vegetablebiryani #lunch #vegbiriyani #carbs

Arun made paneer and gobi parathas today ❤️

Arun made paneer and gobi parathas today ❤️

Suddenly craving these Brinjal Tava Fry with some

Suddenly craving these Brinjal Tava Fry with some Dal 💛. I’ve used long brinjals slit here but this recipe works beautifully with the big aubergine style ones too! One underrated vegetable, so delicious! Recipe link on stories or search for Brinjal Tava Fry on my blog.

So, I’ve mostly worked from home since C began.

So, I’ve mostly worked from home since C began. In the initial weeks, I’d try to make a sandwich or a couple of dosas around 1pm, chomp it down and then get hungry soon after. Slowly, Arun also started coming home for lunch (his work was 3 mins drive) and that gave me more reason to eat a better meal. I made conscious efforts to plan, prep and make meals delicious, varied and nourishing for us. Over the years, these one bowl meals became my moment of joy, a solace from work, a little lunch date in our balcony and now that we’ve moved homes (and have a little) we can no longer squeeze in these. Sharing a few bowls from those times.

🤎millets, chickpeas salad, bell peppers stirfry, green gram masiyal
💜quinoa thachimammu, carrot kosambri, curry leaves thokku
💛morkuzhambu, beans parupusilli, potatoes, vathals
💙raw mango dal, egg fry, vendakkai
🧡soya chunks kadi, rice, papad
💚the ten minute munnar rasam and mixture (on a particularly crazy day)

Recipes - for green gram masiyal, quinoa thachi mammu are on reels. It’s also saved in the guides - south indian sides for curries and rice varieties for quinoa thachimammu. recipe for morkuzhambu, munnar rasam,parupu usili and soya chunks kadi is in the blog. I’m sharing all the links on my stories now🌸

#mealbowl #lunchbowl #lunch #indianfood #gluten-free #southindianfood #lunchideas #wfhlunch #millet #tamilfood

Ppaah, one delicious carrot halwa happened thanks

Ppaah, one delicious carrot halwa happened thanks to midnight instagram scrolling. It’s a miracle I didn’t bake something and instead made this.

This makes about 4-6 portions but I’d say you can have it by yourself over a few days.

🥕To a pressure cooker, add 1 tbsp ghee and sauté 5 cups (6-7 carrots) grated for 2 minutes on high flame and 6-7 minutes on low flame. It should get fully coated with ghee.
🥕To a vessel, add 2 cups of milk and 3 cardamoms crushed. Let it come to a boil.
🥕Take a pinch of saffron and microwave it for 10 seconds. It helps to crumble it and increase the flavour, I feel.
🥕Add the cardamom infused milk (don’t be like me; remove the pods) and pressure cook for 1 whistle on medium flame. Open after pressure settles.
🥕Saute for a minute on high flame, add 1/2 cup sugar and the saffron milk and stir again continuously until the milk evaporates. It will take 7-8 minutes.
🥕Add grated khoa or 1/4 cup milk powder and stir well. Garnish with cashews or saarapaarupu.

Enjoy with vanilla icecream or just as is❤️

#dessertideas #carrothalwa #gajerela #carrots #indiandessert #sweet #foodreel #indianfood #reels #halwa #gajarhalwa #gajarkahalwa

My birthday was nearly 3 months ago. That’s how

My birthday was nearly 3 months ago. That’s how long I’ve taken to find these videos (amidst 1048 photos of M) and make the reel.

Anyhoo got to love these 30’s where a birthday meant cooking my favourite meal, eating cake and cuddling a newborn all day (and night)? I really disliked my 20’s - so much confusion, uncertainty and general blahness in life despite moving countries, studying, working and getting married. 30’s are probably cooler because we care less about what anyone thinks. Like why would anyone want to cook over sleeping with a newborn you may think? I just wanted to do anything non baby related for an hour that I took up making lunch.

🍃Pudina Saadham

- Saute 1 tbsp urad dal, 4 green chillies, a few curry leaves, 5-6 garlic cloves until dal turns golden brown. Add 1 cup mint leaves, a dash of turmeric, a tsp of cumin and 2 tsp tamarind paste. Grind to a chutney consistency.
- To make pudina saadham, add some oil and temper with mustard, urad, channa dal, peanuts/ cashews, add onions chopped and cook only for a minute, then add the ground chutney and rice. Mix well and adjust salt.

🥔Urulai Pattani Curry - google this and it’s the first link that comes up. My blog is My Flavour Factory. Or check the link that’s on my bio.

🍅Thakkali Pachadi - In a tsp of oil, add some mustard seeds, curry leaves and a tomato chopped. Saute for 2-3 minutes. Mix with curd and add a tsp of grated coconut. Salt as required. A chilli can be added along though I usually avoid.

#pudina #kalandhasadham #mixedrice #varietyrice #glutenfree #southindianfood #indianfood #simplecooking #easyrecipes #mint #vegan #tamilfood

🪔 கார்திகை பொரி 🪔

🪔 கார்திகை பொரி 🪔

Last year, I made these Caramel Pori Bars for Karthigai! Inspired from caramel popcorn, with nuts and a mild vanilla cardamom flavour, these were delicious. It’s also really quick, requires no sugar syrup consistency checking and can be customised in so many ways. The detailed recipe is on the blog. Search as Caramel Pori Bars. I’ll also leave the link in bio.

Happy Karthigai Deepam🪔

Hello Margazhi, the most beautiful time of the yea

Hello Margazhi, the most beautiful time of the year where Pongal and Plum Cake exist in joy. ❤️make Pongal (buy plum cake!) and be merry!

#pongal #margazhi #southindianfood #tamilfood #vegetarian #indianfood

Amma’s vazhaipoo vadais are phenomenal! They a

Amma’s vazhaipoo vadais are phenomenal!

They are crispy, light, flavourful and so good. In the last nearly 4 years here, I’ve never bought banana flower and now that family is here - we’ve been having every dish with it. This recipe is worth sharing because it is unlike a usual masala vadai and uses a mix of dals and the end result is unique with notes of fennel, coriander and a mild ‘thuvarpu’ or bitterness of banana flower. I highly recommend you to make it if you have access to the vegetable. If not, the same recipe works for onions, cabbage or even spinach.

Like some blessing, I got a window of time this evening and I blogged this recipe today. So, go and check it out. The voiceover has a special guest appearance and if you hear it - tell me.

Recipe link is on my bio and stories. You can also google ‘myflavourfactory’ and go to my blog.

#southindianfood #vadai #masalavadai #indianfood #glutenfree #vegan #vazhaipoo #bananaflower #indiansnacks #tamilfood

Of all the things my Amma wished for me, I’m pre

Of all the things my Amma wished for me, I’m pretty sure she never wanted me to become a upma priyae😃. Kesari and Kharabath are my favourite rava dishes!

If you’re not team rava upma, go and check my blog for this MTR Style Kharabath recipe.

#kharabath #southindianfood #upma #ravaupma #tamilfood #indianfood

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