Kannamma Cooks

Collection of Tamil Nadu Recipes , Tamil Cuisine, Kongunad Recipes. Easy Vegetarian and Non Vegetarian dishes with step by step pictures.

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I am Suguna Vinodh. They call me Kannamma at my home. I spent most of my childhood and college years in a small humble town in Coimbatore called Pappanaicken Palayam. My dad taught me how to cook. He had a job that involved lot of traveling. So whenever he was home, he would cook something exotic now and then. He would sit down on the floor with his cutting board and an old rustic iron knife and start chopping away. I would sit next to him and watch him in awe as to how nicely and precisely one can cut onions. I first started sauteing things for him in the kitchen. I loved to cook. I loved to eat. That’s how it all started.

After graduating, I worked in the banking industry for almost a decade. I took a break after my son was born and I never wanted to return to working a 9-6 job again. We lived for a good time in the USA and that is when I fell in love with baking. I wanted to bake for a living. I apprenticed at a lovely bakery in San Diego for some time. Its hard work, its fun and it smells so good throughout the day.

We moved back to India in 2014. After a couple of years in Bangalore, we moved to Hong Kong in 2016. After an year in Hong Kong, we have relocated to Bangalore.

I currently live with my husband Vinodh and son Vedant in Bangalore. I love to cook with fresh and seasonal ingredients. I am an ardent fan of Julia child and Jacques Pepin. I started this blog to record all our fantastic food adventures. The pleasures of the table are one of the most divine and highest ranked of them all. I fell in love with Julia child watching her shows in PBS. Picked up baking seriously and I am very passionate about all things baked.

“There are only four great arts: music, painting, sculpture, and ornamental pastry- architecture being perhaps the least banal derivative of the latter.”

– Julia Child – My life in France

Hope you like the recipes you find here. I will be thrilled to hear from you. Let me know if you like the recipes.

HAPPY COOKING!

Comments

  3. For anything and everything I just check on Kannama Rocks and your recipes have undoubtedly fed us with some delicious food. You truly rock Suguna. Your journey of ‘Banking to Baking’ is truly inspiring. May be short of one single letter, but what a huge difference and impact it has on ones Passion… !! Admirable. Keep Rocking 🙂

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  5. I love the collection of recipes. You are an amazing cook. The creativity and details are just outstanding. 40 types of chutneys.. Wow. Thank you for sharing your treasure of recipes to us.

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  7. Hi Suguna ka,

    I have been using your recipes in my cooking for more than a year now. I’m from Coimbatore and I moved to San Diego a year back to pursue my Masters. I could hardly remember the recipe my mom taught me, so I used to google everytime I cook. That’s when I came across your page. Most of your recipes exactly matched my mom’s and grandmom. I never got a chance to read about you until now. I’m glad you created this website and posted so many amazing recipes. Kudos to the great work!

    – Swathika

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  8. Hi Kannamma, I see that you’ve mentioned Wusthof knives and would love to know more. I use traditional Indian knvies which are thin and not that goof for cutting up chicken and need constant re-sharpening. Have you used Indian knives at all? Do you mind writing a blog on your experiences with knives including how to maintain Wusthof knives for example. The reviews I’ve read about Wusthoff knives are all good but I would love to know your perspective based on Indian cooking.

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  9. Hi, nice to hear your story. I am (jahir husen, Dharmapuri) working in Dubai. Actually, i am basically a non-veg person, nowadays, I am fed up with non-veg. I start cooking veg items especially Tamil Nadu curries. Google showing plenty of blogs and web sits. I tried plenty, but your blog is very useful and delicious to me. I also start recommending your blogs to my friends. Thanks, a lot. Keep posting all south Indian authentic dishes recipes. Good work for all community.

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  10. Hi your recipies are sure shot hit at my home. Be it parotta kurma briyani, kulambu anything one can blindly trust your recipies unlike other blogs. Can you make a post on your kitchen gadgets for us?

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  12. Hi mam,

    I was here searching for a parotta recipe.Then i found some interesting baking recipes. i liked your presentation very much. Thank you so much for the recipes and they are really great.

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  13. Hi mam,

    I was here searching for parotta recipe. Then i saw few other interesting baking recipes and i feel your recipes are really good. I liked your presentation very much. Thanks mam for the recipes, they are really great.

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  14. I am working in Govt. service and next year I will retire. After retirement I think to start business with tasty dosa mavu and iddily mavu in Ernakulam. I have a small shop there.

    Kindly give me tasty preparation (which public likes) in bulk for business purpose.
    With thanks

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  15. Dear Mrs Suguna

    I am vijayeeswarri . I am fan of your recipes along with your adorable communication .

    I am fan of Papanaickan Palayam Sreenivasa temple .

    I worked in PSG tech for three years .

    Cooking is my passion .. by god’s grace got married to a humble heart at Coimbatore. As a blessing my mother in law is also grand cook like you .
    http://ponniskitchen.blogspot.com/?m=1

    That’s her blog..

    Next time I visit the Perumal temple I will do archanai on your behalf

    Stay blessed.. keep motivating us through your recipes.

    My regards to your family

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  16. Thanks for sharing your recipes and life with us! Im impressed by the quality of the information here. Do you have a youtube channel as well?

    Im also looking for a good knife. Do you have a semi decent (atleast!) brand/shop of knives available here in Bangalore? THanks!

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  17. Hi sugandha I love to bake u inspire me to continue my recent passion. Plz share some eggless cake receipe with out using curd and some cookies receipe.

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  20. Hi Suguna,
    I have tried many recipes(badam halwa,kaju katli,lady’s finger puli kulambu,horsegram dosa,chicken chinthamani,thalapakati briyani,mutton kulambu,puli vadai etc.)from ur blog.Recipes came out very well.Thanks a lot🙏🏻

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  21. Hi Suguna,
    I have tried many recipes(badam halwa,kaju katli,lady’s finger puli kulambu,horsegram dosa,chicken chinthamani,thalapakati briyani,mutton kulambu,puli vadai etc.)from ur blog.Recipes came out very well.

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  22. Hi Kannama

    I am your fan. My first receipe from your blog was Seeraga Samba rice pulao. I had some seeraga Samba rice and I didnt know what to do because my husband didnt like it for my style biriyani. Your pulao receipe became a favourite. Your vellai mix veg kuruma is another favourite. Now whenever I search for a receipe, if it is there in your blog, I blindly follow it. Keep going. Wonderful blogging

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  23. Hi,
    My Name is Deepika and Yesterday i Tried making Your Mutton Kuzhambu and let me tell you that, its a one of the best mutton curry recipe.
    Me and my Husbang who is chef we absolutely enjoyed – the curry.
    Have also mentioned/ tagged you on Instagram.
    Thanks Again

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  24. Hi Suguna

    Thanks a lot for your fish fry recipe. I made it today and my family loved it. It is so easy and turns out so good.

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  25. Hi sis,
    This is to tell you that I have tried many of your recipes mostly veg which turned out to be a hit @ home. Thanks a lot

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  26. Oh..Wow..Our Coimbatore’s Pride..!
    Many laurels to adorn your headgear,and your kitchen, as well…Dear Madam..!

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  27. hi Kanamma,
    thanku for your amazing recipes but with one regret–
    i tend to look at home page every third week coz of lack of time
    but by then you have sometimes crossed over to the next page and it seem like
    i have lost touch- can you please put an indication mentioning
    ‘older recipes’and ‘newer recipes’ at the end of the page. i find it difficult to go into
    the archives and would personally find the above mentioned
    method easier. and still be in touch– thnks

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  29. Hi,

    I am from Bangalore and currently pursuing Master’s the US. I love to cook, probably started in 7th grade. While I was in Bangalore, my mother was always there to tell a recipe or help me out with measurements and sometimes even repair the dishes I make. So, when I moved to US your website helped me cook amazing meals. Am writing this while I am eating pongal (one of your recipes again :P). Thank you very much for all the work, it has definitely helped me miss home a little less 🙂

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  30. Hi Suguna,

    Long time reader of your blog and have tried almost every recipe with remarkable success. A favor from you – I recall you promoting cast iron cookware manufactured and sold on amazon by a friend of yours (?) in one of the posts. IIRC, it was a Coimbatore based firm. Sort of like a cheaper alternative to Lodge. Can you please share that link again?

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  31. Hello, I am very excited to find your website and Facebook page.
    I will finally try one of your dishes today, Chettinad Kara kuzhambu.
    I know that brinjal is eggplant. Can you tell me what ‘drumstick’ is?
    The pictures suggest it may be ‘okra’. Or maybe not.

    Thank you!

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  33. Hi,

    Last week I tried the Ambur mutton biriyani, it came out so well. Absolutely yummy and definitely a 2nd/3rd serving tempter. I’m about to try the Thahira’s chicken biriyani recipe, can’t wait to taste it. I had a question, just like the ambur biriyani…..in most of your recipes you do not add turmeric powder. Why? A spice that’s a south indian staple and proven to be very healthy…..how come you don’t include it?

    Thanks for the recipes.
    Shoba

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    • These are family recipes and I have adapted the recipes as they are. I have not come across tamilnadu style biryani with turmeric. It will change the colour and taste.

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  34. Dry roasting the lentils is a tip I picked up here. Have not done that so far. Will try it next time. A very simple explanation of the recipe. It was better than reading a numbered step by step recipe. Thanks.

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  35. Your page is one of the best I’ve seen on the internet. so simple nd so fun way to show cooking… THX ALOOOOT!!! please keeep doing your woooonderful much appreciated job, with lots of love from Switzerland

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  36. Hi Sugana,

    I stumbled upon your site today.Great site with such great attention to details. I tried your kesari and they are truly flawless.keep up the good work.

    Could you please post rava upma recipe please

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  37. Hello Suguna…tried some recipes from the blog and everything turned out so well…i am a vegetarian and I started cooking non-stop veg items for my husband with a great intrest…i am in US and every time I have a doubt i had to call my mom to clarify..now kannama cooks made it quite simple..especially our kongu nadu recipes are my most fav…please keep doing your great job…and thank you..your simplicity is your greatest strength

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  39. Hi
    Thanks for the great site, beautifully written and presented, with such helpful detail.
    I was looking for a southern Indian style mutton curry for my family this evening and yours was great. Everyone enjoyed it.
    I’ve bookmarked your page and now I’m looking forward to exploring more of the recipes.
    Your mention of Julia Child and her TV show brought back a happy memory for me as well. I must read her books.
    Best wishes to you.

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  40. Mrs. Suguna,

    I love your recipes. I made Vanilla cake according to your recipes and it is fabulous.

    Thank for all such good recipes..

    Cheers! Keep posting new one.

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  41. Despite of being a South Indian, I still google for recipes. Stumbled upon your site and have tried few dishes including the fish cutlet. Lovely and keeps writting.

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  42. Hi , Thanks for putting in so much effort to explain a recipe with techniques / short cuts etc . They make cooking more enjoyable. Also , do you have plans to publish these as a book ? In my opinion , that would make a great cook book . Good luck with all your future endeavors.

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  43. Hi Suguna,

    I am so thrilled about discovering your blog this morning. I have been ardhently searching online for a delicious hotel style Sambar recipe for awhile now. I came across your blog and found a detailed explanation about Annapoorna’s Sambar. I am looking forward to trying this recipe and I am hoping that this recipe will finally nail it. Like you I have been travelling the world and have finally come back home to Chennai to nest and loving every minute of being back. I have been checking out various other recipes on your blog and they all really look so YUM and easy to make. I am really happy that I found your blog. Thank you for sharing your passion with all of us out here. Blessings on your journey of discovery.
    Karen

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  44. I am a fan of your recipes. The thing i like about is the detail and preciseness of the ingredients. Your recipe would have exact amount of salt or water. Keep up the great work.

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  45. Hi Suguna,

    I don’t know how to say ? I feel so connected to your blog. I am from Madurai and came to US 12 years back for work. Started cooking only then.. Later after marriage got passionate about cooking for my friends and family. I almost do all kinds of cooking. Sometimes I middle of the day I plan to cook some South Indian dish and I cannot call my mom and disturb. So continued googling or YouTube as I do for other recipes. Once I found your mutton kola recipe and tried it. The taste was just like my mom’s recipe. And your website name kannamma is something close to heart for all South Indians. So when I wanted an exact Tamil recipe for tomato thokku with no garam masala spices just remembered to check your site. OMG I found the exact recipe which we used to take it with chapatis when we travel and use as side dish for white pongal also. And the story you related to the dish was also the same. I felt an instant connection to your blog. Today I am trying your chicken kolumbu recipe and again story about your aunt felt so real to me as I too have same connection with all my aunts.
    You site has become an one stop for all South Indian recipes for me.
    Thanks a lot.

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    • Thank you so much for writing in. It means a lot to me. Most of our childhood is filled with wonderful memories. I am glad to have shared similar experiences with you. Thank you so much.

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  46. Hi Suguna

    I came across your blog when looking up Idiappam recipe – I myself being a very passionate cook and enjoying trying out interesting vegetarian dishes and blogging them , I loved the way you have written and I am sure your recipe is fool proof for perfect Idiappam and Stew. Thanks. Definitely a party winner.

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  47. Hi Suguna, thank you for all the wonderful recipes. You truly put heart and soul into every single recipe. Your anecdotes along with the recipes are even more engaging and relatable. How long does it take for you to compile a single recipe on your blog? i.e. from taking pictures to typing the entire recipe etc.. I am sure an ample amount of time is spent, but curious to know how that works for you. Please keep up the great work, and continue inspiring others. Thank you very much from the bottom of my heart.

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  48. Hi kannamma

    Feeling happy to call you like this….bcos my MOM calls us the same ?
    First, let me thank you for such a beautiful simple aromatic flavoured recipes you have shared….
    I try your Thalappakatti Biriyani ….came out soooooo welll…now I have got lots of fans for this biriyani in my office n my husbands office….thanks a lot…your recipes gives me a good relaxation. I love cooking,it’s my hobby.
    Good ….keep Going

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  49. i am very happy write this . excellent explanation of recipes. i recommend to my friends and family. you have a art of writing articles in a attractive manner. plenty of recipes. keep it up.

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  50. Thank you Mam you have explore to me a new and best idea for idly fermenting now I will seem you always for all my south Indian cuisine. I hope you shall Help me with your expert advice

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  51. Suguna you really are special. You are so generous with sharing your recipes down to the minutest detail. And they always turn out good. I am 60 years old, have cooked for the last 40 years, and yet I come back here again and again to learn. THANK YOU, is the best I can say, but it comes from my heart. May you be blessed abundantly.

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  52. Hi Suguna mam,

    I am from Erode, currently living in US. I came across your website recently. Being a novice in cooking, I reluctantly followed your recipe for chettinad poondu kulambu and to my surprise, it came out very well and my wife liked it very much that I cooked it again multiple times. Reason for me trying the recipe is that you had given a very detailed steps and description, and that gave me the confidence that I can try this recipe. I’ve a tried many other recipes since then and particularly our kongunad recipes. It reminds me of my mom’s cooking. Thanks for writing all these recipes and bringing back the childhood memories of home cooked food. Now, your website is the first one where I search for new recipe and it is bookmarked in all my devices 🙂

    I’m never one to leave a comment but I felt compelled to write to you for all these amazing recipes that I’ve tried.

    Looking forward to trying many other recipes from you.

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      • Suguna—I second Nirmal’s praise. My husband and I spent the summer near Cochin and enjoyed some recipes we never thought we’d encounter again, let alone learn. Your blog is a fantastic resource that brings us a lot of pleasure. Thank you for the effort.

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  54. I was in Coimbatore last week and ate at Annaporna. Then i saw this sambhar recipe. Am going to try it out today. Thanks for sharing!

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  55. Hi Suguna,
    If you walk into my kitchen when something’s cooking, chances are high that it is going to smell like yours! That is because I make so many recipes from your blog. And to your full credit, most of them have been super hits ( I am pretty sure I messed up something in the ones which turned out so-so).
    Thank you so much for the awesome recipes. Many of them have become regulars at our home. It takes a special kind of generosity to share recipes in such great detail that anyone can replicate it with some patience and effort. Thank you for that. I also like the background info and pictures that accompany most of your recipes.
    Keep rocking and don’t ever shut down the blog :).

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  56. Hello Suguna Ka
    How have you been? Hope all is well.. just wondering why no posts for the past few days

    Regards
    Priya

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  58. Iam an indian dr in Brunei with a passion for cooking
    I have tried making parottas was sucessful first time it came in layers after that somehow i used to go wrong in last step and layers lost
    I have made an oath to make fluffy layered parottas and ur blog is an inspiration
    Will let you know

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  59. Hello Suguna Ka
    I am searching for authentic Anaa pappu ( avara parupu) recipe.. my hubby’s great grandma who is 90+ now had cooked the lentil couple of years back and it was simply great.. but due to her ageing she is not able to provide enough detail..
    Could you please help by posting the anaa pappu recipe if you have..

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  60. Hello Suguna Ka
    I have been following your blog for the past 6 months and your recipes are cooked over weekend for sure and at least twice a week if my work is not hectic.. My husband loves and enjoys dishes with your recipes. Mutton chukka became a hit among my relatives and all credits to you.. your write up and attention to detail ensures nothing goes wrong.
    Now I am almost a brand ambassador for Kannada cooks among my relatives and friends..

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  61. Hai suguna,
    Suguna, I will call u akka.. since whenever i read ur blog i creates virtual bonding.. i love all your recepies, tips and tricks. I also tried most of your receipes which came out excellent..
    Also, u r a great blogger. Even the magic bonding happens beacuse of ur narration style.. i really love the story for every recpie like how u came to know that recipe, how you enjoyed it, etc., To be very frank i have been all ur stories many times as it is the first time. Some magic in ur hands, God blessed u as a super and multi talent creature akka.

    Happy cooking ka..

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  62. Hello I am pavithran… I am a prof of aerospace engineering and I live in FL. I am actually from ooty so I know where pakanaiyakapalayam is. I cook as a hobby and when I miss hope food… your blog is amazing. thanks for taking the time

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  63. Loved your blog. As somebody who cooks very infrequently, I find your recipes easy to follow; the stories attached to each recipe make them very special. Tried your Chettinad Mushroom Biryani recipe this morning. Yum!

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  64. Many thanks for your recipes, much appreciated. It brings back the joys of Tamizh food that I’ve had in my childhood growing up in Chettinad and later in Coimbatore. It’s sometimes difficult to get all your ingredients in Auckland (where I live) but I make do with what is available and improvise!
    Chinna Vengayam is the hardest one to get but unfortunately making do with shallots seems to compromise the taste. Any suggestions?
    Best regards

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  65. hi kannamma – Thanks for the Nacha’s Poondu Kozhambu recipe…I loved the story about Nacha and the bonding between the granny and Nacha, I wish you had spent more time with Nacha to inherit more recipes from hardcore authentic cooks like her .. you don’t get such inborn , unsung cooks these days.
    First thing to note of such cooks is their patience and attention to the details.

    I am a male by the way (incase you are wondering) spent several years in the UK and middle east. Having sent my family back to India for few days, craved for Poondu Kozhambu which my granny used to cook for me. I was pleasantly surprised when i googled to get your touching recipe.

    I am going to try today or may be this week and feedback.

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  66. I love your blog. I am too worked in the S/W industry for more than a decade, but I have now left it and returned back to my native, Coimbatore. I live in Pollachi now.

    I love your recipes. Many of your Kongunadu recipes still show the native traditional style of cooking. I love the way you make your own powder for kollu rasam, kozhi kulambu etc. Present day Coimbatore has fallen into the practise of using packed kulambu powders and rasam powders. I rely on your blog to get back to the native tasty way of grinding spice masalas. Appreciate your efforts.

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  67. You are amazing and wonderful!! I have never found such perfectly clear, easy to follow South Indian recipes… I only lived in Madurai for 6 months but my mouth begs for chutney and sambar and poriyal and dosai and every good thing. Your site has given me hope that I might be able to make some things on my own. Keep up this excellent work!

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  68. Hi Suguna,

    It’s so refreshing to know that you’re from Coimbatore.It is my ancestral native and though I’ve never stayed there long enough, in all ,three to four years..and even that after I got married.i love everything that’s Coimbatore ☺️

    Your blog is awesome and well planned! There are a lot of authentic recipes.Love it.

    Ps. I just commented in you post about Indian atta vs western atta.

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  69. This is one of the sites i frequent to get some tips. I am from Coimbatore, needless to say that your attention to detail is very professional in grade, especially the reasoning for better fermented Idlies. Thank you so much.

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  70. Hi Suguna,

    I came across your site trying to find another way of making fish kulambu and I was totally psyched by your Chettinadu fish kulambu recipe. Have been through your blog several times since and I totally enjoyed going through all these recipes. Kongunadu and Chettiandu are on my top most preference list and it’s really nice to see so many authentic dishes of those regions. I was wondering if one of the dishes my mom used to prepare was a kongunadu recipe. She called it ‘alava puttu’ and it is also prepared with grinded parboiled rice, cooked in open flame and lastly melted jaggery is added. If it indeed is Kongu recipe, could you please post your take on it.

    Thanks.
    Poonguzhali

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  71. Amazing site!! Great Recipes, I really love it. Its a great site for all who stay away from home and crave for our home food from Tamilnadu…

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  73. Hi Signal,
    Could u post the recipe for caramel custard without eggs. Saw ur recipe post but it was with egg. Any alternate for egg without disturbing the texture. If yes pls let me know.
    Takes in advance
    Swathy badri

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  74. Hi Suguna,

    I tried your drumstick puli curry today. It was awesome. Planning to try your other recipes as well.

    And on a personal note, I’m also from Cbe and you look familiar to me. Did you do your schooling in VLB karadivavi or in Park near Palladam?

    Regards,
    Vishnu

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  75. Just i have gone through u r blog it was interesting to read ur s memories shared with recipes moreover iam not good in cooking first att your Ambur biriyani was soddapal sec att came very well thakkali Baji,peerkangai kul,kattrikai , kadalai mavu dosa beet Kola mutton Kola again soddapal pallipalayam mutton super, juices too good chola panniyaram thank u Gurujee iam learning from u ,u r recipes very simple the photos along with rec very helpful, iam zero in baking i like to learn ,will u help me thank u

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    • Hi Vanaja,
      I am sorry some of the recipes dint work for you.
      Did you follow the recipe to the T.
      If you are a beginner, following the recipe with correct measurements always helps.
      Thanks!

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  76. Hi Suguna, Few days back I came by your blog for a recipe and I am totally hooked. Your recipe, clicks and story attached to each recipe is a joy to read to anyone who is passionate about cooking. I am excited to try few of your authentic vegetarian recipes. Thank you for sharing all the recipes 🙂

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  77. Alleppey Fish Curry (Karavalli style) got me here! Your hands stay blessed, the entire home is raving about the fish curry now. Lipsmackin’, finger-lickin’ good 🙂

    Keep up the awesome work, Kanamma. You have a growing fan base in our family (settled in Bangalore) 🙂

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  78. Hi Kannammma! I got here looking for sambar! though I know how to make, I just wanted to try something different from my way.. as I cook, I get bored of my own cooking! lol! I was so happy to know that we are from the same town but poles apart.. I lived in Sundarapuram thats on the way Echanari Koyil.. Not sure if you are aware of that side.. but whatever, I am so glad someone is posting Kovai specials.. love your blog even though its just a year or so, you have so many recipes from different cuisines. And Shakti Sambar powder is what my mom too packed for me.. so I have one unopened pack here with me in Saudi! Before it gets over, need to find a homemade sambar powder recipe! All the best dear, your doing a great work sharing the lovely recipes.

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  79. Hi Suguna mam, Annapurna Sambar dragged me to your site .. Your blog is soooo good, packed with authentic Kongunaad dishes ! Just ate with my eyes and commenting here to thank for the same 🙂 Deliciously done and beautifully blogged !

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  81. Mam,

    I want the cream of tomato soup recipe South Indian style which is served in chennai hotels. My daughters is a great fan that. I have tried soup in all style. Though each time I get a good one, but not the same taste that is served in hotels.

    If u could give me the recipe I would be so thankful mam.

    Swathi

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  82. Hi mam,
    Very nice and practical recipes r there in your website. I almost visit all the websites for recipes but the tomato rice with coconut milk recipe in your site is really excellent . I myself will cook all sorts recipes very nicely but this particular recipe was chanceless. I noted one change that u have not added pudina for tomato rice. But it was great.thanks

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  83. Hi suguna,
    I am fan of u r blog, I like the way you detail u r recipes and love the small stories behind it, I have tried most of u r recpies majority came well my latest attempt was soya chunks dum briyani and curstard cookies ..both r awesome… Some recipes should try 2nd time to get it better.. I love the strawberry soup and appam etc ..hope to see more baking recipes and others ..keep rocking as always ..all the best for u …and u r patience to write and photo graph it …thank u so much. Will send u some pics …

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  84. Hi Suguna , I am a foodie and love to cook my own food in a healthy style . I am basically frm Coimbatore and live in chennai . Ur reciepes brought back sweet memmories of my village in cbe . Ur reciepes are jus the same as my grandma,s style . And ,I really can rely on ur blog when in doubt . So detailed and painstakingly genuine to the core . No detail is left out . Love u for that . Wonderful job . Well done. Keep going . Best wishes. Sudha

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  85. Hi Suguna:

    You have a wonderful blog with recipes that bring back a lot of pleasant memories. I loved the Annapoora sambhar when I was in Coimbatore and so am delighted to see your recipe for it. Do keep these mouth-watering recipes coming. Arthi

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  86. Very nice blog with great recipes.. was looking at exact ratio for Chettinad thenkuzhal murukku and stumbled on ur blog by its name 🙂 .. Kannamma nice name.. Iam from karaikudi but for the murukku recipe everyone in my place follow different ratio.. I will try the ratio 2.5:1 suggested in ur blog for this diwali 🙂

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  87. Happened to see your blog by chance. I’m a doctor by profession and have learnt to cook from various blogs. I call myself an internet cook! I’m passionate about cooking good food and especially love baking. You really have a wonderful blog. Congrats. Please continue the good work.

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  88. Hello Suguna
    This is Guna from Madurai
    We tried your thalapakatti style Briyani recipe and it turned out simply awesome n tasty n aroma is same as that of thalapakatti
    Thanks for your recipes
    But my reason for this comment is
    Who is the photographer of your pictures the photography part is more attractive n professional
    Please tell your photographer secret

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    • Thank you so much Guna. I am really glad that you liked the biryani. About the photography part, I do that too!. LOL! I have a basic DSLR with which I kind of play with food. Thank you for your compliments!

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  89. Hi suguna…lovely blog… I am trying to find your vellai kurma recipe but getting page not found…. Can you share the recipe…
    Thanks

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  90. Hi Sugna..Beautiful Blog…and lovely recipes. .I am from Richmond Road B’lore..Living in Atlanta. Ga currently. .I am looking for a recipe to match the Adidas style of Idli,dosa,sambar and chutney. ..As I miss it terribly..Hope you can come up with something. .
    Thanks
    Sincerely
    Neetu.Nichani

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  91. Hi Suguna,

    very nice blog…read the keerai mandi recipe of yours. Exact chettinad style…are you by any chance from chettinad…i am from karaikudi and living in bangalore..mother of a 3yr old girl and working…so just thought of telling u great going…keep in touch! 🙂

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  92. Hi Suguna,

    Love your blog, not gone through the entire thing, but I like your instructions and your passion and the simple and direct way you write.
    I will try out recipes and let you know.
    Keep them coming.

    Love,
    mona

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  93. Hi dear
    I stumbled on your blog when I was searching for a atta bread. What a blog.lovely one. Tons of information. I am from Australia and would love to hear from you.
    Take care
    Cheers geeta

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  94. Hi Suguna!
    I stumbled on your facebook page and have been hooked on to it for a long time. I love your recipes and have made a few too- baigan fried, streusel cake, and chicken kozhambu!
    looking forward to many more recipes! Especially in the baking section as that is my favorite too!
    Thank a lot and best of luck for your future endeavors!

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  95. Today I bought cauliflower and searching for how to cook as I stay alone in uae. I got yours and prepared as per your receipe. Tasted very nice and thanks for your guide. It was like my home food since I too from coimbatore,I enjoyed it very well today.

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    • Thank you so much for letting us know. I am really really happy that the recipe brought back memories of home food. Wish you get to taste more of Coimbatore food in the coming days. Keep us posted on your recipe adventures.:)

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  96. Hi there, I tried your chettinadu style poondu kulambu, it came out pretty awesome. I am from Coimbatore too. Nice to bump into your page through Google.

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  98. Your blog is so simple and has easy instructions. I am from Erode/Karur and your Kongu recipes are on point. Thanks and keep up the awesome work! 🙂

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  99. Hai Suguna

    Am from kerala, and my best friend is from your place in Coimbatore. When ever I go to her home, her mom cook some of the dishes mentioned in ur blog.
    I had tried your chettinad fish curry reciepe.. and become real fan of you.
    well written regarding you and ur sweet family shortly and sweetly
    Thankyou
    Ninu

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