Paniyaram~O~Paniyaram !

A few days back while planing for a rather official mid morning snack for a group of special people from my favourite town we chose to order a much popular chettinadu snack- Paniyaram and Kara Chutney! I had my apprehension as to whether everyone would enjoy it, whether it would get leftover and wasted but I m happy to say I was so wrong!

On the menu were ~
Karapaniyaram Spicy Panniyaram
Inipupaniyaram Sweet Panniyaram
 Karachutney Spicy chutney

Sweet Panniyaram is mildly sweet due to the jaggery in it . It does not need a side dish or a chutney can be eaten like a snack or with a hot cup of coffee or tea! It tastes best when it is hot.

Kara panniyaram is usually bland and tastes somewhat like a roasted idly and hence you need a nice spicy chutney as a side dish.

Spicy chutney made by grinding onions, tomatoes, red chilies with tamarind seasoned with mustard and curry leaves.

Kara chutney and Kuzhipaniyaram a match made it heaven!

More pics of Karapaniyaramm

Karapaniyaram

Sweet paniyaram

Here is how the vessels looked once we were done!


Ain't it the most beautiful site? :)

Chetinadu chicken soup for the soul!

Few months back my team and I were on  a work trip down south to Karaikudi (the town not the restaurant) it was a long tiring day and we felt extremely exhausted and drained out, so on our way back we pulled out at a random roadside restaurant and walked in.

To be very honest we had no expectations? No!

Were we disappointed ? Hell NO!

I m not a soup person at all but i enjoyed ever sip of this amazing soup Chetinnadu Chicken soup.


I went back to that tiny place and had a warm cup of soup last week and told the guy serving us how much we loved the food :) and this time we wanted to eat something more than just soup so we asked the waiter what was on the menu. He asked us to wait a minute and came back with a huge platter filled with everything you can ever imagine and asked us to take a pick!

Needless to say we ate till our heart's content and gave a generous tip for the waiter and thanked them for the hospitality!

What I loved most about the tiny hotel was this..

Translation: Share your complains with us , and your compliments with your friends :) 

~Fin~

From Sivaganga with love :)

I traveled to Sivaganga with my team quite recently,

We were having an early dinner @ a tiny, nameless hotel~the regular Idly, Dosai & Coffee

As we were about to leave, I caught a glimpse of this golden treat, My immediate reaction...


Me: Anna Athu enna Anna?~  Translated 'Hey Bro what is that yo!! \m/  Lol
*Just kidding*

The person in charge immediately offered us a Boli to taste !

Before I sank my teeth into it I clicked !! (Needless to say) but to my amusement the cook came out and stood beside me proudly overlooking his creation.

He was so proud of his 'signature' dish, more than that he was so overwhelmed that a 'nut' like me wud love to click pix of his 'cheeni boli', he walked us to our cab and told us he'd  love to come and prepare it if we had a occasion/function!

We ate to our heart's content and packed some to bring back home! and  yes we went off to the railway station smiling :)

Food tastes best when it is prepared and served with Love :)

 

Cheeni Boli

P.S. My mum loved every bite of the Cheeni boli :)