Muggle Diaries

Puliyodharai...a classic recipe from the Tamil Brahmin's household...it's also been one of my favorites for ever since I even began to remember stuff. I still remember my Nani ma's classic Puliyodharai bottle packed in several newspapers & plastic covers to prevent the loads of oil from leaking, or sometimes better off in an old Jari(Old fashioned cute looking Jar to store pickles) sent over with someone or when ever we would go for summer holidays,I was sure to get it packed as return gift. What more did I ever want other than the tastiest food cooked by my "Nani" - a term for (my maternal grandma for those who don't understand hindi). Well for those who still didn't get the hang of what's a Tamil Brahmin dish doing on my blog..well nani was born and brought up in Madras though a rajput by birth she spent umpteen years of her life there since her father was a Central government employee and was p...