Strength of the blog : The person behind most of the recipes.

My mom Mrs Lakshmi Ranganathan was born and raised in Palakkad, Kerala and got married off to my dad Mr S Ranganathan who hailed from Tanjore district.

Mom started cooking at the age of 12 and by the time she had to start her family, she was already an expert in Palakkad style of cooking. Being married to a family which was culturally very different with different eating habits, created an opportunity for Amma to learn another style of cooking - Tanjore style.

Having travelled to many places due to Appa's transfer, she learnt the local cuisine too and then started adding her twist to it.

We as her children were benefitted the most, as we had variety to taste. (Due to her age she isn't able to cook past one year though). Also repetition of a dish in a month wasn't that frequent.

We have watched her cook and learnt the art from her "On-the-job". She has this amazing way to rattle off the recipe with all the nuances, that you will hardly make a mistake while trying it.
Cooking for ages with so much of passion isn't very easy and I always wonder how she has done it all along. I need an off from the kitchen now and then, but mom has always been enthusiastic in feeding us with her best food.

We wanted our mom to publish a cookery book. She too loved the idea and shared many recipes with me. I have been trying to do it for ages and then finally thought that this blog will be a good start in that direction.

Major part of the South Indian recipes featured here are learnt from my mom and done per the traditional way.