Blog Posts - Gramathu Samayal

                The very second the Drumstick leaves are dropped in the hot ghee, the lovely crackling sound and the aroma wafting through the air, will bring my son where ever he was running to the kitchen and...

                The very second the Drumstick leaves are dropped in the hot ghee, the lovely crackling sound and the aroma wafting through the air, will bring my son where ever he was running to the kitchen and...

                The very second the Drumstick leaves are dropped in the hot ghee, the lovely crackling sound and the aroma wafting through the air, will bring my son where ever he was running to the kitchen and...

Thandu keerai poriyal                   Walking towards the car on a busy road amidst heavy traffic, with a huge plant in my hand that looked like it was just recently uprooted, I didn't know I was d...

                   Walking towards the car on a busy road amidst heavy traffic, with a huge plant in my hand that looked like it was just recently uprooted, I didn't know I was drawing the attention o...

Puli mittai                     Have you ever stood under a tamarind tree, pelted stone or a stick at the hanging bunch of tamarind fruits, picked the deep red, ripe fruit and felt that swee...

                     Have you ever stood under a tamarind tree, pelted stone or a stick at the hanging bunch of tamarind fruits, picked the deep red, ripe fruit and felt that sweet and tingl...

Ulundu Paal/ Ulutham Paal/ Ulundu Payasam                        Having to choose from half a dozen knives from my kitchen tools, including a chef's knife gifted by a lovely couple, I pic...

                        Having to choose from half a dozen knives from my kitchen tools, including a chef's knife gifted by a lovely couple, I picked a small cute looking knife with a pretty...

                          Last year, reminiscent of her old times, a family friend from Salem, who fondly recollected the days she grew up in a village in Salem, shared these two recipe...

                       The Agriculture ministry's proposal to include millets in noon meal scheme sounds like 'water to the parched millet farming and the farmers', as it means more demand,...

                    Born with two brothers, we were like 'three peas in a pod'. But when my only remaining bro breathed his last a month ago, I am left without a sibling's shoulder to lean on and...

                                My hands are itching to type about the pleasant weather and the food, but my mind with disturbing thoughts is not correlating, my beautifu...

                                My hands are itching to type about the pleasant weather and the food, but my mind with disturbing thoughts is not correlating, my beautifu...

                            Here’s another village food or gramathu samayal, chola(m) saadham, as promised. Cholam, kambu, ragi may all sound very fascinating now, for those who...

                                    Tamil literature glorifies Maa, Pala, Vaazhai as the supreme fruits in terms of its taste, nutrient values and health b...

                  I think I have kickstarted a village feast with corn oothappam and I can promise you that in the following weeks, you are going to see an extravaganza of village delicacies in kitchen Rha...

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