Poondu Kuzhambu, a delicious tamarind based curry made with garlic. Super easy to make and taste awesome with some hot rice !!!

Delicious and tangy rasam made from pineapple. Hot steamed rice with pineapple rasam & a tsp of ghee is a bliss!!!

Homemade Tamarind Rice with the addition of black chickpeas.

Pulikaichal – the thick homemade gravy prepared with puli/tamarind and assorted spices which form the base of the tamarind rice.

Green Drumstick in spicy thick tamarind gravy is a popular dish from TamilNadu,India

A spicy Indian bitter gourd dish, that is served as an accompaniment with rice.

Homemade tamarind concentrate from scratch for Puliyogare – a signature spicy rice dish from Karnataka

Amaranth leaves with toor dal lentils is full of flavor and great for health! [vegan]

Yummy, tangy yellow cucumber/dosakaya tamarind chutney

Enjoying Spring with Warm Tomato Soup- secretly delicious.

Pirandai (Adamant Creeper) cooked in spicy, Tamarind based gravy…Purely south Indian.

Indian Tamarind chutney, finger licking and very versatile in use.

Two condiments. One with cilantro and mint. The other one is with tamarind paste. Both are used in snack preparation and also as a spread.

Powder prepared with dried tamarind leaves – nice accompaniment with rice.

Okra cooked with tamarind- a quick and simple preparation to go with steamed rice.

A dish made of tamarind and ginger with sweet, sour and spicy taste

Spicy tamarind gravy, with best combo vegetables drumstic and brinjal!

Tamarind Rice/ Puliyogare , a famous south indian picnic lunch and potluck dish.

A south Indian style spiced fish curry with coconut. Tangy and tasty, perfect for the cold weather.

Accompaniment for idlis and dosas

Appam and Ambotik – a traditional South Indian bread made with rice and coconut and a famous Goan fish curry.

Sharab Tamr Hendi (Tamarind Drink)