Festival Samayal (Winner Gourmand World Cookbook Award)
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Loading ...“Festivals in India are an important aspect of social, religious and cultural life of its people. Food is an integral part of this festivity. Each festival is associated with particular dishes that are also related to the season when the festival occurs.” an excerpt from the book “Festival Samayal“.
The author Viji Vardarajan is a renowned South Indian Cookbook author who has authored many books on South Indian Vegetarian Cooking, more particularly the Tamil Brahmin Cooking. She was trained to become a “Home Cook” of great stature through the dual influences of her parental home and her husband’s family traditions.
She has analyzed her dishes from the point of view of nutrition and health and presents recipes that are perfectly balanced -low in fat and cholesterol, yet protein and vitamin rich.She has also recognized the need of a busy professional who needs to put together a meal in a minimum time frame.
As you browse through the recipes in her book, you will be taken back to the good old days of Tamil Brahmin traditional food, which you might have been longing to eat. When you see her pictures and the personal touch in her recipes, you cant help but trying them.
She is none other than my favorite periamma (mother’s sister).
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She is!! WOW!! I have all her books. I made some dishes from her book for Tamil Festival RCI!:)
yes she is my own aunt and we have always loved her food since we were young visiting her house!
Oh Wow, she is your periamma, that’s so cooool! You must be sooo proud
oh wow!!! thats gr8 to hear…. Do wish her many congratulations on her success, on behalf of us!
nice to hear that she is ur aunt…
Oh wow, I dint know you had an aunt who is a brilliant cook. How do I buy that book? Is it available online?
Btw, I love tamil brahmin cooking but I cant seem to get it right…hopefully the book will help me.
I see, I can get the link to amazon.com.
Oh wow, I dint know you have an aunt who is a brilliant cook. …
Now I know where you get the genes from:-). I am reading some good reviews about your aunt’s book.
Btw, I love tamil brahmin cooking but I cant seem to get it right…hopefully the book will help me.
I have purchased them just now.
Thanks everyone….I will convey them to my aunt!
Oh, great to know that she is ur perimaa…i guess we have another expert cook like you getting ready to author another cook book
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Wow! Great to note that,Archana!!Be proud of her!!
Hi Archana,
Tam Bram cooking sounds so interesting - particularly for festivals.
What a wonderful new look for your blog. Did you design it yourself? (I have been struggling with simple things like recipe indexes:)
I noticed you haven’t been tagged for a meme - so if you don’t mind, I’d like to tag you for one.
O wow wow fucken wow, that all you people can say ?