SaiGeetha Pai

SaiGeetha Pai

I am Saigeetha, a homemaker, food blogger, baker and a cook. Cooking is my passion.

Ven Pongal

Pongal is the most popular South Indian breakfast and it takes me back to my childhood days.Whenever we used to pay a visit to Tirupathi for the temple darshan, there were hardly few restaurants in the city and Pongal was…

Cucumber idli / Thoushe Muddo

Cucumber idli/ Thoushe Muddo is again a popular dish of G.S.B’s.Traditionally it is prepared in turmeric leaves.G.S.B ladies who perform Gowri pooja (coconut pooja) often use the cucumber which was used in pooja to prepare this idli  or muddo in…

Strawberry Milkshake

Strawberries are favourite of almost everybody.They contain valuable sources of antioxidants.I often prepare this milkshake for the family during the strawberry season.Today is International Women’s Day and I wanted to post something sweet and which brings smile on everybody’s face and I…

Bellappa

I had prepared this dosa long back and found this in one of my old album .I adapted this recipe from my F.B friend Mrs Rekha Acharya.I thank her for this wonderful recipe.Bellappa is similar to Appam but I’m not…

Chane upkari /Black bengal gram dry dish

This is a simple dish of the  Amchi’s and also a popular one.This is best relished with Poha chutney or with the main course.I adapted this recipe from my Amma.’Chana’,’chano’or ‘chane’ is black bengal gram which is packed with nutrients.Generally Konkani’s…

Appam

Appam is a popular pancake/dosa of Kerala and Tamilnadu.I first tasted this dosa when I was a kid at my papa’s sister’s place in Calicut.Uncle was an expert in preparing this fluffy dosa.We would wait for our turn to relish…