Its all things tomato for my family. And my son Rudra is no better. Tomato rasam is his all time favourite. There are a number of variations to tomato rasam recipes and this is the one specific to my family, the one I learnt from Rangamma, my peddamma. Dressed in vivid Gadwal sarees, huge moon sized bottu and traditional telangana jewelry, she has to only touch a dish to make it taste like heaven. Here goes: Ingredients: 2 Large ripe tomatoes - this makes enough rasam for two people. Masala: Peppercorns - 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon Coriander seeds - 1/2 teaspoon Garlic pods - 4 to 5 Tadka: Cumin seeds - 3 pinches Red chillies - 2 long ones Black gram - 3 pinches Mustard seeds - 3 pinches Preparation: Boil tomatoes with the skins on in three cups of water. Once the pulp starts to seep out of the skins, the tomatoes can be considered done. Wait till the tomatoes cool down and then squeeze them to extract the juice. Separate skins and other undissolved fibrous content from ...

My son is a fussy eater. Consequently, I have had to hone my cooking skills almost to the point of perfection. Cooking is not a difficult job. At the same time, its not as easy as it seems. The outcomes can be seen sitting pretty on the dining table but the invisible chores are indeed back breaking. A lot of new mommies, who are bodily-iron-compromised do lament over the lack of cooking help. Simple and quick recipes prove to be a boon here. Again, offering variety is a tricky game. Many babies do not like to eat the same food over and over again. Nutritionists too suggest varying diet content with each day or every two to three days. Thankfully, the matrons in my family tree contributed extensively to my repository of baby recipes. Not to mention recipes picked up from neighborhood ladies, off conversations in buses and public transport, from friends, from nice gentlemen, doctors, nutritionists...... I have to mention that every recipe here is whetted by a professional nutriti...

I am a mother of a two year old. In the last couple of years, I have had times ranging from awesome to awful bringing up baby. There were occasions where I had plenty of advice to rely on and there were times when I had to simply rely on intuition. This blog is a compilation, a diary of sorts, of how I brought up my baby the telugu way. From food to fashion, from entertainment to education, all my experiences are here. The inspiration comes from my circle of girlfriends who are mothering babies just like me. We have reached out to each other for support and advice and I hope this blog will reflect the shared knowledge. Hoping to be useful to all u girls....