Skip to content

EnManadhil

my thoughts in words!

  • Home
  • About
  • Muddy
    • Flowers
    • Herbs
      • Are you a Black Thumb? Grow Fenugreek | Growing Guide
      • Pirandai – My gift to myself this birthday :)
    • Veggies
      • Chili wali Gali – The Hot Pepper Lane
      • What’s Cool this season? Cucumbers of course!
      • Fall Planting
      • To-ma-to – Third and a half time lucky !!!
      • How to grow Bottle gourd ( Lauki ,Sorakkai, Opo Squash )
    • My Garden – My Haven
    • My Garden – My Haven – II
  • Foody
    • Desserts
      • Gajar Halwa
    • Tiffins
      • No Frills Uthappam
  • Handy
    • art
      • Théru Kolam
      • Mehandi Time !! Henna Designs :)
      • Ganesha
    • home decor
      • Kitchen Window Shelf – Part I
      • Kitchen Window Shelf – Part II
  • Roads
  • Others
    • General
      • Lyrics & Translations
        • Kaathalae Kaathalae – ’96 Lyrics & English translation
      • My bit to Mother Earth, What’s yours?
      • International Day of Yoga 2017 : The Yamas & Niyamas (Yoga’s Ethical Practice)
      • Partial Solar Eclipse 2017 @ Sunnyvale, CA
      • Earth Day 2018
      • Women’s Day 2018
      • Swami Vivekananda’s quotes
    • Festivals
      • Deepavali 2015

Tag: indian

No Frills Uthappam
Breakfast · Food · Tiffins

No Frills Uthappam

November 15, 2017November 20, 2017 ashtalakshmitLeave a comment

Idli ? Dosai ? or Uthappam ?? My South Indian mind ( or should I say gut ? ) can't wrap around choosing just one of these. How could one choose?? I love all of them equally. I grew up eating them every morning for breakfast everyday. You might ask - Weren't you bored? he… Continue reading No Frills Uthappam

Gajar-Carrot Halwa Indian Dessert Diwali Gajar Halwa
Desserts · Food

Gajar Halwa

October 30, 2017 ashtalakshmitLeave a comment

HAPPY DIWALI !! What better way to start the food page than with a dessert during a festive month 😉 For the uninitiated, Diwali ( Deepavali ) is an Indian festival when lit earthen lamps adorn houses symbolizing victory over darkness - victory of good over evil, celebrating Rama's return to Ayodhya after his exile.… Continue reading Gajar Halwa

Mehandi Time !! Henna Designs :)
art · diy

Mehandi Time !! Henna Designs :)

October 13, 2017February 16, 2020 ashtalakshmitLeave a comment

My first attempt at henna design on a friend's hand #karwachauth2017 Second attempt the following year (KC 2018) on my own hand and it turned out pretty good I must say !  We had guests the night I had planned to put on mehendi, so started late with the process - only to realize that I… Continue reading Mehandi Time !! Henna Designs 🙂

Deepavali 2015
Festivals

Deepavali 2015

November 14, 2015October 5, 2017 ashtalakshmitLeave a comment

Happy Deepavali !! Hope everyone had a great Diwali with family and friends 🙂 Yet another Diwali away from home :(. But, this week was tending to feel more lonely  than ever - My sis and b-i-l were visiting my parents. On one hand, I was glad that my parents would have someone to celebrate with after… Continue reading Deepavali 2015

Hi,
I am Ashtalakshmi Thiagarajan. This blog was started as my gardening journal but I also pen anything that tickles my fancy.

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
Follow EnManadhil on WordPress.com

Archives

Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
Cancel