Whether you're a gourmet or an egalitarian when it comes to food, recipes that remind you of your grandmother's touch or the ones that got forgotten in the modern era of quick cooking never fail to find a warm spot in the heart.

If you're a beginner looking to recreate traditional homemade food or an experienced cook wishing to build up on your repertoire of age-old recipes, head to one of the following sites to replicate the steps for an authentic flavour.

Yogambal Sundar
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She will charm you with her simple explanation and breaks down complex recipes to help even novices. Whether you crave the tangy and flavourful temple pulikkachal or crispy uppu seedai, Yogambal Sundar's tips and tricks are foolproof and a sure-shot way to ensure you fill your home with the same smells and tastes you remember from childhood.

Mami's simplicity and humility shine through the way she takes us step-by-step through the recipe, often narrating a little anecdote or folktale associated with an upcoming festival or occasion.

Shantha Paati Samayal
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Founded by the Super singer star, R P Shravan, this is a delightful space to visit not only to master the timeless and classic Tamil dishes but also to enjoy the musical treats by the talented Shravan. Shantha Paati is endearing and will remind you of your grandmother as she explains the recipes. The way she handles the ingredients, emphasizes their role in the dish and discloses the secret behind the final product, you can sense her love and passion for the art.

It is a special treat for us viewers when Shantha Paati's daughter-in-law and Shravan also join in the video.

Agrahara Recipes
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If you hail from the South villages or have grown up eating food cooked in the typical agraharam style, you'd love the recipes shown here. Food is associated with emotions and memories, brought out effectively by the stories shared by Gita mami of how families lived and stayed together a few decades ago.

Watching mami cook the traditional Tirunelveli recipes is one thing, but listening to the conversations between her and the man behind the camera, her son Ganesh, is altogether a different feeling. The cooking style, the banter about the reason behind each recipe, the medicinal properties of ingredients, and family dynamics would transport you to those days or relive your days with your grandmother, depending upon which generation you belong to.

Rakesh Raghunathan and Rama Raghunathan-Ammavum Naanum
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Popularly known as the singing chef, Rakesh Raghunathan runs the YouTube channel Puliyogare Travels, explores towns and villages of South India and promotes their traditional and local cuisine. In the feature Ammavum Naanum, Rakesh teams up with his mother, Rama, who is the head chef. Together, they bring us a variety of recipes from the nooks and corners of South India. The recipes could be the ones that graced your grandmother's kitchen regularly but got lost along the way, or they could be a staple of a community that never got a chance to spread out to the rest.

Recipes apart, the cheeky, playful banter between the son and the mother forms the cherry topping of the show. Also, a double delight when Rakesh mellifluously sings a few lines for us.

We hope you enjoy these cooking shows as much as we do. Do drop us your comments and feedback.