Dahi wale baingan is one of the easiest and yummy side dish for roti and rice. I learnt this recipe from my friend. It is all most the same like khadi. Let us see how to make this. Preparation time approx 20 minutes. Ingredients. 1 cup curd or dhai with out lumps. 1/2 cup water…
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Drumstick Erisseri
Erisseri is a traditional dish of Kerala especially during festivals. There are many varaities of erisseri. Raw banana and yam combination is most popular combination for erisseri. I haves tasted drumstick erisseri after marriage only. My mother in law makes very tasty erisseri with drumstick. Southern kerala side erisseri is a side dish for rice….
Kara kuzhambu
Kara kuzhambu Kara kuzhambu is a tamarind based gravy which goes very well with rice, dosa, Idly, Appam, Idiyappam ,Kozhukkattai etc. I always like tamarind based curries. Kara curry is very simple spicy gravy. You can make this curry with different vegetables. Let us see how to make this curry. Preparation time approx. 40…
Arachuvitta Pulingary
Puli means tamarind in tamil and malayalam. Curry means gravy. Pulingary means gravy made with tamrind base. This is one of the traditional curries of Southern kerala. For this gravy we have to use more coconut. I learnt this recipe from my mother. My mother is good in making all traditional dishes. She used to…
Milagu Kuzhambu or Pepper curry
Milagu kuzhambu. This is one of the very popular kozhambu for tamil brahmins. I have not added onion or garlic in this kozhambu. This curry or kozhambu goes very well with hot rice.I have added more pepper in this curry. Pepper has many medicinal values. So it is apt for a rainy day or when…
Chundakka Vetha Kuzhambu
This one of the authentic dish of Tamilians. Chundakka is Turkish berry in English. Chundakka is soaked in curd and then sun dried form is vethal. It is readily available in the Indian grocery stores. Once it is sundried we can store this for some months. Vethakuzhambu is very spicy, tangy and sweet in taste….
Manga Koottan
Koottan means curry or gravy in Malayalam that can be mixed with rice.Manga means mango. Manga koottan can be made with raw mango and vellarikka (ash gourd). Manga koottan is one of the important dish on vishu day .In Kerala we used to keep vellarikka for vishu Kani and make this dish using the Kani…
Punjabi Kadhi Pakore
This authentic Punjabi dish is loved at home, be it plain Gujarati kadhi or with pakore. Best served with plain jeera rice or even roti. I got inspired to make this after trying it out in one of my friends house. It was delicious! Below is the step by step recipe to make this…
Ulli theeyal or Shallots curry
Ulli theeyal curry with shallots One of the popular dish of Kerala which is very spicy and tangy. There are different variety of theeyal a like pavakka theeyal, kadala theeyal even with prawns you can make. Today I am using shallots to make this gravy. If you like you can add soaked cooked white channa…
Ulli Theeyal or Shallots Curry
Ulli theeyal curry with shallots Ulli theeyal is a popular dish in Kerala. The taste is well balanced and can be made spicy as per your taste palate. This theeyal can be made in different ways with bitter gourd (pavakai) or channa or prawns. I generally use shallots for the gravy. The gravy goes well…
Arachu vitta sambar(without sambar powder)
Arachuvitta sambar (sambar without using sambar powder. ) Arachuvitta sambar is popular traditional dish in South Indian families. Arachuvitta means freshly ground. For this sambar we are not using sambar powder. We have to fry all masalas and ground them freshly. My son always love this sambar only. For this sambar we are using less…
Aviyal
Aviyal Aviyal is one of the traditional side dish of Kerala which goes well with plain rice.Its a mix of vegetables and ground coconut masala. In Kerala for all sadyas this curry is a must. In Tamil Nadu Ada dosa and aviyal is a great combo. We can make this aviyal as a thick side dish or little…
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