Tomato thokku is different from tomato chutney. It is very easy to make this multi purpose thokku. We can make this and store this thokku for few weeks if refrigerated. This thokku will be more tastier if you are using thil oil. If your tomatoes are sour reduce the quantity of tamarind. I used 3…
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Kappa and Unakka Mulagu chammandhi
Kappa and unakka mulagu chammandhi is one of the very famous combo dish from Kerala. Kappa means tapioca or cassava. It is full of starch equal to rice. In Kerala people generally opt for this for rice. I love kappa in any form. We can make different varieties of dishes with kappa.The most famous combo…
Elai Adai
Elai adai Elai means leaf. Elai adai is one of the traditional sweet dishes of South India.It is made with Chakka varatti or jack fruit jam mixed with grated coconut and rice batter. we use banana leaf to make this sweet. We have to spread the rice batter on the banana leaf and use…
Jello Boats
I stumbled upon this dish on YouTube when I was browsing. These boats can be made with any fruits and any flavour of jelly. I preferred to try it with oranges as they were simple to set and cut. It is extremely easy to make and can be served at kids parties or kitty parties….
Green Apple Pudding Without Egg
One of my closest friends taught me this dish long years ago when I was residing in Nairobi. Those were the days with parties and lavish lunches/ dinners almost every other day. One has to think of a full meal course for these parties, the starters, the main dishes, the side dishes and the desserts….
White Channa chundal or salad
Preparation time 10 to 15 minutes approx Soaking time 7 to 8 hours Channa chundal is South Indian stir fried dish made with chick peas or white channa and very few masalas. White channa is very high in fiber which is good for cholesterol. In South Indian temples chundal is giving as prasadam during festivals…
Morappam
Morappam is one of the less oil breakfast dish. It’s super healthy and contains less calories. It fills you up like a normal meal. Mor means curd in Malayalam and Tamil. Generally we make paniyaram with left over idli batter. But, here I am giving you the recipe with raw rice and a few other…
Nei Payasam with 6 ingredients
Mmmmmm.. Nei Payasam is everyone’s favroutie type of payasam. I have grown up eating this amazing dish, I remember how my grandmother made the best nei payasam for me. Not only at home but even at the temples in Kerala, nei payasam was given as the ‘prasadam’. I used to go along with my mother…
Carrot Burfi
Carrot Burfi This is an instant sweet dish that can be prepared within 15 minutes. If you are craving for gajjar ka halwa and have no time, this is the go to recipe you can follow. They taste the same except gajjar ka halwa is obviously richer. One of my friends gave me this recipe…
Multicoulor sweet
Hello Everyone, Happy Holi to you! Today I wanted to experiment one of the recipes I came across on Soni Cuisine’s blog. It’s a pretty interesting recipe. It tastes like the peda but is a bit chewy in nature. It’s a treat for the eyes and the tummy! Below is a step by step recipe…
Crispy whole black urad dal vada or Thirupathi vada
Anjeneyar Vada or Crispy whole urad Vada or Thirupathi vada Whole skinned urad dal vada is very famous in many temples like Thirupathi and many Hanuman temples in South India. When we were living in Nairobi I learnt this recipe from a cook who was making vada at Thirupathi temple. These vada’s are deep fried…
Lapsi and Dal dosa or Adai
Lapsi is daliya or broken wheat.Generally in South India for adai dosa we are using dals and rice. I tried this dosa with lapsi and variety of dals. It is very crispy and spicy. We can have any kind of chutney or jaggery. Preparation time approx 5 to 10 minutes Soaking time: 2 to 3…
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