Paruppu usili is a popular side dish of tamil brahmins. It is a cobination of daal and vegetables. Banana flower, Broad beans, Cluster beans and french beans are commnly used vegetables to make this type of curry. Let us see how to make this. Preparation time 30 to 35 minutes. Soaking time 30 to 40…
Category: Side Dishes
Mix vegetable curry (no onion no garlic)
This mix veg curry is a very good combo for roti and jeera rice. I used cauliflower, peas and french beans and little capsicum to make this. We can use potato, babycorn, carrots, mushroom or any vegetable of your choice, I have not used garlic or onion to make this. Let us see how to…
Mulagushyam
Mulagushyam is a very popular traditional dish from Palghat. I learnt this recipe from my husband’s grand ma who is an excellent chef. This dish is very healthy with moong daal and country vegetables. Let us see how to prepare this simple dish. Preparation time approx 30 minutes. Ingredients. 2 cups cubed yam 1…
som tam salad or Raw papaya salad
Som tam salad is very famous in Thailand. I lived in Bangkok few years. I learnt this recipe from one of my friend there.I have avoided fish sauce since i am a vegetarian. Let us see how to make this simple spicy salad. Preparation time approx 15 minutes. Ingredients. 1 small or half raw papaya,…
Dahi wale baingan.(eggplant in yogurt gravy)
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…
Kadala curry
Kadala curry. Kadala curry is a very popular cuisine from Kerala. I have already posted the same recipe with white channa. Today i tried the same recipe with black channa. This is one of the signature dish of my amma. It goes very well with appam, Idiyappam ect. If you are getting a pandon leaf…
Puliyakuthi Upperi
Popular Palakkad cuisine which is tangy and blend of country vegetables seasoned with some spices.. Main ingredient for this dish is bindi, brinjal , raw banana. It goes well with mulagoottal or rasam. Let us see how to make this. Preparation time approx 20 minutes. Ingredients. 200 gram ladies finger or bindi 200 gram violet…
Beetroot Hummus
Hummus is one of the famous cuisine from Middle eastern part of the globe. It is very simple to make this dish with very few ingredients. I made this beetroot hummus without tahini. This simple recipe is a wonderful snack or a spread for sandwiches or with pita bread and veggies.Its a blend of boiled…
Arbi or Chembu or Colocasia roast
Arbi roast is one of the simple side dish with rice. In hindi we are telling arbi in english colocasia in tamil cheppan kizhangu in malayalam it is chembu. Very easy side dish without onion and garlic . We can make this with in few minutes. I have not added much oil to make them…
Mushroom masala
Mushroom masala. Mushroom masala is one of the easy curry recipe with white button mushrooms. This goes perfect with roti, paratha or plain rice, pulao. I have not added cream to this recipe. Instead I used milk to get better taste. Let us see how to make this easy mushroom curry. Ingredients. 1 big onion…
Mutter Paneer
Mutter paneer is one of the favorite dish at home. It tastes so good with any Indian bread. Tomatoes are main base of this curry. Let us see how to make this easy. Preparation time approx.30 to 40 minutes. Ingredients. 3 big tomatoes 1 big onion 1/2 cup frozen mutter. 150 gram paneer pieces 2…
Kaliyappam
30 years ago I learnt this recipe from my husband’s grand mother. I learnt this recipe from her. My husband’s grand ma used to make this healthy easy spicy yummy recipe after her Ekadasi fasting. On dwadasi day she will have this kaliyappam with hot rice. Kaliyappam is nothing it is amla or nellikka mixed…
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