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…
Category: South Indian
Carrot Burfi
This sweet I learnt from Sundari Nathan another blogger. I love her recipes. I would like to share this recipe with all my friends. We can make this sweet dish with in 20 minutes. Very easy to make also.Let us see how to make this burfi. Preparation time approx 20 minutes. Ingredients. 1/2 cup grated…
Coconut chutney restaurant style
Coconut chutney is one of the most suitable side dish for all most all south indian tiffin items. Today I am giving you restaurant style coconut chutney with red chilles. I made this chutney with coconut,shallots and red chillies. Let us see how to make this easy chutney . Preparation time approx. 10 minutes….
Ukkarai
Ukkarai is one of the traditional sweet made in tamil brahmin houses during diwali or any other festival. It is made with channa daal and jaggery. My mother is an expert in making this sweet. I learnt this recipe from my mother. Let us see how to make this sweet. Preparation time approx. 40 minutes…
Kudo millet tomato rice.
Millet is considered as an ancient grain that is high in nutrients and may have health benefits.It is a natural source of many nutrients including magnesium. Kudo millet is good for diabetics. I tried Tomato rice with kudo millet. I cooked rice and added tomatoes, onions and some spices. Let us see how to make…
Paal Payasam or Milk Kheer
Kerala Paal Payasam Paal Payasam or kheer made with rice,sugar and milk which is creamy in texture is a popular dessert in the south of India. Ambalapuzha Paal Payasam is very famous and is more of a dessert than kheer made in the temples as prasadam. Since my parents are from of Ambalapuzha, I have…
Thenkuzhal
Thenkuzhal is one of the many crispy snacks made for the festival Diwali. My mother is an expert in making all these snacks. I learned the recipe from her. It is made with rice flour and urad dal. Let us see how to make this crispy white thenkuzhal. I used store bought rice flour and…
Eluppachatti Barnyard millet dosa
Eluppachatti is a pan or a kadai, typically made with iron. My grand mother used to make dosa in an iron kadai. The dosa will be very crispy, tasty and very healthy. I customized the concept and tried making Barnyard millet dosa in an iron pan. Preparation time approx 15 minutes. Soaking time 6 hours…
Wheat Flour cheedai
Wheat flour seedai. Cheedai is one of the savoury items for the Janmashtami festival. Every one is scared to make seedai, because there is a chance it could burst while frying. Once it happened to me also. My mother tried cheedai with all purpose flour. Then only I got this idea of making cheedai with…
Keera Vada(Palak vada)
Keera vada is one of the popular evening snack of South India. Keera means greens in Malayalam and Tamil. I used chopped palak to make this crispy vada. Hot cup of coffee or tea with hot vada is very good combo especially on a rainy day. Let us see how to make this crispy vada….
Peanut Chutney
Peanut Chutney. This is one of the most simple chutney to prepare. Peanut chutney is a perfect side dish for Idly , Dosa varieties .Let us see how to make this simple side dish. Preparing time approx. 15 minutes. Ingredients. 1/4 cup peanuts 1 onion 1 pod garlic 1 tbsp coconut 8 red chillies (…
Oats dosa or adai with drumstick leaves
Oats are very low calorie food which is a good option for weight loss I have been trying to experiment different dishes with oats being the main ingredient. I tried my hand at a new type of dosa with oats and dals topped with drumstick leaves Drumstick or moringa leaves are good for cholesterol, and it…
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