Uttapam is pretty much the staple tiffin item in a south Indian household. It is very easy to make, healthy and also a lunchbox dish.We can use any vegetables for the topping. The topping I made is with gun powder and dhaniya leaves. It goes best with sambar or any kind of chutney. Simple steps…
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Mulaga Baji or Chilly bhaji
Mulaga bhaji or chilly bhaji. Mulaga bhaji is very popular tea time snack of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. The chillies used are non-spicy. You get them at any supermarket. Applied some tamarind masala inside these chillies for better taste. Let us go through the recipe step by step. Ingredients 6 long chillies. (Without spicy) 300…
Rasam as an appetizer
Rasam is a daily affair at most households in South India. We generally have rasam with rice. This rasam that I tried is more of an appetizer like soup and is slightly different from the normal rasam one prepares. It does not have dal in it. I learnt this recipe from a friend. It is very…
Idiyappam or String Hoppers and Sri Lankan Sothi
Idiyappam or String hoppers and Srilankn style Sothi A traditional break fast dish from Kerala and Tamil Nadu which is made only with rice flour ,water and salt. It is a steamed food which is very healthy. We can make any side dish veg or non veg of our choice. Idiyappam is very soft…
Tomato Semiya(Seviyan)
Tomato semiya Tomato semiya is one of the easiest breakfast of lSouth India.We can make lemon semiya, coconut semiya, puli or imli semiya once we cooked semiya and keep.Today i am giving you the recipe for tomato semiya, which is spicy, tangy in taste. Let us see how to make this. Preparation time approx 30…
Mathan Erisseri.(Yellow pumpkin curry)
Mathan Erisseri Mathan means yellow pumpkin . Erisseri is one of the traditional dish of Kerala. We can make erisseri with different veggies like yam and plantain. I love erisseri with Mathan or yellow pumpkin ( not too ripped) .This goes very well with hot rice. Erisseri is a mix of masala and fried coconut…
Ammini Kozhukkattai or Steamed rice balls
Ammini kozhukkattai One of the traditional dish from South India which is very healthy. Made with very few items. No curd, no soda, no eno. Only rice flour and seasonings. This is a steamed food. No need of any side dish. You can have it like this for breakfast or as evening snack or for…
Magizhampoo murukku or thenkozhal or mullu murukku
Magizhampoo murukku, thenkuzhal or mullu murukku One of the popular traditional snack from South India for an evening with a cup of hot coffee or tea. Made with dhal powder,rice flour and the taste of coconut milk which gives a special taste to this murukku. Its very crispy , crunchy and perfect for anytime munch….
Lemon Semiya
Yet another popular breakfast item of south india. Lemon Semiya Upuma is very easy to prepare . There are many variety of upumas. Today we will learn how to make lemon semiya. Coconut chutney is an excellent combo for this upuma. preparatiome approx 20 minutes Ingredients 2 cup broken semiya 3 or 4 green chillies….
Opos Rawa Kesari
Opos means one pot one shot. I learnt this opos method of cooking from Mr. Ramakrishnan from one food group. He has given many recipes in opos method. Today I am giving you very simple method of making Kesari with suji or rawa. Kesari is one of the traditional sweet of South India.When we are…
Odicha mulaga or mulaga curry or long chilly pickle
Odicha mulaga or mulaga curry Mulaga means chillies in tamil. Odicha mulaga means cut chillies. This is one of the traditional pickle for idly, dosa, kozhukkattai, rice,poori, parathas.Odicha mulaga is a mix of all tastes. Spicy, tangy,and sweet. The chillies used for this pickle is not that spicy.It is like bhajji variety chillies. In southern…
Mor Kuzh or curd and rice cake
Mor kuzh One of the traditional evening snack which is very healthy,very popular from Tamilians. I have never tasted this snack being from southern Kerala till my marriage . My in laws are from palakkad. I have tasted this snack after marriage only. I loved this.My husbands grand mother used to make this. But slightly…
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