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…
Category: SouthIndian cooking
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…
Cabbage chutney
Cabbage chutney One of the healthy easy side dish made with cabbage for South Indian tiffin items like Idly,rawa idly, any kind of dosa variates, parathas, kozhukkattai etc and plain rice. We can make this chutney with in 15 minutes.Cabbage is a good source of fiber and other vitamins. Let us see how to…
Foxtail Millet/ Thinai Sambar Rice
Thinai or Foxtail is a vegan food and also gluten free cereal. Thinai (foxtail) is rich in protiens, and low in fat. Thinai (foxtail) has good amount of fiber content, calcium, iron. Foxtail millet is a healthy substitute for rice. There is no difference in taste also. We can make different variety of dishes using foxtail…
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…
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…
Vendakka mezhukkupuratti or Ladies finger fry
Vendakka mezhukkupuratti or ladies finger fry In South Indian thali side dish curries are most important. Vendakka mezhukkupuratti or bindi fry is a dry subji without onion and garlic. We can make this with in 10 to 15 minutes. Let us see how to make this easy subji. I cooked the subji in microwave and…
Idly Rice Kozhukkattai with Dal
Idly rawa and dal kozhukkattai. Kozhukkattai is a traditional breakfast item of South India. It is a steamed dish with rice rawa. We have to soak the rice, strain and dry it, then powder it for making rice rawa. Today instead of doing all of this, I made kozhukkattai with ready made Idly rawa. Added…
Murmura Poha Mixture
I always like to munch something in between meals with less oil. For diet conscious people this mixture is idle. With very few ingredients and spices we can make this mixture with in 10 to 15 minutes. Preparation time approx 10 to 15 minutes. Ingredients 2 cups Murmura 1 cup very thin poha 1/4 cup…
Pudalanga Mezhukku Puratti or Snake Gourd Fry
In South Indian houses lunch will include sambar, rasam and one subji. Today I made pudalangai subji or mezhukkupuratti in Opos style. Opos means one pot one shot. I learnt this opos method from Mr. Rama krishnan. I used flash cooking method to make this recipe. Thank you Mr. Rama krishnan for your wonderful method…
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