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…
Category: SouthIndian cooking
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…
Chundakka Vetha Kuzhambu
This one of the authentic dish of Tamilians. Chundakka is Turkish berry in English. Chundakka is soaked in curd and then sun dried form is vethal. It is readily available in the Indian grocery stores. Once it is sundried we can store this for some months. Vethakuzhambu is very spicy, tangy and sweet in taste….
Sevai
Sevai is one of the popular traditional dish of south India. Sevai is the name of steamed rice noodles.Once you prepare the sevai we can make varieties like tamarind sevai, lemon sevai, tomato sevai, sweet sevai etc. Sevai with pulisseri is most popular break fast or dinner dish at home, I have grown eating this…
Gobi (caulifower) Paratha
Paratha the all time favorite dish is a stomach filling breakfast or lunch or dinner. We can make varieties of parathas. Children who refuse to take vegetables would love to eat parathas with butter. Today I tried cauliflower parathas. Paratha’s are served with curd and pickle. Ingredients 2 cups wheat flour (you can use multi…
Baked Maddur Vada
Maddur vada is a popular evening snack from a place called Maddur near Mysore (Karnataka). I have tasted this when we were in Bangalore. It is a crunchy spicy deep fried snack l. I made this vada with rice flour, jowar flour, wheat flour, rawa, onions and some spices. Since I have been trying to…
Millet Tomato Dosa
Millets being extremely healthy, I have tried to add it in our daily diet. Today, I tried my hand at making millet dosa with tomatoes for a little tangy flavour. This is pretty much an instant dish that can be made anytime. It turned out to be very crispy– I served this with shallot coconut…
Chithambaram Gotsu
Authentically it is prepared with grilled brinjals. Some people fry the brinjals in little oil. Today I have baked the brinjals and made this Gotsu which is a very simple and healthy method. Gotsu with samba rice is offered as a prasadam in Chithambaram temple. It needs very few ingredients. Gotsu is a good combination…
Lapsi or Daliya or Wheat rawa Nei Payasam
Nei payasam is one of the popular payasam of kerala temples. Generally it is made with rice. I thought of giving a twist to this regular payasam and tried with lapsi or daliya. It tastes very good.The taste is similar to rice payasam. It is easy to make with very few ingredients.Let us see how…
Tomato Thokku
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…
Chitra's Recipes 