Beach Pori. ( Murmura salad) Pori means Murmura in Tamil. One of the popular dish in Tamil Nadu. When we are going to Marina beach at Madras we can’t come back without tasting this. I also first tasted in marina beach, madras. Very simple healthy salad with tangy,spicy in taste. Preparation time approx 10 minutes…
Category: SouthIndian cooking
Nendran kaya upperi or Banana chips
Nendran kaya upperi or Banana chips Nendran kaya means plantain in English. Nendran kaya variety of banana is used for making chips. In Kerala generally we are using coconut oil for deep frying this chips. You can use any oil of your choice. We are slicing the banana directly to hot oil using a slicer….
Arachu vitta sambar(without sambar powder)
Arachuvitta sambar (sambar without using sambar powder. ) Arachuvitta sambar is popular traditional dish in South Indian families. Arachuvitta means freshly ground. For this sambar we are not using sambar powder. We have to fry all masalas and ground them freshly. My son always love this sambar only. For this sambar we are using less…
Coconut Burfi
Coconut burfi or thengai burfi in tamil is one of the popular and easiest sweet dish of south india. We need only very few ingredients to make this burfi. I learnt this from my amma who is an expert in making coconut burfi. Let us learn how to make this burfi. Preparation time approx 20…
Tomato Dosa
Tomato dosa I saw tomato dosa recipe in a magazine. I was very tempted to try it. We can make tomato dosa with very few items. No need of fermentation also. For this dosa we are not using urad dhal like normal dosa. Preparation time approx 4 hours Soaking time of rice for 3…
Tomato rasam
Tomato Rasam I am making rasam daily. My children and husband love to have rasam daily. All most all South Indian houses rasam is unavoidable . There are many varities of rasam. Hot rasam and plain rice is good combo. Medhu Vada soaked in rasam is yet another popular dish. We can drink rasam like…
Mysore Bonda
Mysore bonda First time I have tasted this bonda was in 1988 at Bangalore. After some years when I was reading a cookery book and I saw this recipe. I made it as a starter in a get together. It was a super hit. Mysore Bonda is very popular evening snack of Karnataka. It is…
Aviyal
Aviyal Aviyal is one of the traditional side dish of Kerala which goes well with plain rice.Its a mix of vegetables and ground coconut masala. In Kerala for all sadyas this curry is a must. In Tamil Nadu Ada dosa and aviyal is a great combo. We can make this aviyal as a thick side dish or little…
Malabar Parotta
Malabar Parotta We can see making this Parotta at all small tea shops ,bus stands and railway stations in Kerala even in midnight.I saw people making the dough hitting ,beating,kneading to make the dough soft. Parotta is made with all purpose flour or maida. This is my son’s favorite dish. I was planning to make Parotta with…
Thalakam. (Mixed vegg curry without onion garlic)
Thalakam Thalakam is one of the tradition dish of south India. It is a mix of vegetables and spices and coconut. It’s called ezhu curry kuzhambu which means 7 vegetables curry. In Kerala on Thiruvathira festival this curry is making. Thiruvathira is celebrated in the month of Dec/Jan in Kerala and Tamilnadu.I always love this…
Vendaya Kal Dosa (Methi Dosa)
Vendaya kal dosa or Methi dosa This is One of the traditional variety of dosa . Vendayam means Methi seeds. We are adding more vendayam in this dosa than normal dosa. This dosa will be little thick like oothappam When we are making we can see lot of holes and will be spongy. Methi…
Medu Vada
Medu Vada Medu Vada is One of the most popular snack of South India .It is made with urad dhal. Vada sambar and chutney is good combination. My children love this deep fried Vada anytime. Many people can’t make this Vada in round shape and hole will not come. I am giving step by step…
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