Tomato kuruma is a very healthy gravy with less oil .This multi purpose kuruma can be made with very few ingredients. We can pair this with Idli, Dosa, Idiyappam, Aappam, Pongal, Puri and roti. Let us see how to make this kuruma. Preparation time approx 15 to 20 minutes. Ingredients. 250 gram or 3 big…
Category: SouthIndian cooking
Pacharisi Idly.(Raw rice Idly)
Raw rice Idly is making during festival time like Ganesh chathurthi, vrath time. I made this Idly and forgot to post here in my blog. Idly is less calorie food and easy to diagest also. Sambar or any kind of chuney goes very well with this Idly . Let us see how to make this…
Bisi bele bath.
Bisi bele bath huli anna is one of the traditional cuisine of Karnataka. In kannada bisi menas hot ,bele means daal, huli means tamarind, anna means rice. Bisi bele bath is a mix of rice ,daal and spices . In traditional bisi bele bath shallots are not used. Today i have added few shallots. Bisi…
Thakkali kuruma or Tomato curry
There are different methods of making tomato curry. I have already posted tomato kuruma with mutter pulao rice. This curry is different . It goes very well with Idiyappam, Puri, aappam, dosa, Idly, paniyaram, oothappam etc. Let us see how to make this easy gravy. Preparation time approx 20 minutes. Ingredients. 3 big size tomato….
Ennai kathirikka podi or masala for stuffed Brinjal
Kathirikka means Brinjal in tamil. Today i am giving you the recipe for masala powder to stuff in side the brinjal or ennai kathirikka podi. There are many different method to powder this masala. I tried this traditional method of powder to stuff the brinjal for making stuffed kathirikka and ennai kathirikka and podi potta…
Adai Idly, Dosa and upuma or Dal Idly
Adai is one of the popular breakfast or dinner item from Tamilnadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra. It is a very healthy breakfast. Today i have omitted rice and i used millets to make this adai.Once you prepare this batter you can make idly at first day then dosa and upuma. My amma used to make…
Khushboo Idly.
Idly is one of the popular dish from South India. We can make many varieties of idlies . Khushboo Idly is very soft and fluffy in texture. This Idly is slightly different from our normal Idly. We are adding one extra ingredient for making this Idly. Let us see how to make this soft Idly….
Vadugapuli naranga pickle. or Curry lemon pickle without oil.
Vadugapuli naranga tastes like a lemon and is much bigger in size than the lime. It is very good for health and cleanses the stoamch and good for nausea and morning sickness. Naranga means lemon in malayalam. It is also known as Wild lemon and Curry lemon. Skin of this lemon is very hard and thick….
chakka aviyal or raw jackfruit curry
Chakka means jackfruit in malayalam. Being a keralite i love chakka in any form. My gtrand mother used to make different variety dishes from jackfruit. Even we will remove the skin of this and used the inner part for making subzi. Today i got some raw jack fruit. I love all curries made with raw…
Foxtail millet adai dosa or thinai adai dosa
Foxtail millet is gluten free and controls bad cholestrol and good for diabetics. Today i tried adai dosa with foxtail millet. We can make adai with any other millet also with the same proprtion. Aviyal is the best combo for this adai. But i love to eat with jaggery. Let us see how to make…
vangi bath or Brinjal rice.
Vangi bath is a very popular dish from Karnataka. Its a mix of brinjal, rice and some spices. we can powder the spices and store it. Then with in 15 minutes we can make this dish. There is no need of any side dish for this. Vangi bath is one of the good lunchbox dish….
Lemon rice.
Lemon rice is one of the popular varaiety rice from South india. It is offered as prasadam in many temples in Tamil Nadu. Lemon rice is very easy to make with very few ingredients and good option for lunch box. I used sona masoori rice to make this. We can use raw rice or basmati…
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