Ada manga vetha kuzhambu is very traditional curry and very much different from our normal vethal kuzhambu. We are not using tamarind to make this curry. Instead we are using dried mango vethal . We can make this mango vethal and store it for years.I learnt this recipe from my amma. I loved her ada…
Category: SouthIndian cooking
Rawa Pongal
Rawa pongal is very popular breakfast or dinner dish from Tamilnadu.I made this dish using moog daal and rawa . Sambar, kothsu or any chutney goes well with this. With in 20 minutes we can make this pongal. Let us see how to make this yummy spicy pongal. Preparation time approx. 20 to 25 minutes….
Beetroot paruppu vada
I was having an unexpected guest for tea. I thought of making somethineg new. Tried this yummy, crispy vada. I soaked yellow split daal for half an hour in medium hot water. Soak this for an hour in normal water if you are having enough time to make. I was having beetroot in the fridge….
Tomato kuruma
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…
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…
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