Verum arisi adai means dosa with out daals using rice and coconut making dosa. Instead of rice I used foxtail millet. Millets are gluten-free and good for healthy diet and weight loss. We can have this dosa for breakfast or dinner. Moringa leaves/ drumstick leaves are high in vitamin c , protein, iron etc. It…
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traditional dishes of brahmins
Jowar flour/ Idiyappam or string hopper.
Jowar flour is Cholam in tamil . It’s a gluten free millet which is high in protein and fiber. Jowar is one ofthe healthy millet for weight loss. It makes you full for longer time. Today I made idiyappam which is a steamed food. You can make any side dish like sothi, black channa curry…
Pudina Shallot chutney
I thought of making side dish for my chila. Today I tried different method of pudina chutney for my chila. This chutney is a good side dish for idly,dosa, bread, parathas etc. This healthy chutney is very easy to make with few ingredients. If you want you can season it with mustard seeds, asafotedia, urad…
Country vegetables puzhukku/ curry
Today my amma taught me a different mix of vegetable puzhukku or side dish. We can make puzhukku with a single vegetable or tapioca or mixed veg also. We can have this with hot rice as a side dish. I love to eat with dosa also. Without onion garlic this puzhukku tastes so nice. Let…
Little millet/samai lemon rice.
Millets are powder house of nutrients. There are many types of Millets available. Each millets have different health benefits. Millets are gluten-free. Hence we can opt this for rice. Today I made lemon rice with little millet or samai or sago. Little millets are full of protein and fiber. Because of this benifit it’s good…
Kothamalli sevai/ coriander sevai.
Sevai is one of the popular breakfast or dinner recipes of kerala and Tamilnadu. We have to make plain sevai. With this we can make many varaities of sevai. I have posted how to make sevai in traditional authentic way in my blog. Please do check if you wish. Today I made kothamalli sevai with…
Pillowy soft dosa.
This dosa is very soft and very easy to make for breakfast. We need only 2 ingredients to make this. It will stay soft for long time. We can have this with any chutney, sambar or kuruma. Let us see how to make this. Preparation time approx 5 minutes. Soaking time. 5 to 6 hours….
Keera vadai
Keera vadai is one of the popular evening snack from SouthIndia. This vada is little thicker at the same time crispy in texture. I used Amaranth leaves to make this vada. Let us see how to make this. Preparation time approx 30 minutes Ingredients. 1 cup whole urad daal. 1/ 4 cup channa daal. 1…
Muringa ila/ drumstick leaves koottu.
Muringa ila or drumstick leaves are filled with vitamin c,potassium, protein, iron,amino acid which help to heal our body. Drum stick leaves juice are good for weight loss. Today I am going to give you a healthy curry which goes with rice,roti etc. Let us see how to make this healthy,easy,yummy dish. Preparation time approx:…
Nadan payaru curry.
Payaru means whole green moong daal. With very few ingredients we can make this protein enriched curry for roti, puttu, aappam etc. Let us see this simple recipe. Preparation time approx. 30 minutes. Ingredients. 1 cup green moong soaked overnight 15 shallots chopped finely. 1/ 2 tsp chilli powder. 3 tbsp grated fresh coconut. 1/…
Vendakka puli/ Bindi curry
Vendakka means ladies finger or bindi. Vendakka puli is one of the popular side dish for rice. Mulagoottal and vendakka puli is a good combo for rice. Vendakka puli is a spicy gravy which is cooked in tamarind water. Let us see how to make Vendakka puli. Preparation time approx. 15 to 20 minutes. Ingredients….
Roasted Poha/ aval and nuts mixture.
Roasted poha with nuts. I always prefer oil less snack because of health reasons. Thought of making some evening snack without much oil. Poha with nuts are very healthy, crispy, spicy snack for all. I have added cashews, almonds, kismis, peanuts, dried coconut pieces etc. You can add any nuts of your choice. Preparation time…
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