Coconut mithai is a sweet dish made with coconut, milk powder and sugar. We need not cook or bake this sweet. We can freeze it and make. With in few minutes an exciting sweet will be ready. Even your children can make this . Let us see how to make this. Preparation time approx…
Moong daal Idly, or Diet Idly or pasi paruppu Idly.
http://Moong daal idly is very easy to make with no fermentation , zero oil. Moong daal is good for weight loss and it is rich in Nutrients , lowers diabetes, high in protein and it is a good source of antioxidants. I have already posted moong daal idly recipe in my blog using urad daal…
Banana podimas or vazhakka podimas
Vazhakkai podimas recipe is one of the popular side dish from Tamil nadu and Kerala. Podimas means mash . Vazhakkai podimas is a stir fry of mashed banana. Since i never like the mashed version i genreally grated the banana after cooking. This can be served as a side dish with plain rice. Let us…
Plantain skin subji (nedran kaya tholi thoran)
This recipe i learnt from my grand maa. When i was a small kid after making banana chips my paatty (grand maa) used to make thoran or subji with the peeled skin of plantain banana or nendran kaya tholi without fail. This subji is my grand maa’s one of the favorite dish. Do not use…
Red coconut chutney.
Coconut chutney is a very popular condiment which is made with fresh grated coconut. We can make different varieties of chutney’s with coconut. Today i tried restaurant style red chutney which is served with idly, dosa, paniyaram, aappam, kozhukkattai etc. It is very easy to make . Let us see how to make this chutney….
Rawa Idly.
Rawa idly is one of the easiest popular breakfast item from South . If you dont have dosa batter or idly batter rawa idly is the best option We can make rawa idly instantly with very few ingredients. Let us see how to make this easy breakfast. Preparation time approx. 15 to 20minutes. Ingredients. 1…
Pepper, jeera adai or jeera milagu adai
Jeera milagu or pepper adai is one of the popular breakfast item in Trivandrum. I learnt this recipe from my paatty Anthammai. My paatty was a superb chef and she dictate many traditional recipes 32 years before my marriage. I would like to share jeera milagu adai with you. This adai is very simple and…
Thavala adai.
Thavala adai is one of the traditional breakfast or evening snack of South India .I learned this adai from my grandma. Thavala adai is a mix of rice,channa daal , thuar daal and some spices .Thavala adai is very easy to make if you powder the Ingredients and store. We can store this powder in…
Daal and vegetable chutney
I was having some leftover vegetable pieces after making vegetable soup. I thought of using this vegetable pieces to make chutney for Dosa. We can make this chutney with in 15 minutes. You can use any vegetables like carrot, capsicum, cabbage, zukiini, radish, chayote, turnip etc. This healthy chutney goes very well with dosa…
Ada manga vetha kuzhambu
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…
Tomato thokku (pickle)
Tomato thokku is a very easy to make pickle. We can have this thokku or pickle with idly, dosa, appam, kozhukkattai, bread, paratha, curd rice etc. I made this thokku using pressure cooker using home made masala. We can make this thokku in open pan also. Let us see how to make this yummy spicy…
Cauliflower rice aloo poha style
Today i am presenting a healthy recipe for those who are on diet. I have already posted cauliflower pulao in my blog. Cauliflower is high in fiber and B-vitamins. It can protect against cancer. It also contains fiber to enhance weight loss and digestion. I made this dish, aloo poha style cauliflower rice without using…
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