Kara kuzhambu Kara kuzhambu is a tamarind based gravy which goes very well with rice, dosa, Idly, Appam, Idiyappam ,Kozhukkattai etc. I always like tamarind based curries. Kara curry is very simple spicy gravy. You can make this curry with different vegetables. Let us see how to make this curry. Preparation time approx. 40…
Arbi or Chembu or Colocasia roast
Arbi roast is one of the simple side dish with rice. In hindi we are telling arbi in english colocasia in tamil cheppan kizhangu in malayalam it is chembu. Very easy side dish without onion and garlic . We can make this with in few minutes. I have not added much oil to make them…
Barnyard millet dosa
Millet’s are very healthy and it is good for diet. Today I tried dosa with barnyard millet. I soaked the urad daal and barnyard separately and grind it. Fermented it overnight and made dosa. Preparation time approx. 10 minutes soaking time 5 to 6 hours or overnight. fermentation. 8 hours. Ingredients. 3 cup Barnyard millet…
Moong Daal Dhokla
A healthy snack from the state of Gujarat is very popular in India. Generally dhokla is made with gram flour. Today I tried this snack with Moong daal .It is very filling and at the same time very low calorie and spongy in texture. We can have dhokla any time with spicy green chutney ….
Gothumai or Lapsi Pradhaman
Gothumai means Dhaliya or lapsi or wheat rawa. One of the traditional payasam of Kerala made with moong daal, daliya, , jaggery and coconut milk.It is very easy to make this. You will get different sizes of lapsi rawa. Choose slightly bigger size lapsi. rawa. I used store bought coconut powder to make coconut milk….
Arachuvitta Pulingary
Puli means tamarind in tamil and malayalam. Curry means gravy. Pulingary means gravy made with tamrind base. This is one of the traditional curries of Southern kerala. For this gravy we have to use more coconut. I learnt this recipe from my mother. My mother is good in making all traditional dishes. She used to…
Carrot Burfi
This sweet I learnt from Sundari Nathan another blogger. I love her recipes. I would like to share this recipe with all my friends. We can make this sweet dish with in 20 minutes. Very easy to make also.Let us see how to make this burfi. Preparation time approx 20 minutes. Ingredients. 1/2 cup grated…
Coconut chutney restaurant style
Coconut chutney is one of the most suitable side dish for all most all south indian tiffin items. Today I am giving you restaurant style coconut chutney with red chilles. I made this chutney with coconut,shallots and red chillies. Let us see how to make this easy chutney . Preparation time approx. 10 minutes….
Ukkarai
Ukkarai is one of the traditional sweet made in tamil brahmin houses during diwali or any other festival. It is made with channa daal and jaggery. My mother is an expert in making this sweet. I learnt this recipe from my mother. Let us see how to make this sweet. Preparation time approx. 40 minutes…
Kudo millet tomato rice.
Millet is considered as an ancient grain that is high in nutrients and may have health benefits.It is a natural source of many nutrients including magnesium. Kudo millet is good for diabetics. I tried Tomato rice with kudo millet. I cooked rice and added tomatoes, onions and some spices. Let us see how to make…
Wheat flour Tawa naan
Home made tawa naan is very easy when I follow Mr. Ramakrishnan’s autolysis method. Mr. Ramakrishnan is the founder of OPOS method of cooking and autolysis method of making roti’s. I learned autolysis method of making roti from Mr. Ramakrishnan’s Youtube video.Thank you Mr. Ramakrishnan for the wonderful method of making rotis. Today I tried…
Paal Payasam or Milk Kheer
Kerala Paal Payasam Paal Payasam or kheer made with rice,sugar and milk which is creamy in texture is a popular dessert in the south of India. Ambalapuzha Paal Payasam is very famous and is more of a dessert than kheer made in the temples as prasadam. Since my parents are from of Ambalapuzha, I have…
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