Lately there are so many Baingan Bartha recipes in the blogosphere. I wanted to try it. This was my first attempt.I saw this recipe at Manjulas Kitchen. I added onion and garlic to the original recipe to suit our taste.My hubby hates brinjal. When I purchased the big brinjal he…
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Peerkangai Gravy (Ridge Gourd)
The gravy is from my MIL’s kitchen Gravy Ingredients For Gravy:Peerkangai (Ridge Gourd)-2Onion-2Tomato-3Coconut (grated)-1/2cupSambhar powder-1tspTurmeric powder-1/2tspMustard, cumin and urad dhal -For seasoning.Cilantro – For garnishingProcedure:1. Prepare a paste of coconut and 1 tomato in a mixer grinder.2. Heat oil and add mustard, urad dhal and cumin. When splutters add onion.3.…
Vendaya Kulambu
This is a lip smacking gravy which goes well with rice and appalam. Prepared in till seed oil, it is very tasty. The Recipe: Ingredients: Small onion-20 Single garlic (Oru Poondu)-20 Tamarind- a small lemon sized ball Sambar powder-1 1/2tsp Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp Salt-to taste Till oil-3tbs Methi…
Vegetable Kuruma
This is a versatile gravy. You can add any vegetable you want. Else you can add paneer cubes to make paneer kuruma. This goes well with poori, chapathi, parotta, rotis and dosa. It is very easy to prepare and it is tasty too. The Recipe: Ingredients: Vegetables-1cup(carrot, beetroot, turnip, cauliflower,…
Sambhar
Sambhar is the most famous south Indian gravy without which the south Indian recipe book is not complete. It is a must in the menu of all marriages. There are different varieties of Sambhar. Even in Tamil Nadu each region has a different kind of sambhar. Hotel Sambhar tastes different…
Potato Masala
The Recipe: Ingredients: Potato-250gm Onion-2nos Tomato-2nos Red chilly powder-1tsp Coriander powder-1/4tsp Cumin powder-1/4tsp Curry leaves-6nos Salt-to taste Turmeric powder-1/4tsp Fried gram powder-2tbs Coriander leaves-for garnishing Mustard seeds-1tsp Procedure: Boil potatoes, peel skin and mash them. Heat oil and splutter mustard seeds and curry leaves. Add onion and sauté till golden…
Paneer Kuruma
This is a delicious gravy which suits chapathi, poori, parotta or naan. Yesterday I didn’t have any vegetables at home and I was going through the fridge and wow! there were paneer cubes in the freezer compartment from my previous project(homemade paneer) So I decided to do something with tjose…
Butter Beans Kulambu
This is a simple gravy prepared in less than 30minutes.It goes well with rice and chapathi. The Recipe: Ingredients: Butter beans-250gm Onion-2 Tomato-2 Coconut grated-1 1/2 cups Salt- to taste Turmeric powder-1/2tsp Sambhar powder-2tsp Coriander leaves(optional)-for garnishing Procedure: 1. Grind coconut and tomatoes to fine paste. 2. Heat oil,…
Paruppu
This is a famous south indian dish and is very easy to prepare. This has to be accompanied with rice and rasam. The Recipe: Ingredients: Toor dhal-1cup Turmeric powder-1/4tsp Till oil-!tbs Salt- to taste Onion-1no Green chilly-3nos Curry leaves-7/8nos Coriander leaves-for garnishing Mustard seeds-1tsp Urad dhal-1tsp Hing-1/4tsp Procedure: 1. Pressure…
Capsicum Masala
I have been trying this recipe for nearly 12 years and everyone in my home likes it. I got this when I was studying in college in Mysore. My friend Smitha gave me this recipe and it is a huge success till now. Now to the recipe…….. The Recipe: Ingredients:…