For yesterday’s dinner I prepared this delicious curry to go with till parathas (the recipe comes tomorrow). I am a great fan of paneer, but usually avoid it in the name of dieting. Yesterday I made some paneer and was thinking of using up in a nice gravy. I didn’t…
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Saiva Meen Kulambu / Vegetarian Fish Gravy
When I first saw this recipe in Solai Achi’s blog, I was interested. After my hubby became a vegetarian, he usually asks me to prepare some substitutes for the original non-vegetarian gravy. His favorite was meen kulambu. I usually substitute fish with yam ordinary, adamant creeper or elephant yam but…
Vengaya Kosu
Today is the sixth day of Blogging Marathon#9 and I prepared this tasty gravy for the breakfast to go with dosas. This is a popular chettinad breakfast item. The main ingredient is onion and the gravy is coconut based. The gravy is very simple but tasty. We had a delicious…
Kathrikkai Kulambu
Today is the fifth day of Blogging Marathon#9. This is a delicious tangy gravy which uses small whole brinjals. I usually prepare a gravy with coconut. But this doesn’t have coconut yet it tastes great. The recipe also mentioned the addition of fennel seeds. The flavour was fantastic. This is…
Paruppu Urundai Kulambu -Chettinad Version
Wish You All A Very Happy Diwali I have already posted a paruppu urundai kulambu recipe. But today’s recipe is completely different from the previous one. My mom used to prepare urundai with channa dhal and we used coconut in the gravy. She also deep fries the balls and…
Milagai Mandi
Today is the first day in the second week of Blogging Marathon#9. For this week I have chosen Regional Specials. I chose Chettinad cuisine for this theme. Chettinad cuisine is very famous and it has so many mouthwatering dishes. I am trying to capture some dishes from the lots and…
Mushroom ‘n’ Baby Corn Masala
I had some mushrooms and baby corn sitting in my fridge for long. Today I made a gravy using both to go with oats roti. We had a filling breakfast. This makes a great dish for all types of flatbreads. Ingredients:Mushroom- 1/2cupBaby Corn- 4Olive Oil-2tbsOnion-2Tomato-3 or 4Coriander leaves-4tbsRed Chilly Powder-1…
Sai Bhaji
This is for the fourth day of blogging marathon. This is a gravy which goes well with Bhuga Chaanwara. I prepared it today. We enjoyed it with the pulao. It is a nutritious dish which has palak, methi and channa dhal. It is easy to prepare and very tasty. Recipe…
Sindhi Kadhi
For the second day of Blogging Marathon #7, I selected the delicious Sindhi Kadhi. I called my sister-in-law for the recipe. She also gave me some tips to get the perfect Kadhi. I stuck to her recipe and it came out perfect. We had it for lunch today. It was so…
Sundaikkai / Turkey Berry Kulambu
Sundaikkai or Turkey Berries are usually relished as vatrals. The fresh berries are usually used in gravies. It has a bitter taste, so it is usually paired with lots of onion and sesame oil. Sesame oil helps to reduce bitterness of vegetables in gravies. Tamarind is also used to reduce…