This is another tasty gravy using baby bitter gourds / kurivi thalai pavakkai. This tamarind based gravy goes well with rice and appalam. It tastes divine and you will never ever feel the bitter taste of bitter gourd in this dish. Ingredients:Kurivi Thalai Pavakkai / Baby Bitter Gourd-200gmPearl Onion-15+10Tomato-1Tamarind-size of…
This has been lying in my draft folder for a long time. I prepared Butter Naan along with this delicious masala when my sister visited me. I prepared paneer at home and it came out very tasty. Those who try store bought paneer in your recipes, please try home made…
This is my mother’s recipe which is a huge hit at our place. I haven’t tried it before. When I was talking to my mother she reminded me of this dish and gave me the recipe for the kola urundai. It came out very well. I used it as a side…
This is an yummy gravy which is usually served with rice. Appalam goes very well with this gravy. It tastes great when cooked in a mud pot. Please avoid pressure cooker, because it will ruin the taste. Sending this to Healing Foods- Eggplant at Seasoned and Dressed by Kavitha and…
This is an yummy gravy which goes well with all Indian breads. This is mostly paired with bature. Ingredients:White Channa / Chole-1cupTomatoes-2Onion-3Clove-2Cinnamon-1 stickRed chilly powder-1tsp(add more if you want it hot)Chole masala-1 1/2tspGaram masala-1/2tspTurmeric powder-1/4tspSalt-to tasteFennel-1tspGinger-1 small pieceGarlic-5podsOil-3tbsProcedure:1. Soak chole overnight and pressure cook them in the morning.2. In a…
I prepared these mini pink pooris for my daughter. This is one of the method to induce veggies into my daughter’s diet. She liked the pooris very much. For my surprise she took those pooris in her lunch box also. Ingredients: Maida-1cup Atta-1cup Beetroot-2 Salt-to taste Procedure: Scrape the skin…
This is my hubby’s favorite gravy which goes well with steamed rice. My MIL used to make this often. When she was there my hubby never expected me to prepare this. But as she is no more I have to take her place in preparing this yummy gravy. My hubby…
This is a yummy vegetable and it looks like mini jack fruit. It tastes like bitter gourd. I think this is the season because I can see this veggie in every store in Madurai. Ingredients:Pazhu pavakkai-250gmSmall Onions-15nosCurry leaves-5Sambar powder-1tspTurmeric powder-1/4tspSalt- to tasteTill oil-3tbsMustard and urad dhal-1tspProcedure:1. Heat oil and add…
This is a bookmarked recipe from US masala of Aipi. She has a lovely blog. When she posted this recipe I wanted to try this. It came out great. It was a very new dish to me. This is a Rajasthani dish. In the original recipe aipi uses many kinds…
This is a simple side dish for rotis and chapathis. Very easy to prepare and it is very tasty. Ingredients:Capsicum-2Onion-2Tomato-3Ginger- a small pieceGarlic- 5podsRed chilly powder- 1tspCoriander powder-1/2tspTurmeric powder-1/4 tspSalt- to tasteProcedure:1. Heat 2tbs oil and saute finely chopped capsicum for 2 minutes. Keep it aside.2. In the same pan…