Hi! Nice to blog after two days. I am very tired but couldn’t resist blogging. Kaarthigai Deepam was wonderful and the girivalam was nice. The only problem was my daughter who didn’t walk. We had to carry her for the whole 14 kilometres. That was very tiring. But when I…
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…
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…
This is the basic version of raitha. You could be creative and add various ingredients to prepare a variety of raithas. Every one in my place love this simple raitha. It goes very well with biriyani and pulao. Ingredients: Onion-3 Curd-1cup Salt- to taste Procedure: 1. Chop onions to thin…
The thuvaiyal is the recipe of my mom. I just gave a small twist to the thuvaiyal recipe to suit my needs. I have been suffering from severe cold for more than 10 days. Karpuravalli Leaves are great medicine for curing cold. So I just added those herbs in the…
Chutney goes well with all South Indian dishes like dosa, idli, paniyaram, aappam, idiyappam and many more. I would like to share different varieties of chutneys in this label. The Recipe: Ingredients: For the chutney: Coconut grated-2cups Fried gram- 1/8 cup Green chilly-3 Garlic-1pod Ginger-1 small piece Salt-to taste For…
The Recipe: Ingredients: For the chutney: Onion-3 Tomato-3 Garlic-5pods Green chilly-3 Salt-to taste Oil-2tsp For Seasoning: Mustard seeds-1tsp Urad dhal-1tsp Curry leaves-4 Procedure: Heat oil and add the ingredients for chutney and sauté. When fried well add 1/4 cup water and allow it to boil. When it boils simmer for…
This goes well with rasam and paruppu rice. Eat it while hot and enjoy. The Recipe: The Ingredients: Cheppankilangu-250gm Red chilli powder-to taste Salt-to taste Oil-2or3tbs Turmeric powder-1/4tsp Besan-1tbs Procedure: 1.Boil washed cheppankilangu till done. 2. Peel the skin and slice it to thin roundels. 3. Heat oil and add…
This is a very simple recipe but very tasty. I have added a tutorial on how to cut vazhaithandu for newbies. The Recipe: Ingredients: Vazhaithandu-1 Channa dhal-3tbs Coconut grated-3tbs Green chilly-3nos Onion-1 For seasoning: Curry leaves Mustard seeds Urad dhal Procedure: Cut vazhaithandu into small pieces. Pressure cook dhal and…
The Recipe: Ingredients: Mushroom-200gm Red chilly powder-1tsp Coriander powder-1/4tsp Cumin powder-1/4tsp Turmeric powder-1/4tsp Salt-to taste Small onion-8nos Till oil-2tbs Procedure: Wash and cut mushroom to small pieces. Heat oil and add chopped onions. Saute till golden brown. Add mushroom, turmeric powder and salt. Fry well and keep flame low and…