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.…
This is a healthy version of pooris. I just added 1/2 cup of cooked palak paste to the poori dough with a pinch of baking soda to get lovely green pooris. This was made as an attempt to make my daughter eat palak. And at last I succeeded in doing…
This is an important dish in south India. We prepare it for all festivals and poojas. There is a tradition in which people pray god for something and if that is fulfilled they prepare pongal in temples and distribute it to devotees. I prepared it in mud pot to make…
This is a typical south indian dish prepared with tamarind. This stays good for two days so that one can use it as a picnic meal. My MIL prepares this often and is the fav of my dear hubby. There is another variety which my mom prepares using thokku. I…
This is a healthy dish utilising wheat ravai or broken wheat. This is also a tasty dish. So prepare it and enjoy. This is prepared same as rava kesari. The difference is the addition of an extra cup of water because wheat rava takes time to get cooked. The Recipe:…
Maa inji roughly translated as Ginger Mango, resembles ginger but has the taste of raw mango. This is a root vegetable and is perfect for making pickles. The preparation takes time but it worth the effort. The pickle tastes so yumm. As the maa inji doesn’t have any sourness in…
This is a simple type of payasam which uses jaggery. I am sending this to Celebrate Sweets – Kheer event hosted by ayeesha of Taste of Pearl City and started by Niveditha The Recipe: Ingredients: Ravai(Sooji)-1cup Water-4cups Milk-2cups Ghee-1tbs Cashew-10 Jaggery-1cup Cardamom powder-1/4tsp Procedure: 1. Roast sooji in 1 tsp…
This is a simple sweet prepared from black till seeds. I used both jaggery and sugar. You can also prepare it with either jaggery or sugar. I am sending this to “Only Festive” hosted by Khaugiri And started by Pari The Recipe: Ingredients: Black till seeds-1cup Jaggery-1/4cup Sugar-1/4cup Water-1/4cup Procedure:…
This is a very simple recipe which can be prepared in minutes and uses very less ingredients. You don’t have to cook it. My mom used to prepare this when we were kids. We use to love it so much. I am sending this to ANY ONE CAN COOK event…
This is a simple variety rice which uses less ingredients yet yummy. You can have this with vadagam or appalam. This gets ready in less than 15 minutes. The Recipe: Ingredients: White Ellu (till seeds)-2tbs Urad dhal-1tbs Red chilly-2 Curry Leaves-5 Hing- a pinch Cooked Rice-1cup Cashew- 10 Ghee-2tsp Procedure:…