When your kid does not want the regular idli or dosai you can give a little twist to the recipe and give him/her these colorful Kara paniyaram accompanied by coconut chutney. It is sure to be a hit. Sending this to Lunch Box Treats Event by Smitha of Taste buds…
SOUTH INDIAN DELICACIES
Poori
This is a wonderful and yummy dish. You can use either maida or wheat flour. I just combined both. Pooris prepared with wheat flour is very soft whereas that prepared with maida is bit chewy. When combining both you get poori with both qualities. Potato masala goes well with pooris.…
Mushroom Varuval
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…
Ellu Urundai
The Recipe: Ingredients: Till seeds-1/2cup Raw rice-1cup Jaggery-120gm Water-1/4cup Urad dhal flour-1/8cup Oil-to fry Procedure: Soak rice for 2 hours and filter water. Grind it to a fine flour and sieve it with urad dhal flour. Add till seeds. Crush jaggery and add water to it. Bring to a boil…
Rasam
This is the simple form of rasam. There are many varieties which I will be posting in the future. The Recipe: Ingredients: Dhal stock-5-6cups Tamarind-1 lemon sized ball Tomato-3nos Red chilly-4nos Pepper and cumin powder-2tsp Curry leaves-6nos Coriander leaves-for garnishing Mustard-1tsp Cumin-1tsp Methi seeds-1/2tsp Hing-1/2tsp Turmeric powder-1/2tsp…
Lemon Rice
Lemon Rice is a simple recipe which can be packed for journeys. The ingredients are readily available in our kitchen and it takes minimum time to prepare. The Recipe: Ingredients: Rice-300gm Lemon-2nos Mustard seeds-1tsp Urad dhal- 1tsp Curry leaves-5 or 6 Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp Hing-1/4tsp Salt-1/4tsp Red chilly-2or3 Till oil-…
Sweet Paniyaram
This is my daughter’s favorite. She likes it so much that she thinks a lot before giving it to her dad .You can either use ghee or any vegetable oil or you can combine both to get delicious paniyaram. The paniyaram is a special south indian delicacy prepared in a…
Home made butter
1. Boil milk and simmer for 10 minutes. When cool a layer of cream would have formed. Collect it and add a tsp of curd to it. leave it overnight. It would have transformed into curd. Store this in the fridge. 2 . Collect cream daily and store it in…
Homemade Gulab Jamun
Hi! This is the first post I am posting from my blog. I was thinking of preparing a sweet on this happy occasion. I couldn’t decide. I remembered my aunt making GULAB JAMUN from scratch. So I decided to prepare it. Thank you Meena aunty for this yummy recipe. The…
Vazhai Poo Puli Kulambu Recipe
Vazhai Poo or Banana blossom is flower from which we get raw bananas and fruits. After fruits come the remaining part of the flower is used for cooking delicious dishes. Vadas, kootu and kulambu are some of the dishes in which you can use banana blossom. The method of preparing…