Sambhar is the most famous south Indian gravy without which the south Indian recipe book is not complete. It is a must in the menu of all marriages. There are different varieties of Sambhar. Even in Tamil Nadu each region has a different kind of sambhar. Hotel Sambhar tastes different…
Ven Pongal is a famous Tamil nadu breakfast menu usually had with sambhar, coconut chutney and medhu vadai. Made with basmati rice and moong dhal it tastes heavenly. It is full of cashew nuts, whole black pepper and cumin which makes the pongal spicy and delicious. Usually kids tend to…
I wanted to prepare something which is low in calorie and good to taste. I had oats and the only thing I knew to prepare is Porridge. But I hate that and so I had unused oats remaining in the jar. When I thought of low calorie I remembered oats.…
See the wonderful layers in the puffs. Can you believe that this is home made???? You have to believe it because I prepared it. This is the second time I am trying this recipe. I am usually tensed when preparing the puff pastry sheets. I am not a specialist so…
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…
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…
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: Potato-250gm Onion-2nos Tomato-2nos Red chilly powder-1tsp Coriander powder-1/4tsp Cumin powder-1/4tsp Curry leaves-6nos Salt-to taste Turmeric powder-1/4tsp Fried gram powder-2tbs Coriander leaves-for garnishing Mustard seeds-1tsp Procedure: Boil potatoes, peel skin and mash them. Heat oil and splutter mustard seeds and curry leaves. Add onion and sauté till golden…