Sundal is a very healthy dish suitable for an evening snacks. It uses less oil and makes your stomach full. The Recipe: Ingredients: Channa dhal-1cup Mustard and urad dhal-1tsp Curry leaves-4 Grated coconut-2tbs Salt-to taste Hing-1/8tsp Procedure: 1. Soak dhal for 1 hour. Boil water and add dhal and cook…
This is a lip smacking gravy which goes well with rice and appalam. Prepared in till seed oil, it is very tasty. The Recipe: Ingredients: Small onion-20 Single garlic (Oru Poondu)-20 Tamarind- a small lemon sized ball Sambar powder-1 1/2tsp Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp Salt-to taste Till oil-3tbs Methi…
This is a healthy soup and very easy to prepare. This is a good diet for diabetics because it controls sugar. My MIL and my Mom used to drink it often because of diabetics. I and my Hubby drink it twice a week for reducing fat. The Recipe: Ingredients: Murungai…
I saw this recipe in a cookery show. The chef made pudina parathas which needs pudina powder. I didn’t have stock of pudina powder. So I prepared it as wheat parotta. It is very easy to prepare and it is yummy too. You could add the pudina powder if you…
This is a versatile gravy. You can add any vegetable you want. Else you can add paneer cubes to make paneer kuruma. This goes well with poori, chapathi, parotta, rotis and dosa. It is very easy to prepare and it is tasty too. The Recipe: Ingredients: Vegetables-1cup(carrot, beetroot, turnip, cauliflower,…
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…