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  • COOKING BASICS - RECIPES - SIDE DISHES

    Onion Chutney

    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…

  • SOUTH INDIAN DELICACIES

    Kara Paniyaram

    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…

  • SIDE DISHES

    Cheppankilangu Roast

    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…

  • SIDE DISHES

    Vazhaithandu Poriyal

    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…

  • GRAVY

    Potato Masala

     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…

  • 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.…

  • SIDE DISHES - SOUTH INDIAN DELICACIES

    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…

  • RICE VARIETIES

    Vegetable Pulav

     This is a simple dish prepared with ponni raw rice. You can also use Basmathi rice.  As I didn’t have both in my home, I used Ponni boiled rice. But that was also good. Didn’t feel the difference. So prepare and enjoy. The Recipe: Ingredients: Ponni raw rice-1cup Water-2 1/2cups…

  • BAKES

    Rice Crispies

    The Recipe: Ingredients: Raw rice-1 cup Vegetables-1 cup(carrot, beans, cauliflower, green peas) Green chilly-3 Garlic-2pods Ginger-a small piece Butter milk- as required Wheat rusk- 1small pack(powdered) Corn flour-1tbs Oil- as required Coriander leaves-2tbs chopped Procedure: Soak rice for 2 hours and filter water. Prepare rice flour in mixer grinder and…

  • GRAVY

    Paneer Kuruma

    This is a delicious gravy which suits chapathi, poori, parotta or naan. Yesterday I didn’t have any vegetables at home and I was going through the fridge and wow! there were paneer cubes in the freezer compartment from my previous project(homemade paneer) So I decided to do something with tjose…