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  • 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…

  • SNACKS

    Potato Chips

    I prepared this for my daughter and so I did the plain salted version. If you want it hot you can either add chilly powder or pepper powder according to your taste Slice potatoes in a slicer, wash well and dry them in a clean towel. Deep fry in oil…

  • SIDE DISHES

    Muttakos/ Cabbage Poriyal

    This is a delicious side dish made with cabbage and moong dhal. The secret of getting the poriyal wit separate grains of dhal lies in boiling. Never pressure cook the dhal because it turn mushy. Bring water and dhal to boil. Allow it to boil for 1/2 minute and add…

  • BAKES - EGGLESS

    Sweet Vanilla Buns

    This is a very different and delicious recipe. You need a lot of patience to prepare this. I saw this in a blog spot a long time ago. I wrote down the recipe.The original recipe can be viewed here. I have tried it twice and both attempts had succeeded. I…

  • GRAVY

    Butter Beans Kulambu

      This is a simple gravy prepared in less than 30minutes.It goes well with rice and chapathi. The Recipe: Ingredients: Butter beans-250gm Onion-2 Tomato-2 Coconut grated-1 1/2 cups Salt- to taste Turmeric powder-1/2tsp Sambhar powder-2tsp Coriander leaves(optional)-for garnishing Procedure: 1. Grind coconut and tomatoes to fine paste. 2. Heat oil,…