Onion pakoda/ Thool pakoda

Onion pakoda is a popular snack in TamilNadu and sold widely in tea shops and road side kiosks. It is loved by all and is a very crunchy a...

Muttai / Egg Paniyaram

Muttai/ egg paniyaram is very healthy simple to prepare dish and very tasty with onion tomato chutney. You can prepare this for a light di...

Quick mushroom curry

This mushroom curry is ideal for jiffy cooking. It can be done with minimal effort and time in your rush morning hours and pack it for lun...

Kenni Paes (Sourashtra rice porridge)

This is the very famous rice porridge of Sourashtrians. Kenni means broken rice and Paes implies porridge. This is very simple to prepare ...

Turnip Kuzhambu

Turnip is a root vegetable related to radish and mustard family. Turnip and the other vegetable Swede (Rutabaga) are often confused enen...

Karupatti Appam (Gullu appam | Loni appam)

Karupatti appam is a very popular appam in Madurai area. Particularly it is very popular among Sourashtrians. Whenever my aunts visit Madu...

Quick mushroom fried rice

Mushroom fried rice is a quick and healthy dish whick kids and adults will like alike. You can enjoy this heartily with any Indo Chinese g...

Curd rice | Thayir saadam | Dhein pongal

Curd rice is such a staple dish in most homes and most South Indians love to finish off their hearty meal with this hearty buttery curd ri...

Cauliflower Kurma (with potatoes and peas)

Cauliflower kurma is a simple and lovely dish to have with your roti or paratha. Or enjoy even with a simple and buttery bread toast. It m...

Diwali mutton kuzhambu!

This mutton kuzhambu is done in my mom's place and grandmom's home particularly on the day of diwali. And it is popularly known am...

Sukku malli kaapi | Sukku Coffee

Sukku malli kaapi (coffee) is an age old trusted way to relieve yourself from sore throat, cough, cold and nasal congestion. It also reliv...

Raw mango dal!

Recently, in the preparation of my dal tadka I added raw mango and and the dal tasted wonderful. If you love mango then you'll also li...

Chicken masala (with roasted coconut)

This is a simple, quick chicken curry with roasted coconut. The roasted coconut masala mentioned below gives an unbeatable and lovely tast...

Karela (Bitter gourd/ Pavakkai ) chips

This is one chips which I love the most. People who love the bitter taste of karela will enjoy this chips a lot. I particulary enjoy the f...

MIL chicken kuzhambu

Every family cherishes some special recipes and this chicken kuzhambu is one my MIL makes very often and is one of her signature dish. She...

Avacado guacomole sandwich

Avacado is one of the healthiest fruit available containing a range of nutrients needed for a healthy body. They are rich in fiber a...

Idli podi with fried onions

This is not actually a recipe as such but a different way of having your usual idli podi . We in home and particularly me love this way ...

Onion tomato chutney (Raw version)

This chutney is a very good variation to the usual onion tomato chutney. Unlike the normal version where we saute the onion tomato first  ...

Cabbage peas subzi

This cabbage peas subzi is a simple healthy preparation. For a comforting meal pair it with roti and dal chawal. Ingredients 2 cup...

Badam | Almond chutney

Badam chutney is my new found craze. I have been doing this chutney very often now and it is an excellent chutney for idli and dosa. The l...

Thakkali char

Thakkali char is a very mild yet flavorful tomato broth popular among Sourastrians. Not to be confused with the thakkali charu of andhrait...

Soya chunks curry

Soya chunks are a great alternative to your meat based dishes. They are populary also known as meal maker. Soya chunks are made from soya ...

Pattani Saadam | Malli Saadam

Pattani saadam (Peas rice) is the South Indian version of peas pulao. It is a very tasty and healthy rice which can be done in minutes. An...

Black gram dosa/ Azhagar kovil dosa

Black urad dal is a very nutritious and tasty lentil. Dosa with black urad dal tastes really fabulous. Its a much healthier variant to you...

Cabbage paratha

I love and adore paratha's for their simplicity and versatality. Paratha's come out great with any vegetable stuffing which you mi...

Black Urad dal/ Karuppu Ulunthu Kuzhambu | Udith Ounty

Whole black urad dal is one of the very nutritious lentils. It is a very good source of protein and dietary fibre. They are low in fat and...

Spinach paratha

I love spinach and find every opportunity to sneak them in the dishes I make. But there aren't much curries with spinach that can go w...

Paruppu ( Dal) Kuzhambu/ Dal Ounty

Paruppu Kuzhambu is a famous traditional dish of TamilNadu. Many have their own versions of making this kuzhambu and the recipe given belo...
 

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