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Kaju Murgh or Cashew Chicken Curry is a creamy rich, mildly spiced chicken gravy that goes well as a side dish for naan, roti or paratha. Once a week some kind of paratha/ chapati will on the table for dinner and usually it will be either channa masala or paneer dish… on rare cases i would fire up that oven…
Poricha / Poritha rasam is one interesting variation to regular rasam where tamarind is totally avoided and prepared with crushed tomatoes, dal water and all jazzed up with unsual combination of spice powder. This recipe is little time consuming unless you have everything prepared ahead. Definitely you need dal water which has to be pressured cooked and of course my spice powder version has coconut… and has to be prepared fresh for an fulfilling taste.
Poritha Rasam / Poricha rasam / South Indian Soup / Lentil soup / Sathamudu / Healthy Sathamuthu / Lentil water / Soupy gravy
Masala Vadai takes a healthy transformation in this recipe. Bengal gram / Kadala Paruppu is teamed with broccoli to make this crispy snack. You can either fry them in the form of fritters or vadai shaped. Either way this recipe will bend to your needs to make you a broccoli addict.
Broccoli Fritters / Broccoli Vadai / Broccoli Paruppu Vadai / Aama Vadai / Dal Vadai / Dhal Vadai / Lentil Vadai / Fritters
Have you ever tried Garlic paratha?? sounds interesting, isn’t it? I felt the same wow 😛 factor when i saw this for the first time on Mrs Malathy Muthukrishnan insta feed…i couldn’t resist my temptation and immediately tried it. She was sweet enough to share the recipe… her idea inspired me to try these Garlic Lacha Paratha, all love…
Vendhaya Kuzhambu is a South Indian tamarind based gravy made with fenugreek seeds. I’m big fan of வத்தல் குழம்பு, kara kuzhambu varieties… its almost a staple at home and shows up atleast twice or thrice a week. Definitely veg days calls for a simple kara kuzhambu with kootu poriyal kind of meal and that’s when this fenugreek kuzhambu made it to the table…
Seppakizhangu fry is a simple side dish that can be paired with sambar or rasam sadam. Seppankizhagu is a tuber like potato but not preferred by many. My son doesn’t even know what it is but just the look of it can bring in that spontaneous 👿 “NO”! Well, mom knows how to get that on the table…. anything deep fried…
Millets can be used to make upma, dosa, idli, vada, bajjis/pakoras, murrukus/chakkli, nipatlu, pongal, mudda (dumpling), khichdi, pulav/biryani, kheer/payasam, baked products such as bread and biscuits, or just boiled as rice. It can be easily substituted for rice and wheat. Amma makes idli, dosa, pongal, payasam and what not… with these millets as its easily available in India. I’ve already…
“Gothsu” refers to a chunky style gravy… almost like a light version of salsa which can be made in quickly to feed a crowd. Today’s recipe is all about Tomato Onion Gothsu…most South Indian gotsu recipes include a hint of dal and made without ginger garlic and even sometimes without onion… a typical Brahmin style recipe. Restaurants serve this as…
Mushroom Pulao is one easiest rice dish which you can whip up under 30 minutes, even more easy peasy in a rice cooker. The days when you long for something tasty but don’t have a lot of time to spend near the stove… make this Pulao and enjoy with a simple raita… Paneer Butter Masala would be nice 😆 if…
Semiya biryani / Vermicelli biryani is always one comfort food on a busy day… when you are no mood to cook but still need a hearty & tasty dish on the table and name it dinner… then you got it! Usually Semiya is used make a quick upma or used in sweet dishes like kheer or sneaking in cutlets etc etc……
Potato Murukku…. Have you heard of it?? I have used potato for varuvals, poriyal, chips or may be paratha… but making murukku with it is unusual atleast in my world. Ever since i saw this on Raks Kitchen food-clyclopedia… why not call it that way 🙂 she has a whole bunch of mouth watering recipes in her blog, all beautifully organised…
Todays recipe “Pudalangai Poriyal” is a simple side dish for south indian meals. Snake Gourd / Pudalangai is very rich in fiber, increase hydration in body and most of all it strengthens the quality of your hair and aids in weight loss… hey then,I’m in! no matter whether I like it or not. This gourd is typically not anybody’s favorite, we…
