Indian Broad Beans cooked in tangy chunky tomato onion gravy.
English ~ Broad Beans
Tamil ~ Avarakkai
Telugu ~ Chikkudukaya
Hindi ~ Sem
Kannada ~ Avarekayi
Malayalam ~ Avara
Mixed greens sauteid with chicken and cooked in simmering coconut milk. Stew is a thin gravy thicker than soup and thiner than sauce made with combination of veggies and stock. Here is an interesting combo of Spinach, Chard and chicken simmered in mild sweet coconut milk. Best when served with flakky parottas, plain bread, parathas etc and not a bad idea to try with plain rice too.
Keerai Kurma / Keerai Kuzhambu / Chicken Kuzhambu / Kulambu / Kolambu / Mixed Greens Stew / Chicken Stew
Lassi is a traditional North Indian yogurt based smoothie. Sweetened version of this is made with fruits and honey. Here is one such smoothie with Mango being the highlight.
Mango Milk Shake / Mango Smoothie / Lassi / Mango
Eggs combined with creamy coconut milk gravy makes this kurma a versatile dish literally making combos go endless. Bread, Puri, Chapati, Any variety rice, Idli , dosai, Naan etc….
Egg Korma / Muttai Kurma / Muttai Korma / Kodi Kuddu Kurma / Boiled Egg Kurma / Muttai Kurma Kuzhambu
Masala Vadai is a popular deep fried snack from Tamil Nadu also known as Paruppu vadai. This is either made with single lentil or combination of lentils. We at home, make it purely with Bengal gram and call it as Masala Vadai and the one made with multiple lentils are termed as Aama Vadai. These vadais with crispy exterior and soft interior can be served as an appetizer, evening snack or in general would suit for any occassion.
South Indian style fenugreek leaves stir fry!
Re fried Beans is a type of mashed beans, a staple of Mexican cuisine. Raw Pinto or Black beans are soaked overnight, cooked, mashed and fried with fat and seasoned. Mostly Pinto beans are used for this recipe which makes a great snacking dip for Nachos, stuffing for tacos and burritos, stuffing for chunky enchiladas or a simple accompaniment for Mexican style rice. Here comes the recipe for my Taco cradle.
Spinach flavoured parathas made with whole wheat flour.
Coconut flavoured rice sauteed with green capsicum.
Bell pepper Pulav / Capsicum Pulav / Green Bell Pepper Pulao
Simple homestyle beetroot fry. Beetroot Curry / Beetroot Fry / Beetroot Porial / Beet Poriyal