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Kadalai Urundai – There are a few moments in our life when we are truly and completely happy. Simple pleasures , innocent feelings, good old days.. What pops in your mind?? Verkadalai urundai (kadala mittai) is one street side snack which reminds me of those kind of happy days. This is the treat most of us must have enjoyed during…
Description: Simple healthy breakfast with loads of colourful vegetables. Regular oats with milk can be very boring sometimes, that too when you are in a big crave for spicy start. This version of oats upma could be one good recipe for those days, little lengthy procedure but is a one pot complete meal. Very versatile too… make it simple or…
Here’s something hearty and healthy for these cold wintry days. Usually or mostly Black eyed peas makes us think of a sundal recipe or quick salad recipe. But they pair well with gravies too. They are real friendly with most common veggies like brinjal, bottlegourd and drumstick. Moreover you don’t have to break your head about pre-soaking overnight, these are softer dried peas and require just about 10 minutes of soaking time. Here’s a light version of kara kuzhambu recipe made with black eyed peas and drumstick which when accompanied by plain rice and appalam will complete a full course meal.
Kuzhambu / Kulambu / Kaaramani / Thatta Payir Kuzhambu / Kongu Samayal / Puli Kuzhambu
One quick sweet for any occasion with no chance for flops. This laddu is usually made during Krishna Jayanthi pooja / Gokulashtami but really don't need an occasion, this can be a simple treat any time.
Pottukadalai Laddu / Split roasted gram laddu / MaaLaddu / Maladu / Maladoo / Laddu / Pottu Kadalai Urundai / Dalia Laddu / Udacha Kadalai Urundai / Odacha Kadalai Urundai
A huge pack of Idli rava was sleeping in my pantry.., guess it might be the same with many of you too. I couldn't think of anything productive other than turning them to Hotel Idlis. Well, home made idlis with regular idli rice are whiter, spongy and soft. Whereas these Rava idlis…when steamed turn out to be slightly yellowish, soft but bulgy. They turn out to be like the ones which we get in restaurants. Mostly these are kind of staple in many telugu households but to us or atleast me they remind me of hotel idlis.
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
A spicy vegetable samba rava upma, very healthy suitable for evening snack, goes well with ketchup or yogurt. you can also try this with white rava.
Simple , quick, easy, crispy and definitely tasty !! Oh boy ! it disappears in minutes…, use it as an accompaniment for rice or as a starter or just as a simple snacking item.
Microwave Bhindi / Microwave Vendakkai / Okra / Microwave cooking / Bachelors recipes
Dosai with Bottle gourd ?? sounds crazy isn't it? Well, its rich in fibre, low in saturated fat and cholesterol! these are the 3 things which pave way to good health and weight loss. Then, why not include in all possible ways. Though we normally use this in curries and gravies… including in dosai was pretty daunting to me. But my aunt from whom I learned this recipe guaranteed good results and it did.
Ragi is also known as millet, nachni, sollu, or sattemavu which is full of proteins and helps in digesting as it has high content of calcium and some rare nutrients such as methionine . Raagi Flour also known as kurakkan flour is used to make rotis, dosa, porridge and other food products.
