Shallow fried Indian Bitter Gourd prepared with an unsual tomato pulp marinade.
Bitter Gourd – Karela
Finger millet / Ragi is widely consumed in Karnataka, popular in rural Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Mostly its used in porridge or Mudde / kali preparations. Due to its high nutritional content its getting significant importance recently and people have started inculcating it in many day to day dishes too. Here's one from my kitchen…
Englsih ~ Finger Millet
Tamil ~ Kezhvaragu
Telugu ~ Ragi
Kannada ~ Ragi
Hindi ~ Ragi, Nachani, Bajra
Malayalam ~ Panjapule
Kale greens are highly nutritious vegetable relating to the wild cabbage family. Fresh kale leaves when sauteed and seasoned in our Indian style taste similar to that of Murungai keerai (Drumstick leaves).
Poriyal ~~~ Dry saute / Dry fry / Vepudu / Thoran
Kale Greens Thoran / Kale Saute / Kale Vepudu / Kale Curry / Porial / Dry Kale Fry
Inorder to enjoy the true essence of Chettinad cuisine, always prepare the dish with fresh spices and masalas… don't ever compromise over any susbtitutes. This meen kuzhambu is just like any other regular kuzhambu preparation except its made with a fresh blend of spices and sauteed in pure sesame oil which gives life and brings out that finger licking flavour.
Corn soup is traditionally corn kernels added to regular soup base seasoned with salt and pepper. Most popular pick among one such corn soups is Indo-Chinese creamed style soup, which people crave for. Here's my style of Sweet Corn Chicken Soup… though not an exact match but close enough to that of Adyar Waldorf Restaurant, Chennai.
Simple healthy salad to cool you up, great for lucnh box, travel and parties.
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Dill with sateed mushroom in peppery masala. Fresh Dill is very fragrant and sweeter with little bit of fennel and ajwain flavour. Suits well for soups, pickles and some curries. Here is my attempt to combine it with Mushroom and pepper.
Mushroom Masala / Dill Masala / Mushroom Pepper Masala with Dill / Dill Curry / Dill Saute / Dill Fry / Dil
German ~ Dill
Hindi ~ Sowa
Tamil ~ Sataguppi, Guppai
Paruppu Usili is a South Indian dry lentil curry preparation. Paruppu ~ lentil, Usili ~ Crumbled is teamed with Asparagus to form a scrumptious poriyal. Asparagus ??? quite a scary veggie for first timers to inculcate in Indian cooking. But trust me… it tastes pretty decent compared to Broccoli. In my opinion, fresh raw asparagus tastes like raw peanuts (crunchy and munchy) and cooked tastes somewhere between soft green peas and beans.
Green brinjals sauteed in Idli milagai podi with rich seasonings. This quick veggie fry is very popular among Mudaliar community in some parts of Tamil Nadu. Happened to taste in one of my friends place and since then was craving for this dish. Traditionally its made with purple brinjals but tried mine with Thai eggplants for a change.