Category: Tamil Nadu

  • potato kootu

    Potato kootu is my mother-in-law's best recipe. This is very easy to prepare and it can be served with chapathi, rice , poori.

  • Okra Fry

    Okra Fry

    A simple recipe for spicy okra fry.

  • Egg/Muttai Kuzhambu

    Egg/Muttai Kuzhambu

    Eggs are one of the most complete, naturally produced foods containing many essential nutrients for a balanced diet for adults and children alike. Here is a simple recipe for making tasty egg kuzhambu.

  • Karunai Kizhangu Varuval

    Karunai Kizhangu Varuval

    Simple home style yam fry.  This vegetable is quite hard to find here in US, some Oriental stores have them. Indian stores have these in the frozen aisle. (Karunai Kilangu / Sena Kilangu / Yam fry / Yam Varuval)Elephant Foot Yam – EnglishKarunai Kizhangu / Sennai Kizhangu – TamilChenna – MalayalamSuran – Hindi / MarathiKarrapendalam – Telugu

  • Curried Moong Sprouts

    Curried Moong Sprouts

    Moong sprouts seasoned with spices and cooked to perfection. Great healthy lunch box idea when rolled up in a warm chapatti or tortilla. (  Whole Green Gram – English, Paasi payaru- Tamil, Mudi Pesalu – Telugu, Sabut Moong – Hindi,  Idi Hesuru – Kannada, Cherupayar – Malayalam  )

  • Broccoli Paruppu Usili

    Broccoli Paruppu Usili

    Here's an easy recipe to bring home the most hated veggie on earth. Though Italian born, when given life with protein packed Indian lentils, this would no longer be looked down with a frown. Usili, a famous South Indian preparation takes an interesting twist in this recipe when combined with broccoli.

  • Beetroot Vadai

    Beetroot Vadai

    Beetroot vadai …yet an other authentic variety of vadai prepared with a unique combination of beetroot and dhals,shaped into vadas and deep fried in oil.This can be had as an evening snack or with rice as a side dish too.Taste's good with Curd rice and Ghee rice.

  • Thattai

    Thattai

    Crunchy rice and lentil based savoury snack from Tamil Nadu.Thattai – TamilChekkalu – TeluguNippattu – Kannada

  • Pudina (Mint Leaves) Rice

     Pudina rice is one of my mother's favorite recipe which can be prepared easily. Since it is colorful kids will like it the most.