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Walnut Chutney – a quick healthy chutney.. great side for idli dosa. As they enter the house the first question ? what’s for dinner? & with thiruttu? muzhi I go.. dosai with coconut chutney. Most weekday dinner shifts? some chutney will be “on call” duty.. and yesterday it was walnut chutney from @malathy.ajay feed. ?Walnuts are really good for you.. few…
Kurkuri Bhindi – ada 😆 namma vendakka pakoda pa ithu… googlekaga bhindi kurkure title… 😀 Do you crave for crispy ladysfinger chips ? then you are in the right place… normally they don’t stay crisp for long that’s the complaint i get a lot and this one will prove that wrong! This recipe will keep them good for a long…
Keerai Thandu Kootu – technically made with thandu keerai…. how on earth am i going to find that in USA 🙄 you know what? matured amaranth greens are thandu keerai (tandalja bhaji) and you know many Indian stores have these thick stemmed amaranth at times and we normally discard thinking its way too thick… not anymore. They take a little…
Vazhaikai Varuval is an easy pan fry version of raw banana which goes well as a side dish with sambar, rasam or thayir sadam. This is one of the easiest way to use them… just massage them with masala and shallow fry over a tawa. Ingredients Raw Banana / Vazhaikkai – 1 (about 15 circular pieces) Turmeric powder – 1/4…
Mutton Vellai Kurma is a coconut based gravy… is a usual in our home on sundays. We make this for our breakfast… as a side for idli dosa , poori, idiyappam. Non veg days calls mutton, chicken.. & on saturday’s its veggie style! This is more like weekend ritual back home.. where we make some kind of kurma kuzhambu with…
Coriander Peanut Chutney – a simple accompaniment for your idli dosa… This quick and tasty chutney can be made in a jiffy, little colorful & healthy too! Ingredients Roasted Peanuts – 1/2 cup Coriander leaves – 1/4 cup Fresh Grated Coconut – 1 cup Green Chilli – 3 Ginger – 1 inch piece Salt – 1/2 teaspoon Water – as…
Vazhaipoo Ven Pongal – Have tried this combo? sounds interesting isn’t it? That how i felt when i first heard and immediately tried when my friend Shanthi shared a pic of this dish on her insta feed. Nothing complicated… just the usual ven pongal with sauteed fresh vazhaipoo (banana blossoms). The taste doesn’t differ much from the regular ven pongal… with…
Vegetable Gotsu is an easy accompaniment for Idli dosa or Pongal. Normally gotsu is made with dal and veggie combination with no ginger garlic in it but this idea adapted from one of those Arusuvai Idhu thani suvai TV program by Mrs. Revathy Shanmugam where she shares making a gotsu using ginger garlic paste which gives kind of a masala…
Pulikaichal is a must for any “busy family” always running… trying to be on schedule but end up a few minutes behind every time 🙂 🙂 :-)Being a mom is an adventure in itself and you never know what you learn everyday… all these years I have learned the lessons that mom and her mom learned and this is one…
Vegetable Stew for Appam is one lip smacking combo… normally thengai paal / sweetened coconut milk is served , for those who want a spicy side can go with this stew which is light, creamy, coconut-ty rich! Ingredients for Stew Mixed Vegetables – 2 cups (carrot, potato, green peas) Onions – 1/2 cup (thinly sliced) Green Chilli – 3 (slit…
