Healthy broth made with lentil and beets for hearty meals, a mouth licking tasty treat from Karnataka.
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Kootu is a semi solid curry made with lentil and vegetables. Poricha kootu is made with combination of Moong dal and vegetable of your choice flavoured with fresh grated coconut.
Ivy Gourd ~ English
Kovakkai ~ Tamil
Kundru ~ Hindi
Dondakaya ~ Telugu
Koval ~ Malayalam
Tondekayi ~ Kannada
Tindora ~ Gujarathi
Pori Urundai is puffed rice balls usually made during karthigai deepam festival. This also reminds me of my school days where with few paisa we get a big bag of these which I use to enjoy with my friends munching all the way back home. In our home we make with arisi pori but my grandmother makes these using nel…
Simple Keerai Poriyal using Swiss Chard.
Poriyal ~ Tamil
Thoran ~ Malayalam
Kura ~ Telugu
Palya ~ Kannada
Subzi ~ Hindi
Varai ~ Sri Lankan Tamil
Mint Leaves Kurma/Pudhina Kurma:Mint leaves/Pudhina are highly fragrant by itself and are also rich in Iron and Fibre.It holds an important place in Indian cuisine. A few dishes prepared with mint leaves are mint-coriander chutney, rasam,pulao, biryanis. Being a carminative,mint is often used in dishes made with peas, dals and other food stuffs .
Pan fried Yam Chips. (Karunai Kizhangu ~ Elephant Foot Yam )
Elephant Foot Yam – English
Karunai Kizhangu / Sennai Kizhangu – Tamil
Chenna – Malayalam
Suran – Hindi / Marathi
Karrapendalam – Telugu
Appam is one of the most famous delicious dish in South India. It can be served with Coconut milk or veg kurma or mutton kurma.
Ridge gourd cooked with split green gram (Moong dal / Pachai Paruppu) to make a semi thick lentil gravy. Tastes good as a side with Meen kuzhambu, Kara kuzhambu or Vatral Kuzhambu varieties or even goes well when mixed with rice with a drizzle of ghee.
Vazhakkai Curry:A classic,versatile Mustard based Andhra style curry that can be prepared with effortless ease.This curry is perfectly seasoned with spices, especially the flavor of Mustard powder accentuates the currys distinctive taste.Very quick, simple to prepare,healthy and makes a great side dish with hot rice or rotis.