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Puffed rice is called Pori in Tamil. It’s a very healthy and a popular snack. Pori mixed with roasted peanuts is one of my family’s most favourite snack. There are very popular fast food and snacks which uses Pori as its basic ingredient. Many years back, when we were living in Muscat, I learnt thisRead more about Pori Upma[…]
Bitter gourd is known as pavakkai in Tamil and karela in Hindi. Though it has a lot of health benefits, am not very fond of this vegetable. As a kid, I have never had this vegetable. That’s the reason may be that even now, I never buy bitter gourd. But my husband and my daughterRead more about Pavakkai Pachadi[…]
Karunai kizhangu is known as Ordinary Yam in English. It’s a very humble vegetable but very rich in protein, calcium, iron, fibre and zinc and very low in fat. I learnt to make this masiyal recipe from my husband’s aunt many years back when we visited them in Trichy. It’s very easy to make andRead more about Karunai Kizhangu Masiyal[…]
Soya nuggets are very good source of protein and it is a perfect ingredient to use for making breakfast and school tiffin. Today, after a long time I made these wraps. Red and yellow capsicums give a good flavour and crunch to the filling. This is a complete, healthy and a wholesome meal and kidsRead more about Soya and Capsicum Wraps[…]
Garlic is known as Poondu in Tamil. My cousin Viji, who had come home yesterday for Janmashtami celebration, shared this wonderful recipe with me. She told that she had seen this in a TV cookery show and that it is a very authentic dish from Chetinadu Cuisine. It’s a very simple and easy to makeRead more about Chetinadu Poondu Khuzhambu […]
Ingredients Agathi keerai ( only leaves) – 3 cups Grated coconut – 1/2 cup Oil – 2 tsps Mustard – 1 tsp Split urad dal ( black gram/ ulundhu) – 1 tsp Chana dal ( Bengal gram/ kadala paruppu)- 1 tsp Red chillies – 2 Moong dal ( Pasi paruppu) – 3 tbsps Sugar –Read more about Agathi Keerai Curry[…]
This is an easy to make and yummy instant fresh pickle. I make this to make my kids eat pineapple as they are not fond of fruits. But they never say no to this spicy, sweet and sour and yummy pickle:) Ingredients Chopped mango – 2 cups Chopped pineapple – 1 cup Sesame oil –Read more about Mango and Pineapple Pickle[…]
This dal is a very easy to make, healthy, rich, creamy, restaurant style and delicious.If you have to whip up something quick and tasty, this recipe will be very handy for you. I have made this many times at home and family has always enjoyed this dish:) Ingredients Moong dal ( green gram dal/ pasiRead more about Dal Tadka[…]
Yogurt is known as dahi in Hindi and thair in Tamil and Lady’s finger( okra) is known as bhindi in Hindi and vendakai in Tamil. I remember seeing this dahi bhindi recipe long back in a TV show. I came across this recipe again yesterday when I saw looking through my recipe note book. IRead more about Dahi Bhindi[…]
Ingredients Aval ( poha/ rice flakes) – 1 cup Grated jaggery – 1 cup Milk – 1/4th cup Ghee – 3 tbsps Cashew nuts – 1 tbsp Grated coconut – 1 tbsp Cardamom powder- 1/4th tsp Method Wash the aval well. Drain completely and soak it in milk for 15-20 mins. Add jaggery and 1/4thRead more about Aval Chakara Pongal[…]
