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Paruppu thogayal is one of the very popular variety of chutney from the South Indian cuisine. It’s basically made with tuvar dal. Today I have added red capsicum along with the tuvar dal to make the thogayal to make it more healthier and interesting. The colour, the flavour and the texture of the thogayal wasRead more about Capsicum Paruppu Thogayal[…]
This will be probably the most easiest way to make healthy and yummy sambar in a jiffy. Few days back I shared my mom’s prized recipe for Instant Sambar Powder. It’s her own creation and she has made it for her own convenience. Today, I sharing the recipe to make sambar with this powder. Mix,Read more about Instant Sambar[…]
After a long time I bought baby corns. My plan was to make Chinese food for lunch today. But I couldn’t manage to get spring onions. So I made a new gravy along with paneer and served it with coconut and onion rice:) The gravy was rich, creamy, yummy and my kids really loved it:)Read more about Baby Corn and Paneer Subzi[…]
Banana stem is known as vazhaithandu in Tamil. It’s a very humble and a healthy vegetable. It has very less calories and high fibre content. It is diuretic and recommended for people who are suffering from kidney stones and gall bladder stones. It’s good for diabetic patients and it aids weight loss. Ingredients Chopped vazhaithanduRead more about Vazhaithandu Paruppu Curry[…]
After lot of festive cooking, now it’s back to basic and simple food at home. Today for lunch I made Jeera rasam. Cumin seeds are known as jerragam in Tamil. This is a very mild, therapeutic and a delicious rasam. I learnt to make this rasam from my maternal grand mom, who was an expertRead more about Jeera Rasam[…]
It’s raining heavily in Chennai. Schools were declared as a holiday today. First I thought of making hot puris and aloo rus for breakfast. Then changed my mind and made this new, wholesome and yummy corn rava khichdi. The khichdi was very colourful, full of flavour and absolutely yummy. My kids feasted on the hotRead more about Corn Rava Khichidi[…]
It was a simple lunch at home today. I made a new rasam with raw mango. It’s my own recipe and very simple to make. The rasam came out very well, spicy and tangy with a mild flavour of the delicious mango:) Ingredients Tuvar dal ( pigeon peas) – 1/2 cup Chopped raw mango –Read more about Raw Mango Rasam[…]
Kadhambam in Tamil means mixture. Today, I made a new variety of sambar using mixture of vegetables. I had noted down the recipe of this sambar long time back, not sure from where. The sambar was very aromatic, spicy, tangy and absolutely yummy:) Ingredients Tuvar dal ( pigeon peas) – 3/4th cup Turmeric powder –Read more about Masala Kadhamba Sambar[…]
Colacasia is known as Sepangkizhangu in Tamil and Arbi in Hindi. Today I made a new Khuzhambu ( gravy) with Sepangkizhangu. It was spicy, tangy and really yummy. Colacasia is rich in calcium, magnesium, potassium , vitamin C , vitamin B6 and dietary fibre. It has a low glycemic index. It helps in building bodyRead more about Sepangkizhangu Khuzhambu[…]
We are enjoying a lovely weather in Chennai for the past few days. I really felt like having some hot chocolate today. But to my dismay, I found that I didn’t have enough chocolate or chocolate syrup in stock. So, I started making my usual masala tea. Suddenly got this idea of making chocolate tea.Read more about Hot Chocolate Tea[…]
