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Today, I have made a new variety of Khuzhambu ( gravy) using walnuts. Walnuts are very rich in protein, vitamin and minerals. Daily intake of walnuts are recommended for people having high cholesterol as it has poly unsaturated fatty acids which helps in lowering the cholesterol. Walnuts are very rich in omega 3 and omegaRead more about Tomato Walnut Khuzhambu[…]
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[…]
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 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[…]
Today’s lunch at home was again a simple, easy to make and heathy South Indian food cooked with very little oil. For the first time I made agathi keerai dry curry. It came out very well and my kids liked it very much. Agathi keerai is known as August tree leaves. It is slightly bitter inRead more about Simple Lunch Menu 9[…]
Another simple South Indian lunch menu from my kitchen. The best thing about South Indian cooking is that the amount of oil used for cooking is very less. Oil is basically used only for tempering. Generally when I make morekuzhambhu( South Indian Kadhi), I add tomatoes to it. Today, I have added banana stem. BansnaRead more about Simple Lunch Menu 8[…]
This is very a different, creamy and a delicious dish from the Gujarati cuisine. Instead of tomatoes, sour yogurt is used in this recipe to give a tangy taste to this dal. Yogurt gives a rich and creamy texture to the dal and also enhances the protein and calcium content the dal. It is veryRead more about Yogurt Tuvar dal[…]
This is a very mild, aromatic, rich, creamy and delicious khuzhambu from Chetinadu cuisine which can be served with steamed rice, appam or idiyappam. Ingredients Onions – 2 Tomatoes – 3-4 Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder – 1 tsp Thick coconut milk – 1 cup Salt to taste Oil – 1 tbspRead more about Tomato Khuzhambu[…]
