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Potato is known as Urulai kizhangu in Tamil and Aloo in Hindi. Potato is one vegetable that everyone is fond off and is used in almost all the cuisines of the world. It’s a very healthy and a versatile vegetable which is used in many varieties of recipes like soups, starters, salads, main courses, accompanimentsRead more about Urulai Peratal […]
If there is one ingredient which is healthy and liked by most of the people, it can be certainly peanuts. Roasted or boiled, peanuts can be used in many recipes. Peanuts are very rich in essential nutrients. In a 100 g serving, peanuts provide 570 calories and are an excellent source (defined as more than 20% of theRead more about Peanuts, Corn and Pineapple Salad[…]
Yeriseri / Errisery is a very traditional dish of Kerala cuisine. It’s made with raw banana and yam. It is one of the dish that is part of the Onam Sadya. Onam is the state festival of Kerala with State holidays on 4 days starting from Onam Eve (Uthradom) to the 3rd Onam Day. In Kerala, it is theRead more about Yeriseri[…]
Molaga ( milgai) in Tamil means chillies. Bajji molagai are the long green chillies that are used to make Bajji ( pakora). Making a stuff Bajji Molaga simmered in a tamarind grave had been in my mind for sometime. I had seen one such recipei in a cookery show. But I had not noted downRead more about Stuffed Molaga Bajji Khuzhambu […]
Watermelon Rind Dosa Few days back, I had made watermelon Othappam. I had used watermelon juice to make the Othappam batter. Two days back, when I was cutting the watermelon, as always, I kept aside the rind which was to be discarded. Just when I was about to do that, I got this idea toRead more about Watermelon Rind Dosa[…]
You are considered to be a good cook, if you can make a good rasam. Though it does not require great skills to make rasam, somehow some people make great rasam. One such person is my mom. Till now, I don’t think that I can make rasam like her:) Actually this is not my mom’sRead more about Special Rasam[…]
Vatha Khuzhambu is one the most favourite dish of my family. In fact, one can hardly find a tamil brahmin who would not like this dish. Vatha Khuzhambu with potato fry or Paruppu usili and appalam ( papad) is one the most popular combination of lunch menu. This is the recipe of the very famousRead more about Arusuvai Arasu Vatha Khuzhambu […]
Mango is called as mamidikaya in telugu and mango cooked with dal called as Mamidikai Pappu. It’s a very traditional recipe from Andhra Pradesh. I saw this recipe in a tamil weekly magazine. I followed that recipe with very little variation. It turned out to be very delicious. It’s important to use sour mangoes forRead more about Mamidikai Pappu[…]
Lentils are known as Paruppu in Tamil. Urundai means round/ ball. And yogurt is called as moru. Paruppu Urundai Morekhuzhambu is a very traditional Tamil Brahmin delicacy. It actually means spicy steamed lentil balls simmered in spicy yogurt gravy. The tricky part of the dish is to make soft steamed balls of lentils which willRead more about Paruppu Urundai Morekhuzhambu […]
Adai is a very traditional breakfast of Tamil Nadu. It’s a variety of dosa. It’s made of combination of lentils and rice. It’s thicker than dosa, crispy and spicy. It’s rich in protein, healthy and wholesome. Unlike dosa, the batter for adai need not be fermented. Though many have it have for breakfast, in ourRead more about Adai[…]
