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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 […]
Puthandu in Tamil means new year. It is the celebration of the first day of the Tamil new year in mid-April by Tamilians all over the world. On this day, Tamil people greet each other by saying “Puthandu Vazthukal” ( புத்தாண்டு வாழ்த்துகள் ) or “Iniya Tamizh Puthandu Nalvaazhthukal” (இனிய தமிழ்ப் புத்தாண்டு நல்வாழ்த்துகள்). The festive occasion is in keeping with the HinduRead more about Festive South Indian Thali[…]
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[…]
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[…]
Yesterday I bought some mangoes. While buying I decided that the breakfast for today will be puri with aam rus. It’s one of my very favourite breakfast. Since I had fresh peas too, I thought of making peas puris. Somehow, that idea led to kachoris. This is the first time am making kachoris. IRead more about Peas and Badam Kachoris[…]
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[…]
Ven Pongal is a very traditional and a very popular breakfast of Tamil Nadu:) It’s the tamil cuisine version of Khichidi. It is a must in all the wedding breakfast menu:) Though all of us like Ven Pongal at home, I don’t make it often as this dish requires a lot of ghee which isRead more about Ven Pongal[…]
