Anchovies Fish Curry/Nethili Meen Kuzhambu is a tangy and spicy curry of TamilNadu which goes well with idli, dosa and hot steamed rice. These anchovies are smaller in size and cook really very fast within a min. This gravy is tangy, spicy and thicker in consistency as we add coconut paste. Also, you can consume…
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Curd Rice Recipe | Thayir Saadam | Bagala Bath
Curd Rice is a popular South Indian variety rice which is a must for lunch. Curd rice can be served as plain or can be tempered with curry leaves and mustard. In Tamil, we call it as Thayir Saadam (தயிர் சாதம்), in Telugu it is daddojanam and Bagala Bath a fancy name given for curd rice…
Raw Banana Tawa Fry Recipe | Vazhakkai Varuval
Raw Banana Tawa Fry/Vazhakkai Varuval is a simple South Indian accompaniment which goes well with sambar, rasam or curd rice. Many recipes like deep fry, podimas, normal fry with coconut, fritters, curry and much more can be made using Raw Banana. Raw banana cooks very fast, so we need not pressure cook or boil it as…
Idli Milagai Podi Method 2 | Idli Podi (Chutney Powder)
Idli Milagai Podi is a dipping condiment for idli and dosa. Even though we used to make sambar and chutney for idli and dosa, we always prefer this idli milagai podi over sambar and chutney. If you don’t have much time in the morning to prepare any side dish for breakfast this podi comes handy on…
Ragada Patties Recipe | Chaat Recipe
Ragada Patties – a popular street food or chaat item from North India. Patties are made up of potatoes and ragada is made up of dried white peas. As I had sprouted peas, replaced dried white peas and made this ragada patty. I tasted this Ragada Patties for the first time at my friend Anithajis…
Mor Kuzhambu Recipe | South Indian Buttermilk Curry
Mor Kuzhambu/Buttermilk curry which we are going to see here is a simple base recipe prepared using coconut paste. This is one of the staple food in all South Indian houses. You can add any veggies of your choice like white pumpkin, chow chow, ash gourd, bitter gourd. There are two methods of making mor…
Mini Poondu Murukku Recipe | Mini Garlic Murukku
Mini Poondu Murukku/Garlic Murukku as the name suggest murukku is made of garlic. Last time I made cashew murukku and it turned out to be so crisp with nice even color. This time made same mullu murukku with garlic flavor in miniature size. Why should we prepare murukku only for festivals? This can be made…
Green Chutney Recipe – for Chaat using Mint and Coriander Leaves
Green Chutney is used as a dip or spread for many Indian chaat items and savory snacks. This is the most favorite accompaniment which goes well with sandwiches, ragada patties, samosas, cutlets and almost all snack items. This is so simple to prepare and tastes great. You could prepare this chutney in advance and can…
Broken Wheat Sweet Pongal Recipe | Cracked Wheat Sakkarai Pongal
Broken Wheat Sweet Pongal is made up of cracked wheat, jaggery, moong dal as main ingredients. Usually, we used to make savory Pongal using this broken wheat. This time I wanted to try sweet version and it turned out to be too good. So I am sharing this recipe with you all. We always make…
Pudalangai Kootu Recipe | Snake Gourd Kootu
Pudalangai Kootu is made using snake gourd and chana dal which is a traditional side dish from Tamil Nadu. You can make kootu either using chana dal or moong dal. One which we make with chana dal is dry version. Moong dal version will be of semi-gravy consistency. I have already posted Cabbage Kootu using…