Gooseberries have numerous health benefits such as rich in antioxidants, Vitamin C, controls blood sugar, anti-aging property, high in fiber and low in calories, good for the heart and much more. It is good practice to include one amla each day in your daily meal. In gooseberry rasam, we add only the tomato and not…
Gravy for Rice
Chow Chow Paasiparuppu Kootu Recipe | Chayote Kootu
Chow Chow Kootu/Chayote Kootu is a no onion no garlic kootu which is prepared with the simple ingredients available in the pantry. This is a typical South Indian style kootu which is made with moong dal and ground coconut. This can be had along with any tangy gravies like puzhi kulambu, poondu kulambu. This can…
Drumstick Leaves Kootu Recipe | Murungai Keerai Kootu
Drumstick Leaves Kootu is a typical South Indian style kootu which is prepared with moong dal and coconut paste. This kootu is very simple to prepare and tastes absolutely divine. Usually, this kootu is prepared using Amaranthus. As I had a drumstick Leaves I tried with this and it came out well. This can be…
Ghee Dhal Recipe | Nei Paruppu | Uppu Paruppu
Ghee Dhal/Nei Paruppu/Uppu Paruppu is a simple and delicious South Indian gravy which pairs well with hot steamed rice. This is very much loved by kids as it does not contain any spices in it. Main ingredients which are used here are ghee and toor dal(split pigeon pea lentil). Even a simple dhal can be…
Tamarind Rasam Recipe | Puli Rasam without Tomato
Tamarind Rasam is a typical South Indian Rasam where a meal is incomplete without this. Normally, we add tomatoes to rasam. But in this tamarind rasam, we are not going to add either tomatoes or dal water. This is simply made with tamarind as a base and with the addition of dry chili, pepper, cumin,…
Chicken Gravy with Coconut Milk Recipe
Chicken Gravy with Coconut Milk is mildly spiced and typically made in South Indian style. This chicken gravy is succulent, aromatic with coconut milk and tastes fabulous. This curry goes well with rice or any Indian bread. You can see I have used only limited spices in this. The reason is I have used homemade…
Drumstick Pulp Thokku Recipe | Murungaikkai Thokku
Drumstick pulp Thokku is made with the pulp of drumstick and sauteed along with spices. Usually, we prepare either sambar or rasam using drumstick. But the pulp of drumstick can be used in any forms like we use in this thokku recipe or in cutlet or vada or soup. This drumstick thokku goes well with…
Anchovies Fish Curry Recipe | Nethili Meen Kuzhambu
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…
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…
Bottle Gourd Kootu Recipe | Sorakkai Kootu
Bottle Gourd Kootu/Sorakkai Kootu is very simple to prepare and tastes awesome. This can be had along with any tangy gravies like puzhi kulambu, poondu kulambu. This can also be mixed with hot steamed rice and relished. This is the South Indian style Kootu made with coconut. This kootu is very delicious. When you want…
