As i mentioned earlier in my milagu kuzhambu post,here is the paruppu thogaiyal recipe.This is familiar almost in all South Indian homes.DH love this with milagu kuzhambu but my fav combo is garlic rasam.This would be our fav lunch in most of the weekends.My mom used to add garlic in paruppu thogaiyal but i skipped that here.If you want you can…
Being a great fan of mushroom,i have posted many using mushrooms,but yet to post how to clean it I found it is easy after seeing the steps here. So Here am sharing ,how to clean Mushrooms in Easy Steps: There are many varieties of mushrooms are available in market,whatever it is try to choose whole…
Agathi Keerai is green leaves and its english name is Sesbania Grandiflora.Agathi Keerai Curry | Poriyal Nutritional Values are very rich in Agathi Keerai.My mom use to cook Agathi keerai in most of the Vratam days and she will add the leaves in dosa,sambar,rasam,etc.It is very easy to clean the leaves.You can clean it whenever you find time like…
As I announced earlier, am going to introduce my friend’s recipe today.Let me introduce her first.She is Vakula Arvind.She is very close to me and was my class mate from school to college.When i informed her about the VIP Event,she agreed and immediately came back with a recipe.Thank you so much Vakuls. As…
Manga | Mango Pachadi is made up of Raw mangoes. This special dish can be made on the Auspicious day Tamil New Year(puthandu | Varudapirappu) , the five tastes like mangoes(pulippu),jaggery(enippu),neem flowers(kasappu),salt(uvarppu),chilli(karam) and tamarind(thuvarppu).It depicts that life has to face everything from success to defeat.Children are highly excited at the time of puthandu as they…
Boiled Jack fruit seeds can be used as an alternative to potatoes.But along with Potato and Peas,the stir fry will be more tasty and nutritious.Do try this Delicious stir fry. Ingredients:10-15 Jack Fruit Seeds 1 Medium sized Potato30g Green Peas( i used Frozen)2 tsp Oil1/2 tsp Mustard SeedsA Pinch Hing1/3 tsp Turmeric Powder1 Medium Sized Onion,ChoppedA Sprig…
Nutritional Values are very rich in Drumstick leaves.My mom use drumstick leaves in most of the dishes like dosa,sambar,rasam,etc.She will prepare simple drumstick leaves poriyal,Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu and masal vadai,using drumstick leaves.These are my favorite food which i like more in my mom’s cooking.Here is the recipe for simple Drumstick leaves Poriyal.Later i will post the Paruppu urundai…
Purple Cabbage is more colorful and attractive to kids.My daughter doesn’t like cabbage.So i use Purple one for her to eat cabbage and get it’s nutrition.But not only for kids I too like purple cabbage very much due to it’s color. And poriyal is one easy recipe to try with cabbage … Ingredients: 300g Purple Cabbage1 Onion Chopped1 tsp Oil1…
Manathakkali Keerai – has lot of vitamins in it. It is good for mouth & stomach ulcers. Ingredients: Medium sized bunch of manatha thakkali keerai10 small onions chopped1 tomato chopped2 green chillies1/2 tsp cumin seeds1 tsp oil2 tbsp grated coconut1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds Method: Wash the keerai and drain the water.Grind the grated coconut with fenugreek seeds…
Ingredients 1/2 cup toor dal2 tbsp chana dal2 dried red chillies1/4 tsp asafoetida powder / hing1/4 tsp turmeric powder1 tsp salt1 sprig curry leaves1 tbsp oil2 cups Beans cut into small pieces1 tsp oil2 dried red chillis and 1/2 tsp mustard seeds for temperingSalt to taste Method: Soak 1/2 cup toor dal with 2 tbsp…
Tindora Stir Fry(Kovakkai varruval): Ingredients: Tindora 100g Onion 1 finely choppedTomatoes 2 finely ChoppedGinger garlic paste 1 tspSambar powder 1 tspTurmeric powder 1/2 tspCinnamon stick 1Curry leaves 1 sprigcloves 2 -3Oil 3 tspSalt to taste Method of Preparation: Wash and cut the Tindora into your desired shapes.Heat the kadai with oil and add the cloves…