Tamil New Years and Vishu are the important Hindu festival in India. As per 2015 Hindu calendar Puthandu (Tamil: புத்தாண்டு) falls on Tuesday, 14th April 2015. In Kerala, they celebrate this day as “Vishu”. This year Vishu is being celebrated on 15th Apr 2015. Our usual festival menu will be payasam, vada, etc…along with that mango pachadi is a must…
Thalippu Vengaya vadagam | thalippu vadagam | Karuvadam Recipe is used for tempering ,that is why it is called as thalippu (tempering) vadagam (vathal) and it is made up of shallots and flavourful Indian spices.It has many names Vengaya vadam or vengaya vadagam or thalippu vadam or seasoned vadam (everything the same).I have made this after…
Tender Jackfruit is a common vegetable in many cuisines. I thought it is common only in TamilNadu cuisines but after reading the article in Wikipedia, about this vegetable, I was amazed to find out how popular it is all around the world. This Tender Jackfruit Curry is also called Palamusu in tamil.This curry is prepared…
Vada Curry or Vadacurry is the delicious deep fried dal vadas served with a spicy South Indian curry with enough masalas to give your taste-buds a joy ride.This recipe is demonstrated by chef.Ashokkumar ,he was working as a chef in chennai airport and now he is working as a chef in Myanmar. Recently he visited…
Indian Appetizers are Methu Vadai,Masal Vadai,Cabbage Vadai,Cauliflower 65,Onion/potato Raw banana baji,Milagai bajji,mysore bonda,potato bonda , cashew pakoda,onion pakoda,thool pakoda.These are the appetizers which we usually makes at home. Jack fruit seed pakoda normally we won’t make at homes but some people heard about it. Last sunday my friend made this when we visited her home,i…
Cabbage Vadai is an easy vadai recipe without onion and garlic.Vade, also known as wada or vade or vadai or bara. Usually we won’t add onion while making vadai for naivedyam.Vadai without onion is really taste good and i made it using cabbage and it taste awesome along with Tomato Chutney and Sambar. Aishu loves methu Vadai a lot than the masal…
Navratri(Navaratri) is around the corner.Hope all are busy with the preparation.What to make this year and how to plan our menu?What gift to give? hope all are planned.Last year i couldn’t able to celebrate the navratri in grand manner but kept simple Golu at my place.Since my mil don’t have practice of keeping golu but…
Hi guys, how are you all…Totally missing you all and my blog.I am back here after my busy busy schedule,dont want to miss my blog baby.Here is the Quick Recipe , Vendakkai Poriyal.Aishu’s fav and almost this will present on her lunch box.This can be make on many ways,but this is the most easy and…
Tamil New Year / Puthandu / Varuda Pirappu 2014 is just near to the door step, thought it might be useful if I share a few easy recipes in this occasion.Few of my Tamil New Year Menus as follows, 1. Sago Payasam 2. Mangai Pachadi with Neem Flower 3.Purana Poli(Sweet Poli) 4. Medhu Vadai…
Ram Navami is a Hindu festival and this year it falls on 8th April,Tuesday.Neer Mor,Panakam/Pakagam is normally prepared during Sri rama navami along with VadaParuppu(Kosambari).I have already posted Kosambari Recipe and today i wanna share the recipe for neer mor and panagam. Neer Mor Recipe | Rama Navami Recipes—————————————————————————————————————————— Author : Premalatha Aravindhan Category :…
Navaratri | Navratri in 2013 will start on Saturday, the 5th of October and will continue for 9 days until Sunday, the 13th of October.In Southern states of Tamil Nadu,the festival of Navrathri is called Kolu or Navratri Golu.Sundals are very popular among Navratri recipes/Golu Recipes as various varieties of sundals are made everyday for…
Milagu Pongal or Ven Pongal (Khara Pongal) or Ghee Pongal is one of the Aishu’s fav breakfast. She always loves the kovil style pongal,especially nanganallur anjaneyar temple prasatham. Normally we used to add whole Milagu and cumin seeds in ven pongal but this style contains coarsely grounded pepper and cumin powder. The flavour of the…
1. Mangai Pachadi with Neem Flower 2. Purana Poli(Sweet Poli) 3. Medhu Vadai without Onion 4. Kosambari 5. Akkaravadisal 6. Rava Payasam 7. Pasi Paruppu Payasam 8. Aval Payasam 9. Rice Payasam 10. Kalkandu Sadham I hope these recipes provides you a quick and easy reference. Have a Nice Day!!! Technorati Tags: Tamil New…
Hey Guys, am back.Happy New Year to you all.Today am sharing one of the famous festival recipe Pongakkuzhambu and Sankaranti kuttu recipe which is a yummy side dish for ven pongal.It is usually done during the Pongal Feast which contains lot of healthy vegetables and dal.We will use country vegetables in odd numbers to make…
Even though i make chutney and sambar for idly & dosa but without idly podi we won’t have dosa or idly.DH doesn’t like garlic much so I don’t add garlic in general but only for me i will make a small amount of this dry garlic podi and reserve it in fridge.Poondu Molaga podi is…
After long time here is my mom recipe.I remember when she makes this chutney we used to have uncountable number of idlies.This is our fav chutney for ever.Whenever Amma makes this chutney she will reserve some onions to make onion dosai because onion dosai and tomato chutney are my fav combo.Here is the recipe.Spicy Chutney:Ingredients:4-5…
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…
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…
VerKadalai(groundnut) kuzhambhu is a healthy and tasty south Indian Kuzhambu recipe.This is one my favourite Kuzhambu,love to have it with hot rice.Groundnut is a very healthy and delicious dish with a number of ingredients spicing up the dish and the nutritional value also is high. Use fresh groundnut.Pressure cook the groundnut with the shell,by…
I’m back with my favorite khuzhambu recipe, my daughter has school holidays due to which I was unable to blog and also my laptop crashed. I got a new laptop, school holidays are over so I have some time in hand to blog. This is a simple recipe and taste delicious. Ingredients: 1 tbsp Karuvadam…
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…
Once i heard about the Blogger Marathon event with Raks Kitchen,wanted to send a entry to the event.It’s very good idea of choosing her blog,thanks to Jayshree Ravi.Because her blog is an inspirational blog for all the beginners like me.It is very difficult to choose one recipe from Raks kitchen because all the recipe pictures make…
Enjoyed the vacation and am back with an easy breakfast recipe, Rava Idli.Rava Idli is healthy as it doesn’t need a lot of oil. We can make it still healthier by adding vegetables such as grated or finely chopped carrots, french beans and green peas. It looks colourful too when we add vegetables. Ingredients: 1 cup…
Bean’s Sprout Masala: Ingredients: 2 cups mixed bean’s sprout1 tsp oil1/2 tsp mustard seeds1/2 cup water1 tsp gingergarlic paste1 chopped onion1 chopped tomato1/4 tsp turmeric powder1/2 tsp sambar powdera pinch garam masala powdersalt as needed Method: Lazy to prepare the sprout.So i brought it from store.If u brought from store clean it with water and then…
Kara Kuzhambu Recipe: My Mom used to prepare this Kara Kuzhambu weekly once.Her method is some what different from mine,using hand she mix all the curry powders,salt and tamarind extract in a bowl and she check the taste before adding it into the kadai.She call this as kuzhambu kuttu.I scared to touch the chilly powder by hand,but this time i…
Chickpeas Briyani: I like all kinds of briyani,this is one of my fav.This recipe i learned from my sil,she is a great cook.Whenever i feel boring by preparing the usual sambar and vathakuzhambu,for a change i will make this and have it simply with papad.Even my daughter also likes this because of the chickpeas…Try this…
Barley Porridge: Ingredients: 1 cup barley 1 tbsp masoor dhal2 garlic cloves chopped1 tomato choppedfew fresh coriender leaves chopped1/2 inch ginger chopped4 cup watersalt Method: Soke the Barely about 4 hour before cooking.Pressure cook the soked barley and masoor dhal together with water.Cook until the barley and lentils are tender.Once it cooked nicely add the…
Ingredients: 2-3 pavakkai(bitter gourd)25 g black chickpeas1 tbsp toor dhal1 tbsp coriender seeds1 tbsp urad dhal3-4 dry red chilli2 tbsp coconut1/2 tsp mustard seeds1 tbsp oil1 dry red chilliA pinch hing powder1/2 cup thick turmarind juice1/4 tsp turmeric powder1 tsp sambar powderSalt to taste Method: Soak the Black chickpeas overnight and pressure cook it with…
Sundakkai Poricha Kuzhambu: If you want to know the english name and benifits of sundakkai here is the link…http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanum_torvum here is the picture of sundakkai, Ingredients: 100 g sundakkai1/2 cup moong dal1 medium sized onion chopped1 medium sized tomato chopped1 tsp sambhar powder 1/4tsp turmeric powder 1 sprig curry leaves2 tbsp oil1/2 tsp cumin seedsA…
Ingredients: Moong Dhal 1/2 cupjeera 1tspchopped onion 1/2 cupchopped tomotoes 1/2 cupgreen chillies 3oil 2 tspDrumstick 1 cupsambar powder 1/2 tspturmeric powder 1/4 tspcurry leaves 1 sprigcorriender for garnishingsalt to taste Method of preparation: Clean and cut the vegetables…
Ingredients: 5-10 Baby Potatoes 1 tsp Jeera (Cumin seeds) 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder 1 tsp Sambar Powder 1 Medium sized onion finely chopped 1 tsp Ginger Garlic paste 1 sprig Curry leaves / Methi leaves 1 tbsp Oil Salt to taste Method: Wash and boil the potatoes till soft and peel the skin.Heat oil in…
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…
Kal Dosai and Katharikai Chutney: Ingredients: Parboiled Rice – 1 Raw Rice – 2 Urud Dal – 1 Fenugreek Seeds – 1/2 tsp Method : Clean and soak the rice for 3 hours. Grind to smooth paste and let it ferment overnight or minimum 6 to 8 hrs.Heat the pan and grease oil over it. Pour a…
Sri Ram Navami is a festival, celebrating of the birth of Lord Rama, son of King Dasharatha of Ayodhya, and believed to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu . The day also known as Sri Rama Navami, falls on the Navami, ninth day of the Chaitra month of Hindu lunar year in ‘Shukla paksha’ or…
Breakfast Menu: 2 Idli,Pongal,Vadai,Sambar,Chutney: For idli: Rice Rava 3 cups Urad Dal (Split black gram) 1 cup Canola oil 1 Tbsp Water Preparation Idli Wash rice rava. Soak in water for 8-10 hours.Wash dal. Soak in water for 8-10 hours.Drain all the water from the dal and grind in a grinder to get a fine…
Ingredients: Tomatoes chopped 1/2 cup Coriander – 1/4 tspPepper – 1/4 tspJeera – 1/4 tsp Garlic – 2 cloves Oil -2 tsp Curry leaves 1 sprig Green chilli 2 Salt to taste Coriander leaves for garnishing Pineapple pieces – 1/2 cup Method of Preparation: Crush the tomatoes & pineapples and keep aside.Grind the coriander seeds ,pepper…
Kondakkadalai kuzhambu: Ingredients: Soaked channa 1 cupSambar powder 2 tspTamarind juice 1 cupTurmeric powder 1/4 tspChopped onion 1Chopped tomato 1Oil 3 tspMustard seeds 1/2 tspFenugreek seeds 1/2 tspCurry leaves 1 sprigSalt to taste. Method of preparation: Sock and Pressure cook the channa and keep aside.Heat the oil in the kadai and add mustard seeds ,fenugreek…
Ingredients: Brown rice 1 cup Chopped onion 1 Chopped tomatoes 1 Oil 2 tsp Green chillies 3 Cinnamon stick 1 Cloves 3 GingerGarlic paste 2 tsp Water 3 cups Chopped vegetables(carrot,beans,potatoes) 1 cup Salt to taste Method of Preparation: Grind the brown rice in mixie couresly and keep it aside.(dont grind it powderly).Heat oil in…
Ingredients: Garlic Pealed 1 cup Small onion 10 Thick tamarind extract 1cup (extract from 1 lemon sized tamarind) Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp Sesame oil 3 tsp. Mustard seeds 1 tsp Curry leaves 1 sprig turmeric powder 1/2 tsp coriander powder 1 tbsp Sambar powder 2 tbsp Salt to taste Method of preparation: Heat the oil…