kollu sundal/horse gram kulthi sundal When we go to Thirupathi temple after the dharshan there is a que for getting prasadam!my father use to take us(when I was a kid) regularly at least once in six months!I usually pray for my favorite prasadam (ladoo,pongal,sundal) and when I get the exact one that I wanted I feel...
cornflakes crunchy bhel/healthy corn flakes bhel Cornflakes are the most common breakfast cereal around the world!!combining fruits,nuts to it with some milk becomes complete breakfast without any fuss.But these cornflakes crunchy(s) are more flexible and is a main ingredient in many recipes! like some desserts,snacks made with cornflakes tastes great and really lovable.This cornflakes crunchy bhel/healthy...
Roasted gram powder laddu(pottukadalai)/maa laddu The roasted gram powder laddu/maa laddu is one of the famous sweet's of Tamilnadu!of-course it is named differently in different languages! it is easy to make and the aroma of the ghee and roasted gram flour combined gives a divine taste.Roasted gram powder is called chutney dhal from which coconut chutney's,thuvayal's...
Indian peanuts chat/peanut chaat(salad)recipe You will feel greatly satisfied when you serve indian peanuts chaat for kids as after school snack as it is healthy!elders and children totally enjoy this snack.You can boil and shell the peanuts well in advance,as this shelling work is little time consuming.once you have peanut's ready in advance it is really...
ridge gourd skin chutney/Peerkangai thol chutney There is always a raising doubt whenever we try a new dish about the positive outcome it will give and one such dish was the peerkangai chutney.I came to know that we can make chutney out of peerkangai skin only few months ago from my good old friend and a tv...
making vegetable soup with samai/vegetable-little-millet-clear soup Nowadays am trying out varies possibilities and varieties that can be made from the gluten free stuff millet's!and one such try is this soup which I made it yesterday and it surprisingly turned out to be a healthy vegetable soup.I enjoyed the nuttiness of the millet's with every bite and...
Ginger thokku/Inji thokku with curry leaves Ginger thokku a aromatic picklish wonder with earthy strong and penetrating flavour.The intensive tanginess! sharpness! are from the tamarind and ginger mainly!!and the tamarind helps for a longer shelf life of this thokku.This ginger thokku has a additional ingredient that is curry leaves which mingles with ginger and becomes another...
easy to make sweet dish/kambu(pearl millet)pidi kolukattai I have heard about many usual varieties of foodstuff's made from bajra/pearl millet like roti's, porridge's, idli!and even dosa's but not a word about a kolukattai made out of pearl millet!!!Recently my college friends and myself were discussing about giving healthy snacks to kids my friend sangeetha unveiled about...
Thinaiarisi upma/gluten free millet/fox-tail millet upma These pre-historic gluten free millet have a resurgence nowadays and it's need is so inevitable for our healthy lifestyle.It has high amount of fibre which indirectly indicates it is one of the top low-glycemic foods that should be added to our list.Millet's should be introduced to children from their young...
varagu pongal(venpongal)/varagarisi ven pongal Millet's the common food in those days have become unknown food these day's!Due to serious need for healthy diet , surprisingly! people have become more curious about these treasured greatness(millet's). Millet's are gluten-free stuff and of course has low glycemic index.The low glycemic index is because of a special type starch present...