Crispy deep fried taro /Seppankizhangu dry fry Taro/Arbi/Seppankizhangu/Colocasia becomes a highly priced complex carbohydrate vegetable than that of its equivalent root vegetable potato because for its low glycemic index property(eating low glycemic food maintains our blood sugar in level)after boiling and peeling the vegetable it becomes a kind of slightly slippery!it is cut into even sized discs...
pumpkin mor kulambu (ash gourd)/simple recipe of rice Hotter climate kindles people to take more buttermilk/neer mor!In southern parts of India its a belief that if we take more buttermilk/curds in our diet it cools our body!as you would expect don't know whether its proven scientifically.As an extra factor curds/yogurt neutralizes the acidity created by various...
radish sambar south indian (for rice)/Tamil Nadu style There is an interesting history about "sambar"!read the below information The following Information is from the site named History telling.wordpress.com (Via The Story of Sambhar by Padmini Natarajan.)(click above line to the site) “The Marathas were ruling Tanjore. Sambhoji was a great cook (the male clan members to note) and very...
how to make horse gram rasam /kollu rasam Down my memory lane my friends would make fun of me saying"I thought that kollu/horse gram is only for feeding horses but you make a meal out of it"but this was the case long back and now they too make quite some dishes out of it realizing its...
rasam without dhal / goddu rasam You may all know that a SouthIndian lunch menu is never complete without a rasam and many varieties of rasams are made each having different taste,aroma and flavour.Most of the rasam recipe's uses cooked dhal as main ingredient!some rasam varieties are made even without the cooked dhal they are easy...
recipe for making buttermilk rasam /morrasam/soup Curds become sour easily during summer because of the high temperature and this sourness has lots of health benefits in it.The sour curds mixed up with lots of water makes a perfect simple drink and all-through these hot summer days the usage of buttermilk is in abundance to beat the...
stir fry brinjal /eggplant/kathirikai poriyal(drycurry) A specific variety of violet brinjals(with white stripes)that is famous in my hometown(Salem/TamilNadu)is so special because they are brought by the farmers to market daily in the early mornings with so-much freshness that the vegetable looks so tender and juicy tempting one to buy the whole lot! but this particular...
broad beans recipe simple avarakkai poriyal(stir fry) Stir fries are damn good healthy for the reason that it makes the Indian lunch portions more filling and satisfying .Broad beans stir fry/Avarakkai poriyal is one such simple and tasty stir fry(s) that can be done in a jiffy!but each home have their own method of making this...
how to cook simple dal /uppu paruppu Almost all the Indian homes have this mandatory ingredient stocked in their pantry!its split yellow pigeon peas commonly called toor dal(thuvaram parrupu) in India.Every day Indian cooking is never complete without these lentils.In here our community in South India have a customized serving procedures!in any festivals or special functions...
making rasam with rasam powder (homemade) Love this rasam for its simplicity! predominantly tasty because of the homemade rasam powder(you can refer my homemade rasam powder recipe given here). In most of the South Indian houses after a wholesome festive meal they used to have rasam in a glass!this is mainly for digestion,even after having it(rasam)...