cucumber salad indian recipe /kakdichi koshambir(khamang kakdi) Here in my place that too particularly in our near by farmers market I get some local variety cucumbers right from the garden they are so tender and fresh that we can simply give a wash and have it.But in todays world we cannot do that so I very...
how to cook murungai keerai /drumstick potato poriyal(stirfry) Our great golden agers are quite astonished now for the actuality that we buy drumstick leaves for money because as you may all know each house here during those days had murungakkai/drumstick leaves tree and it was a most valued must have tree.I bought some drumstick leaves from...
stir fry cabbage /south indian style cabbage(muttaikose)poriyal You might think it's not so big kind of recipe to share as it's a daily happening item at every South Indian homes but this mention of this post is as-usual for the unknown people who are actually beginners in cooking.The presence of Poriyal is an absolute necessity for...
pongal kulambu /pongal kuzhambu recipe/sidedish for pongal Many of the South Indian houses women will be really busy cleaning and preparing for the very auspicious four days pongal fair and me too having my cleaning done with few works still pending!The very purpose of cleaning the house before pongal is to clear and get rid of...
preparation of chole masala for bhatura The mind and soul zings with merriment with the very sight of chole bhatura!its a desirable item to long for to have it piping hot right from the kitchen.Its not always a must that you have to add tea bags while cooking chana but the whole beauty ,the look and...
rajma masala curry recipe /curry for rice We do a kootu variety with this rajma but other than that I have not tried this beans in any!had a thought to do punjabi rajma for long time and this time too it didn't happen.I was all set soaking the rajma the previous day and suddenly thought to...
drumstick leaves thoran /murungaikeeraiporiyal I was literally running into the vegetable market of-course I had an umbrella with me but it was a fierce full down pour!with umbrella in one hand and a bag I was waiting under a shade hoping the rain would slow down and I can finish off my vegetable shopping.At-last the rain...
garlic paruppu podi recipe /Andhra style podi for rice If it is Andhra meals in hotels then in generality the expectation would be the paruppu podi the first served item!hot rice mixed with ghee then dry podi added to it gives a beatific aroma and I know most of us are badly addicted towards this garlic paruppu...
beetroot curry indian recipe (dry)/poriyal/stirfry I still remember the boiled smell of beetroots coming right through the windows of my classroom and my college mates who were hostelites had a strong dislike for beetroots because of the stereotypic preparation and serving of this veggie!Most of the hostel mess have regular servings of beetroots in their lists...
how to make south indian dish tomato/thakkali thokku Sometimes I purposely buy extra bunch of tomatoes for the reason that the very sight of bright reddish tomatoes kindles me to think of spicy tomato thokku!I always do have a massive obsession towards it competing with my addiction towards sweets .Whenever I make this famed tomato thokku...