cabbage kootu with moong dal /muttaikos(e)kootu Sambar,kootu,karakulambu,morkulambu are the iconic main items in a TamilNadu lunch menu and in this special spread of tongue tickling dishes Kootu has a very special place.I love moong dhal specially for its nutty taste and love to have it in any form but particularly the paruppu payasam made with...
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...
make green chutney (hari) for chaats sandwiches In a snacky chaat world the lovely main characters(ingredients I mean)are sweet/tamarind chutney and the other is the green/hari chutney!the part played by the green chutney is spiciness and tamarind for its tangy sweetness!both are inevitable ones and that's the reason why chaat foods are finger licking good and...
south indian special food Kumbakonam kadappa You may know kadappa(recipe) as one of the most wanted vegetarian side dish having its foundation from world famous temple townKumbakonam(Tanjore district/TamilNadu).The tempering of the spices like fennel,cinnamon and cloves spreads its fine aroma all through this marvelous kurma making us to just dive into it with hot idlis or...
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...
how to make fajeto /Indian mango curry(Gujarati) It's the diversity of vegetarian dishes that makes Gujarati cuisine more enjoyable and prominent!the dominance of vegetarianism are due to Jain and Buddhist culture with no onion and garlic in their diet even root vegetables are the restricted one.Good number of the Gujarati food varieties are sattvic in nature,a...
tamarind chutney sauce /sweetchutneyforchaats Chaats would have been a failure snack if these sauces/chutneys are not there!they are so inevitable that they make the snack more expressive and complete.In special chaat houses even road side shops here serve hot samosas with tangy sweet tamarind chutney and tomato sauce,but I always have a great craving for tamarind...
masala for poori /poori kilangu masala(SouthIndian) As you may all know potato is one the topmost flexible vegetable used in each and every cuisine around the globe it is fried,mashed and even baked!everything possible is made out of it.In India there are many prominent recipes done with potatoes like aloo tikki,aloo gobi,aloo paratha and the list...
shrikhand sweet recipe /Indian sweet dish Beginning of the year in India is glorified with different names!its gudi padwa in Maharashtra ,Ugadi in Karnataka and Andrapradesh and Cheti chand for Sindhis. As a symbol of victory Maharashtraians raise gudi! a banner like thing with swastika symbol decorated with colorful silk cloth,mango leaves and flowers with an...
make radish chutney for idli and dosa Iam one in the lists who hate radish because of its fiery pungent aroma!but nowadays I get going with this vegetable because of its nutritional noteworthiness.When I started realizing the health advantage and well appreciable delicacies made out of radish buying this root vegetable have become a weekly affair.Here...