sarkara varatti upperi / jaggery coated banana chips sarkara varatti upperi a very special sweet dish that appeals our senses made from nendran raw banana. This sarkara varatti upperi is a unique kind of sweet with complex taste with a dominating flavour of ginger giving a spice tick to this dessert. While tasting you will feel...
elaneer payasam tender coconut kheer It’s right time to have loads of tender coconut water even daily can be made as a routine to dehydrate from scorching summer heat. Tender coconut is all filled with enriching amounts of vitamin c. Among two varieties of tender-coconut available the yellow ones is my favourite more than the green...
kerala pazham pori recipe /banana fritters /ethakka appam kerala pazham pori recipe is the trademark snack done at every nook and corner of the greenery dense world of kerala. I have very well heard about its popularity but never tried it at home. This time a quality produce of these nendram pazham was available at the...
chettinad vellai kurma /mixed vegetable korma Chettinad vellai kurma is one of the favourite side dishes I usually make for chappathi, wheat parotta or phulkas. It's a hotel style mixed vegetable kurma that you may have had in saravana bhavan hotels.If you have not tasted one then this is the exact method I used to do...
south indian masala rice recipe /masala bhat/bhaat Its definitely not a type of masala bhat that is done in Maharashtra its one of its special variation that is done here in South India.No complicated spices needed for this masala bhaat as needed for Maharashtrian masala bhat. They make maharashtrian masala rice with goda masala which is...
Black rice idli /kavuni arisi idli /marudhuskitchen Black rice or kavuni arisi is a nutrient dense gluten free food obviously less common rice variety but available easily nowadays. This black rice is rich in vitamins, protein and also high in fibre. Still now we always have a comforting satisfaction with normal white rice only and have...
ulunthankali recipe / karuppu ulutham kali /urad dal ulundhu kazhi ulunthankali recipe is a trade mark dish given mainly for the strong development of the bones mostly for the growing kids. Most importantly for the girl children they must be given at the stage when they attain puberty. But in general its very good for even...
jackfruit seeds poriyal /palakottai stirfry recipe Many a times we think more preciously valuable things as utter waste and we don’t even feel they are missed till the end. I think this applies to food also that many food items that are very nutritious and healthy are always missed. The very same applies to jackfruit most...
mulligatawny soup indian style / vegetarian mulligatawny soup Its not one of the simpler soups that we make daily at home because its actually considered as national soup that many don’t know I think. The history tells the name mulligatawny soup is given by the Britishers who once ruled our country and they loved this soup...
poondu kuzhambu south indian recipe /garlic small onion kulambu Among other popular kuzhambu varieties that we do for lunch this poondu kuzhambu is also one among the evergreen dishes in the list. It's a exact South Indian trade mark recipe which is addictive to be had as a side dish for even a simple plain curd...