SOUTH INDIAN

instant raw mango pickle recipe

instant raw mango pickle recipe It can be named as "marriage" pickle because most of the South Indian marriages serve this Instant raw mango pickle unfailingly.It can't be kept for long time if kept in fridge you can manage keeping for 2-3 days maximum.Select raw mangoes without any blemishes!they should be firm with sour(tart)aroma.I don't like...

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recipe for black rice /kavuni arisi payasam

recipe for black rice /kavuni arisi payasam Ever since I have tasted that chettinad special sweet with black rice(kavuni arisi) that my friend kavitha had brought it for a get together party!the taste really obsessed my mind.It was totally a healthy filling dessert I have ever had and made me feel how we are missing such...

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vegetable avial recipe south indian /Aviyal

vegetable avial recipe south indian /Aviyal Avial /aviyal is a true comfort food that has occupied an inevitable place in South Indian lunch menu more than that it proves to be "special" because it has its own history how it was discovered by bhima(according to Wikipedia). It's not a must that you should have some particular...

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panagam recipe /panakam (Summer drink)

panagam recipe /panakam (Summer drink) This traditionally designed drink panakam/ panagam recipe has become confined only to be done during certain festivities like ramanavami and tamil new year.But its not a simple drink to keep away from!its a superb kind of refreshing cooler to be had althrough these summer months.I simply adore the simplicity of this...

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kamban koozh (withkambu/pearlmillet/bajrainstant powder)

kamban koozh (withkambu/pearlmillet/bajra instant powder) It's a real challenge to cope up with scorching summer heat waves . Usually the severity will begin little later but this time it's too much of heat here that we are experiencing now itself. Any way we have to continue with our chores. We can't just stop everything and sit...

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coconut milk porridge /thengai paal kanji

coconut milk porridge /thengai paal kanji There is confusion and controversies going on about including coconut in our daily diet because the fats are harmful.But I read it somewhere the positives of using coconut is that you can use it without any hesitancy.The fact says that you should not boil the coconut milk for longer time...

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how to cook murungai keerai /drumstick potato poriyal(stirfry)

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...

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murungakkai rasam /drumstick rasam recipe

murungakkai rasam /drumstick rasam recipe Those days they planted trees and plants at their backyards for a reason that they are not only useful but for easy accessibility as well !not like today. we don't even know what's going in for a plant to grow well were we simply buy them and use-them blindly.Yes!of-course there is...

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simple tomato rasam without dal /easy tomato rasam(instant)

simple tomato rasam without dal /easy tomato rasam(instant) Inspiration is one thing that takes you to another level and keeps you engaged and inclined to whatever field you are interested.It was an invite for a simple house-warming function the lunch served was elegant and comforting!was appreciable to the core that I had lots to ask about...

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kanchipuram idlis / Kudalai idli(kancheepuram temple style)

kanchipuram idlis / Kudalai idli(kancheepuram temple style) kanchipuram idlis is one of its luxurious kind among  other versatile variations of idli's that are dominant with an authenticity filled with pure South Indian punch.The very name kanchipuram idlis reminds me of my chennai days there my neighbor aunty who not to mention is a well worse cook...

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