how to make garlic sev /karasev recipe At one time when I was googling I happen to come across an interesting article about Sattur sevu by "Hindu magazine" on their website Hindu.com and as usual I was obsessed to try out.The real specialty of this kara sev according to the information from the authorized famous Shanmuga...
recipe of pumpkin curry /PuliKuzhambu(Poosanikai/Parangikai) Puli kulambu in general is a compelled South Indian lunch item served with rice!in particular gracious amounts of gingelly oil(nallennai in tamil) usage is a must without which the real distinctiveness of this gravy will be lost.There are many options of vegetables like ladyfingers,drumstick that can be added to puli kulambu....
sweet cheedai recipe (vella seedai) Making my little one to dress up like Krishna and dipping those cute little legs into rice flour water mixture,making printable paadams (footprints are put from the entrance till the pooja room) on the floor are the most valuable memories of my life and I will have an evergreen call in...
rava kesari sweet /marudhuskitchen Amidst many complicated sweet varieties rava kesari is a very simple humble sweet not only to make but its a sweet that is equally worth in taste !this is the sweet that I crave to have it hot at any possible time.Nowadays popular restaurants like Ananda bhavan(famous here in SouthIndia they have...
how to prepare ragi koozh (fingermillet/kezhvaragu/nachani) Divine aadi month starts from mid days of July and lasts till mid-August.Majority of days during this aadi month are special and moreover its a dedicated holy month for worshiping god and goddesses.All through this month limitless amount of aadi koozh (kind of summer-drink) are made and served to people,most...
simple lemon rice /marudhuskitchen Most befitting travel friendly food here in South Indian houses is the lemon rice I remember my amma making either lemon rice or tamarind rice for picnics we go or even for temple visits.Whether its a tour to distant places or a simple picnic we don't travel alone as a single family...
simple indian (south) food recipes for lunch /tamil lunch menu A Typical Tamil Lunch is a well-organized lists of menu to go with the main South Indian staple "rice" and serving food in banana leaf is a special custom in most of the southern states like Karnataka,kerala and Andhra.As a South-Indian am more used to this...
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...
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...