siru keerai kulambu /Keerai sambar/Keerai Kuzhambu with dal siru keerai kulambu /Keerai sambar/kuzhambu is a simple sambar for rice that is very easy to make and the taste is so comforting.The speciality is that it needs no onion,tomato or even coconut.The flavour comes all from fenugreek,chillies and hing. I used to do keerai sambar with onions...
south indian kuzhambu recipes for rice /kulambu/gravies for rice If you are a South-Indian then these gravies becomes a key for lunch.Each day is different with different kuzhambu's making food more interesting and delicious.Repeating one or two kuzhambu day by day or making the very same sambar or gravy will definitely be boring .Here in South...
white channa kurma (chickpeas)kondai kadalai kuzhambu / kondakadalai This white channa kurma will surely be a variation from usual type of sambar that we make for idli and dosa.This is my mil’s recipe,sometimes she used to substitute even some dried peas(should be soaked and cooked like channa) instead of this kabuli channa.So,its a usual kurma made...
pavakkai puli kuzhambu recipe (bittergourd kulambu without coconut) Lot of us have an aversion to this bitter-gourd but its all the mind game.If we only think of its wide health benefits and start using it,then you will start enjoying this bitterness relaxedly without any inhibition.Me too was very reluctant during earlier days, but now I can...
pachai mochai payaru kuzhambu /mochaikottai(freshfield beans) It's a very special customary Kuzhambu at our home and it becomes quite seasonal too.As its seasonal those days in our houses they would buy it in kgs ,coat it with red soil and dry out in sun.When its ready they will store and use it for months.When needed the...
south indian ennai kathirikkai kuzhambu recipe/kulambu Selection of brinjals becomes crucial and it literally decides the taste of that very dish.Next to the local purple striped variety brinjals that are available in my hometown.These dark purple coloured brinjals are my favourite.Its always available fresh at the farmers market plucked direct from the fields.Only matured brinjals will...
curry leaves kuzhambu recipe /karuveppilai kuzhambu As we all know curry leaves are crucial for South Indian cooking.Every variations in the menu badly needs this precious ingredient.Its calibre is excellent that it gives a wonderful aroma and satisfaction to the whole dish.One such preparation using this karuvepillai is curry leaves kuzhambu recipe.It is traditional and tasty.My...
manathakkali kulambu recipe (vatha kuzhambu) Shopping different unique items was and is an interest till today.But I will be very particular that if at all it is useful I will not buy.I love collecting earthenware mainly to cook food in it and is such an enjoyable job.Its a known fact that cooking food in earthenware is...
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...
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...