thippili rasam recipe (long pepper/arisithippili) Do you have ever heard about "thirikadugam" its a combination of sukku (dryginger), milagu (pepper) and thippili(long pepper)!its a handy medicine that will always lie readily powdered at my patti's kitchen pantry shelf.As its a great treatment for sore throat and cold with grandchildren's always around her all the time. she...
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...
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...
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...
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...
stir fry cabbage /south indian style cabbage(muttaikose)poriyal You might think it's not so big kind of recipe to share as it's a daily happening item at every South Indian homes but this mention of this post is as-usual for the unknown people who are actually beginners in cooking.The presence of Poriyal is an absolute necessity for...
rajma masala curry recipe /curry for rice We do a kootu variety with this rajma but other than that I have not tried this beans in any!had a thought to do punjabi rajma for long time and this time too it didn't happen.I was all set soaking the rajma the previous day and suddenly thought to...
drumstick leaves thoran /murungaikeeraiporiyal I was literally running into the vegetable market of-course I had an umbrella with me but it was a fierce full down pour!with umbrella in one hand and a bag I was waiting under a shade hoping the rain would slow down and I can finish off my vegetable shopping.At-last the rain...
how to prepare vazhaithandu soup /rasam for rice During summer times its quite beneficial to use lots of vazhaithandu/plantain stem in our diet as it has great diuretic properties.For a rasam/soup in SouthIndia generally use of tamarind juice(puli thani) is a must but some small number of varieties are made without tamarind too,with a definite tasty...
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....