how to make south indian dish tomato/thakkali thokku Sometimes I purposely buy extra bunch of tomatoes for the reason that the very sight of bright reddish tomatoes kindles me to think of spicy tomato thokku!I always do have a massive obsession towards it competing with my addiction towards sweets .Whenever I make this famed tomato thokku...
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...
make green chutney (hari) for chaats sandwiches In a snacky chaat world the lovely main characters(ingredients I mean)are sweet/tamarind chutney and the other is the green/hari chutney!the part played by the green chutney is spiciness and tamarind for its tangy sweetness!both are inevitable ones and that's the reason why chaat foods are finger licking good and...
south indian special food Kumbakonam kadappa You may know kadappa(recipe) as one of the most wanted vegetarian side dish having its foundation from world famous temple townKumbakonam(Tanjore district/TamilNadu).The tempering of the spices like fennel,cinnamon and cloves spreads its fine aroma all through this marvelous kurma making us to just dive into it with hot idlis or...
stir fry brinjal /eggplant/kathirikai poriyal(drycurry) A specific variety of violet brinjals(with white stripes)that is famous in my hometown(Salem/TamilNadu)is so special because they are brought by the farmers to market daily in the early mornings with so-much freshness that the vegetable looks so tender and juicy tempting one to buy the whole lot! but this particular...
tamarind chutney sauce /sweetchutneyforchaats Chaats would have been a failure snack if these sauces/chutneys are not there!they are so inevitable that they make the snack more expressive and complete.In special chaat houses even road side shops here serve hot samosas with tangy sweet tamarind chutney and tomato sauce,but I always have a great craving for tamarind...
shrikhand sweet recipe /Indian sweet dish Beginning of the year in India is glorified with different names!its gudi padwa in Maharashtra ,Ugadi in Karnataka and Andrapradesh and Cheti chand for Sindhis. As a symbol of victory Maharashtraians raise gudi! a banner like thing with swastika symbol decorated with colorful silk cloth,mango leaves and flowers with an...
make radish chutney for idli and dosa Iam one in the lists who hate radish because of its fiery pungent aroma!but nowadays I get going with this vegetable because of its nutritional noteworthiness.When I started realizing the health advantage and well appreciable delicacies made out of radish buying this root vegetable have become a weekly affair.Here...
broad beans recipe simple avarakkai poriyal(stir fry) Stir fries are damn good healthy for the reason that it makes the Indian lunch portions more filling and satisfying .Broad beans stir fry/Avarakkai poriyal is one such simple and tasty stir fry(s) that can be done in a jiffy!but each home have their own method of making this...