Celebrating MY 100TH POST- Recipe updated with video Paal poli /Milk poli is an authentic Tamil brahmin recipe made in our place during poojas . I wanted to give it a try for a long time, and finally i have decided to make this to celebrate my 100th post. My mom makes this so yummy and i learnt this from her and i used to help my mom whenever she makes this....

Pacha payaru vella sundal, Sago payasam with jaggery – Navaratri Combo series 9 – Today’s combo series has 2 easy recipes. This is the final post in this Navaratri Combo series. We make many varieties of sundal for navaratri, one of the popular ones using pacha payaru is Sweet sundal. We make this using karamani or pacha payaru. I have posted both versions in Jeyashri’s kitchen a few years back....

Palakottai curry | Jackfruit seed curry— This nutritious curry recipe uses jackfruit seeds and pairs well with South Indian meals and chapati. Palakottai, the seeds of the tasty jackfruit, have a lot of health benefits. I posted a cutlet recipe using jackfruit seeds a few years back. Jackfruit seeds are often overlooked, yet they are a powerhouse of protein, fiber, and essential vitamins. During our childhood days, we used to buy steamed jackfruit seeds outside the school campus....

Paneer quesadilla recipe with full video and step by step pictures. Tortilla wraps stuffed with paneer and cheese. Quesadilla is basically a Mexican dish, stuffed with different fillings. Though paneer quesadilla is not an authentic Mexican version, it is just a fusion recipe. In this recipe, I used paneer, capsicum, and sweet corn in this recipe. I usually make Quesadilla for kid’s lunch box or for dinner. We have posted Red bean quesadilla with video in Jeyashris kitchen....

Paruppu urundai rasam | Dal dumplings rasam recipe. A traditional South Indian version of rasam, with steamed dal dumplings. Protein-rich paruppu urundai rasam recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures. Rasam is one of the staple dishes in South Indian cuisine. We make many varieties of rasam. We make rasam with or without dal. Some rasams we make with tamarind and some without tamarind. Also in the traditional Tamil brahmin rasam do not add garlic....

Check out my other easy halwa recipes Kasi halwa Moong dal halwa Potato Halwa recipe Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 25 Mins | Serves: 3 Potato 2 (medium size) Sugar 1/4 cup* Orange | yellow food colour a pinch Cashew nuts few Ghee 2-3 tblsp Cardamom a pinch *grate the potato and measure the sugar. For 1 cup grated potato add 1/4 cup sugar Method:...

Potato paal kootu recipe, Potato paal curry, easy and yummy potato kootu recipe, pairs well with kuska, biryani, chapati,poori, idli, and dosa. Potato paal kootu recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures. When I was in 8th standard I cooked a dish for the first time on my own. A very good friend of mine used to bring a kurma-type potato dish and chapati for lunch. I loved the taste and asked her mom for the recipe and tried it at home....

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 15 Mins | Serves: 2-3 Spinach | Keerai 2 cups (chopped) Tamarind a small gooseberry sized Sesame oil 2 tsp Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp Urad dal 1 tsp Channa dal 1 tsp Red chili 3-4 Asafoetida 2 pinches Salt as needed Jaggery 1 tsp Sugar 1/4 tsp Method: In a pan cook the spinach by adding little salt and the sugar. Adding sugar retains the colour if the spinach even after it is cooked....

Sago Idli recipe , Javarisi idli Easy to make no fermentation, no grind Idli recipe. Easy South Indian breakfast recipes. Idli is the most staple South Indian recipe . We usually make Idli by grinding idli rice and urad dal and ferment it for 8-12 hours. Other than that we make Instant Rava Idli using sooji. This Sago Idli is an easy idli recipe without any grinding and fermentation. I got this recipe from my friend Meera a long time back....

Sago moong dal payasam recipe | Javarisi pasi paruppu payasam with jaggery and coconut milk. We recently visited one of our friend’s houses for Ganesh Dharshan during Ganesha Chaturthi. Her mom made this yummy sago moong dal payasam. The flavor of coconut milk and moong dal combo was truly awesome and the bites of sago pearls in between were a treat to the taste buds. I asked her for the recipe and she messaged me a few days back....

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 20 Mins | Serves: 2 Soya chunks | meal maker 1 cup Pepper powder 1 tsp Milk 2 tblsp Red chili powder 1/2 tsp Red chili 1 Fennel powder | fennel seeds 1/4 tsp Curry leaves few Garlic pods 8-10 Rice flour 2 tsp Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp Oil 1 tblsp Method: In a pan add 2 cups of water . When it starts boiling add the soya chunks to this....

Thengai palkova recipe Coconut Thiratipaal- Janmastami special recipe Recipe Cusine : Indian Prep Time : 10 Minutes Cook time : 55 Minutes Serves : 3/4 cup Author : Jeyashri Recipe Category : Lunch | Dinner Description : Palkova is a milk based sweet, made by boiling the milk, addition of adding the coconut makes it more delicious. Milk 3 cups Coconut 1/2 cup Sugar 1/4 cup Cardamom powder a pinch...

Toor Dal (un cooked) 1/2 cup Onion 1 Tomato 2 Garlic 1 (Optional) Green chilli 1 Curry leaves few Oil 2 tsp Ghee 1 tsp Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp Salt to Taste Red chilli 2 Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp Coriander leaves few Curry leaves Few Method: Pressure cook the dal with turmeric powder and water. Once cooked, mash it nicely with the back of a ladle. Chop the onions , tomatoes and green chilli In a pan add oil and throw in the mustard seeds , green chilli, red chilli and curry leaves....

Recipe Cusine : Indian Prep Time : 10 Minutes Cook time : 40 Minutes Serves : 4 Author : Jeyashri Recipe Category : Lunch | Dinner Description : Mangalore style tomato rasam with fresh saaru podi Tomato 2 Tamarind gooseberry sized Jaggery a small piece Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp Salt as needed Toor dal 3/4 cup (cooked) Water 1- 1.5 cups Coconut oil 3 tsp Green chili 1-2 Red chili 1 Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp Coriander leaves few For the Mangalore style rasam powder Dhaniya | coriander seeds 4 tsp Cumin seeds 1 tsp Venthayam | methi seeds 1/4 tsp Kashmiri red chili 6-7 Asafoetida 1/4 tsp Curry leaves few Coconut oil 2 tsp...

Chutney Without coconut – Ulutham paruppu chutney Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 15 Mins | Serves: 3-4 Urad dal 1/4 cup Red chili 4 Tamarind a small piece Onion 1 Garlic 1 clove (optional) Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp Asafoetida 2 pinches Oil 3 tsp Salt as needed Curry leaves few Method: In a pan add 2 tsp of oil and add the urad dal, red chili, and tamarind....

Vendayakeerai | Methi leaves , i generally add in pulaos and theplas, but for the first time i made sambar with vendayakeerai. It turned pretty well, and i personally loved it very much. In my in laws place though they used to make it regular , i somehow like the keerai kootu without tamarind. When i saw a bunch of fresh Methi leaves in the market i grabbed bunches and made many dishes with methi including the Methi pulao and Methi thepla ....

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Aam panna recipe | Aam Ka Panna is a summer cooler, made with raw mango. Aam ka panna recipe with step-by-step pictures. I have never heard of this summer cooler with raw mango. I was introduced by one of my relatives a few years ago. Though I liked the drink very much, I don’t know till date why I didn’t try this at home. Last week when I got a sudden craving for this raw mango drink and to my luck a friend of mine was getting ready to visit the Indian store for vegetable shopping and send me an SMS as to what I needed from there....

Ammini kozhukattai recipe | ganesha chaturthi recipes – Ammini Kozhukattai , made from the left over kozhukattai maavu(outer layer) while making Modakam for Ganesha Chaturthi. This ammini kozhukattai itself makes a tiffin or snack and it is quite a healthy and addictive snack too. Though there are different versions of making this ammini kozhukattai I am sharing the one my mom usually makes at home. Check out the notes to see the different ways of making ammini kozhukattai....

Carrot payasam recipe – with jaggery Carrot 3 Milk 2.5 cups Ghee 2 tsp Jaggery 3/4 cup* Cashew nuts 7-8 Cardamom powder a pinch *You can reduce to 1/2 cup also. Method: In a pan add ghee and roast the cashew nuts till golden brown and keep aside. Add jaggery in a pan. Add 1/4 cup of water to this. Boil this till the jaggery is melted completely and boil for 5 minutes....