Mirchi ka salan is a hyderabadi delicacy which is generally made as an accompaniment for Biryani and can also be had with rotis and rice too. I wanted to try this Mirchi ka salan  for a long time and last week when i saw this bajji chiilies in the nearby Indian shop i picked it up to try out the Mirchi ka salan. I liked the taste of this and it went well with Vegetable biryani(will post the recipe later) INGREDIENTS: Serves 2-3...

Mysore rasam recipe | Popular South Indian rasam recipe with freshly ground spices. Mysore rasam recipe in Tamil with full video and step-by-step pictures. A flavourful, no onion no garlic rasam made with a unique blend of tomatoes and whole spices comprising of peppercorns and grated coconut. Mysore Rasam or Arachuvitta rasam, is a flavourful rasam made by grinding the whole spices (as the name Arachivitta meaning after grinding in Tamil, implies)....

Navadhanya Sundal | Navaratri Sundal recipes Navadhanya Sundal generally my mom makes towards the end of navaratri with all the leftover legumes at home. But she never used any spice mix for the sundal. I kept in mind my udipi sambar recipe and used most of the things from that masala. Actually, I clicked it last Friday and planned to post it today. As I know my weekend will be too busy with navaratri Golu visits, I drafted the post too....

Channa dal payasam Recipe Cusine : South Indian Prep Time : 10 Minutes Cook time : 30 Minutes Serves : 3-4 Author : Jeyashri Recipe Category :Sweet Description : Pachai payaru payasam | green gram dal payasam a simple rich jaggery based payasam made using green gram dal. Green gram | Pacha payaru 1/4 cup Jaggery 1/2 cup- 3/4 cup Coconut 1/4 cup Cashew nuts 7-8 Milk 1/2 cup Cardamom powder a pinch...

INGREDIENTS: SERVES 4-5 BASMATI RICE 4 TBLSP LOW FAT MILK 3 CUPS CONDENSED MILK  1/2 CUP SAFFRON FEW STRANDS ALMONDS | CASHEW FEW CARDAMOM POWDER A PINCH(OPTIONAL) METHOD: Soak the rice in water for 20 minutes. Drain the water and grind this into a fine paste. Boil milk in a pan, when it starts boiling add the ground rice paste to this and mix well. Keep the flame low and stir in a low flame to avoid lumps and the to avoid getting burnt....

Poppy seeds kheer | Gasagase payasam | Khus khus kheer – Jaggery-based payasam made using poppy seeds and coconut. Gasagase payasam recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures. I have heard about this payasam but never tried or tasted it anywhere. After I started Jeyashris kitchen I came to know about this Popular Karnataka special Gasagase payasam. But being lived in Singapore I have never exposed to Poppy seeds | khasa khasa in the market....

I have never tried pulimilagai at home, when my mom was here last week, she loved the chilies which we get here and wanted to make it. So i just took my camera and just clicked the pictures without taking any effort!!. So here goes the recipe of puli milagai made by my mom. Recipe Cusine : Indian Prep Time : 10 Minutes Cook time : 20 Minutes Serves : 4-5 Author : Jeyashri Recipe Category : Lunch | Dinner Description : Puli Milagai a spicy gravy, Green chilies cooked in tamarind gravy a quite popular Tamil brahmin recipe, side dish for dosai       Green chili  25-30       Tamarind extract  2 cups (from a small lemon sized tamarind)      Turmeric powder  1/4 tsp Jaggery  2 tblsp     Asafoetida  a pinch     Sesame oil  2 tblsp     Salt  as needed     ...

Alvas Yogurt – A review The texture of the yogurt is creamy and is not sweet unlike other store bought curds. The best part is that this yogurt tastes more like home made curd and is completely chemical free. They do not add any preservatives or additives to their yogurt. The yogurt tasted exactly the same as home made yogurt . The 200 ml pack tasted slightly sour but the rest were perfect....

Strawberry rasam recipe – An interesting South Indian rasam recipe using fresh strawberries, recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures. Rasam is a very staple dish in South Indian cuisine. We make many varieties of rasam and I have posted a lot of rasam varieties in Jeyashris kitchen. Adding fruit | and fruit juice to rasam is an interesting one. Usually, we make lemon rasam or Pineapple rasam. I have tried Orange rasam recipe too....

Sugar syrup for Indian sweets | Indian kitchen basics Check out my full collection of Diwali sweets recipe Put sugar and water in a pan and allow this to boil. Stir it once and leave it undisturbed. Do not stir. After the sugar dissolves add milk to the sugar syrup. The impurities if any in the sugar will start floating on the top. Take this out with a help of a perforated ladle....

Sweet potato paratha recipe| Shakarakand paratha recipe – Super soft paratha recipe| No onion no garlic, Indian flat bread recipe with step-by-step pictures and full video. Sweet potato | sakkaravali kizhangu in Tamil, Shakarakand in Hindi, a root vegetable very rich in fiber and antioxidants. We usually boil this and eat it as it is. But the local ones we get here are sometimes so bland or at times we feel like choking while eating them....

Sweet potato payasam, also known as Sakkaravalli kizhangu paysam, is a sweet kheer made with sweet potato, moong dal, and jaggery as its main ingredients. I was planning to post my mom’s version of sweet potato curry with jaggery. Though i am not a big fan of this, but mom makes it very nice, and my sister, my mom, and my grandma will feast on this during the festival time. It will taste more like a halwa....

Thenga manga pattani sadam – Easy no onion no garlic South Indian rice – Inspired by the popular Beach sundal recipe – with full video and step-by-step pictures. Thenga manga pattani sundal is a very popular Tamilnadu-style sundal recipe. You can widely get this in the World famous Marina Beach. Tamilnadu is known for its street food and this one is quite popular among them. I posted Thenga manga pattani sundal recipe in Jeyashri’s Kitchen long back....

Tomato yogurt curry – Easy and perfect recipe for summer, made with simple ingredients – Tomato yogurt curry recipe with step-by-step pictures and full video. Summer is at its peak in many parts of the world. We prefer to spend a minimum of time in the kitchen and finish our work and come out. This tomato yogurt curry is a very simple and delicious gravy that pairs well with hot rice....

Soups are always liked by everyone at home. Last week me and hubby had a bad throat pain and i thought i will make a soup as it will be soothing for the throat. I have few left over veggies , so i wanted to make a mixed vegetable soup. Long back i remember trying out a Vegetable soup recipe from Tarla dalal’s book, by adding little Oats to the soup....

Vellai poosanikai kootu | ash gourd kootu – Traditional Tamil brahmin style kootu recipe with step-by-step pictures. Ash gourd kootu | Poosanikai kootu is one of the staple in our home. We usually make kootu by grinding roasted urad dal, red chili, cumin seeds, and coconut. This one is a slightly different one. We use the spices which we used for making arachuvitta sambar. We are not adding any tamarind in this kootu, but it will taste similar to sambar....

Recipe Cusine : Indian Prep Time : 20 Minutes Cook time : 10 Minutes Serves : 6 parathas Author : Jeyashri Recipe Category : Lunch | Dinner Description : Zucchini paratha, no onion no garlic paratha recipe, an easy to make Indian flat bread. Whole wheat flour | atta 1 cup Besan | chickpea flour | gram flour 2 tblsp Zucchini 1 cup (grated) Cumin seeds 1 tsp Red chilli powder 1 tsp Amchoor powder 1/2 tsp Garam masala 1/2 tsp Salt as needed Water few drops Plain flour 3 tblsp (for dusting) Oil 3 tsp + few tsp for cooking...

After a short trip to Hong kong and had outside food for 5 days, we all craved for a home made food. This arai puli kuzhambu is one of my favorite . Few days back when i was talking with my sister, she was telling about amma’s chow show kootu. So i decided to make that too, as i suddenly started craving for that. Though i don’t know why the name arai puli kuzhambu, but i learned the recipe from my perimma....

Bread masala dosa rolls Masala bread toast . Recipe Cusine : Indian Prep Time : 20 Minutes Cook time : 5 Minutes Serves :8 rolls Author : Jeyashri Recipe Category : Lunch | Dinner Description : Scrambled Paneer stuffed in bread made into rolls and toasted on tawa, a perfect kids friendly snack.    Paneer scrambled 1/2 cup    Onion  1    Coriander leaves  2 tblsp    Jeera powder  1/2 tsp    Red chili powder  1/2 tsp    Salt  as needed    Tomato ketchup  2 tsp    Bread slices  8    Butter  to toast the bread rolls                                              Video on how to make bread paneer rolls...

Chaat sundal recipe – Easy no onion no garlic chaat sundal recipe I was planning to post this sundal recipe next week. But I have already started receiving invites from my friends for navaratri. So I thought it would be easy for them to plan the menu if I posted it now. Check out my collections of Navaratri recipes . Generally in most Tamil Brahmin houses and other people who keep you make the traditional sundal....