Kovakkai chutney|Tindora Pachadi – Andhra-style Dondakaya pachadi with full video and step-by-step pictures. I learnt this recipe from my friend Archana from Singapore. I happened to taste this Andhra-style pachadi recipe at her place. She is an excellent cook and the chutney was very unique and tasty. She shared the recipe for the kovakkai chutney and I immediately tried this at home the next day. It tasted exactly the same and everyone at home loved it....

Kuska Biryani is a popular one in Tamilnadu especially in the village side. Basically Kuska biryani is made using Seerga samba rice and this biryani doesn’t have any veggies in this. Usually it is paired with a kurma. I have first tasted this Kuska biryani in my childhood through our neighbor aunty, who introduced so many yummy delicacies to me. The addition of coconut milk and whole spices makes it so rich and tasty....

Mango rasayana recipe, Mango recipes an easy no-cook mango recipe, made using ripe mango, coconut milk, and jaggery. The recipe is originally a Udipi-style one, made using bananas and mangoes. I have heard about this a lot but never tasted it or tried it at home. This mango seekarane is similar to Aamras. Coconut milk and mango make a nice combo, which I have tasted in Thai sticky mango rice. Two days back, when i was invited by my friend to her house for lunch, her mom made a delicious spread....

Massor dal | Yellow moong dal  1/2 cup Tomato   1 Ginger grated  1 tsp Onion   1 Garlic    3 pods Red chilly powder  1/4 tsp Green Chilly   1 Cumin powder  1/4 tsp Kasoori methi   a pinch Ghee | Butter    2 tsp Salt     As needed Turmeric powder   1/4 tsp Red chilly   1 Lemon Juice  1 tsp...

Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 10 Mins | Serves: 13 pieces Milk powder 1 cup Saffron | Kunguma poo 2 pinches Milk 2 tsp Sugar 3/4 cup Butter 1 tbsp Almonds + pistachios 1 tbsp Method: Soak saffron in warm milk. In a heavy bottomed pan, add sugar. Add 1/4 cup water to this. Once the sugar is melted, wait for the sugar to form one string consistency....

Mor koozh | Morkali is a authentic , traditional recipe which is one of my favourite from my childhood. Whenever my mom asks me what to make for breakfast, the entire family’s voice will be either mor koozh or puli upma or rava upma . How simple it will be for my mom with such non fussy kids !!. Even whenever we go out and watch a movie or come home late after a trip we demand amma to make this for us....

Recipe Cusine : Indian Prep Time : 10 Minutes Cook time : 25 Minutes Serves : 4 Author : Jeyashri Recipe Category : Lunch | Dinner Description : Omavalli leaves rasam| ajwain leaves rasam recipe, a soothing comfortable easy rasam recipe made using freshly ground spices and omavalli leaves Tomato 3 Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp Asafoetida 2 pinches Toor dal 2 tblsp (cooked) Water 2 cups Coriander leaves few Curry leaves few Ghee 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds Salt as needed To Roast and grind Ghee 1/2 tsp Toor dal 1 tblsp Pepper 1 tsp Red chili 1 Omavalli | ajwain leaves 6-7 Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp Video of how to make Omavalli rasam...

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 20 Mins | Makes: 6 bajjis Besan | Kadalai maavu 1/2 cup Rice flour 1/4 cup Onion 1 big Red chili powder 1 tsp Salt as needed Asafoetida 2 pinches Salt as needed Baking soda (optional) a tiny pinch Oil for deep frying This quantity of batter makes around 20 bajjis but i made 5 onion bajjis and used rest of the batter to make other bajjis Video of how to make onion bajji...

Onion tomato gravy | South Indian style Onion tomato gravy, simple side dish for chapati, idli, and dosa. South Indian thakkali vengayam gravy with full video and step-by-step pictures. A simple gravy recipe using onion, tomato, sambar powder, and tempered with mustard seeds, urad dal, and curry leaves. The curry leaves, sambar powder, and asafoetida give an excellent flavour to the gravy. This is perfect for picnics and train journeys. Apart from packing this for chapati and dosa, we can enjoy this thokku with curd rice too....

Paneer lababdar recipe Paneer tawa masala   Onion 4 + 1   Tomato 1   Paneer cubes 1 cup   Green chili 1   Red chili powder 1 tsp   Coriander powder 1 tsp   Cumin powder 1/2 tsp   Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp   Garam masala 1/2 tsp   Kasoori methi 2 pinches   Oil 1 tblsp   Salt to taste   Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp   Cashew nuts 7-8  Â...

SIDE DISH FOR ROTI- Updated with video Peas masala recipe is a new recipe which i recently tried in my kitchen and it turned out very well and very different from the usual onion tomato based gravy i make. It came out very similar to the restaurant style peas masala.Try out this easy peas masala recipe , an easy and rich peas gravy , and enjoy with Jeera rice or Phulkas| Rotis ....

Pori dosa recipe | Puffed rice dosa | Soft spongy dosa without urad dal – Murmura dosa recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures. Traditionally dosa is made using rice and urad dal. Urad dal gives the softness in Idli and dosa. In this recipe, we are not using urad dal, instead, we are using pori | puffed rice. Puffed rice is widely used in making bhel puri. We use this for making Karthigai pori urundai ....

Pumpkin thogayal| Parangikkai thogaiyal is a simple recipe which we generally mix with hot rice smeared with ghee. I love all types of Thogayal we make at home,this pumpkin Thogayal i learnt from my athai and my cousins will have this thogayal as a spread on the bread too. Even you can have this with Chapathi, idli or dosa too. INGREDIENTS: PUMPKIN | PARANGIKKAI(CUBED) 3/4 CUP URAD DAL 2 TBLSP RED CHILLI 7-8 ASAFOETIDA 2 PINCHES SALT AS NEEDED TAMARIND A SMALL PIECE OIL 1 TSP COCONUT(SCRAPPED) 1-2 TBLSP (OPTIONAL) METHOD:...

Ragi keerai pakoda | Ragi pakoda recipe -Finger millet pakora- Keerai pakoda is a very popular snack in Tamilnadu. Crispy Ragi pakoda recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures. Pakoda | pakora is a popular tea time snack. It is usually made using rice flour and gram flour. I have shared Ragi pakoda recipe in my Millet cookbook published 7 years back. On a recent visit to Chennai, I happened to taste the popular street style Keerai pakoda in a roadside tea shop....

Gokulashtam i is always special to my mother i law as she always tells me to make as many items as possible to offer Neivedhyam for Lord Krishna. Two years back when i was talking to her she told that she made Rava uppu seedai for Krishna jayanthi and she learnt the recipe from her friend. At that time i didn’t remember asking her the recipe but last week suddenly i remembered that conversation while talking to her and asked her for the recipe....

Soya chunks biryani Soya chunks cutlet Soya chunks pepper fry Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 25 Mins | Serves: 3-4 Soya chunks 1 cup Corn flour 2 tsp + 2 tsp Milk 1 tblsp Pepper powder 1/2 tsp Red chili powder 1/2 tsp Salt as needed Schezwan sauce 2-3 tblsp Capsicum 1 tblsp(finely chopped) Spring onion 2 tsp (chopped) Oil 1 tblsp Method: In a big pan add water and add 1 tblsp of milk....

SEPPANKIZHANGU VARUVAL Seppankizhangu is one of the rare vegetable which i cook in my kitchen. My kids and hubby are not a big fan of seppankizhangu, but since i love this a most i make it a point to cook this seppankizhangu at least once in six months.  This time i made this after a very long time and i enjoyed it with Vendakkai Morkuzhambhu . Though my mom makes this in a different style, i tried it in the same way as i made the Pavakkai fry ....

Stuffed cucumber recipe| Healthy stuffed cucumber recipe with step by step instructions, can be served as a healthy party snack too. As the lockdown is continuing in many parts of the world, this stuffed cucumber is made using simple and easily available ingredients at home. And more interestingly it is a no-cook recipe. This salad is a completely gluten-free, vegan recipe. There was an interesting contest held on Instagram by Mylaporeiyeraathu ponnu Kirthika, cooking without fire....

Preparation Time : 20 mins | Cooking Time : 15 Mins | Serves: 10-11 cutlets Sweet potato 2 Onion 1 Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp Garam masala 1 tsp Red chili powder 2 tsp Cashew nuts few(optional) Salt as needed Coriander leaves few Mint leaves few Green chili 1 (optional) Pepper powder 2 tsp Plain flour or millet flour 2 tblsp Corn flour 1 tblsp Chaat masala 1 tsp Bread crumbs 1/2 cup Oil for deep frying...

  Preparation Time : 10  mins | Cooking Time : 25 Mins | Serves: 3-4      Raw banana  2      Toor dal   2 tblsp      Red chili   2      Asafoetida  2 pinches      Salt   as needed      Coconut  2 tblsp      Mustard seeds   1/2 tsp      Urad dal  1/2 tsp      Oil   3 tsp                                          Video of vazhakkai podimas...