This curry can be made with either one of the following vegetables Carrot, Ladys Finger, White Pumpkin, Taro Root. I have used Taro Root (Sepangkezangu) and the measurement given below serves_ two_. Morekuzambu can sometimes be used as a sidedish with tiffen items like Sevai(idiyappam),Adai etc.
March 2010
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Kothu Chappathi and Onion Raita
March 23, 2010We all knew about ‘Kothu Parotta’.Seeing this being made in roadside hotels in Tamil nadu is awesome.Those ‘Parotta Masters’ with their high energy, aggressively tear parottas into little pieces using hands and the whole thing gets done in something like 2 minutes and served hotI Mostly it is a non
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SweetPotato Poriyal
March 19, 2010In Tamil ‘Poriyal’ is a kind of side dish(mostly dry) served with rice during lunch. SweetPotatoes are highly rich in Carbohydrates.But most of us ignore this vegetable without knowing its positive aspects.If you want to gain weight then this is the right vegetable to grab.They really help in this
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Rava Kesari
March 19, 2010Thursdays are always special for me every week. Being a devotee of Shri Shirdi Baba I dedicate atleast an hour for him doing poojas,making prasadham etc. This week Shiva asked me to prepare Sweet Pongal for Nivedhanam. But Jaggery was running out of stock. Hence I made Rava Kesari.
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Aviyal
March 10, 2010In my previous post I would have mentioned that the best combination for ‘Karakuzambu’ is aviyal.Lets now see the preparation of Aviyal. This dish is mostly prepared during tamil festivals like Pongal,Thirvadhirai etc. It is rich in Coconut flauvor and also a healthy dish since it has a mixture
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Karakuzambu
March 5, 2010The word ‘Chettinad’ is much popular in Tamilnadu especially among foodies. Because it’s definitely one of the best food cultures in our state. Starting from small road side hotels to big restaurants you will have these spicy and aromatic dishes. Though there are more ‘Chettinad’ Non-Vegetarian vari
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Mint Rice
March 5, 2010Usually mint is used for seasoning, adding flavor to rasam, preparing chutneys and health drinks etc. For the first time i happen to eat mint rice in my mother in law’s house.The dish was delicious and I had it with Onion raitha, pappad.It might be a known dish for many but for me it was new.She(my