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Every month during Ammavasai(no moonday) cooking with RawBanana is mandatory at home. So Amma prepares different recipes each time. For our school lunchbox she prepares it with chilli powder &…

This is such a versatile healthy side dish that can be served with Rice ,Roti or even with Dosai too ☺️ The basic ‘koottu’ (கூட்டு) recipe contains 3 important components 1. Veggies – Pumpkin, Carrot,Eggplant,Drumstick, Snakegourd,Spinach,Chow Chow,Cabbage are the most commonly used vegetables. 2. Daal (lentils) – A cup of pressure cooked daal. It could be either a mix of moongdal and channa dal or just moongdal or toordal 3. Coconut Paste – This paste is essential. All you need is fresh coconut, green chilli & jeera. However if you want you can add peppercorns, ginger & garlic too Once…

‘வறுத்து அரச்ச பொடி’ in tamil means a spice mix that is basically prepared by dry roasting the ingredients.This spice mix is generally used in our households while making ‘Sundal'(offering prepared during navarathri festival). However I use it while preparing any dry sabzi too. You can store it in a

This dish is similar to kuzhi paniyaram. The only difference here is you add Channa Dal & Moong Dal while preparing the batter. In my MIL’s place during Karthigai Dheepam she makes Uppapam & SweetAppam for dinner.The batter has to b

We used to call this dish as “Katharikkai Ennai Kari” in Tamil. It is one of my fauvorites sidedish especially for Sambar rice. My mom and grandma are experts in preparing brinjal fry.

Kadappa is a familiar side dish for people in and around Tanjore (Thanjavur).It goes well with Idli, Set Dosa,Chappathi.However it is popular among other parts of Tamilnadu too.There are so many variants in the way its being cooked and the ingredients added.Some say that the authentic kadappa is g