Few days back I saw some Insta story template where people were asked to mention 3 essentials that you always find in their fridge. For me its Idli/Dosai batter, tomatoes,…
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Broccoli Channa Dal Koottu | How to make SouthIndian style koottu in Instant Pot | Instant Pot Broccoli Recipes
April 2, 2020Koottu and Poriyal are the veggie based accompaniments that is served with traditional TamilNadu style Lunch menu. If you are new to cooking Tamil cuisine I hope this helps 🙂…
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Masoor Dal Tadka & Stuffed Capsicum
July 3, 2016Weekends we mostly prefer hearty lunches. Food is the perfect way to unwind a stressful week. Yesterday we went to purchase groceries and came back home at around 11:00am..Both of us were damn hungry and I thought of putting together a quick meal yet delicious one. I zeroed in on Daal + Chawal (Rice with lentils) and for sides i initially planned a simple potato fry. The fresh capsicum I picked from the market was starring right into my eyes A simple potato fry became stuffed capsicum and to add some deliciousness (read calories) sprinkled cheddar cheese at the…
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Barnyard Millet/Kudhiraivali Sambar Sadham
April 21, 2016Sambar Rice is like the ‘kichdi’ of SouthIndia. Perfect comfort food to have during elaborate weekend lunch or sometimes during dinner too. This recipe is based on Tamil Nadu style of cooking. It is prepared generally from Rice and Toor Dal. In recent days due to various health reasons people are trying to switch from White Rice to millets for day to day cooking. This sambar sadham recipe is made using Barnyard Millet(Kuthiraivali in Tamil) & Masoor Dal. Also this is the best way to sneak in the vegetables and even fuzzy eaters will love this dish.The millet version tastes…
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Thinai SarkariPongal / Millets Sweet Pongal
October 23, 2015Millets_ is becoming increasingly popular nowadays. Though it used to be a staple food in South India before, we have forgotten the traditional and healthy millets in recent years. I am so glad people are understanding the value of these and are using it regularly in day to day cooking. Today am sha
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Couscous Pongal & Coconut Chutney
June 30, 2015Couscous belongs to Semolina variety and it is widely used in African, Middle East cuisine. It takes very less time to get cooked and I have used them in Salads,made vegetable upma too. Last week yet again prepared a SouthIndian dish using Couscous. First time tried preparing pongal using couscous a