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I prepared this as Nevedhyam yesterday. I have used green chilly to spice the sundal. If you would like to use chilli powder instead, you might do that as well.

I have done kadai paneer few times before but the consistency wasn’t that great. Usually I don’t have patience until tomato and onion reduces. But last week I tried the below version and it turned out great. Consistency was perfect and it tasted heavenly. I prepared the whole dish in my Wok.

Sundal is also one of the most important Naivedhyams prepared in Tamil Nadu. During Navarathri festival and during all other main poojas sundal will be offered to God. It is also a healthy snack. The procedure for preparing the sundal is same and only the pulses differ. You need to alter soaking tim

The dough is the same as you prepare for modhakam. Filling is different here.

Seppan Kizhangu_ in Tamil is nothing but Taro root. Similar to potatoes these are also Root vegetables rich in Starch. Very easy to prepare and this time I didn’t use rice flour or corn flour to get a crispy outer layer. However you can add 1 tbsp of any of this flour to achieve a crispy skin.

Channa pulao is an easy-to-cook one pot meal. You don’t have to grind a separate masala for this recipe. I made this pulao with normal rice. However you can use Basmati rice. Also I haven’t added any other vegetables apart from onions & tomato. Incase if you have any left over veggies you might

Paruppu Usili is a trademark brahmin recipe and mostly it is prepared with french beans,cluster beans or vazhaipoo. This kovakkai paruppu usili is inspired from Saffron Trail’s blog. Yesterday tried this recipe and it came out really well. Even if you are not

It took fifteen minutes to prepare the whole dish. Since I used only onions and peas there wasn’t much chopping (of vegetables) work :-D.

Usually I get a small box of Saffron (குங்குமபூ) for preparing Neivedhyams during Navarathri. Then didn’t get a chance to use it. Last Sunday thought of making ghee rice with saffron infused in it. Prepare the dish for the first time but turned out great. Saffron gave a vibrant colour and aroma to t

Very easy to make and you can prepare it as a starter or as side dish for Briyani / Fried Rice. The stuffing inside capsicum is your choice. I did a normal potato stuffing however you can try Paneer, Tofu based too.