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Sambar 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…

Tofu is my new found love. Being a vegetarian I am always in search for a good protein source to include in my day to day meal. Earlier Paneer was only used widely in preparing gravies and side dishes. Nowadays I have included Tofu in salads, prepared gravy and have used in various recipes. It taste

Potato is my favorite root vegetable. Podimas is slightly different from the usual potato fry. You don’t need to use too much of oil or spices. Very simple yet delicious one. This is my grandmother’s recipe. She is a great cook who never tastes inbetween cooking. But the end product will be awesome.

Potato wedges are one of the favorite snack for most of us. Crispy outer skin and soft potatoes inside will make us drool :-D.

Aloo Tikki is my favorite chaat (who doesn’t love potatoes!! ) Yesterday the climate was so awesome here (in Chennai) and we decided to have some snack in the late evening. It took around 30 minutes to prepare this. The following measurement yielded me about 12 medium sized tikkis. Adjust your m

Paratha or Parantha is one of the most popular NorthIndian dishes that are generally made with wheat flour, All Purpose flour and lots of ghee. Though am not sure if the method I have given below is the traditional way of preparing it (have to check with my NorthIndian friends :-)) but I can vouch

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.

Yesterday I made this gravy alongside chappathi for dinner. Very simple yet filling side dish. The following measurement serves two and you need maximum 30 minutes to prepare this whole dish. Adjust salt and spiciness according to your taste.

This is such a simple yet healthy breakfast recipe. Or you can even pair it with curd and have it in your lunch menu. It takes around 15 minutes to prepare this dish. The following measurement serves two.

The ingredients should be fresh including Pav(bun) and the Veggies.Only then you will be able to enjoy a quality chat.In bhaji u can add almost any fresh vegetable of your choice.Kids will definitely love it compared to the normal sidedishes(கூ ட் டு /பொ ரி ய ல்) that we used to prepare.So if your k