‘Poriyal’ (பொரியல்) is dry stir fry of veggies that is served as a sidedish with Rice,Sambar or any southindian lunch. Its very very easy to make and the below recipe can be used with various vegetables like Beetroot, Cabbage, Spinach, Snakegourd, White Pumpkin, Any squash varieties, Raw banana,Eggplant etc. 1. Instead of boiling the veggies separately you can directly saute them in frying pan. However sprinkle water and keep an eye on the veggies. They might get charred if it lacks moisture 2. You can add sauteed onions,tomatoes too if you want along with beans & carrot I used dried…
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Milagu Kuzhambu (Black Peppercorn Curry)
June 14, 2016My mom makes this spicy,tangy ‘Milagu kuzhambu’ whenever we come back home from a trip or vacation. The reason behind this is that we used to be tired from travel & from all those restaurant foods, this ‘kuzhambu’ is considered as a cleansing food. There are no vegetables involved, no onion/garlic , no extra spices. A very simple south indian style ‘pachadi’ (similar to yogurt based Raita with a Tadka) & a pappad (preferrably sutta appalam) are served as side dishes. This kuzhambu is a very common recipe in Tamil Brahmin community. Especially for nursing mothers we serve this kuzhambu…
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Gramflour Pancakes/Besan Ka Cheela
May 6, 2016Gram Flour Pancakes aka Besan ka Cheela is one of the most popular breakfast recipes in India. There is no fermentation required for the batter and can be made within 20 minutes. They are gluten free, loaded with veggies and accompanied with hot Masala Chai, these pancakes are a perfect nutritious start for the day. The vegetables added to the batter can be changed according to your taste buds. To make it even healthier you could add a bunch of spinach/kale leaves too. The pancakes can be served with tangy Coriander/Mint/Tamarind chutney or with any hot sauces like Tomato Chili…
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Idli Manchurian
March 12, 2016Manchurian is one of the most popular Indo Chinese starter recipes. It has the right blend of Indian spices & Chinese sauces.Cauliflower,Babycorn,Paneer,Mushroom etc are widely used in preparing this starter. I tried recreating the recipe using Idli. Idli being the staple breakfast of many household
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Kabuli Channa Sundal/கொண்டகடலை சுண்டல்
October 1, 2014I prepared a separate dry masala and added to this sundal. Incase if you don’t have to prepare the dry powder you can substitute it with chilli powder & coriander powder.
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Coconut Chutney
September 24, 2013I made a simple white chutney to suit this podi dosa. Since we have already added chillies & idli powder the dosa will be spicy.
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Bittergourd/(பாகர்காய்) Chips
October 1, 2012This vegetable is loaded with vitamins and playes very important role in lowering the blood sugar levels. However it is not a favorite veg for kids(even for adults too ;)).Instead of completely ignoring bittergourd you can try preparing chips and serve it to kids.
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In Tamil its called ‘Urulaikezangu Poriyal’. _This goes well with any rice (_sambar,rasam) or you can prepare it as a side dish for Poori or Chappathi. Very easy to make and the following measurement serves 4.