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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

I always prefer using home made rasam powder and sambar powder rather than using store bought ones. The reason mainly because it has rich flavor and unique aroma which can never be replaced by MTR or any popular brands’ powders. I generally prepare rasapodi once in 15 days. The following measurement

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

If you are in a hurry and you have to make a quick lunch box meal then this dal rice comes handy. It takes only 15 minutes using least amoun of ingredients. Lets check the preparation. The following measurement serves two. Use equal amount of rice and toor dal. For one cup of rice + toor dal

In Brahmins community this sambhar is a traditional curry prepared during family functions,when there guests at home and especially in Mappillai Virundhu.Our Sunday lunch menu will definitely be the following combination Plain white rice + little ghee + sambhar accompanied with Potato fry 🙂 🙂

Rasam_ as we all know can be eaten with Rice or as Soup. I prepare this type of rasam mainly when I have severe cold or body ache. Garlic and the other ingredients used will relieve us from the pain. Its easy to prepare and it will not take more than 20 minutes.

I have been in Bangalore for about 3 years and hence couldn’t get away from eating ‘Bisibelebath’ 🙂 🙂 After marriage I tried this dish twice but I didn’t get the exact Karnataka flavour…This Sunday after reading so many blogs and websites I tried the recipe.It came out really very well…Am shar

Adai is also referred as ‘Dal Dosai’. Spicy food lovers will surely like this dish. The preparation is very easy however we have to be careful with the right proportion of ingredients. When it comes to cooking we have to be interested in trying new combinations instead of sticking to one. Before p

This curry can be made with either one of the following vegetables Carrot, Ladys Finger, White Pumpkin, Taro Root. I have used Taro Root (Sepangkezangu) and the measurement given below serves_ two_. Morekuzambu can sometimes be used as a sidedish with tiffen items like Sevai(idiyappam),Adai etc.