Category: Mullai’s

Mullai’s Recipes & Posts

  • Ridge Gourd Kootu

    Ridge Gourd Kootu

    Ridge gourd cooked with split green gram (Moong dal / Pachai Paruppu) to make a semi thick lentil gravy. Tastes good as a side with Meen kuzhambu, Kara kuzhambu or Vatral Kuzhambu varieties or even goes well when mixed with rice with a drizzle of ghee.

  • Aviyal Recipe – South Indian Aviyal – Kerala Style Avial Recipe

    Aviyal Recipe – South Indian Aviyal – Kerala Style Avial Recipe

    Mixed vegetables flavoured in sour curd tempered in coconut oil. (Aviyal / Avial / Mixed Vegetable Curry)

  • Raw Banana Cutlet

    Raw Banana Cutlet

    Raw Banana ~ Green Plantain ~ Green Banana ~ Vazhaikai ~ Kache Kele ~ Pachakka Cutlets made with cooked mashed raw banana and spinach, great starter or snack. (Raw Banana Vadai / Vazhaikai Vadai / Vazhaikai Cutlet / Plantain Cutlets)

  • Rajma Masala

    Rajma Masala

    Rajma ~ Red Kidney beans.Masala prepared in simple tomato onion gravy with a hint of Punjabi style. This dish can be made with any variety kidney beans…Dark red, Light red or even Small Red Kidney beans works fine.  (Rajma Curry / Red Kidney Beans Masala )

  • Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu

    Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu

    Lentil dumplings simmered in sour tamarind gravy, a popular traditional dish from Tamil Nadu.

  • Wishing all a very Happy Diwali

    Wishing all a very Happy Diwali

    Wishing all members a very Happy Diwali!!!Mullai.

  • Mor Kuzhambu

    Mor Kuzhambu

    Spicy and sour yogurt gravy tempered with spices.  You can make this either with White pumpkin, Okra(lady's finger) or chayote (chow chow). This recipe is typical Iyengar style Mor kuzhambu made with White pumpkin (Neer Pushanikkai) prepared during festive and special occasions. (Mor Curry / More Kuzhambu / Kulambu )

  • Brown Rice Dosai

    Brown Rice Dosai

    Brown rice is simple white rice with bran intact and is a good source of fiber. It has got strong nutty flavour with chewy texture, which ofcourse, is not that pleasing to our taste buds and one of the main reason for getting neglected. Happened to read  some interesting facts about his great grain and could not resist…

  • Mysore Rasam

    Mysore Rasam

    Though there are a thousand varieties of rasam, this particular type seems to please our taste buds with mild energising flavour. This famous dish is from Mysore, often prepared during great feast at the palace to serve the Kings and Queens (general myth). Well not anymore… it can be made in your own kitchen with ease…

  • Paneer Jalfrezi

    Paneer Jalfrezi

    Paneer combined with mixed bell peppers tempered and saute id in spicy masala. Jalfrezi ~ Spicy diet also known as Kadai Paneer.