A recipe for passion is always simmering !
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.
Mixed vegetables flavoured in sour curd tempered in coconut oil. (Aviyal / Avial / Mixed Vegetable Curry)
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 ~ 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 )
Lentil dumplings simmered in sour tamarind gravy, a popular traditional dish from Tamil Nadu.
Wishing all members a very Happy Diwali!!!
Mullai.
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 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 buying a bag for my pantry. Tried the long grain cooked brown rice, little yuck…
takes quite a long time to cook in a regular rice cooker.
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 and don't really have to be kings and queens to get a taste of this royal rasam.
Paneer combined with mixed bell peppers tempered and saute id in spicy masala. Jalfrezi ~ Spicy diet also known as Kadai Paneer.
