Crab in spicy coconut tamarind gravy, a great main course, typically served with steaming hot white rice. This delectable curry is very popular in Tamil Nadu. In one way its great fun and adventure, when you make it with live crab, which most of you would have seen back home, where they tend to escape from the cleaning process. I grew up anticipating my family special crab kuzhambu during cold winter days., which is worth a wait for this delicious delight, fun part when you roll up your sleeves , digging with dripping hands, trying hard to extract the flesh and juice from every crevice of the crab shell. Here I share with you my great family Nandu Kuzhambu recipe.
Home style minced meat vadai made with split roasted gram (Pottukadalai / Dalia / Udaicha Kadalai )
This may sound very odd but trust me, its one of the best. Healthy appetizer, made in minutes with just a couple of easy to find ingredients.
If you have diabetes, this is an ideal appetizer for you. When you’re eating too much hot and oily stuff, this soup seems to cool down your body system. It’s a great soup to add to your daily meals or at least twice a week. Wonderful recipe which I happened to learn from my mom. Use your imagination, add in a couple of veggies to reduce the bitterness and to enhance the taste. Notoriously bitter of all vegetables, so, I have added lots of ripe tomatoes (canned) to make it more like tomato soup, but not really necessary.
Paruppu usili is a south Indian dish often made with green beans, but here I have tried it with Okra(Vendakkai), which is a rare combination I suppose, but still worth a try. (Okra paruppu usili / Ladies finger paruppu usili)
Here is a simple stuffing for paratha using Cauliflower.
Combination of ground onion and fresh pepper black peppercorns makes this masala a spicy treat for any rice item.
Grated carrot cooked in milk and sugar makes this scrumptious halwa, a recipe passed on to me by my mom.
Nine main ingredients plays a major part in this dish. Choice of vegetables, nuts and paneer cooked in creamy rich coconut yogurt gravy called Navarathna kurma. Typically a north Indian gravy, with mughalai origin often served as a side for chapati or parathas. Quite a lot of ingredients and a lengthy procedure, just have everything ready and proceed with the preparation. (Navrathna Korma / Navratna Kurma / Navarathna Kurma / Navarathana Korma / Mughlai Kurma / Mughalai Korma)
Vendakkai Sukka (Okra / Ladies finger) is a dry fry item mostly served with rice. A simple twist to this regular fry is adding Idli milagi podi instead of regular masala powders. This gives this dish a unique flavour and special homely touch.