Category: Accompaniments
Accompaniments/Condiments/Spice Mix
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ASPARAGUS CHUTNEY RECIPE – Easy Chutney Recipes – Thuvaiyal recipes
Asparagus is one veggie which is very versatile, though the appearance may look weird and rugged they always seemed humble, bowing to suit your culinary needs. If you remember, I've always compared the taste of this vegetable to that of raw peanuts… and that induced me to make this chutney, which tasted similar to raw peanut…
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Kumbakonam Kadappa Recipe – Thanjavur Kadappa
A special type of kurma / chutney / thick lentil stew that is served as an accompaniment for Idlis dosas around Thanjore District, especially very popular among Kubakonam & Mayavaram!
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Chicken Tikka Masala – Easy Tikka Masala – Indian Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe
Chicken Tikka Masala is a westernized Indian dish originating from Punjab. Succulent Tandoori Chicken cooked in creamy tomato onion cashew gravy with grilled veggies. Restaurant Style Tikka Masala / British Tikka Masala / Tandoor Masala / Chicken Masala / Punjabi Tikka Masala
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Lime Pickle
Pickle is a popular condiment in Southern India mostly made either with fruits or vegetables. Pickling is an art, ofcourse..the process is time consuming but worth a try. Take a look at my successful experiments in making perfect lime pickle in 12 days.Lemon Pickle / Yellumichaigai Oorgai / Urkai / Oorukai
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Long Beans Poriyal – Karamani Poriyal – Payathangai Poriyal – Yard Long Beans Stir fry –
Long beans, are like any other beans except, its pod grow longer, about half a yard long and hence its also known as Yard long beans. They belong to the legume family (Cowpea / Blackeyedpea) and taste similar regular green beans but with less sweetness. Good when stir fried or steamed. Here's a simple stir fry…
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Idli Milagai Podi
Here's one version of our family Idli podi recipe taken from my grandma's diary. Basically this podi is made with Whole Black gram with skin on, but ran out of those in my pantry and had to go with split black gram. Idli Podi / Gun Powder / Karam Podi / Poondy Milagai Podi /…
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ONION PAKODA RECIPE – Garam Pakoda
Crispy deep fried lentil fritters, a popular street side savoury snack from Tamil Nadu, India.
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Tomato Onion Chutney
Combination of onion, tomato, coconut and pottukalai makes this scrumptious chutney. The consistency of this dish looks inbetween sambar and chutney so we at home sometimes.. call it Pottukadalai Sambar.

