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Keerai Thandu Kootu – technically made with thandu keerai…. how on earth am i going to find that in USA 🙄 you know what? matured amaranth greens are thandu keerai (tandalja bhaji) and you know many Indian stores have these thick stemmed amaranth at times and we normally discard thinking its way too thick… not anymore. They take a little…
Vazhaikai Varuval is an easy pan fry version of raw banana which goes well as a side dish with sambar, rasam or thayir sadam. This is one of the easiest way to use them… just massage them with masala and shallow fry over a tawa. Ingredients Raw Banana / Vazhaikkai – 1 (about 15 circular pieces) Turmeric powder – 1/4…
Mutton Vellai Kurma is a coconut based gravy… is a usual in our home on sundays. We make this for our breakfast… as a side for idli dosa , poori, idiyappam. Non veg days calls mutton, chicken.. & on saturday’s its veggie style! This is more like weekend ritual back home.. where we make some kind of kurma kuzhambu with…
Coriander Peanut Chutney – a simple accompaniment for your idli dosa… This quick and tasty chutney can be made in a jiffy, little colorful & healthy too! Ingredients Roasted Peanuts – 1/2 cup Coriander leaves – 1/4 cup Fresh Grated Coconut – 1 cup Green Chilli – 3 Ginger – 1 inch piece Salt – 1/2 teaspoon Water – as…
Vegetable Gotsu is an easy accompaniment for Idli dosa or Pongal. Normally gotsu is made with dal and veggie combination with no ginger garlic in it but this idea adapted from one of those Arusuvai Idhu thani suvai TV program by Mrs. Revathy Shanmugam where she shares making a gotsu using ginger garlic paste which gives kind of a masala…
South Indian style mashed spinach greens tempered with spices!
Vallarai Keerai Poriyal – Indian Pennywort / Brahmi leaves is very healthy and nutritious… my happiness knew no bounds when i spotted this in a Chinese market…. & it was cooked as a side dish for rice–made a simple poriyal! You can find Vallarai (in tamil) in stores near you but with a different name in different language… here are…
Vegetable Stew for Appam is one lip smacking combo… normally thengai paal / sweetened coconut milk is served , for those who want a spicy side can go with this stew which is light, creamy, coconut-ty rich! Ingredients for Stew Mixed Vegetables – 2 cups (carrot, potato, green peas) Onions – 1/2 cup (thinly sliced) Green Chilli – 3 (slit…
Tomato Onion Chutney – there is tomato, there is onion 🙂 plus few extras to make this chutney rock your dining table during breakfast or dinner. Weekdays are always hectic so dinner preset “idli” / “dosa”with some chutney and this was one of those attagasams… Check 45+ chutney recipes here Tomato Onion Chutney is a simple side dish for Idli Dosa…
Mint Mirch Masala is a rich gravy made with spicy chillies (mirch) something like butter masala but with minty flavor. Again there are million ways to make it using a variety of chillies… I have shared my version which uses spicy chillies in the masala but made colorful with sweet peppers, also added Paneer for some extra attractive which is…
