South Indian Style Tangy Gravy made with Pachai Sundakkai. (Turkey Berries)
Learn how to make tasty crispy air fryer broccoli in just few minutes. Its easy to make, healthy & full of flavors. Enjoy it as a side dish for all your meals or just as a snack!
Kohlrabi Chicken Kurma– a coconut based gravy where chicken cooked with goodness of kohlrabi / knol khol /noolkol. This has been a family tradition … combining veggies with non veg and this is one such gravy that we make at home… you can call it kuzhambu or kurma… goes well with rice, idli dosa and as well as chapati poori…….
Beans Poriyal is a south indian stir fry dish, usually an accompaniment for rice. Veggie stir fries are a must in our house no matter what the menu is like… i have shared long beans poriyal or payathangai poriyal another form of green beans and also a spicy andhra style green beans fry if you would like to try. There…
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…
Vazhaipoo Ven Pongal – Have tried this combo? sounds interesting isn’t it? That how i felt when i first heard and immediately tried when my friend Shanthi shared a pic of this dish on her insta feed. Nothing complicated… just the usual ven pongal with sauteed fresh vazhaipoo (banana blossoms). The taste doesn’t differ much from the regular ven pongal… with…
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…
Noolkol Poriyal – i just love this humble veggie… they call it kohlrabi here and back home we call it knol khol…super markets here have them soooo fresh along with the leafy top…that you may want a take a bite right away! Well, there are quite a few ways to enjoy this veggie, easiest of all is to make a…