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Sweet Corn Sundal – Sundal plays a very important role during Navaratri festival which is celebrated for nine days with a different sundal being made each day. Its traditionally made as prasadam/ offering to Gods but can also be prepared on any day as its a very healthy snack.It is normally made with lentils and legumes like chickpeas (garbanzo beans), black…
Description: Nowadays Millets / Siru Dhanyam are getting popular because of their many health benefits. Back home amma and MIL used to make a few dishes, but never really paid attention as these millets were not easily available here in USA. But now due to health concerns it has almost become staple at my mom’s place and during my recent…
Finger millet, also known as Kezhvaragu/Keppai – Tamil, Ragi-Kannada, Ragulu – Telugu, Koovaragu – Malayalam is a highly nutritious millet. There are many ways of using this millet in our very day dishes…here is the recipe for a savory snack “Ragi Murukku” which can be had with your evening cup of tea or coffee. Ragi Murukku has a decent taste,…
Ven Pongal is one of the breakfast item from South India, mainly popular in Tamil Nadu, prepared during Pongal Festival and also served as a special dish on auspicious occasions like wedding ceremonies. Fresh curry leaves and Ghee is a must for this dish.
A slow cooker, also popularly known as Crock-pot is a counter top electrical cooking appliance, used for cooking food at a low heat set up for a long amount of time. A person using a slow cooker must have some planning as to what goes into it – like some prep work done in the morning before leaving for work,…
Description: Snacking is an effective way to stave off hunger and lose weight. Just have to make sure that we munch on something which is both nourishing and satisfying. Here’s one easy and tasty snack which you can enjoy anytime of the day. This is one Cerealously awesome snack which is pretty addicting, so be careful…. Spicy Chivda / Cereal…
Vazhakkai Podimas or Plantain pirattal is a simple south Indian style stir-fry prepared with raw bananas. This dish is slightly different from the usual vazhakkai curry or varuval, its more like banana hash, we at home call this dish vazhakkai puttu/podimas which goes well with sambar, rasam and yogurt rice. Vazhakkai Puttu / Vazhaikai Podimas / Vazhakkai Poriyal / Vazhakkai…
Burfi is a fudge like sweet usually made during Indian festivals and to celebrate special occasions. The preparation and ingredients can vary depending on the each variety… some are real easy while some test your patience. Recipe shared here is easy as along as you stick to the steps with right ingredients and measures. I wouldn’t categorize them as totally…
Quinoa pronounced as Keen-wa /Kin-wa is grain like seed which is packed with nutrition. I’ve been trying to incorporate this in our Indian cooking and found Idlis are the best way to introduce this new grain. Its quite mild when made this way and doesn’t interfere much with the taste. You can gradually adjust the proportion to 1:1 once you…
Vegetable Brinji, a special kind of rice dish which is very popular in TamilNadu, made during weddings and special occasions. Basically its a mixed vegetable pulao kind of dish…. where rice is cooked in thick coconut milk base with loads of veggies and flavoured with special spices. This is one type which normally shows in every wedding reception menu and…
