Category: Healthy Recipes

  • Pulikaichal – How to make Puliyodharai mix – புளிக்காய்ச்சல்

    Pulikaichal – How to make Puliyodharai mix – புளிக்காய்ச்சல்

    Pulikaichal is a must for any “busy family” always running… trying to be on schedule but end up a few minutes behind every time 🙂  🙂  :-)Being a mom is an adventure in itself and you never know what you learn everyday… all these years I have learned the lessons that mom and her mom…

  • Vegetable Stew – How to make vegetable stew for appam

    Vegetable Stew – How to make vegetable stew for appam

    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)…

  • Tomato Onion Chutney

    Tomato Onion Chutney

    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…

  • Masala Dal Tadka – Dal Tadka Recipe

    Masala Dal Tadka – Dal Tadka Recipe

    Masala Dal Tadka… obviously a north indian dal fry recipe made with garam masala, onion, ginger garlic and with a touch of my style…. 😆 a little coconut garnish! There are variety of ways you can make this dish… today we are going to see a simple home style dal made with Toor( pigeon pea)+…

  • Vegetable Saagu – Karnataka Mixed Veg Sagu Recipe

    Vegetable Saagu – Karnataka Mixed Veg Sagu Recipe

    Vegetable Saagu is a coconut based gravy from Karnataka… more like our Vegetable kurma but with much more color and flavor, a great side dish for idli dosa poori or chapathi. This scrumptious recipe is adapted from Smithakalluraya ‘s blog was on my list for a long time and had a chance to try this…

  • Pasta Tikka Masala – Banza Non-GMO Gluten Free Chickpea Pasta

    Pasta Tikka Masala – Banza Non-GMO Gluten Free Chickpea Pasta

    Pasta Tikka Masala 🙂 why not? lets try this simple and quick pasta tikka masala with just 5 ingredients using Banza Chickpea pasta which is non GMO, Gluten free, high in protein, vegan, soy free &kosher. Thank you Banza for having confidence in me and sending this kit to try…. you pasta was so good…

  • Noolkol Poriyal – Kohlrabi Stir Fry – Knol Khol recipes

    Noolkol Poriyal – Kohlrabi Stir Fry – Knol Khol recipes

    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…

  • Era Keerai Poriyal – Amaranth Greens Stir fry with Prawns

    Era Keerai Poriyal – Amaranth Greens Stir fry with Prawns

    Era Keerai Poriyal – yes, you heard it! Prawns, you may have used in kuzhambu, varuval, curry, biryani…. making poriyal might sound unusual for many but is quite customary in our home to include it with all types of keerai… especially murungai keerai, mulai keerai, arai keerai, siru keerai or pasalai etc.. etc.  Folks at…

  • Cabbage Fried Rice – Lunch Box

    Cabbage Fried Rice – Lunch Box

    Cabbage Fried Rice –  🙂 one easy rice to whip up in few minutes… leftover rice works like a charm for this, all you need is few veggies, salt and pepper. Try not to laugh while looking at the steps involved in making this fried rice 😀 Ingredients Cabbage – 1 cup (sliced) Cooked Cold…

  • Mint Rasam – Pudina Rasam Recipe

    Mint Rasam – Pudina Rasam Recipe

    Easy South Indian Style Rasam recipe using Mint leaves!