Category: Vegetarian Curries, Gravies
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Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu
Lentil dumplings simmered in sour tamarind gravy, a popular traditional dish from Tamil Nadu.
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Mor Kuzhambu
Spicy and sour yogurt gravy tempered with spices. You can make this either with White pumpkin, Okra(lady's finger) or chayote (chow chow). This recipe is typical Iyengar style Mor kuzhambu made with White pumpkin (Neer Pushanikkai) prepared during festive and special occasions. (Mor Curry / More Kuzhambu / Kulambu )
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Mysore Rasam
Though there are a thousand varieties of rasam, this particular type seems to please our taste buds with mild energising flavour. This famous dish is from Mysore, often prepared during great feast at the palace to serve the Kings and Queens (general myth). Well not anymore… it can be made in your own kitchen with ease…
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Paneer Jalfrezi
Paneer combined with mixed bell peppers tempered and saute id in spicy masala. Jalfrezi ~ Spicy diet also known as Kadai Paneer.
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Pitlai
Pitlai is nothing but arachivitta(ground) sambar, mostly popular among the Brahmin community. This thick lentil gravy is prepared with freshly ground spices and vegetables. Mostly pitlai is made with Bitter gourd, brinjal, yams and squash. Here, I've attempted with Elephant foot yam.
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Karunai Kizhangu Varuval
Simple home style yam fry. This vegetable is quite hard to find here in US, some Oriental stores have them. Indian stores have these in the frozen aisle. (Karunai Kilangu / Sena Kilangu / Yam fry / Yam Varuval)Elephant Foot Yam – EnglishKarunai Kizhangu / Sennai Kizhangu – TamilChenna – MalayalamSuran – Hindi / MarathiKarrapendalam – Telugu
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Curried Moong Sprouts
Moong sprouts seasoned with spices and cooked to perfection. Great healthy lunch box idea when rolled up in a warm chapatti or tortilla. ( Whole Green Gram – English, Paasi payaru- Tamil, Mudi Pesalu – Telugu, Sabut Moong – Hindi, Idi Hesuru – Kannada, Cherupayar – Malayalam )
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Broccoli Paruppu Usili
Here's an easy recipe to bring home the most hated veggie on earth. Though Italian born, when given life with protein packed Indian lentils, this would no longer be looked down with a frown. Usili, a famous South Indian preparation takes an interesting twist in this recipe when combined with broccoli.
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Chettinad Vellai Kurma Recipe
Most sort white kurma often served as a side for chapatti, iddiappam or appam in chettinad restaurants. This can be either made with meat or mixed vegetables. Here's the mixed vegetable version. (Chettinad White Kurma / Korma)
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Zucchini Kurma
Zucchini is a summer squash which belongs to cucumber family. Had a couple of them at home and was breaking my head to come up a recipe to include this goody in our meal. Just then, when browsing my own site, a Thai yellow curry recipe, got displayed under the Google ads block, that's it!! a great…