Category: Vegetarian Curries, Gravies
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Pudalangai Kootu Recipe
Snake gourd cooked with moong dhal, a speciality dish from Tamil Nadu often served with rice.
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Brussels Sprouts Curry
Little miniature cabbages, cooked in Indian style. Good side for rice or chappati.
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Vada Curry – Saidapetta Vada Curry
This is lentil curry preparation from Tamil Nadu, often served as a side with Idli or Dosai.
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Kothavarangai Paruppu Usili
Paruppu usili is a common dish in southern India often made with combination of any beans and scrambled Bengal gram. Here is one variety from my Hometown. (Cluster Beans Paruppu Usili / Gawar Paruppu Usili / Mattikayala Paruppu Usili )
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Bottle Gourd Kootu – Sorakkai Kootukari
Curry made with combination of mixed vegetables and Bengal gram. Instead of using many vegetables i have tried with Bottle gourd. Any squash would be good too.
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Peerkangai Paal Kuzhambu – Ridge Gourd Milk Curry
Andhra style Ridge gourd curry, which often mentioned as pachadi. (Beerkaya Pachadi / Peerkangai Curry / Ridge gourd Pachadi)
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Gutti Vankaya Koora
Andhra Style stuffed brinjal curry. (Gutti Vankaaya Koora / Vankaya curry / Stuffed Brinjal curry / Thai eggplant Curry)
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Mirchi Ka Salan – Side Gravy for Biryani – Hyderabadi Mirchi Ka Salan
Hyderabad Style Mirch salan. Chillies cooked in rich peanut and sesame paste with tamarind.
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Snake Gourd Poriyal – Pudalangai Poriyal – Snake Gourd Stir-Fry
Dry fry pudalangai poriyal, an authentic dish from Tamilnadu served with plain rice and lentils. (Snake Gourd / Potlakaya / chichinda)
