Thippili Rasam – Long Pepper or Indian Long Pepper( pipli or pippali ) is a flowering vine with lot of medicinal properties.. a little stronger than regular black pepper. The dried flower of this plant is called Arisi thippili and roots are called Kandanthippili… both are good for your health and you can use any one of them for this…
Set Dosa – also know as spongy dosa / or soft dosa / kal dosa is a popular tiffin item in South India… these dosas are often served in sets of two or three.. along with chutney, sambar & podi. Same for non veg lovers these soft (கல் தோசை ***read notes) dosas are served with spicy chicken or mutton gravy…
Ribbon Pakoda Recipe | How to make Ribbon Pakoda | Ola Pakoda Recipe | ஓட்டு பக்கோடா செய்வது எப்படி | ரிப்பன் பகோடா செய்வது எப்படி | ரிப்பன் முறுக்கு Ola Pakoda – also known as Ribbon pakoda / Nada pakoda is a savory snack that is usually enjoyed with a cup of tea. Its also made during festive occasions like Deepavali, Sri Krishna…
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…
Thengai Thogayal – is a basically a thick version of chutney goes well with idli dosa… even variety rice too. Its mostly considered a travel food / picnic food where this chutney stays good for a long time as we saute all the ingredients including coconut in oil. There are many versions to this thuvaiyal… we at home call it…
Double Decker Burfi – we make things special every time, don’t we?? Today sharing the most requested recipe for Double Decker Burfi, which is a two layer milk burfi .. one vanilla flavored and other pineapple! There are no hard and fast rules that you use only certain flavors… there are a million chocolate burfi on the net and i…
Empty Salna – What salna?? yes, you heard it empty salna is one term which is trending in the place of plain salna… Salna technically speaking is gravy made with meat but for the sake of vegetarians it saw many transformations like with added veggies in it… usually served as side for #parotta veg #biryani. There are many varieties and…
Black Rice Idli Dosai – Black rice (Oryza Sativa) also goes by the name Forbidden rice or Purple rice (kavuni arisi in Tamil) is one healthy wholegrain. Despite of the name, which may sound scary with darker look it has nothing to do with taste or nutrition….its just like any other rice with extra nutrition packed & a beautiful purple…
Chicken Chukka Varuval – #chicken is everybody’s favorite at home and i try to make a different variety each time and this one is a regular which goes well with any south indian rice dish. Chukka Varuval is nothing but a dry fry made with meat or veggies.. today lets see how to make one with chicken. Try out CURRY…
Tandoori cauliflower Biryani is a fusion dish made with pan roasted cauliflower coated with tandoori masala mixed with leftover cooked basmati rice. It just so happened one evening when i was planning on a lunch box! Many have requested for a recipe and hence sharing a quick one here.. no step-wise pics but will update when i make the next…