Category: Tamil Nadu
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Pongal Recipes – Pongal Festival Recipe Collections
Pongal Recipes – A collection of Pongal festival recipes – pongal varieties, sweet pongal, khara pongal, ven pongal, sweets, idli, vadai, sambar, chutney and variety rice. இனிய பொங்கல் வாழ்த்துக்கள் ! PONGAL RECIPES / PONGAL FESTIVAL RECIPES / FESTIVE RECIPE / FESTIVAL…
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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…
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Varagu Arisi Payasam – Millet Payasam – Kodo Millet Recipes
Varagu Arisi payasam / Varagu payasam is made with kodo millet (வரகு). Quick and an healthy kheer for any festive occasion… recipe is adapted from my friend Kurunji’s blog… followed her recipe but used coconut milk instead of regular milk … it was nothing but Yum! Ingredients Varagu Arisi / Koda Millet – 1/4 cup…
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Potato Masiyal – Potato Puttu
Potato Masiyal aka Potato puttu is what we call at home… is an outstanding side for kara kuzhambu, meen kuzhambu or what ever puli kuzhambu. Just one simple side that needs no additional foody friends to decorate the plate. Whenever our saturday veg menu calls for kara kuzhambu this humble dish shows up on the…
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Pineapple Rasam – How to make Pineapple rasam
Pineapple Rasam is more like a upgraded 😛 version of rasam served during special occasions or festive time. The highlight of this rasam is its flavored with fresh sweet pineapple paired with spicy milagu jeeragam (pepper, cumin) to give a spicy touch is soooo heart warming over pipping hot rice or even simply to drink…
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Paneer Dosai – Pepper Paneer Dosa
Paneer dosai is one of my fav picks when eating at Hotel Saravana Bhavan.. spicy, juicy, pepper tossed paneer stuffed in ghee roast dosai is ultimate! You don’t even need a side but is generously served with mild sambar and white coconut chutney! I so damn miss #saravanabhavan chain in Detroit… its either Toronto or…
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Muttai Varuval – Egg Pepper Fry – முட்டை வறுவல்
Muttai Varuval has no limitations… infinite possibilities with just simple boiled eggs. These are quick spicy stir fry with colored peppers, boiled eggs and black pepper a lunch box favorite of mine that goes well with sambar, rasam or curd rice. You can even skip the capsicum and make it plain but little vibrant veggies…
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Mushroom Capsicum Pepper Fry – Kalan Kudaimilagai Milagu Varuval
Mushroom Capsicum Pepper Fry is something i make often at home… especially on veg days when you need something healthy, attractive, colorful and tasty too! 🙂 Hey… anything to make the folks at home eat those veggies is my motto and this is one such dish which everyone will eat with no complaints whatsoever! 😆…
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Vazhakkai Bajji – How to make Bajji
Vazhakkai Bajji – is a very popular tea time snack in southern India… the moment is rains, you think of that “bajji” with a cup of coffee, sitting around with family and talk about sweet silly nothings! As a chennaite…my favorite place to hog on these is none other than Marina Beach, calls for soooooo…
