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Crispy, hot chicken pakoda anyone? Who wouldn’t want these with a hot cup of chai on the side! Ever since I visited Nellai Express in chennai, i’ve been craving for these and decided to make a batch to treat myself. Garam, garam Chicken pakoda is all made by mixing fresh cut boneless chicken with lentil flour coated with just the…
Badusha is a classic Indian sweet prepared during Diwali and other special occasions. It is known as Balushahi in the North and referred as Badhusha in the South. Typically they look like glazed donuts but made the Indian way- small flattened dough balls deep fried and soaked in warm sugar syrup… making it crispy golden on the outside with soft, juicy…
Side dish for Pongal made with yello moong and brinjal!
Egg Pepper Fry Recipe – Muttai Milagu Varuval – முட்டை மிளகு வறுவல் – How to make Egg Pepper Fry – How to make Muttai Milagu Varuval in tamil – Spicy Egg Pepper Masala – Egg Fry recipe – Easy Egg fry recipe – Muttai Masala – Masala Muttai Recipe – Egg Pepper Fry Step by Step recipe with pictures – Egg…
Avarakkai – அவரைக்காய் / Indian Broad Beans is mostly a country / village style vegetable. We at home call it naatu avarakkai and use it to make poriyal, curry & sambar. We go a step further us it along with non veg preparations. You may find links under notes for other related recipes. (Some variety of broad beans called Seemai Avarakkai/ Scarlet…
Vendakkai Mor Kuzhambu is very common in most south indian households, a traditional dish which is prepared during festive occasions. It is quick curry made with buttermilk and can be an quick option for busy work days. Whenever we have leftover sour yogurt at home, with no second thought…make any kind of mor kuzhambu. Normally either pumpkin, sepankizhangu or ladys…
Mothagam – Kozhukattai is the highlight for Vinayagar Chaturthi festival, I still remember my childhood days where we get up early, get all dressed and carry a little manai to bring clay Pillayar home, all decorated with flowers & little paper umbrella….. back home amma making all the neivedhyam different type of kozhukatti, sundal with vadai payasam sapadu! Vella Kozhukattai…
Tamil Nadu style fish hash made with baby shark!
I have always had a liking for Andhra style food ever since I landed here in USA, most of my friends from here are telugu, may be that influenced me a lot…. 🙂 they make these veg curries which often looks simple but taste super awesome, I don’t know what kind of magic happens but the veggies which I use…
Vazhai Thandu Poriyal – Vazhai thandu / Banana stem / Plantain stem is a fiber rich food with lot of health benefits. Very good for constipation problems, UTI , diabetic friendly and also helps with weight loss. I use to have these often back home when amma was cooking and now i know how hard it is to cook these,…
