shrimp scampi with lingiune pasta
The moment you hear "Thenga Manga Pattani Sundal", a lightning childhood flashback kindles your head. A trip to Madras / Chennai is not complete without making a visit to Marina Beach, which is famous for its quick snacks. Though there are quite a lot to try like Spicy Molaga Bhajis… Pani poori..Bhel poori.. Aama vadai.. Kai Murukku.. this one thing called "Sundal" packed in paper cones always captures our heart. Here's you go friends… Marina Beach Sundal recipe is as follows.
Coconut ~~ Thengai / Thenga
This dish is with black gram beans and tomatoes blended into a thic richy spiced butter sauce. Ideally served as main dish with jeera rice, naan / chapatis..
Murungakkai with coconut flavoured semi thick egg curry.
Murungakkai ~~ Drumstick
Muttai ~~ Egg
Drumstick Egg Curry / Murungakkai Curry / Murungakkai Muttai Poriyal
THIS RIDGE GOURD CHUTNEY GOES WELL WITH IDLLIS,DOSAS.AND PLAIN WHITE RICE.SOURCE IS FROM MY MOHER IN LAW.VERY SIMPLE VEGETABLE CHUTNEY.TRY THIS AND PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW WAS IT
"Glimpse of Eclipse" is a non-food related post submitted with the intension to give the readers, a break from my usual scary boring recipes. Its been 2 years since food blogging and every pot & pan in my kitchen, seems to literally caught up in the " leave me alone phobia" and me…desperately looking for an excuse to escape cooking. Yesterday was perfect… a total lunar eclipse, crystal clear skies… brutally cold though, spicy Thai take out…
This is a gravy where brinjal is cooked in tamarind along with other spices.
Long beans, are like any other beans except, its pod grow longer, about half a yard long and hence its also known as Yard long beans. They belong to the legume family (Cowpea / Blackeyedpea) and taste similar regular green beans but with less sweetness. Good when stir fried or steamed. Here's a simple stir fry version seasoned with Indian spices.
Normally a bunch might have about 50 to 60 beans, my recipe is for half of that. They can be refridgerated for 2 days but taste better when fresh and bright green.
Here's one version of our family Idli podi recipe taken from my grandma's diary. Basically this podi is made with Whole Black gram with skin on, but ran out of those in my pantry and had to go with split black gram.
Idli Podi / Gun Powder / Karam Podi / Poondy Milagai Podi / Thengai Podi / Dosai Milagai Podi / Spice Powder / Idli Powder / Kaara Podi / Garlic Milagai Podi