• Vazhakkai Varuval- Vazhaikkai Roast – Raw Banana Fry

    Vazhakkai Varuval- Vazhaikkai Roast – Raw Banana Fry

    Vazhaikai Varuval is an easy pan fry version of raw banana which goes well as a side dish with sambar, rasam or thayir sadam. This is one of the easiest way to use them… just massage them with masala and shallow fry over a tawa. Ingredients Raw Banana / Vazhaikkai – 1 (about 15 circular…

  • Mutton Vellai Kurma – Vellai Kurma – White Kurma

    Mutton Vellai Kurma – Vellai Kurma – White Kurma

    Mutton Vellai Kurma is a coconut based gravy… is a usual in our home on sundays.  We make this for our breakfast… as a side for idli dosa , poori, idiyappam.  Non veg days calls mutton, chicken.. & on saturday’s its veggie style! This is more like weekend ritual back home.. where we make some…

  • Shankarpali recipe – Sweet Shakarpare – Easy Shakarpara

    Shankarpali recipe – Sweet Shakarpare – Easy Shakarpara

    Shankarpalli  aka shakarpare,  are sweet maida biscuits also called as sweet diamond biscuits are a popular Indian snack item prepared during Diwali & Holi….Well, not just during festivals but also as a tea time snack, kids love them and are quite addictive. I made a batch for Sid… who loves to eat these #nomnom after school. …

  • Coriander Peanut Chutney – Kothamalli Chutney

    Coriander Peanut Chutney – Kothamalli Chutney

    Coriander Peanut Chutney – a simple accompaniment for your idli dosa… This quick and tasty chutney can be made in a jiffy, little colorful & healthy too! Ingredients Roasted Peanuts – 1/2 cup Coriander leaves – 1/4 cup Fresh Grated Coconut – 1 cup Green Chilli – 3 Ginger – 1 inch piece Salt –…

  • Kulcha recipe – Garlic Butter Kulcha

    Kulcha recipe – Garlic Butter Kulcha

    Kulcha– a north indian style flat bread which is often baked in tandoor oven and most sought after main ordered at restaurants. Instead of making the usual chapathi for dinner tried this for a change… nothing complicated just a few ingredients, used a regular tawa and cooked  over stove top and over direct flame. There…

  • Vazhaipoo Ven Pongal – Banana Flower Ven Pongal

    Vazhaipoo Ven Pongal – Banana Flower Ven Pongal

    Vazhaipoo Ven Pongal – Have tried this combo? sounds interesting isn’t it? That how i felt when i first heard and immediately tried when my friend Shanthi shared a pic of this dish on her insta feed. Nothing complicated… just the usual ven pongal with sauteed fresh vazhaipoo (banana blossoms). The taste doesn’t differ much from…

  • Vegetable Gotsu – Accompaniment for Idli dosa – காய்கறி கொத்சு

    Vegetable Gotsu – Accompaniment for Idli dosa – காய்கறி கொத்சு

    Vegetable Gotsu is an easy accompaniment for Idli dosa or Pongal. Normally gotsu is made with dal and veggie combination with no ginger garlic in it but this idea adapted from one of those Arusuvai Idhu thani suvai TV program by Mrs. Revathy Shanmugam where she shares making a gotsu using ginger garlic paste which…

  • Keerai Masiyal | கீரை மசியல் | Spinach Masiyal

    Keerai Masiyal | கீரை மசியல் | Spinach Masiyal

    South Indian style mashed spinach greens tempered with spices!

  • Chilli Prawns – Indo Chinese Chilli Prawns (Dry) – How to make Dry Chilli Prawns

    Chilli Prawns – Indo Chinese Chilli Prawns (Dry) – How to make Dry Chilli Prawns

    Chilli Prawns, an Indo Chinese starter just like chilli chicken… is one mouthwatering dish that usually gets ordered in restaurants…it comes in dry form or saucy gravy style….Today I am sharing the dry version which is usually an appetizer / starter or whatever when “hungry” 🙂  Is there anyone who doesn’t like Indo Chinese Starters???…

  • Cabbage Paratha – Lunch Box Recipes

    Cabbage Paratha – Lunch Box Recipes

    Cabbage Paratha – this is the easiest of all parathas… just mix all of it the dough, knead, roll out and cook. Kids will love this for their lunch boxes… adults too 😛 Ingredients Wheat Flour – 1 cup Cabbage – 1 cup Green Chilli – 1 (finely minced) Ginger – 1/2 inch (finely minced)…