A recipe for passion is always simmering !
Description: Simple tangy egg gravy made with steamed egg omelette. Egg Gravy / Egg Omelet Kuzhambu / Egg kulambu / Steamed egg gravy / Muttai Omelette Gravy / Muttai Kaara Kuzhambu / Chettinad Muttai Omelette Kuzhambu Ingredients – 1 2 count Eggs 1 count onion 1 green chili 1 pinch Turmeric powder 2 pinch Fresh ground pepper 1…
Vazhakkai Podimas or Plantain pirattal is a simple south Indian style stir-fry prepared with raw bananas. This dish is slightly different from the usual vazhakkai curry or varuval, its more like banana hash, we at home call this dish vazhakkai puttu/podimas which goes well with sambar, rasam and yogurt rice. Vazhakkai Puttu / Vazhaikai Podimas / Vazhakkai Poriyal / Vazhakkai…
Easy & tasty South Indian style bottle gourd curry!
Description: A simple and healthy recipe to prepare kozhukattai using finger millet / Ragi flour. These are made with ready made store bought roasted ragi flour and few other simple ingredients. Traditionally white rice flour kozhukattai , stuffed modaks and sundal are offered to Lord Ganesha during Vinayaga Chatruthi pooja. Lets go one step ahead and make it more healthier…
Simple homestyle Chicken gravy prepared with light coconut base, a perfect side for parotta, idli dosa or chapati!
Here’s something hearty and healthy for these cold wintry days. Usually or mostly Black eyed peas makes us think of a sundal recipe or quick salad recipe. But they pair well with gravies too. They are real friendly with most common veggies like brinjal, bottlegourd and drumstick. Moreover you don’t have to break your head about pre-soaking overnight, these are softer dried peas and require just about 10 minutes of soaking time. Here’s a light version of kara kuzhambu recipe made with black eyed peas and drumstick which when accompanied by plain rice and appalam will complete a full course meal.
Kuzhambu / Kulambu / Kaaramani / Thatta Payir Kuzhambu / Kongu Samayal / Puli Kuzhambu
A huge pack of Idli rava was sleeping in my pantry.., guess it might be the same with many of you too. I couldn't think of anything productive other than turning them to Hotel Idlis. Well, home made idlis with regular idli rice are whiter, spongy and soft. Whereas these Rava idlis…when steamed turn out to be slightly yellowish, soft but bulgy. They turn out to be like the ones which we get in restaurants. Mostly these are kind of staple in many telugu households but to us or atleast me they remind me of hotel idlis.
Mullangi ~ White Radish has a strong pungent smell which makes it an unwanted guest in many homes. Though it smells awful, it is still under my weekly menu because of its medicinal qualities. In simple words… it purifies blood, excellent for curing piles, constipation, urinary, liver and stomach disorders. If you are a fan of spicy Thai food… you will know what I am talking about. My mom makes this delicious sambar in 2 steps which involves pressure cooking, which does the work in less than 20 minutes if you have double pan pressure cooker, something like this…..
Chicken 1/4kg
Ginger (crushed)
Garlic (crushed)
Curry Leaves
Big Onion (finely sliced)
Tomato 1 (finely chopped)
Turmeric powder 1 tsp
Chilli powder 2 tbsp
Dhania powder 2 tbsp
Jeera powder 1tbsp
Salt
For fry:
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Fennel seeds
Star anise
Cloves
Cinnamon
Tomato pappu and Avakai is a very yummy combination
