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CHANNA SUNDAL || GARBANZO BEAN SUNDAL
Category: Fasting Recipes, Festive Recipes, Healthy Cooking, Snack, Traditional
Cuisine: Tamilnadu
Cooking Method: Boiling, Pressure Cooking, Roasting, Sauteing, Soaking
Channa | Garbanzo bean| Chickpea |வெள்ளை கொண்டக்கடலை is a protein-rich dry bean that is highly recommended. Though the Punjabi chole masala is my favorite, I mean to make this sundal every year during Vinayagar Chaturthi and Navratri. We prefer to have this white-colored chickpea over the brown. It is a myth that most of us...
Coconut Rice
Category: Healthy Cooking, Lunch, Traditional
Cuisine: Tamilnadu
Cooking Method: Pressure Cooking, Roasting, Sauteing
Coconut Rice (தேங்காய் சாதம்) is a very simple and common variety rice made in all SouthIndian households. With many variations from family to family, I follow this version given here. Though I am not an ardent fan of this coconut rice, I make it when I have plenty of fresh coconut at home. I remember those...
Ulli Theeyal
Ulli Theeyal(உள்ளி தீயல்) is a coconut-based Kerala dish, that I make when I buy fresh coconut. I have tried this with dry coconut powder and found the difference when it is made with fresh coconut. “Theeyal” means burnt. The taste of this curry truly depends on the level of coconut is fried. Theeyal can be...
Green moong Dal Curry
Green Moong dal Curry( मूंग सब्ज़ी )is a hands-on sidedish when I run out of the vegetables. It so happens I mostly make this for rotis/phulkas on a Friday night or on Saturday mornings before I could rush to the grocery stores. Though I was not a huge fan of this back at mom’s place when...
Vazhaithandu Poriyal | Banana Stem Poriyal
Category: Healthy Cooking, Lunch, Traditional
Cuisine: Tamilnadu
வாழைத்தண்டு (Banana stem) is a fiber-rich vegetable that comes from the very noble banana plant. The versatility of banana is very well known, for every part of it is useful to mankind in some ways. Banana stem is available throughout the year in India, while in the US, I find it very rare. While I...
Tomato Chutney
Tomato Chutney (தக்காளி சட்னி) is a weekly routine for a day in my house to take a break from the regular coconut chutney. My mom makes wonderful tomato chutney and I still remember the days we eat an additional dosa or idli, just for the sake of this chutney. This is my brother’s favorite and he likes...
Rava Kesari
Category: Fasting Recipes, Festive Recipes, Snack, Traditional
Cuisine: Tamilnadu
Rava Kesari – a simple, noble, and easy to prepare South Indian delicacy. A quick fix dessert that comes in hand when we have unexpected guests around. Also called sooji ka halwa or sheera in the northern parts of India, this subtle sweet just differs in its consistency, though their ingredients are the same. While KesariAdd...
Vegetable Cutlets
Vegetable cutlets are a favorite snack from kids to adults. I made this a few months back for my LO’s school potluck. I made it less spicy for the children and they liked it. Its an easy snack and can be made ahead and refrigerated. Once we have guests at home, it can be deep-fried...
Aloo Gobi Matar
Aloo Gobi Matar (आलू गोबी मट्टर ), is an easy fix side dish, made with potatoes, cauliflower and green peas and is suitable for rotis/phulkas or rice. My family loves any version of boiled potatoes rather than the deeply roasted versions. So, I prefer to make this low cal version. With cauliflower available throughout the year...
Brinjal Sambhar| Kathirikkai Sambhar
Category: Festive Recipes, Lunch, Traditional
Cuisine: Tamilnadu
Cooking Method: Boiling, Grinding, Pressure Cooking, Sauteing
Sambar (சாம்பார்),- flavour of every south Indian home. This south Indian delicacy is a must-do on auspicious days. The flavour that it renders makes a divinity feel on every south Indian home. There are many ways to make a delicious Sambar and every region in Tamil Nadu follows a unique style. However, the Tirunelveli Sambar...